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1979 San Francisco Giants (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
71-91, Finished 4th in NL Western Division
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Scored 672 runs, Allowed 751 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-89
Managed by Joe Altobelli and Dave Bristol

Ballpark: Candlestick Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,456,402 (9th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 93, Pitching - 94
  (one-year): Batting - 92, Pitching - 93
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders (1978/1980) / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Wed,4/4 at CIN W (11-5) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Blue-P
2.Fri,4/6 at CIN W (7-2) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Montefusco-P
3.Sat,4/7 at CIN W (4-2) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Knepper-P
4.Sun,4/8 at CIN L (6-7) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Halicki-P
5.Tue,4/10 vs SDP W (4-2) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Blue-P
6.Wed,4/11 vs SDP L (1-4)# North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Ivie-1B Evans-3B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Montefusco-P
7.Thu,4/12 vs SDP W (4-3) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Knepper-P
8.Fri,4/13 vs HOU W (8-7) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Halicki-P
9.Sat,4/14 vs HOU W (2-1) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Blue-P
10.Sun,4/15 vs HOU L (3-4) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Montefusco-P
11.Sun,4/15 vs HOU L (1-9) Herndon-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Griffin-P
12.Tue,4/17 at SDP L (3-4) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Knepper-P
13.Wed,4/18 at SDP L (6-7)# North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Ivie-1B Evans-3B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Halicki-P
14.Thu,4/19 at SDP W (14-10)# North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Blue-P
15.Fri,4/20 vs LAD W (3-2) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Hill-C Metzger-SS Montefusco-P
16.Sat,4/21 vs LAD L (1-2) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Hill-C Metzger-SS Knepper-P
17.Sun,4/22 vs LAD L (2-9) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Halicki-P
18.Tue,4/24 at NYM L (3-10) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Blue-P
19.Wed,4/25 at NYM L (0-2) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Hill-C Metzger-SS Griffin-P
20.Fri,4/27 at MON L (8-14)# Madlock-2B Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Evans-3B Herndon-CF Hill-C LeMaster-SS Knepper-P
21.Sat,4/28 at MON L (4-6) Madlock-2B Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Herndon-CF Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Halicki-P
22.Sun,4/29 at MON L (5-7)# North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Blue-P
23.Mon,4/30 at PHI L (1-4) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Nastu-P
24.Tue,5/1 at PHI W (7-0) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Madlock-2B Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Knepper-P
25.Thu,5/3 vs NYM W (7-5)# North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Halicki-P
26.Fri,5/4 vs NYM W (4-3) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Blue-P
27.Sat,5/5 vs NYM W (6-4) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Andrews-2B Nastu-P
28.Sun,5/6 vs NYM L (4-5)# North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Knepper-P
29.Tue,5/8 vs MON L (0-4) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Halicki-P
30.Wed,5/9 vs MON W (9-2)# North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Blue-P
31.Thu,5/10 vs MON L (0-3) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Nastu-P
32.Fri,5/11 vs PHI W (2-1)# North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Knepper-P
33.Sat,5/12 vs PHI W (4-1)# North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Halicki-P
34.Sun,5/13 vs PHI L (3-12) Madlock-2B Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Herndon-CF Hill-C Metzger-SS Blue-P
35.Tue,5/15 at HOU W (8-1) Madlock-2B Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Herndon-CF Hill-C Metzger-SS Nastu-P
36.Wed,5/16 at HOU W (8-4) Madlock-2B Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Herndon-CF Hill-C Metzger-SS Knepper-P
37.Thu,5/17 at HOU W (3-0) Andrews-2B Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Herndon-CF Hill-C Metzger-SS Halicki-P
38.Fri,5/18 at ATL L (4-6)# Madlock-2B Cruz-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Evans-3B Herndon-CF Hill-C LeMaster-SS Blue-P
39.Sat,5/19 at ATL W (4-2) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Nastu-P
40.Sat,5/19 at ATL W (7-6) Andrews-2B Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Tamargo-C Herndon-CF LeMaster-SS Roberts-P
41.Sun,5/20 at ATL W (8-1) North-CF Whitfield-LF Madlock-2B McCovey-1B Evans-3B Tamargo-C Herndon-RF Metzger-SS Knepper-P
42.Tue,5/22 vs CIN W (12-2) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Metzger-SS Sadek-C Halicki-P
43.Wed,5/23 vs CIN L (0-5) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Metzger-SS Sadek-C Blue-P
