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Tuesday June 26, 1979
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Bob Shirley scattered 11 hits in pitching the Padres to a 5-1 triumph over the Dodgers. With the Padres trailing, 1-0, in the fourth inning, Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace walked. A single by Jay Johnstone scored Winfield and Fernando Gonzalez followed with a three-run homer. The Padres added a tally in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Tenace. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 26, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    4  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  1
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Martinez 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .371
Dade 3b               3   1   1   0     0   2   .293      Russell ss            5   1   4   0     0   0   .303
Winfield rf           1   1   0   0     3   0   .330      Garvey 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .315
Turner lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     1   0   .284
Tenace c              2   1   0   1     1   0   .244      Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Johnstone 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .260      Ferguson rf           4   0   3   0     0   1   .229
  Briggs 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Gonzalez 2b           4   1   1   3     0   0   .236      Yeager c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .158
Almon ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Shirley p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Lopes ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .357

Totals               30   5   7   5     4   3             Totals               37   1  11   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 35,001
Left on Base: Padres 5, Dodgers 11
DP: Padres 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Almon
Home Runs: Gonzalez (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Dade (1), Shirley (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Tenace (4)
GIDP: Baker (7), Thomas (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley W(3-7)          9    11   1   0   2   5   0  39   2.72
Totals                  9    11   1   0   2   5   0  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(7-8)           6     7   5   5   3   2   1  27   3.96
Hough                   3     0   0   0   1   1   0  10   5.85
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4   3   1  37

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg


PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Dade out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Richards to second]; Winfield walked;
Turner lined into a double play (center to first) [Winfield out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Martinez grounded out (second to first); Russell
singled to center; Garvey reached on an error by Almon [Russell
to third, Garvey to first]; Cey forced Garvey (third to second)
[Russell scored (unearned)]; Baker popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Johnstone
singled to second; Gonzalez popped to second; Almon flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson singled to left; Thomas flied out to
center; Yeager struck out; Sutton was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 3RD: Shirley flied out to center; Richards grounded out
(third to first); Dade struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Martinez flied out to right; Russell singled to
left; Garvey singled to right [Russell to third]; Cey walked
[Garvey to second]; Baker grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield walked; Turner grounded out (third to
first) [Winfield to third]; Tenace walked; Johnstone singled to
left [Winfield scored, Tenace to second]; Gonzalez homered
[Tenace scored, Johnstone scored]; Almon singled to center;
Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to
second]; Richards flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson singled to left; Thomas grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Ferguson out at second]; Yeager
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 5TH: Dade singled to left; Winfield flied out to center
[Dade to second]; Turner singled to right [Dade to third];
Tenace hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dade scored, Turner to
second]; Johnstone popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton flied out to left; Martinez walked; Russell
singled to left [Martinez to second]; Garvey forced Russell
(third to second) [Martinez to third]; Cey forced Garvey
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers
1.

PADRES 6TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Almon struck out;
Shirley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Ferguson
singled to left; Thomas lined to third; Yeager singled to left
[Ferguson to second]; LOPES BATTED FOR SUTTON; Lopes was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED LOPES (PITCHING); Richards flied out
to left; Dade struck out; Winfield walked; Turner grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Martinez flied out to right; Russell lined to
shortstop; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 8TH: Tenace flied to right in foul territory; Johnstone
popped to first in foul territory; Gonzalez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: BRIGGS REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); Cey singled
to third; Baker forced Cey (third to second); Ferguson struck
out; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 9TH: Almon flied out to right; Shirley grounded out
(third to first); Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); MOTA
BATTED FOR HOUGH; Mota flied out to right; Martinez singled to
left; Russell singled to center [Martinez to second]; Garvey
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 1.



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