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1980 San Francisco Giants Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 / 1981)
75-86, Finished 5th in NL West
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Scored 573 runs, Allowed 634 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-88
Manager: Dave Bristol (75-86)
Ballpark: Candlestick Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,096,115 (11th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Thu,4/10 at SDP L (4-6)# Hill Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Knepper  
2. Fri,4/11 at SDP L (3-5) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Whitson  
3. Sat,4/12 at SDP L (2-4)# Hill McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Herndon Montefusco  
4. Sun,4/13 at SDP W (3-1) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Blue  
5. Mon,4/14 at CIN L (5-6) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Knepper  
6. Tue,4/15 at CIN L (3-8) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Whitson  
7. Wed,4/16 at CIN L (3-5) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Montefusco  
8. Thu,4/17 vs SDP W (7-3) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Blue  
9. Fri,4/18 vs SDP W (5-2)# May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford Herndon Clark Knepper  
10. Sat,4/19 vs SDP L (0-3)# Hill McCovey Strain Evans LeMaster Wohlford Herndon Clark Whitson  
11. Sun,4/20 vs SDP W (5-1) May McCovey Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
12. Mon,4/21 at LAD L (3-4) May McCovey Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
13. Tue,4/22 at LAD L (0-6) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
14. Wed,4/23 at LAD L (0-4) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Whitson  
15. Thu,4/24 at LAD L (2-5) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
16. Fri,4/25 vs CIN W (4-3) Hill Ivie Stennett Evans Metzger Herndon North Clark Blue  
17. Sat,4/26 vs CIN W (3-1) May Ivie Stennett Evans Metzger Herndon North Clark Knepper  
18. Sun,4/27 vs CIN L (1-3) Hill Ivie Stennett Evans Metzger Herndon North Clark Whitson  
19. Tue,4/29 vs LAD L (0-5) Hill Ivie Stennett Evans Metzger Herndon North Clark Montefusco  
20. Wed,4/30 vs LAD L (3-4) Hill Ivie Stennett Evans Metzger Whitfield North Wohlford Blue  
21. Fri,5/2 at MON L (3-4)# Hill Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Knepper  
22. Sat,5/3 at MON W (3-2) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Whitson  
23. Sun,5/4 at MON W (8-4) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Montefusco  
24. Sun,5/4 at MON L (4-6)# Hill Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford Herndon Clark Halicki  
25. Mon,5/5 at STL L (5-9) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Blue  
26. Tue,5/6 at STL L (7-10)# Hill Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Knepper  
27. Wed,5/7 at STL L (2-12) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Whitson  
28. Fri,5/9 at CHC W (6-3) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Blue  
29. Sat,5/10 at CHC L (9-15) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Knepper  
30. Sun,5/11 at CHC W (3-0) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Herndon Whitson  
31. Tue,5/13 vs PIT W (5-0) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Blue  
32. Wed,5/14 vs PIT L (2-3) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Knepper  
33. Thu,5/15 vs PIT L (2-3) Hill McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Whitson  
34. Fri,5/16 vs STL W (4-3) Hill McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Halicki  
35. Sat,5/17 vs STL W (4-2) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
36. Sun,5/18 vs STL W (6-5)# Sadek Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Knepper  
37. Tue,5/20 vs CHC W (2-0) May Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Whitson  
38. Wed,5/21 vs CHC W (4-1) May Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
39. Fri,5/23 at PIT L (4-5) May Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
40. Sat,5/24 at PIT W (10-9) May Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Whitson  
41. Sun,5/25 at PIT W (5-2)# Sadek Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Blue  
42. Mon,5/26 at ATL L (1-2) May Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Ripley  
43. Tue,5/27 at ATL L (3-6)# Sadek Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Knepper  
