A homer by Davey Lopes in the 12th inning broke a 5-5 deadlock and lifted the Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the Padres. The Dodgers were losing, 5-4, entering the bottom of the sixth but tied the game on doubles by Steve Garvey and Dusty Baker. The score remained knotted until Lopes connected. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     8, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres       1  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Dodgers      4  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 10  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           5   1   2   1     1   0   .278      Lopes 2b              4   2   1   1     2   0   .286
Smith ss              5   0   0   1     1   1   .000      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .529
Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   1     2   0   .250      Smith rf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Winfield rf           6   1   2   0     0   2   .429      Garvey 1b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .471
Turner lf             6   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Cey 3b                4   1   2   1     1   0   .286
Evans 3b              6   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Baker lf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .200
Tenace c              5   1   1   0     1   3   .100      Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Gonzalez 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .188        Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Owchinko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thomas cf             5   0   1   2     0   0   .125
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rau p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kendall ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lolich p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutcliffe p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perkins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Almon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   5  10   4     6   7             Totals               40   6  10   6     5   2

Time of Game: 3:27   Attendance: 39,562
Left on Base: Padres 11, Dodgers 6
DP: Padres 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Russell, Smith
Doubles: Hargrove (2), Garvey 2 (2), Baker (1), Smith (1)
Home Runs: Lopes (1)
Stolen Bases: Richards 2 (2), Smith (1), Almon (1)
Caught Stealing: Cey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (1), Garvey (1)
GIDP: Turner (1), Smith 2 (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko                0.2   4   4   4   1   0   0   6  54.00
Lee                     0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.00
Lolich                  4.1   3   1   1   1   1   0  15   2.08
Fingers                 4.2   1   0   0   2   1   0  17   0.00
Shirley L(0-1)          1.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   3.00
Totals                 11.1  10   6   6   5   2   1  46

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     3.1   6   5   4   3   3   0  19  10.80
Hough                   3.2   1   0   0   1   0   0  13   2.08
Sutcliffe W(1-0)        5     3   0   0   2   4   0  20   0.00
Totals                 12    10   5   4   6   7   0  52

Umpires: HP - Charlie Lupo, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Boyd Mauer


PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Smith lined to center;
Richards stole second; Hargrove doubled to right [Richards
scored]; Winfield struck out; Turner grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell singled to center [Lopes to
second]; Smith grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lopes to third, Russell out at second]; Garvey doubled
to right [Lopes scored]; Cey singled to left [Garvey scored];
Baker singled to right [Cey to third]; LEE REPLACED OWCHINKO
(PITCHING); Ferguson walked [Baker to second]; Thomas singled to
right [Cey scored, Baker scored, Ferguson to second]; Rau
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Dodgers 4.

PADRES 2ND: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
struck out; Gonzalez walked; KENDALL BATTED FOR LEE; Kendall
forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 2ND: LOLICH REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING); Lopes grounded
out (shortstop to first); Russell flied to left in foul
territory; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 4.

PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
flied out to right; Hargrove walked; Winfield singled to left
[Hargrove to second]; Turner singled to right [Hargrove scored,
Winfield scored (error by Smith) (unearned) (no RBI), Turner to
third]; Evans grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey flied out to left; Cey singled to right; Cey
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Baker
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 4.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace walked; Gonzalez singled to right [Tenace to
third]; On a bunt Lolich struck out; Richards singled to right
[Tenace scored, Gonzalez to third]; HOUGH REPLACED RAU
(PITCHING); Smith forced Richards (first to shortstop) [Gonzalez
scored]; Hargrove popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
grounded out (first unassisted); Hough grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 4.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield flied out to center; Turner grounded out
(first unassisted); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes flied out to center; Russell walked; Smith
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Russell
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 4.

PADRES 6TH: Tenace singled to center; Gonzalez flied out to
right; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tenace
to second]; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey doubled to right; Cey flied out to left;
Baker doubled to left [Garvey scored]; FINGERS REPLACED LOLICH
(PITCHING); Ferguson reached on a fielder's choice [Baker out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Thomas flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

PADRES 7TH: Smith walked; Smith stole second; Hargrove made an
out to shortstop; Winfield flied out to center; Turner flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOUGH; Davalillo lined to
left; Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

PADRES 8TH: SUTCLIFFE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Evans flied
out to left; Tenace was called out on strikes; Gonzalez popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Smith doubled to center; Garvey out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Smith to third]; Cey was walked
intentionally; Baker flied out to right; Ferguson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

PADRES 9TH: On a bunt Fingers grounded out (third to first);
Richards reached on an error by Russell; Richards stole second;
Smith grounded out (second to first) [Richards to third];
Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Thomas flied to right in foul territory; Sutcliffe
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes walked; Russell made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

PADRES 10TH: Winfield singled to right; Turner grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Winfield out at
second]; Evans singled to third; Tenace forced Evans (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 10TH: Smith flied to right in foul territory; Garvey
struck out; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

PADRES 11TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; PERKINS BATTED FOR
FINGERS; Perkins singled to right; ALMON RAN FOR PERKINS; Almon
stole second; Richards was walked intentionally; Smith struck
out; Hargrove walked [Almon to third, Richards to second];
Winfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 11TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); Baker flied to
left in foul territory; Ferguson grounded out (third to first);
Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

PADRES 12TH: YEAGER REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Turner
popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans lined to left; Tenace
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 12TH: Sutcliffe grounded out (second to first); Lopes
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 6.