August 8, 1979 San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 8
@BAL 4 CLE 6
@BOS 4 CLE 8
@BOS 2 TEX 16
@DET 9 DET 10
TEX 4 NYY 4
CHW 3 CAL 8
@OAK 1 MIN 3
@SEA 1 PIT 5
@CHC 2
(10) CIN 3
ATL 1 HOU 4
@LAD 1 STL 8
@NYM 4 PHI 4
MON 3 SFG 10
SDP 7

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 8,894

Wednesday, August 8, 1979
Time of Game: 2:53

Padres

50-65

Lost 4

4th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  2  2    7  9  0
Giants          0  1  0   2  5  1   0  1  X   10 14  1

W: J Curtis (7-7), L: B Shirley (5-12), S: G Lavelle (15)

Giants

55-59

Won 3

3rd, 11½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards CF                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .275  .691   12    3   0   
O Smith SS                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .203  .511   15    1   3   2B
P Dade 3B                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .281  .692   16    0   1   
D Winfield RF                 5   2   1   4    0   0  .339 1.035   11    0   0   HR
G Tenace 1B-C                 3   1   2   1    2   0  .258  .821   15    8   0   
J Turner LF                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .255  .694    6    1   0   2B,SB,GDP
F Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .460   12    4   1   GDP
  B Owchinko P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         0   0   
  K Bevacqua PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .249  .645    4    0   0   SF
  M Lolich P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   0   
B Almon 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .201  .502   11    4   4   IW
  F Gonzalez PH-2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .618    1    0   0   
B Shirley P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .088  .257    7    1   0   
  J Wilhelm PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .361    5    0   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         0   0   
  M Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  J Johnstone 1B              1   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .651    8    2   0   
Totals                       34   7   9   7    7   3              123   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Turner (21, off J Curtis); O Smith (12, off J Curtis).

HR: D Winfield (26, off J Curtis; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: K Bevacqua (4, off J Curtis).

IBB: B Almon (5, by J Curtis).

TB: D Winfield 4; J Turner 4; O Smith 3; G Tenace 2; P Dade.

GIDP: J Turner (9); F Kendall (3).

RBI: D Winfield 4 (87); G Tenace (45); J Turner (54); K Bevacqua (22).

2-out RBI: G Tenace.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Dade-B Almon-J Johnstone; F Kendall-B Almon.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Turner (2, 2nd base off J Curtis/D Littlejohn).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .277  .772   10    1   0   SB
  L Herndon CF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .747    4    1   0   
J Strain 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .687    9    5   3   2B,GDP
J Clark RF                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .275  .843   15    1   0   SB
  G Johnston RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
W McCovey 1B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .257  .779   12    5   0   CS
  T Whitfield PR-LF           2   2   1   0    0   1  .291  .755    4    1   0   
M Ivie LF-1B                  3   3   2   2    2   1  .313  .975   19    5   0   2·HR
D Evans 3B                    4   2   1   2    1   0  .253  .765    9    1   2   HR
J LeMaster SS                 4   2   3   2    1   0  .272  .671   12    3   8   SB
D Littlejohn C                4   0   1   0    1   1  .197  .474   12    3   0   IW
J Curtis P                    5   0   2   3    0   1  .154  .377    8    0   1   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
Totals                       36  10  14  10    9   6              114   27  14

BATTING

2B: J Strain (8, off B Shirley).

HR: M Ivie 2 (19, off M Lolich, off B Shirley; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Evans (15, off B Shirley; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: D Littlejohn (2, by B Shirley).

TB: M Ivie 8; D Evans 4; J Strain 3; J LeMaster 3; B North 2; J Curtis 2; D Littlejohn; T Whitfield.

GIDP: J Strain (3).

RBI: J Curtis 3 (3); J LeMaster 2 (19); D Evans 2 (55); M Ivie 2 (63); B North (28).

