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Sunday July 8, 1979
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Mike Schmidt tied the game with a two-run homer in the sixth inning -- his fifth round-tripper in three games -- and Pete Rose singled home the decisive run in the seventh as the Phillies posted a 5-3 decision over the Giants. The Phils snapped a 3-3 tie in the seventh when Bob Boone and Steve Carlton singled, Larry Bowa walked and Rose lined a two-out single to center. Manny Trillo doubled home the Phils' final tally in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Sunday, July 8, 1979 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Giants       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  2    1  1  x  -   5  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .272      McBride rf            2   0   0   0     0   2   .268
Strain 2b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .244        Luzinski ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Clark rf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .279        Gross lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .267      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Evans 3b              4   1   2   2     0   2   .264      Rose 1b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .313
Herndon lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .322      Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .257
LeMaster ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .287
  McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Anderson lf,rf        3   1   0   0     1   1   .214
  Metzger ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .283
Sadek c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Boone c               3   2   2   1     1   0   .297
Knepper p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .188      Carlton p             3   0   1   0     1   0   .236
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .266

Totals               34   3   9   3     3  14             Totals               32   5   8   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 41,387
Left on Base: Giants 8, Phillies 8
DP: Giants 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Clark (17), Strain (3), Trillo (8)
Triples: LeMaster (2)
Home Runs: Evans (9), Boone (7), Schmidt (28)
Stolen Bases: Anderson (1)
Caught Stealing: LeMaster (1), Maddox (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (6)
Hit by Pitch: Trillo (3,by Knepper)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(6-3)          6.2   7   4   3   2   7   2  30   4.29
Griffin                 1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   3.75
Lavelle                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.56
Totals                  8     8   5   4   4   7   2  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(10-8)         9     9   3   3   3  14   1  38   3.51
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3  14   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Knepper (3)

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


GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Strain singled to pitcher; Clark
doubled to left [Strain to third]; Ivie was walked
intentionally; Evans was called out on strikes; Herndon lined to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Phillies 0.

GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster singled to center; Sadek struck out while
LeMaster was caught stealing second (catcher to second to
first); Knepper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt singled to left; Maddox flied out to
right; Anderson flied out to right; Trillo lined to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Phillies 0.

GIANTS 3RD: North singled to center; Strain doubled to left
[North to third]; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to right [North
scored, Strain to third]; Ivie struck out; Evans homered [Strain
scored]; Herndon struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone homered; Carlton made an out to shortstop;
McBride was called out on strikes; Bowa made an out to first; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 1.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster tripled to left; Sadek struck out; Knepper
was called out on strikes; North grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox singled to left;
Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Strain flied out to center; Clark was called out on
strikes; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
was hit by a pitch; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Trillo to second]; Carlton walked; LUZINSKI BATTED FOR MCBRIDE;
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 1.

GIANTS 6TH: LUZINSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ANDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Evans singled to right; Herndon
lined to right; LeMaster flied out to center; Sadek grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa struck out; Rose reached on an error by Evans
[Rose to first]; Schmidt homered [Rose scored (unearned)];
Maddox struck out; Anderson was called out on strikes; 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Knepper struck out; North flied out to right; Strain
walked; Clark forced Strain (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Trillo was called out on strikes; Boone singled to
center; Carlton singled to left [Boone to second]; Luzinski
popped to first in foul territory; Bowa walked [Boone to third,
Carlton to second]; Rose singled to center [Boone scored,
Carlton to third, Bowa to second]; GRIFFIN REPLACED KNEPPER
(PITCHING); Schmidt flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 3, Phillies 4.

GIANTS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Ivie struck
out; Evans struck out; Herndon singled to shortstop; MCCOVEY
BATTED FOR LEMASTER; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: METZGER REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING SS); Maddox
grounded out (pitcher to first); Anderson walked; Anderson stole
second; Trillo doubled to left [Anderson scored]; Boone walked;
Carlton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Trillo to third,
Boone to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Gross
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3,
Phillies 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Sadek grounded out (shortstop to first); ANDREWS
BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Andrews flied out to center; North walked;
Strain was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
3, Phillies 5.



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