44. Wed,5/28 at ATL L (2-3) May Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Whitson  
45. Fri,5/30 vs HOU W (3-2) May McCovey Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Blue  
46. Sat,5/31 vs HOU L (0-5) May McCovey Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Montefusco  
47. Sun,6/1 vs HOU W (6-2) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Knepper  
48. Mon,6/2 vs ATL L (2-4) May McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Whitson  
49. Tue,6/3 vs ATL W (3-2)# Sadek McCovey Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Blue  
50. Wed,6/4 vs ATL L (2-7) May McCovey Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
51. Fri,6/6 at HOU L (0-2) May McCovey Strain Evans Metzger Whitfield North Clark Knepper  
52. Sat,6/7 at HOU L (0-3) May Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Whitson  
53. Sun,6/8 at HOU L (4-5) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Blue  
54. Mon,6/9 at PHI W (3-1)# Sadek Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Montefusco  
55. Tue,6/10 at PHI L (3-4) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
56. Wed,6/11 at PHI W (7-4)# Sadek Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Whitson  
57. Fri,6/13 at NYM W (3-1) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Clark Blue  
58. Sat,6/14 at NYM L (6-7)# Sadek Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford Herndon Clark Montefusco  
59. Sun,6/15 at NYM W (3-0) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
60. Mon,6/16 vs MON W (5-1) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Whitson  
61. Tue,6/17 vs MON L (1-2) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
62. Wed,6/18 vs NYM W (8-5) May Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
63. Thu,6/19 vs NYM W (4-3) May Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Wohlford Herndon Clark Knepper  
64. Fri,6/20 vs PHI W (5-1) May Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Ripley  
65. Sat,6/21 vs PHI W (9-3)# Sadek Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Whitson  
66. Sun,6/22 vs PHI L (3-4)# Sadek Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Blue  
67. Tue,6/24 at SDP L (3-5) May Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Wohlford North Clark Knepper  
68. Wed,6/25 at SDP L (3-7) May Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Ripley  
69. Thu,6/26 at SDP W (2-1) May Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Whitson  
70. Fri,6/27 vs LAD L (0-8)# Sadek Murray Strain Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Blue  
71. Sat,6/28 vs LAD W (4-3) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Venable Montefusco  
72. Sun,6/29 vs LAD W (4-3) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Venable Knepper  
73. Sun,6/29 vs LAD L (0-3) Sadek Murray Stennett Strain Metzger Herndon North Venable Ripley  
74. Mon,6/30 vs CIN W (8-4) May Murray Stennett Strain LeMaster Venable North Clark Bordley  
75. Tue,7/1 vs CIN W (4-1) May Murray Stennett Strain LeMaster Venable North Clark Whitson  
76. Wed,7/2 vs CIN L (2-6) Sadek Murray Stennett Strain LeMaster Venable North Clark Montefusco  
77. Thu,7/3 vs CIN W (4-3)# Sadek McCovey Stennett Strain LeMaster Herndon North Clark Knepper  
78. Fri,7/4 at LAD L (0-4) Sadek Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Venable North Clark Ripley  
79. Sat,7/5 at LAD L (2-3) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Venable North Clark Whitson  
80. Sun,7/6 at LAD W (7-4)# Sadek Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Montefusco  
81. Thu,7/10 vs SDP W (9-2)# Sadek Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Knepper  
82. Fri,7/11 vs SDP W (7-3)# Sadek Evans Stennett Pettini LeMaster Herndon North Clark Whitson  
83. Sat,7/12 at CIN W (7-4) Sadek Evans Stennett Pettini LeMaster Venable North Clark Montefusco  
84. Sat,7/12 at CIN W (10-7) May Evans Strain Pettini LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Bordley  
85. Sun,7/13 at CIN W (2-0)# Sadek Evans Strain Pettini LeMaster Herndon North Clark Ripley  
86. Mon,7/14 at CIN W (5-3)# Sadek Evans Strain Pettini LeMaster Herndon North Clark Hargesheimer  
87. Tue,7/15 at PIT L (2-5)# Sadek Evans Stennett Pettini LeMaster Venable Herndon Clark Knepper  
88. Wed,7/16 at PIT L (1-3) May Evans Stennett Pettini LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Whitson  
89. Thu,7/17 at PIT L (2-3) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Bordley  
