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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		5
0
MIN
@CAL		1
7
TOR
@CHW		9
7
BOS
@MIL		12
10
OAK
@SEA		3
4
CLE
@TEX		3
5
ATL
@LAD		10
2
PHI
@NYM		2
3
STL
@PIT		1
3
SDP
@SFG		3
4
Thursday, April 12, 1979
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 14,082, Time of Game: 2:46
Padres
3
2-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 3½ GB
 at Giants
4
5-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Bob Knepper (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    3  6  0
Giants          0  0  1   3  0  0   0  0  X    4  8  2

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gene Richards CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .219 .546 -0.151 1.44 0.017 -0.168 -0.8 2 1
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .032 0.027 0.66 0.071 -0.044 0.7 1 2
   Broderick Perkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.068 2.76 0.000 -0.068 -0.2
Mike Hargrove 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .269 .791 -0.053 0.86 0.037 -0.089 -0.2 10 2 2B
Dave Winfield RF 3 1 2 2 2 0 .520 1.453 0.221 1.04 0.247 -0.026 2.2 1 0 HR
Jerry Turner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .655 -0.107 1.60 0.060 -0.168 -0.4 1 0 SH
Gene Tenace C 2 0 1 0 2 0 .294 .912 0.106 1.49 0.163 -0.057 0.4 5 1
Fernando Gonzalez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .599 -0.111 2.23 0.042 -0.153 -0.6 2 3
Barry Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .385 -0.163 2.20 0.015 -0.178 -1.0 2 2 GDP
Eric Rasmussen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.077 3.17 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 0 0
   Mark Lee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Almon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.014 0.59 0.000 -0.014 -0.2
   Steve Mura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Don Reynolds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.040 1.61 0.000 -0.040 -0.4
   Mickey Lolich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kurt Bevacqua PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 0.047 2.02 0.047 0.000 0.2
   John D'Acquisto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 6 2 7 7 .182 .628 -0.383 1.49 0.699 -1.082 -0.9 24 12
2B: M Hargrove (3, off B Knepper).
HR: D Winfield (2, off B Knepper; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: J Turner (1, off B Knepper).
TB: D Winfield 5; M Hargrove 2; G Richards; F Gonzalez; G Tenace.
GIDP: B Evans (1).
RBI: D Winfield 2 (4).
2-out RBI: D Winfield 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: G Richards (T Whitfield at 3rd base).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .179 .460 0.078 0.77 0.120 -0.042 0.3 1 0
   Larry Herndon CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Terry Whitfield LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .667 -0.013 0.50 0.018 -0.031 -0.2 4 0 2B
Bill Madlock 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .103 .334 -0.064 0.65 0.000 -0.064 -0.8 2 2
Jack Clark RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292 .808 -0.002 0.55 0.032 -0.035 -0.1 0 0
Darrell Evans 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .321 .819 0.122 0.62 0.149 -0.027 1.2 1 5 HR
Mike Ivie 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .400 1.163 0.011 0.38 0.026 -0.015 0.4 10 0 SB
Marc Hill C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .130 .361 -0.038 0.52 0.003 -0.042 -0.5 7 0
Roger Metzger SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 .286 .699 0.062 0.49 0.068 -0.007 0.9 1 2
Bob Knepper P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.039 0.77 0.000 -0.039 -0.6 0 2 2·SH
   Dave Roberts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 4 8 4 1 6 .276 .714 0.117 0.58 0.416 -0.302 0.5 27 11
2B: T Whitfield (2, off M Lolich).
HR: D Evans (1, off E Rasmussen; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
SH: B Knepper 2 (2, 1 off E Rasmussen, 1 off M Lee).
TB: D Evans 4; R Metzger 2; T Whitfield 2; M Ivie; J Clark; M Hill; B North.
RBI: D Evans 2 (7); R Metzger (5); B North (3).
2-out RBI: B North.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Metzger-B Madlock-M Ivie.
E: B Knepper 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: M Ivie (1, 2nd base off E Rasmussen/G Tenace).

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eric Rasmussen, L (0-2) 3.1 6 4 4 1 2 1 7.45 17 33 -0.223 0.81 -2.7
Mark Lee 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 2 1 0 0.012 0.30 0.5
Steve Mura 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.017 0.23 0.4
Mickey Lolich 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.42 7 0 0 0.051 0.32 0.9
John D'Acquisto 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16.20 3 0 0 0.026 0.35 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 1 6 1 4.50 32 33 1 0 -0.117 1.49 -0.5

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Knepper, W (1-0) 7.2 6 3 2 6 7 1 2.51 36 58 0.133 1.34 0.1
Dave Roberts, S (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 5 2 0 0.249 2.58 0.8
Team Totals 9 6 3 2 7 7 1 2.00 41 58 2 0 0.382 0.58 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Tony Patch, 2B - Jim Cuneo, 3B - Roy Roth.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 14,082.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Diego Padres         San Francisco Giants
1 Gene Richards CF 1 Bill North CF
2 Ozzie Smith SS 2 Terry Whitfield LF
3 Mike Hargrove 1B 3 Bill Madlock 2B
4 Dave Winfield RF 4 Jack Clark RF
5 Jerry Turner LF 5 Darrell Evans 3B
6 Gene Tenace C 6 Mike Ivie 1B
7 Fernando Gonzalez 2B 7 Marc Hill C
8 Barry Evans 3B 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Eric Rasmussen P 9 Bob Knepper P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 1-4 2 1-- RR SDP D. Winfield B. Knepper -15% 78% Home Run; Hargrove Scores
b4 1-0 0 1-- RR SFG D. Evans E. Rasmussen 15% 88% Home Run; Clark Scores
b3 0-0 2 -2- R SFG B. North E. Rasmussen 12% 66% Single; Metzger Scores
t8 3-4 2 12- O SDP G. Richards D. Roberts 10% 88% Popfly: SS
t8 3-4 0 --- SDP G. Tenace B. Knepper -9% 68% Walk