44.Thu,5/24 vs CIN W (2-1) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Evans-3B Madlock-2B Ivie-1B Metzger-SS Sadek-C Nastu-P
45.Fri,5/25 vs ATL W (6-4) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Knepper-P
46.Sat,5/26 vs ATL L (4-5) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Evans-3B Madlock-2B Ivie-1B Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Halicki-P
47.Sun,5/27 vs ATL L (8-10) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Metzger-SS Sadek-C Blue-P
48.Mon,5/28 vs ATL L (1-4)# Madlock-2B Herndon-CF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Evans-3B Cruz-LF LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Nastu-P
49.Tue,5/29 at LAD L (5-6) North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Metzger-SS Andrews-2B Sadek-C Knepper-P
50.Wed,5/30 at LAD L (5-6) North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF Evans-3B Madlock-2B Ivie-1B Metzger-SS Hill-C Curtis-P
51.Thu,5/31 at LAD L (10-12) Madlock-2B Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Herndon-CF LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Blue-P
52.Fri,6/1 at CHC L (2-8) Madlock-2B Whitfield-LF Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Herndon-CF Metzger-SS Sadek-C Nastu-P
53.Sat,6/2 at CHC W (8-6)# North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Ivie-3B LeMaster-SS Hill-C Knepper-P
54.Sun,6/3 at CHC L (1-2) North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Metzger-SS Hill-C Curtis-P
55.Tue,6/5 at STL L (4-5) North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Metzger-SS Hill-C Blue-P
56.Wed,6/6 at STL L (5-6)# North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B LeMaster-SS Hill-C Nastu-P
57.Thu,6/7 at STL W (12-10) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Andrews-2B Knepper-P
58.Fri,6/8 at PIT L (2-3) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Hill-C LeMaster-SS Andrews-2B Curtis-P
59.Sat,6/9 at PIT W (6-2)# North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B LeMaster-SS Hill-C Blue-P
60.Sun,6/10 at PIT W (7-4) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Tamargo-C Metzger-SS Nastu-P
61.Tue,6/12 vs CHC W (7-2)# North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B LeMaster-SS Hill-C Knepper-P
62.Wed,6/13 vs CHC L (2-3) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Metzger-SS Hill-C Montefusco-P
63.Thu,6/14 vs CHC L (6-8) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Cruz-3B Metzger-SS Hill-C Blue-P
64.Fri,6/15 vs STL W (9-6) North-CF Andrews-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Hill-C Nastu-P
65.Sat,6/16 vs STL W (6-1) North-CF Andrews-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Hill-C Curtis-P
66.Sun,6/17 vs STL W (7-4) North-CF Andrews-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Hill-C Knepper-P
67.Tue,6/19 vs PIT L (4-9)# North-CF Andrews-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Herndon-LF Evans-3B LeMaster-SS Hill-C Montefusco-P
68.Wed,6/20 vs PIT L (5-8)# North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B LeMaster-SS Hill-C Blue-P
69.Fri,6/22 at CIN W (3-2) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B Metzger-SS Sadek-C Nastu-P
70.Sat,6/23 at CIN W (5-2)# North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Evans-3B LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Curtis-P
71.Sun,6/24 at CIN L (7-8) North-CF Evans-3B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Knepper-P
72.Mon,6/25 vs ATL L (1-6) Herndon-CF Evans-3B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Madlock-2B Whitfield-LF Metzger-SS Sadek-C Montefusco-P
73.Tue,6/26 vs ATL W (6-5)# North-CF Herndon-LF Clark-RF Ivie-1B Madlock-2B Cruz-3B LeMaster-SS Hill-C Blue-P
74.Wed,6/27 vs HOU W (6-3) North-CF Whitfield-LF Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Metzger-2B LeMaster-SS Hill-C Nastu-P
75.Thu,6/28 vs HOU L (5-6) North-CF Metzger-SS Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF Strain-2B Hill-C Halicki-P
76.Fri,6/29 vs CIN W (6-4) North-CF Strain-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Hill-C Knepper-P
77.Sat,6/30 vs CIN L (0-2) North-CF Strain-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF Metzger-SS Sadek-C Montefusco-P
78.Sun,7/1 vs CIN W (2-1) North-CF Strain-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF Metzger-SS Sadek-C Curtis-P
79.Sun,7/1 vs CIN W (7-3) Herndon-CF Andrews-2B Clark-RF Evans-3B Ivie-1B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Nastu-P
80.Tue,7/3 at ATL L (2-5) North-CF Strain-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Halicki-P
81.Wed,7/4 at ATL L (6-7) North-CF Strain-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Knepper-P
82.Thu,7/5 at ATL L (4-5) Herndon-CF Strain-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Whitson-P
83.Fri,7/6 at PHI L (1-6) North-CF Strain-2B Clark-RF McCovey-1B Evans-3B Whitfield-LF LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Curtis-P
84.Sat,7/7 at PHI W (8-6)# North-CF Strain-2B Clark-RF Ivie-1B Evans-3B Herndon-LF LeMaster-SS Sadek-C Montefusco-P
85.Sun,7/8 at PHI L (3-5)# North-CF Strain-2B Clark-RF Ivie-1B Evans-3B Herndon-LF LeMaster-SS Sadek