2-out RBI: J Curtis 3; D Evans; B North.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J LeMaster-J Strain-W McCovey; J Strain-J LeMaster-M Ivie.

E: W McCovey (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: J LeMaster (7, 2nd base off B Shirley/F Kendall); B North (48, 3rd base off B Shirley/F Kendall); J Clark (9, 2nd base off R Fingers/F Kendall).

CS: W McCovey (2, 2nd base by B Shirley/F Kendall).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Shirley, L (5-12)            4     6   3   3    2   3   2   2.96   19   60-35   21· 5· 9    7· 3· 1· 3     39    -     0.85  -0.15
R Fingers                      0.1   1   5   5    4   0   0   4.58    6   18-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61  -0.08
M Lee                          0.2   4   1   1    1   1   0   4.81    7   12-8     5· 3· 0    3· 1· 0· 1          3-3    0.19  -0.02
B Owchinko                     2     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.18    7   10-6     6· 0· 0    4· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.10  -0.00
M Lolich                       1     2   1   1    1   2   1   4.35    6   13-9     3· 6· 0    0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  10  10    9   6   3          45  113-60   37·14· 9   15· 7· 3· 5          5-4

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Curtis, W (7-7)              8.1   8   7   7    6   3   1   4.57   38  115-65   42· 4·19   15· 8· 3· 3     36    -     0.64   0.23
G Minton                       0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.24    3    6-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.68  -0.01
G Lavelle, S (15)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.19    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.33   0.03
Totals                         9     9   7   7    7   3   1          42  122-68   45· 4·19   17· 8· 4· 3          4-2

