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Sunday July 29, 1979
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A two-run homer by Jack Clark climaxed a three-run third inning that lifted the Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Padres. John Montefusco opened the stanza with a fly ball to left that fell between Jay Johnstone and Gene Richards for a triple. One out later, Joe Strain delivered a single and Clark followed with his round-tripper to cap the inning. The Giants' other run came on a single by Mike Ivie in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Sunday, July 29, 1979 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Giants       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  6  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .272      Richards cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Strain 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .290        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Clark rf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .263      Dade 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Ivie 1b               3   0   2   1     0   1   .310      Bevacqua 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Winfield rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .337
Herndon lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Johnstone lf,cf       3   1   0   0     1   0   .272
LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Tenace c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Littlejohn c          4   0   0   0     0   3   .233      Briggs 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Montefusco p          3   1   1   0     0   0   .200        Gonzalez ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .226
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Almon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                          Smith ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Wilhelm ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .130
                                                          Shirley p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .065
                                                            Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .040
                                                            Turner ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .249

Totals               32   4   6   4     1   6             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 15,878
Left on Base: Giants 4, Padres 6
DP: Giants 2, Padres 0
Doubles: Dade (7)
Triples: Montefusco (1)
Home Runs: Clark (21)
Caught Stealing: Almon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Strain (4)
GIDP: Johnstone (5)
Hit by Pitch: Ivie (1,by Shirley)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(3-4)       8.1   6   2   2   3   1   0  33   4.02
Lavelle SV(13)          0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.13
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   2   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(4-11)         6     4   3   3   1   4   1  24   2.83
Rasmussen               2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.20
Lee                     1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.81
Totals                  9     6   4   4   1   6   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Shirley (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


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

PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Dade grounded out (second to first)
[Richards to second]; Bevacqua made an out to shortstop;
Winfield made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie was hit by a pitch; Evans walked [Ivie to
second]; Herndon flied out to right; LeMaster flied out to
right; Littlejohn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Johnstone grounded out (second to first); Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Briggs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco tripled to right; North grounded out
(shortstop to first); Strain singled to center [Montefusco
scored]; Clark homered [Strain scored]; Ivie singled to left;
Evans struck out; Herndon lined to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Smith flied out to left; Shirley walked; Richards
lined to right; Dade forced Shirley (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Littlejohn
struck out; Montefusco grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield
singled to third; Johnstone grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Winfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

GIANTS 5TH: North grounded out (first unassisted); Strain flied
out to left; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Tenace flied out to center; Briggs flied out to
center; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Padres 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Ivie was called out on strikes; Evans made an out to
third; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: TOLAN BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Tolan flied out to right;
Richards grounded out (second to first); Dade doubled to right;
Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

GIANTS 7TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); LeMaster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Littlejohn flied out to
right; Montefusco grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield singled to center; Johnstone popped to
third in foul territory; Tenace was called out on strikes;
Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Padres 0.

GIANTS 8TH: North singled to shortstop; Strain out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [North to second]; Clark
grounded out (second to first) [North to third]; Ivie singled to
left [North scored]; Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Smith popped to third in foul territory; TURNER
BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first);
Richards singled to center; Dade grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 0.

GIANTS 9TH: LEE REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); TURNER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); JOHNSTONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Herndon struck out; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first);
Littlejohn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); Winfield
singled to center; Johnstone walked [Winfield to second]; Tenace
singled to third [Winfield to third, Johnstone to second];
LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR
BRIGGS; Gonzalez singled to right [Winfield scored, Johnstone
scored, Tenace to third]; ALMON RAN FOR GONZALEZ; WILHELM BATTED
FOR SMITH; Wilhelm struck out while Almon was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Padres 2.



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