Two runs that scored on a wild pitch by Greg Minton in the seventh inning enabled the Phillies to defeat the Giants, 6-4. Mike Schmidt hit his 32nd homer and Bob Boone followed with a circuit clout when the Phillies scored three runs in the fourth inning. The Giants got their first run on a homer by Darrell Evans in the fifth and went ahead with three in the sixth.

The Phillies opened the seventh with the tying tally on singles by pinch-hitter Tim McCarver and Bake McBride and a double by Larry Bowa. Minton then took over in relief for the Giants and uncorked a wild pitch that bounced off catcher Dennis Littlejohn's chest protector, allowing McBride to score from third base and Bowa from second. Before the Phillies were retired, Minton threw two more wild pitches to tie the N. L. record with three in one inning. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Friday, July      20, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Phillies     0  0  0    3  0  0    3  0  0  -   6 13  3
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   4  4  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .267      North cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .262
Bowa ss               5   1   1   1     0   1   .261      Strain 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Rose 1b               4   0   2   0     1   0   .303      Clark rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   1     2   0   .269      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Boone c               4   1   2   1     1   1   .319      Evans 3b              3   1   1   1     1   2   .256
Maddox cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .281      Herndon lf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .294
Gross lf              3   0   2   0     2   0   .343      LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .265      Littlejohn c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Lerch p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  McCarver ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .282        Andrews ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .284
  Reed p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               36   6  13   4     6   4             Totals               30   4   4   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 21,110
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Giants 3
DP: Phillies 1, Giants 1
Errors: Rose, Schmidt 2, LeMaster
Doubles: Bowa (10)
Triples: North (4)
Home Runs: Schmidt (32), Boone (8), Evans (10)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (18), Schmidt (7)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (5), Rose (6), Maddox (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Strain (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (2), Herndon (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch W(6-8)            6     3   4   2   2   3   1  24   3.74
Reed SV(3)              3     1   0   0   0   4   0  10   4.62
Totals                  9     4   4   2   2   7   1  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              6     9   3   3   3   1   2  26   4.55
Griffin L(4-5)          0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3   3.82
Minton                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.57
Lavelle                 2     1   0   0   3   2   0  10   2.34
Totals                  9    13   6   6   6   4   2  43

Wild Pitches: Minton 3 (5)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Andy Olsen


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa
struck out; Rose singled to center; Schmidt walked [Rose to
second]; Boone forced Schmidt (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); Strain flied
out to left; Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Giants 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Gross
singled to second; Trillo made an out to second; Lerch grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie lined to third; Evans struck out; Herndon lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride singled to center; Bowa forced McBride
(third to second); Bowa was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rose walked; Rose was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster struck out; Littlejohn lined to third;
Montefusco grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Giants 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt homered; Boone homered; Maddox singled to
left; Maddox stole second; Gross singled to center [Maddox to
third]; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Maddox scored,
Gross to second]; Lerch grounded out (shortstop to first);
McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: North tripled to left; Strain made an out to third;
Clark popped to first; Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Giants 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa flied out to left; Rose singled to left;
Schmidt hit into a double play (center to second) [Rose out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans homered; Herndon grounded out (second to
first); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Rose dropped a
foul fly hit by Littlejohn for an error; Littlejohn struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Giants 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone singled to left; Maddox forced Boone
(shortstop to second); Maddox was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Gross walked; Trillo flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Andrews singled to
right; North walked [Andrews to second]; Strain out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Andrews to third, North to
second]; Clark reached on an error by Schmidt [Andrews scored
(RBI), North to third, Clark to first]; Ivie reached on an error
by Schmidt [North scored (unearned) (no RBI), Clark to third,
Ivie to second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Herndon
sacrifice flied into a double play (center to catcher to second)
[Clark scored (unearned), Ivie out at third]; 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Giants 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); MCCARVER
BATTED FOR LERCH; McCarver singled to right; McBride singled to
right [McCarver to third]; Bowa doubled to right [McCarver
scored, McBride to third]; MINTON REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING);
Minton threw a wild pitch [McBride scored, Bowa scored]; Rose
popped to third in foul territory; Schmidt reached on an error
by LeMaster [Schmidt to first]; Minton threw a wild pitch
[Schmidt to second]; Boone struck out while Schmidt advanced to
third on a wild pitch (catcher to first); Maddox made an out to
first; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); LeMaster struck
out; Littlejohn struck out; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR MINTON;
Whitfield lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Giants 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Gross
walked; Trillo forced Gross (shortstop to second); Reed singled
to left [Trillo to second]; McBride was called out on strikes;
Bowa lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: North was called out on strikes; Strain grounded out
(third to first); Clark singled to right; Ivie forced Clark
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Giants 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Rose lined to shortstop; Schmidt walked; Schmidt
stole second; Boone walked; Maddox struck out; Gross grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans struck out; Herndon popped to second; LeMaster
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Giants 4.