90. Fri,7/18 at STL W (8-7) May Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Ripley  
91. Sat,7/19 at STL W (7-4)# May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Hargesheimer  
92. Sun,7/20 at STL L (1-2) May Ivie Strain Evans Pettini Herndon North Clark Knepper  
93. Mon,7/21 at CHC W (2-0) May Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Whitson  
94. Tue,7/22 at CHC L (1-3) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Bordley  
95. Wed,7/23 at CHC W (14-6)# Littlejohn Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Herndon North Clark Ripley  
96. Fri,7/25 vs PIT L (1-5)# May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Knepper  
97. Sat,7/26 vs PIT W (4-3) Littlejohn Ivie Strain Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Hargesheimer  
98. Sun,7/27 vs PIT L (4-6) Littlejohn Ivie Pettini Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Bordley  
99. Tue,7/29 vs STL W (4-1) Littlejohn Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Ripley  
100. Wed,7/30 vs STL L (0-4) Littlejohn Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Knepper  
101. Thu,7/31 vs STL W (6-4)# Sadek Evans Stennett Pettini LeMaster Herndon North Clark Hargesheimer  
102. Fri,8/1 vs CHC L (3-5) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Herndon North Clark Bordley  
103. Sat,8/2 vs CHC W (8-5) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Herndon North Clark Blue  
104. Sun,8/3 vs CHC L (2-3) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Herndon North Clark Ripley  
105. Sun,8/3 vs CHC L (2-3) Littlejohn Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
106. Mon,8/4 at HOU L (2-4) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Herndon North Clark Hargesheimer  
107. Tue,8/5 at HOU W (9-3) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Herndon North Clark Stember  
108. Wed,8/6 at HOU L (0-1) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Herndon North Clark Blue  
109. Fri,8/8 at ATL L (3-7)# Sadek Ivie Stennett Wohlford Pettini Herndon North Clark Ripley  
110. Sat,8/9 at ATL W (5-4) Littlejohn Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Herndon North Clark Knepper  
111. Sun,8/10 at ATL L (1-3) Sadek Ivie Pettini Evans LeMaster Whitfield Wohlford Clark Hargesheimer  
112. Mon,8/11 vs HOU W (5-4) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Blue  
113. Tue,8/12 vs HOU W (2-0) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Ripley  
114. Wed,8/13 vs HOU W (6-5) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Knepper  
115. Thu,8/14 vs ATL W (5-1)# Littlejohn Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Wohlford Herndon Clark Hargesheimer  
116. Fri,8/15 vs ATL L (2-8) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Wohlford Clark Whitson  
117. Sat,8/16 vs ATL W (2-1) Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Blue  
118. Sun,8/17 vs ATL L (2-8) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Ripley  
119. Tue,8/19 at NYM W (5-4) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Herndon North Clark Knepper  
120. Wed,8/20 at NYM W (2-1) May Evans Stennett Pettini LeMaster Herndon North Clark Hargesheimer  
121. Thu,8/21 at NYM L (1-5) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Blue  
122. Fri,8/22 at PHI W (4-3)# Sadek Ivie Stennett Pettini LeMaster Wohlford North Herndon Whitson  
123. Sat,8/23 at PHI W (6-2) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Ripley  
124. Sun,8/24 at PHI L (1-7) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Knepper  
125. Mon,8/25 at MON L (1-3) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Hargesheimer  
126. Wed,8/27 at MON W (1-0) May Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Whitfield North Herndon Whitson  
127. Fri,8/29 vs NYM W (1-0) May Ivie Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Blue  
128. Sat,8/30 vs NYM L (5-9) Sadek Ivie Pettini Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Ripley  
129. Sun,8/31 vs NYM W (11-4)# Sadek Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Wohlford North Herndon Hargesheimer  
130. Sun,8/31 vs NYM W (9-4) May Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Whitfield Herndon Venable Knepper  
131. Mon,9/1 vs PHI L (4-6)# Sadek Ivie Stennett Pettini LeMaster Wohlford North Herndon Whitson  
132. Tue,9/2 vs PHI L (1-2) May Ivie Stennett Evans Pettini Whitfield North Herndon Blue  
133. Wed,9/3 vs PHI L (3-4) May Ivie Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield North Venable Ripley  
