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Friday July 6, 1979
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Mike Schmidt batted in three runs with a single, sacrifice fly and homer to support Nino Espinosa, who pitched the Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the Giants. After Schmidt hit his single for the initial run in the first inning, the Phillies added a pair of tainted tallies on an error by Johnnie LeMaster.

A pass to Pete Rose, single by Greg Luzinski and Schmidt's sacrifice fly produced another run in the third. Schmidt hit his homer in the seventh and Boone followed with a back-to-back clout. [The Sporting News]


Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Friday, July 6, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  1
Phillies     3  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   6  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .273      McBride rf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .270
Strain 2b             5   0   1   1     0   2   .156      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Rose 1b               4   2   0   0     1   0   .316
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Luzinski lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .266
Evans 3b              2   0   1   0     2   1   .261        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Whitfield lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Schmidt 3b            3   2   2   3     0   1   .246
LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .260      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Sadek c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Curtis p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .133      Boone c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .293
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Espinosa p            2   0   1   0     2   1   .179
  Herndon ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .321
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .191
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Ivie ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .262

Totals               35   1  11   1     3   6             Totals               32   6   9   4     6   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 36,097
Left on Base: Giants 10, Phillies 9
DP: Giants 0, Phillies 2
Errors: LeMaster
Doubles: Curtis (1), Ivie (7)
Home Runs: Schmidt (24), Boone (6)
Stolen Bases: Whitfield (4)
Caught Stealing: North (13), McBride (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Schmidt (4)
GIDP: Clark (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(4-5)           3     4   4   2   6   1   0  19   4.47
Griffin                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.65
Minton                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.10
Lavelle                 2     2   2   2   0   1   2   8   2.57
Totals                  8     9   6   4   6   5   2  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(8-7)         9    11   1   1   3   6   0  38   3.23
Totals                  9    11   1   1   3   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Satch Davidson


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to left; Strain was called out on
strikes while North was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Clark singled to center; McCovey flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to center; McBride was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bowa walked; Rose forced
Bowa (third to second); Luzinski walked [Rose to second];
Schmidt singled to shortstop [Rose scored, Luzinski to third,
Schmidt to second (on throw)]; Maddox reached on an error by
LeMaster [Luzinski scored (unearned) (no RBI), Schmidt scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Maddox to first]; Trillo made an out to
shortstop; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans struck out; Whitfield singled to center;
LeMaster struck out while Whitfield stole second; Sadek flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Espinosa
walked; McBride struck out; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Curtis doubled to center [Curtis out at third
(center to shortstop to third)]; North grounded out (second to
first); Strain struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose walked; Luzinski singled to center [Rose to
third]; Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored];
Maddox singled to right [Luzinski to second]; Trillo flied out
to right; Boone flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Phillies 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark flied out to center; McCovey singled to
center; Evans walked [McCovey to second]; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first) [McCovey to third, Evans to second]; LeMaster
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Espinosa walked; McBride walked [Espinosa to
second]; GRIFFIN REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Bowa singled to
right [Espinosa to third, McBride to second]; Rose flied out to
left; Luzinski struck out; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek singled to center; HERNDON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN;
Herndon singled to left [Sadek to second]; North struck out;
Strain singled to right [Sadek scored, Herndon to third]; Clark
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Strain out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: MINTON REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); Maddox struck
out; Trillo grounded out (second to first); Boone singled to
center; Espinosa singled to right [Boone to third]; McBride
forced Espinosa (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Phillies 4.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey flied out to center; Evans walked; Whitfield
popped to third in foul territory; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded
out (pitcher to first); Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Phillies 4.

GIANTS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Sadek
singled to right; HILL BATTED FOR MINTON; Hill flied out to
center; North forced Sadek (shortstop to second); Strain forced
North (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); Schmidt homered;
Maddox grounded out (third to first); Trillo grounded out (third
to first); Boone homered; Espinosa struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Phillies 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Clark flied out to center; McCovey lined to second;
Evans singled to first; Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied
out to right; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Phillies 6.

GIANTS 9TH: LeMaster popped to catcher in foul territory; Sadek
flied out to right; IVIE BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Ivie doubled to
right; North walked; Strain forced Ivie (third unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Phillies 6.



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