Delivering the 143rd pinch-hit of his career, one short of Smokey Burgess' major league record, Manny Mota batted in Joe Ferguson with a single in the 11th inning to give the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Homers by Jack Clark and Mike Ivie helped the Giants take a 3-1 lead before the Dodgers tied the score in the seventh with singles by Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, Steve Garvey and Ron Cey.

In the 11th, Ferguson singled and was sacrificed to second by Steve Yeager. After Derrel Thomas was hit by a pitch, Mota batted for Gary Thomasson and came through with his winning single. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    4, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  8  0
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  -   4 14  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   1   2   0     3   1   .271      Lopes 2b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .262
Strain 2b             5   0   0   1     1   0   .277      Russell ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Clark rf              4   1   3   1     1   0   .276      Garvey 1b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .324
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Cey 3b                5   0   2   1     0   1   .284
Ivie lf,3b            4   1   1   1     1   1   .308      Baker lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .291
Evans 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .254        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnston pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hatcher rf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .667
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Beckwith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .228        Ferguson lf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .242
  LeMaster ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .205
Littlejohn c          3   0   0   0     1   1   .182      Thomas cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Sutcliffe p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .293        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Herndon ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .271        Thomasson rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .367

Totals               37   3   8   3     8   6             Totals               40   4  14   4     3   3

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 44,818
Left on Base: Giants 11, Dodgers 10
DP: Giants 2, Dodgers 2
Errors: Beckwith
Home Runs: Clark (22), Ivie (16)
Stolen Bases: North 3 (47), Metzger (10)
Caught Stealing: North (16)
Sacrifice Hits: LeMaster (2), Littlejohn (2), Yeager (5)
GIDP: Ivie (5), Sutcliffe (3), Baker (9)
Hit by Pitch: Thomas (4,by Lavelle)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              8    11   3   3   3   2   0  35   3.96
Minton                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.25
Lavelle L(7-6)          0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.24
Totals                 10.1  14   4   4   3   3   0  45

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe               7     5   3   3   6   3   2  29   4.02
Forster                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.51
Beckwith                2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.38
Patterson W(2-0)        0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   5.65
Totals                 11     8   3   3   8   6   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Lavelle (2)
Balks: Beckwith (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Steve Fields


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to center; North stole second; North
stole third; Strain grounded out (third to first) [North
scored]; Clark homered; McCovey walked; Ivie grounded into a
double play (second to first) [McCovey out at second]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Metzger was called out on
strikes; Littlejohn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
singled to right; Hatcher walked [Baker to second]; Yeager
walked [Baker to third, Hatcher to second]; Thomas singled to
left [Baker scored, Hatcher to third, Yeager to second];
Sutcliffe grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Thomas out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers
1.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco grounded out (third to first); North
walked; North was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop); Strain walked; Clark walked [Strain to
second]; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (second to
first); Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie homered; Evans flied out to right; Metzger
singled to center; Metzger stole second; Littlejohn walked;
Montefusco made an out to first; North was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey popped to second; Baker grounded out (pitcher
to first); Hatcher singled to shortstop; Yeager popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Strain lined to left; Clark singled to right;
McCovey flied out to center; Ivie flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); Sutcliffe
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes singled to left;
Russell singled to left [Lopes to third, Russell out at second
(left to shortstop to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Metzger flied out to left;
Littlejohn popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: LEMASTER REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING SS); Garvey
grounded out (second to first); Cey singled to left; Baker
walked [Cey to second]; Hatcher singled to right [Cey out at
home (right to catcher), Baker to third]; Yeager grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Montefusco flied out to center; North walked; Strain
hit into a double play (second to first) [North out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Thomas flied out to center; JOSHUA BATTED FOR
SUTCLIFFE; Joshua flied out to center; Lopes singled to center;
Russell singled to shortstop [Lopes to third]; Garvey singled to
left [Lopes scored, Russell to second]; Cey singled to left
[Russell scored, Garvey to third]; Baker flied out to center; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Clark singled to
pitcher; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Clark to
second]; Ivie was walked intentionally; Evans grounded out
(first unassisted) [Clark to third, Ivie to second]; LeMaster
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Hatcher popped to first in foul territory; Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 9TH: BECKWITH REPLACED HATCHER (PITCHING); THOMASSON
REPLACED FORSTER (PLAYING RF); Littlejohn grounded out (second
to first); WHITFIELD BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Whitfield was called
out on strikes; North singled to center; North stole second;
Beckwith balked [North to third]; Strain grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: MINTON REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Thomasson
grounded out (third to first); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 10TH: Clark grounded out (first to pitcher); McCovey
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ivie was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 10TH: Garvey singled to center; Cey struck out; Baker
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Garvey out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 11TH: Evans singled to right; JOHNSTON RAN FOR EVANS;
LeMaster reached on an error by Beckwith on a sacrifice bunt
[Johnston to second, LeMaster to first]; Littlejohn out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnston to third, LeMaster
to second]; HERNDON BATTED FOR MINTON; PATTERSON REPLACED BAKER
(PITCHING); FERGUSON REPLACED BECKWITH (PLAYING LF); Herndon was
called out on strikes; North was walked intentionally; Strain
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 11TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LAVELLE REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING);
Ferguson singled to left; Yeager out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Ferguson to second]; Thomas was hit by a
pitch; MOTA BATTED FOR THOMASSON; Mota singled to left [Ferguson
scored, Thomas to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3,
Dodgers 4.