134. Thu,9/4 vs MON L (0-4) May Ivie Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield North Venable Hargesheimer  
135. Fri,9/5 vs MON L (0-8) May Ivie Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield North Venable Montefusco  
136. Sat,9/6 vs MON L (0-9) May Ivie Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Herndon Wohlford Whitson  
137. Sun,9/7 vs MON W (6-3) May Evans Sularz Pettini LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Wohlford Blue  
138. Tue,9/9 at SDP L (5-12) May Evans Sularz Pettini LeMaster Whitfield North Herndon Ripley  
139. Wed,9/10 at SDP L (2-4)# Sadek Evans Sularz Pettini LeMaster Bourjos Herndon Wohlford Knepper  
140. Fri,9/12 at HOU L (3-5) May Murray Pettini Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Venable Whitson  
141. Sat,9/13 at HOU L (2-3) May Murray Pettini Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Venable Blue  
142. Sun,9/14 at HOU L (4-6) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Venable Montefusco  
143. Mon,9/15 at CIN L (2-6) May Murray Stennett Evans LeMaster Whitfield North Venable Knepper  
144. Tue,9/16 at CIN W (8-1)# Sadek Murray Stennett Evans Pettini Wohlford North Herndon Whitson  
145. Wed,9/17 vs ATL W (2-0)# Sadek Murray Stennett Sularz Pettini Wohlford North Herndon Blue  
146. Thu,9/18 vs ATL L (1-2) May Murray Stennett Sularz Pettini Whitfield Venable Herndon Hargesheimer  
147. Fri,9/19 vs HOU W (4-3) May Murray Stennett Sularz Pettini Whitfield Venable Herndon Griffin  
148. Sat,9/20 vs HOU L (2-3) May Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Herndon Venable Whitson  
149. Sun,9/21 vs HOU L (1-5) May Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Herndon Venable Blue  
150. Mon,9/22 vs CIN W (7-3) May Murray Stennett Evans Pettini Whitfield Venable Herndon Ripley  
151. Tue,9/23 vs CIN L (1-2) May Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Venable Clark Hargesheimer  
152. Wed,9/24 at LAD L (4-5)# Sadek Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Wohlford Herndon Clark Griffin  
153. Thu,9/25 at LAD W (3-2) May Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Venable Clark Whitson  
154. Fri,9/26 at ATL L (3-5) May Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Venable Clark Blue  
155. Sat,9/27 at ATL W (2-1)# Sadek Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Wohlford Herndon Clark Ripley  
156. Tue,9/30 vs LAD L (3-6)# Sadek Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Wohlford Herndon Clark Griffin  
157. Wed,10/1 vs LAD L (4-8) May Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Venable Clark Whitson  
158. Thu,10/2 vs LAD W (3-2) Sadek Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Venable Clark Blue  
159. Fri,10/3 vs SDP L (0-12) Sadek Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Venable Clark Ripley  
160. Sat,10/4 vs SDP W (4-2) May Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Herndon Bourjos Griffin  
161. Sun,10/5 vs SDP L (3-7) May Murray Sularz Evans Pettini Whitfield Herndon Bourjos Whitson  
161 games 4 players 4 players 4 players 5 players 3 players 5 players 4 players 5 players 10 players 0 players
Most Common-games May-94
Sadek-47
Hill-12
Ivie-72
Murray-51
McCovey-26
Stennett-103
Strain-33
Sularz-20
Evans-138
Pettini-14
Strain-5
LeMaster-117
Pettini-37
Metzger-7
Whitfield-77
Herndon-50
Wohlford-26
North-108
Herndon-42
Venable-9
Clark-120
Herndon-22
Venable-13
Whitson-34
Knepper-33
Blue-31
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Most Common Lineups

9 Games
C. May
1B. McCovey
2B. Stennett
3B. Evans
SS. LeMaster
LF. Whitfield
CF. North
RF. Clark
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. May
1B. Ivie
2B. Stennett
3B. Evans
SS. LeMaster
LF. Herndon
CF. North
RF. Clark
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. Sadek
1B. Ivie
2B. Stennett
3B. Evans
SS. Pettini
LF. Herndon
CF. North
RF. Clark
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. May
1B. Ivie
2B. Stennett
3B. Evans
SS. LeMaster
LF. Whitfield
CF. North
RF. Herndon
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Sadek
1B. Murray
2B. Stennett
3B. Evans
SS. LeMaster
LF. Herndon
CF. North
RF. Clark
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. May
1B. Murray
2B. Sularz
3B. Evans
SS. Pettini
LF. Whitfield
CF. Venable
RF. Clark
P. Pitcher

89 total lineups (140 when including pitchers)


1979 / 1981 Lineups and Defense