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Tuesday May 1, 1979
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Breaking their eight-game losing streak, the Giants whitewashed the Phillies, 7-0, behind the five-hit hurling of Bob Knepper. The Giants picked up three runs in the third inning when John Tamargo reached second base on a double error by Pete Rose, Roger Metzger smashed a triple and Terry Whitfield followed with an inside-the-park homer. Whitfield also drove in a run with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Giants       0  0  3    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   7  7  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .247      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Whitfield lf          4   1   2   3     0   0   .333      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .286      Rose 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .329
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .348      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .235      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Madlock 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .148      Anderson rf           4   0   2   0     0   2   .600
Tamargo c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Metzger ss            3   2   1   1     1   0   .164      Boone c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .196
Knepper p             4   0   1   2     0   1   .091      Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gross ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
                                                            Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   7   7     3   6             Totals               32   0   5   0     3   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 29,048
Left on Base: Giants 2, Phillies 8
DP: Giants 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Rose 2
Doubles: Trillo (4), Boone (4)
Triples: Metzger (2)
Home Runs: Whitfield (1)
Stolen Bases: North (5)
Sacrifice Flies: North (1)
GIDP: McCovey (1), Metzger (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(2-2)          9     5   0   0   3   3   0  35   3.05
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   3   0  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(3-1)         5     2   3   0   0   6   1  18   1.32
Eastwick                1.1   2   4   4   3   0   0   8   6.75
Bird                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.23
Kaat                    2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   6.23
Totals                  9     7   7   4   3   6   1  36

Umpires: HP - Bob Nelson, 1B - Bill Lawson, 2B - Tom Telford, 3B - Joe Myers


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa
popped to first; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Evans struck out; Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Schmidt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson singled to third;
Trillo doubled to left [Anderson to third]; Boone was walked
intentionally; Espinosa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Tamargo reached on an error by Rose [Tamargo to
second (error by Rose)]; Metzger tripled to center [Tamargo
scored (unearned)]; Knepper popped to third; North struck out;
Whitfield hit an inside the park homer to right (unearned)
[Metzger scored (unearned)]; Clark struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H,
2 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox flied out to right; Bowa lined to third;
Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Phillies 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans flied
out to center; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski flied out to left; Schmidt walked;
Anderson struck out; On a bunt Trillo grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Tamargo flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Knepper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone doubled to left; CARDENAL BATTED FOR
ESPINOSA; Cardenal struck out; Maddox flied out to center; Bowa
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Phillies 0.

GIANTS 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); North singled
to second; North stole second; Whitfield singled to right [North
scored]; Clark popped to second; McCovey grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitfield out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose flied out to right; Luzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Phillies 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans walked; Madlock walked [Evans to second];
Tamargo flied out to right; Metzger walked [Evans to third,
Madlock to second]; BIRD REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Knepper
singled to center [Evans scored, Madlock scored, Metzger to
third]; North hit a sacrifice fly to center [Metzger scored];
Whitfield forced Knepper (third to second); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Anderson singled to center; Trillo flied out to
left; Boone flied out to center; GROSS BATTED FOR BIRD; Gross
walked [Anderson to second]; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 7, Phillies 0.

GIANTS 8TH: KAAT REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); McCovey singled to shortstop; Evans flied
out to left; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa singled to shortstop; Rose lined to second;
Luzinski popped to second; Schmidt forced Bowa (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Phillies 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Tamargo singled to right; Metzger grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tamargo out at
second]; Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Anderson struck out; Trillo flied out to center;
Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7,
Phillies 0.



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