An eighth-inning single by Dave Winfield drove home Ozzie Smith from second base to snap a tie and give the Padres a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Smith opened the eighth with a single and reached second as second baseman Bill Madlock bobbled a grounder by Jerry Turner for an error. Winfield then followed with a blow up the middle. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     17, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  8  2
Padres       0  2  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   4 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .211      Richards cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .122
Whitfield lf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .364      Turner lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .279
Madlock 2b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .156      Winfield rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .422
Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Tenace c              3   1   1   2     0   1   .258
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .295        Almon pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hill c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .132      Evans 3b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .122
Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .200        Perkins ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .261
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rasmussen p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  McCovey 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .600        Bevacqua ph,1b,3b   1   0   1   1     0   0   .400

Totals               31   3   8   3     3   3             Totals               33   4  10   4     0   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 16,734
Left on Base: Giants 6, Padres 7
DP: Giants 0, Padres 1
Errors: Madlock, Metzger
Doubles: Whitfield (5)
Triples: Winfield (1)
Home Runs: Madlock (1), Tenace (1)
Stolen Bases: North (3)
Caught Stealing: North (3), Richards (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Knepper 2 (4), Evans (1)
GIDP: Evans (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (1,by Coleman)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(1-1)          7    10   4   4   0   7   1  31   3.38
Coleman                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Lavelle                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8    10   4   4   0   8   1  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen               7     8   3   3   3   2   1  30   5.94
Fingers W(1-0)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.79
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   3   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (1)
Balks: Rasmussen (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Bovey, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Frank Campagna, 3B - Frank Fisher


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to center; North was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher to shortstop);
Whitfield doubled to center; Madlock walked; Clark lined to
shortstop; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards reached on an error by Metzger; Richards
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Smith flied out to center; Turner was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie struck out; Hill flied out to center; Metzger
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield tripled to right; Tenace homered [Winfield
scored]; Hargrove struck out; Evans was called out on strikes;
Gonzalez flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Padres 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper struck out; North walked; Rasmussen balked
[North to second]; Whitfield grounded out (second to first)
[North to third]; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Rasmussen singled to shortstop; Richards was called
out on strikes; Smith made an out to second; Turner singled to
center [Rasmussen to second]; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark singled to left; Evans grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; Ivie
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted); Evans was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill singled to right; Metzger forced Hill (second
to shortstop); Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Metzger to second]; North grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez singled to left [Gonzalez out at second
(left to second)]; Rasmussen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield singled to center; Madlock homered
[Whitfield scored]; Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans
popped to first in foul territory; Ivie popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Smith made an out to shortstop; Turner singled to
right; Winfield forced Turner (shortstop to second); Tenace
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill flied out to right; Metzger singled to left;
Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to
second]; North singled to center [Metzger scored]; North stole
second; Whitfield walked; Madlock grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Hargrove
singled to right; ALMON RAN FOR HARGROVE; Evans out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to second]; Gonzalez
struck out; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Bevacqua singled to
left [Almon scored]; Richards made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 3.

GIANTS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); BEVACQUA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Clark flied out to left; Evans flied to
right in foul territory; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: Smith singled to center; Turner reached on an error
by Madlock [Smith to second, Turner to first]; Winfield singled
to center [Smith scored, Turner to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED
KNEPPER (PITCHING); Tenace was hit by a pitch [Turner to third,
Winfield to second]; Fingers forced Turner (third to catcher)
[Winfield to third, Tenace to second]; PERKINS BATTED FOR EVANS;
LAVELLE REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); MCCOVEY REPLACED COLEMAN
(PLAYING 1B); Perkins forced Winfield (catcher unassisted)
[Tenace to third, Fingers to second]; Gonzalez struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 4.

GIANTS 9TH: PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BEVACQUA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Hill flied out to center;
Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); McCovey flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 4.