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SDP G. Richards B. Knepper 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O SDP O. Smith B. Knepper 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O SDP M. Hargrove B. Knepper 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. North E. Rasmussen -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Whitfield E. Rasmussen -1% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 --- O SFG B. Madlock E. Rasmussen -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- SDP D. Winfield B. Knepper -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- SDP J. Turner B. Knepper -6% 40% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Winfield to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O SDP G. Tenace B. Knepper 6% 46% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O SDP F. Gonzalez B. Knepper 3% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B; Winfield to 3B; Turner to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -23 SDP B. Evans B. Knepper -2% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 123 O SDP E. Rasmussen B. Knepper 8% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Clark E. Rasmussen -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O SFG D. Evans E. Rasmussen -2% 51% Popfly: 3B
b2 0-0 2 --- O SFG M. Ivie E. Rasmussen -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O SDP G. Richards B. Knepper 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O SDP O. Smith B. Knepper 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- SDP M. Hargrove B. Knepper -3% 52% Double
t3 0-0 2 -2- SDP D. Winfield B. Knepper -2% 50% Single; Hargrove to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 O SDP J. Turner B. Knepper 5% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O SFG M. Hill E. Rasmussen -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- SFG R. Metzger E. Rasmussen 3% 56% Single
b3 0-0 1 1-- O SFG B. Knepper E. Rasmussen -2% 54% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Metzger to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- R SFG B. North E. Rasmussen 12% 66% Single; Metzger Scores
b3 1-0 2 1-- SFG T. Whitfield E. Rasmussen 2% 67% Walk; North to 2B
b3 1-0 2 12- O SFG B. Madlock E. Rasmussen -4% 64% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
t4 0-1 0 --- SDP G. Tenace B. Knepper -5% 59% Single
t4 0-1 0 1-- O SDP F. Gonzalez B. Knepper 4% 63% Popfly: 3B
t4 0-1 1 1-- OO SDP B. Evans B. Knepper 6% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- SFG J. Clark E. Rasmussen 3% 73% Single
b4 1-0 0 1-- RR SFG D. Evans E. Rasmussen 15% 88% Home Run; Clark Scores
b4 3-0 0 --- SFG M. Ivie E. Rasmussen 1% 89% Single to SS
b4 3-0 0 1-- SFG M. Hill E. Rasmussen 1% 90% Ivie Steals 2B
b4 3-0 0 -2- O SFG M. Hill E. Rasmussen -2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-0 1 -2- R SFG R. Metzger E. Rasmussen 4% 93% Single; Ivie Scores
Mark Lee replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-0 1 1-- O SFG B. Knepper M. Lee -0% 92% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Metzger to 2B
b4 4-0 2 -2- O SFG B. North M. Lee -1% 92% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 4.
Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
Bill Almon pinch hits for Mark Lee (P) batting 9th
t5 0-4 0 --- O SDP B. Almon B. Knepper 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-4 1 --- SDP G. Richards B. Knepper -2% 91% Single
t5 0-4 1 1-- R SDP O. Smith B. Knepper -7% 84% Fielder's Choice P; Richards Scores/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)/No RBI/unER; Smith to 2B
t5 1-4 1 -2- O SDP M. Hargrove B. Knepper 3% 87% Flyball: LF
t5 1-4 2 -2- O SDP D. Winfield B. Knepper 3% 90% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Padres' Steve Mura facing 2-3-4
Steve Mura replaces Bill Almon (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-1 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield S. Mura -1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 4-1 1 --- O SFG B. Madlock S. Mura -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-1 2 --- O SFG J. Clark S. Mura -0% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
t6 1-4 0 --- O SDP J. Turner B. Knepper 2% 90% Strikeout
t6 1-4 1 --- SDP G. Tenace B. Knepper -2% 88% Walk
t6 1-4 1 1-- SDP F. Gonzalez B. Knepper -4% 84% Single; Tenace to 2B
t6 1-4 1 12- O SDP B. Evans B. Knepper 5% 89% Strikeout Looking
Don Reynolds pinch hits for Steve Mura (P) batting 9th
t6 1-4 2 12- O SDP D. Reynolds B. Knepper 4% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Padres' Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
Mickey Lolich replaces Don Reynolds (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-1 0 --- O SFG D. Evans M. Lolich -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-1 1 --- O SFG M. Ivie M. Lolich -0% 91% Lineout: SS
b6 4-1 2 --- SFG M. Hill M. Lolich 0% 92% Single
b6 4-1 2 1-- O SFG R. Metzger M. Lolich -1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t7 1-4 0 --- O SDP G. Richards B. Knepper 2% 93% Flyball: CF
t7 1-4 1 --- O SDP O. Smith B. Knepper 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-4 2 --- SDP M. Hargrove B. Knepper -1% 93% Walk
t7 1-4 2 1-- RR SDP D. Winfield B. Knepper -15% 78% Home Run; Hargrove Scores
t7 3-4 2 --- O SDP J. Turner B. Knepper 2% 80% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Padres' Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
b7 4-3 0 --- O SFG B. Knepper M. Lolich -2% 79% Strikeout (C-1B)
b7 4-3 1 --- O SFG B. North M. Lolich -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-3 2 --- O SFG T. Whitfield M. Lolich -1% 77% Double to CF; Whitfield out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.
Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-4, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
t8 3-4 0 --- SDP G. Tenace B. Knepper -9% 68% Walk
t8 3-4 0 1-- O SDP F. Gonzalez B. Knepper 8% 76% Strikeout
t8 3-4 1 1-- O SDP B. Evans B. Knepper 7% 82% Strikeout
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Mickey Lolich (P) batting 9th
t8 3-4 2 1-- SDP K. Bevacqua B. Knepper -5% 78% Walk; Tenace to 2B
Dave Roberts replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-4 2 12- O SDP G. Richards D. Roberts 10% 88% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Padres' John D'Acquisto facing 3-4-5
John D'Acquisto replaces Kurt Bevacqua (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-3 0 --- O SFG B. Madlock J. D'Acquisto -1% 87% Lineout: LF
b8 4-3 1 --- O SFG J. Clark J. D'Acquisto -1% 86% Flyball: CF
b8 4-3 2 --- O SFG D. Evans J. D'Acquisto -1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.
Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-4, Giants' Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
Larry Herndon replaces Bill North playing CF batting 1st
Broderick Perkins pinch hits for Ozzie Smith (SS) batting 2nd
t9 3-4 0 --- O SDP B. Perkins D. Roberts 7% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-4 1 --- O SDP M. Hargrove D. Roberts 5% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-4 2 --- SDP D. Winfield D. Roberts -4% 93% Walk
t9 3-4 2 1-- O SDP J. Turner D. Roberts 7% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.

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