A seven-run fourth inning carried the Dodgers to a 12-10 victory over the Giants, who suffered their sixth straight loss. The Dodgers loaded the bases three times in the fourth. Davey Lopes drove in two runs with a double and Steve Garvey sent two more home with a single. Garvey also hit a homer in the sixth and accounted for his fourth RBI of the game with a double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 12, San Francisco Giants 10
Game Played on Thursday, May       31, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  4  0    0  0  0    5  0  1  -  10 17  2
Dodgers      0  3  0    7  0  1    1  0  x  -  12 16  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            6   1   3   3     0   0   .232      Lopes 2b              4   1   3   3     1   0   .250
Whitfield lf          5   1   3   0     1   0   .290      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Clark rf              6   0   3   1     0   1   .281        Martinez ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .421
McCovey 1b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .274      Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .256
Evans 3b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .267        Joshua rf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .375
Herndon cf            2   2   1   2     3   0   .359      Garvey 1b             5   2   3   4     0   0   .316
LeMaster ss           5   2   3   3     0   2   .333      Cey 3b                1   0   0   0     2   0   .293
Sadek c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .171        Thomasson ph,cf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Tamargo c           0   0   0   1     0   0   .176      Baker lf              4   2   2   1     1   0   .314
  North ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .233      Ferguson c            4   2   2   1     1   0   .202
Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Thomas cf,3b          4   2   4   2     1   0   .301
  Roberts p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sutton p              3   1   1   1     0   1   .121
  Ivie ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .241        Welch p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .300

Totals               42  10  17  10     5   9             Totals               37  12  16  12     7   3

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 36,288
Left on Base: Giants 11, Dodgers 9
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Whitfield, LeMaster, Russell, Smith, Ferguson
Doubles: Lopes 3 (13), Garvey (11), Baker (14)
Triples: Joshua (1)
Home Runs: Garvey (9)
Stolen Bases: Clark (2), LeMaster (3), Herndon (3), North (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tamargo (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(6-6)             3.1   8   9   9   4   1   0  22   6.08
Roberts                 2.2   4   2   2   3   2   1  14   2.89
Moffitt                 2     4   1   1   0   0   0   9   7.23
Totals                  8    16  12  12   7   3   1  45

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(6-4)           6.2  13   9   9   3   5   0  36   3.54
Welch SV(5)             2.1   4   1   1   2   4   0  12   2.76
Totals                  9    17  10  10   5   9   0  48

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock popped to catcher in foul territory;
Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark singled to left;
Clark stole second; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to left; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith flied out to
center; Garvey lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to shortstop [Evans to second (error
by Russell)]; Herndon singled to right [Evans scored, Herndon to
third (error by Smith)]; LeMaster singled to left [Herndon
scored]; LeMaster stole second; Sadek was called out on strikes;
Blue flied out to right [LeMaster to third]; Madlock singled to
right [LeMaster scored]; Whitfield walked [Madlock to second];
Clark singled to right [Madlock scored, Whitfield to third];
McCovey popped to first; 4 R, 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to first; Baker singled to shortstop
[Baker to second (error by LeMaster)]; Ferguson singled to left
[Baker to third]; Thomas singled to right [Baker scored,
Ferguson to third]; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Thomas to second, Ferguson scored]; Lopes doubled to
left [Thomas scored]; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans lined to first; Herndon walked; LeMaster
struck out while Herndon stole second; Sadek popped to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Smith flied out to center; Garvey grounded out
(second to first); Cey walked; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Blue grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock flied
out to right; Whitfield singled to right; Clark flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson walked; Thomas walked [Ferguson to
second]; Sutton singled to center [Ferguson to third, Thomas to
second]; Lopes doubled to left [Ferguson scored, Thomas scored,
Sutton to third]; Russell struck out; Smith was walked
intentionally; Garvey singled to left [Sutton scored, Lopes
scored, Smith to third, Garvey to second (error by Whitfield)];
ROBERTS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Cey was walked intentionally;
Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second) [Smith scored, Garvey to
third]; Ferguson singled to left [Garvey scored, Baker to
second]; Thomas singled to left [Baker scored, Ferguson out at
third (left to catcher to second to third)]; 7 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 10.

GIANTS 5TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); McCovey
lined to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); Herndon
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 10.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton struck out; Lopes walked; Martinez flied out
to right; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Dodgers 10.

GIANTS 6TH: JOSHUA REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); LeMaster singled
to left; Sadek struck out; Roberts struck out; Mike Sadek,
Giants Coach Jim Davenport and Giants Manager Joe Altobelli
ejected by HP umpire Satch Davidson; Madlock forced LeMaster
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers
10.

DODGERS 6TH: TAMARGO REPLACED SADEK (PLAYING C ); Garvey
homered; THOMASSON BATTED FOR CEY; Thomasson flied out to
center; Baker walked; Ferguson flied out to center; Thomas
singled to center [Baker to second]; Sutton flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 11.

GIANTS 7TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Whitfield singled to center;
Clark flied out to left; McCovey singled to right [Whitfield to
second]; Evans singled to right [Whitfield to third, McCovey to
second]; Herndon walked [Whitfield scored, McCovey to third,
Evans to second]; LeMaster singled to left [McCovey scored,
Evans scored, Herndon to third]; Tamargo hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Herndon scored]; IVIE BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Ivie singled
to left [LeMaster to second]; WELCH REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING);
Madlock singled to right [LeMaster scored, Ivie to second];
Whitfield singled to left [Ivie out at home (left to catcher),
Madlock to second]; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 11.

DODGERS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Lopes flied out
to left; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua
tripled to center; Garvey doubled to left [Joshua scored];
Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 9, Dodgers 12.

GIANTS 8TH: Clark singled to right; McCovey struck out; Evans
grounded out (third to first) [Clark to second]; Herndon walked;
LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 12.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker doubled to center; Ferguson grounded out
(third to first); Thomas singled to left [Baker to third]; Welch
hit into a double play (third to second to catcher) [Baker out
at home, Thomas out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9,
Dodgers 12.

GIANTS 9TH: NORTH BATTED FOR TAMARGO; North walked; VENABLE
BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Venable struck out while North stole second
[North to third (error by Ferguson)]; Madlock singled to right
[North scored]; Whitfield flied out to left; Clark struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 10, Dodgers 12.