M Lee faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Curtis (6; B Almon); B Shirley (7; D Littlejohn).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 8,894.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              San Francisco Giants                 
1. G Richards           CF    1. B North              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. J Strain             2B 
3. P Dade               3B    3. J Clark              RF 
4. D Winfield           RF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. G Tenace             1B    5. M Ivie               LF 
6. J Turner             LF    6. D Evans              3B 
7. F Kendall            C     7. J LeMaster           SS 
8. B Almon              2B    8. D Littlejohn         C  
9. B Shirley            P     9. J Curtis             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-0  1-3  2   15%  70% F Kendall       J Curtis        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   2  0-1  ---  1   12%  78% D Evans         B Shirley       Home Run
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  3   12%  67% M Ivie          B Shirley       Home Run
   t 4   1  1-0  1--  1   -9%  55% J Turner        J Curtis        Single to RF (Line Drive); Tenace to 3B
   b 4   2  0-2  12-  1    8%  88% J Curtis        B Shirley       Single to CF (Line Drive); LeMaster Scores; Littlejohn to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, John Curtis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  G Richards      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   54%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   52%  P Dade          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Dade to 1B
   O      1--  1   55%  D Winfield      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shirley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   52%  B North         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   57%  J Strain        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   53%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   50%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, John Curtis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  G Tenace        Flyball: 2B
          ---  1   50%  J Turner        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  F Kendall       Turner Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   50%  B Almon         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7   55%  B Shirley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shirley facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   67%  M Ivie          Home Run
   O      ---  2   65%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   63%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   62%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, John Curtis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   65%  G Richards      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   67%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   68%  P Dade          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Shirley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   66%  J Curtis        Flyball: P
          ---  2   68%  B North         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   67%  J Strain        Groundout: 2B-1B; North to 2B
          -2-      67%  J Clark         North Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   64%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, John Curtis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   67%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
          ---  4   63%  G Tenace        Walk
          1--  1   55%  J Turner        Single to RF (Line Drive); Tenace to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   70%  F Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Shirley facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   73%  W McCovey       Walk
   OO     1--  7   66%  M Ivie          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, McCovey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---  1   78%  D Evans         Home Run
          ---  1   79%  J LeMaster      Single to SS
          1--      80%  D Littlejohn    LeMaster Steals 2B
          -2-  4   80%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   88%  J Curtis        Single to CF (Line Drive); LeMaster Scores; Littlejohn to 2B
   O      12-  1   86%  B North         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, John Curtis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   88%  B Almon         Strikeout Looking
                  Jim Wilhelm pinch hits for Bob Shirley batting 9th
   O      ---  5   89%  J Wilhelm       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   90%  G Richards      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rollie Fingers facing 2-3-4
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Jim Wilhelm pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   89%  J Strain        Flyball: 1B
          ---  4   90%  J Clark         Walk
          1--      91%  W McCovey       Clark Steals 2B
          -2-  4   91%  " "             Walk
                  Terry Whitfield pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
          12-  4   93%  M Ivie          Walk; Clark to 3B; Whitfield to 2B
   R      123  4   96%  D Evans         Walk; Clark Scores; Whitfield to 3B; Ivie to 2B
   R      123  1   98%  J LeMaster      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Whitfield Scores; Ivie to 3B; Evans to 2B
                  Mark Lee replaces Rollie Fingers pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   97%  D Littlejohn    Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  1   99%  J Curtis        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ivie Scores; Evans Scores; LeMaster to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  B North         Single to LF (Ground Ball); LeMaster Scores; Curtis to 2B
          12-  1  100%  J Strain        Single to SS; Curtis to 3B; North to 2B
   O      123  1  100%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 8.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-8, John Curtis facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Ivie moves to 1B; Terry Whitfield moves to LF; Larry Herndon replaces Billy North playing CF batting 1st
          ---  3   99%  O Smith         Single to SS
          1--  5   99%  P Dade          Walk; Smith to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   96%  D Winfield      Home Run (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Dade Scores
          ---  1   95%  G Tenace        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   98%  J Turner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  F Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mark Lee facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   98%  T Whitfield     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   99%  M Ivie          Walk; Whitfield to 2B
                  Bob Owchinko replaces Fred Kendall pitching and batting 7th; Gene Tenace moves to C; Jay Johnstone replaces Mark Lee playing 1B batting 9th
   O      12-  1   99%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Whitfield to 3B
   R      1-3  1   99%  J LeMaster      Single to RF (Line Drive); Whitfield Scores; Evans to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  J Curtis        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 9.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-9, John Curtis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   99%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   99%  J Johnstone     Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  G Richards      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  3  100%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-3, Bob Owchinko facing 1-2-3
          ---  4  100%  L Herndon       Walk
   OO     1--  1   99%  J Strain        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 9.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-9, John Curtis facing 3-4-5
                  Greg Johnston replaces Jack Clark playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  4   99%  P Dade          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   99%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   99%  G Tenace        Walk; Winfield to 2B
   R      12-  1   96%  J Turner        Double to CF; Winfield Scores; Tenace to 3B
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Bob Owchinko batting 7th
   RO     -23  4   98%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Tenace Scores; Turner to 3B
                  Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Bill Almon batting 8th
   O      --3  1   99%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-5, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
                  Mickey Lolich replaces Kurt Bevacqua pitching and batting 7th; Fernando Gonzalez moves to 2B
   O      ---  3   99%  T Whitfield     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1  100%  M Ivie          Home Run
   O      ---  1  100%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: C
          ---  4  100%  J LeMaster      Walk
          1--  1  100%  D Littlejohn    Single to LF (Line Drive); LeMaster to 3B
   O      1-3  3  100%  J Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 10.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 5-10, John Curtis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1  100%  J Johnstone     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  G Richards      Walk
          1--  1   98%  O Smith         Double to RF; Richards to 3B
                  Greg Minton replaces John Curtis pitching and batting 9th
          -23  4   97%  P Dade          Walk
   RO     123  1   99%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Richards Scores; Smith to 3B
   R      1-3  1   97%  G Tenace        Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Winfield to 2B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Greg Minton pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1  100%  J Turner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Giants 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation