Scattering seven hits and hurling his first complete game of the season, Ed Whitson pitched the Giants to a 7-1 victory over the Dodgers. The Giants broke their five-game losing streak and beat the Dodgers for the first time in nine tries.

They scored three times in the fourth inning on a double by Joe Strain, walk to Mike Ivie, RBI single by Terry Whitfield, walk to Johnnie LeMaster and two-run single by Dennis Littlejohn. Frisco added single runs in the fifth and eighth on run-scoring singles by Jack Clark and Whitson. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Monday, August 6, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    3  1  0    0  1  2  -   7 12  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .272      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .264
Strain 2b             4   2   3   0     0   0   .283      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Clark rf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .274      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .325
Evans 3b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .256      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Ivie 1b               4   1   0   0     1   2   .306      Baker lf              3   0   2   1     1   1   .293
Whitfield lf          4   1   1   1     1   0   .290      Hatcher rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
LeMaster ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .265      Thomas cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Littlejohn c          5   0   2   2     0   1   .203      Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .087
Whitson p             3   0   1   1     0   0   .107      Hough p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                            Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .355

Totals               37   7  12   6     5   6             Totals               33   1   7   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 30,453
Left on Base: Giants 10, Dodgers 8
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Russell 2, Cey
Doubles: Strain (7), Baker (24)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (28)
Caught Stealing: Evans (7), Thomas (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitson (5), Strain (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(5-6)          9     7   1   1   3   4   0  36   4.85
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   4   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hough L(2-4)            6.2   8   4   4   3   4   0  30   5.22
Castillo                0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   0.00
Patterson               2     4   3   1   1   1   0  12   5.58
Totals                  9    12   7   5   5   6   0  44

Passed Balls: Oates (2)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Strain
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell grounded out (third to first)
[Lopes to second]; Garvey flied out to left; Lopes stole third;
Cey walked; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to right; Ivie struck out; Evans was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitfield
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Hatcher grounded out (first unassisted); Thomas
singled to center; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Oates singled to center; Hough singled to center
[Oates to second]; Lopes forced Hough (shortstop to second); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster popped to third in foul territory;
Littlejohn singled to center; Whitson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Littlejohn to second]; Herndon struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell was called out on strikes; Garvey singled
to right; Cey made an out to second; Baker singled to center
[Garvey to second]; Hatcher flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain doubled to left; Clark flied out to center;
Evans grounded out (second to first) [Strain to third]; Ivie
walked; Whitfield singled to center [Strain scored, Ivie to
second]; LeMaster walked [Ivie to third, Whitfield to second];
Littlejohn singled to left [Ivie scored, Whitfield scored,
LeMaster to third, Littlejohn to second (on throw)]; Whitson
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Thomas made an out to third; Oates grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hough grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon singled to right; Strain out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Herndon to second]; Clark singled to
left [Herndon scored]; Oates allowed a passed ball [Clark to
second]; Evans flied out to right; Ivie popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
struck out; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first);
LeMaster flied out to left; Littlejohn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey flied out to left; Baker walked; Hatcher forced
Baker (shortstop to second); Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitson grounded out (third to first); Herndon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Strain singled to left; Clark
walked [Strain to second]; CASTILLO REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING);
Evans walked [Strain to third, Clark to second]; Ivie struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Oates popped to third in foul territory; JOSHUA
BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Joshua made an out to second; Lopes was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers
0.

GIANTS 8TH: PATTERSON REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Whitfield made
an out to third; LeMaster singled to shortstop [LeMaster to
second (error by Russell)]; Littlejohn grounded out (first to
pitcher) [LeMaster to third]; Whitson singled to left [LeMaster
scored (unearned)]; Herndon was called out on strikes; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell flied out to left; Garvey singled to third;
Cey flied out to center; Baker doubled to center [Garvey
scored]; Hatcher grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Strain singled to left; Clark reached on an error by
Russell [Strain to second, Clark to first]; Evans singled to
pitcher [Strain scored, Clark to third, Evans out at second
(shortstop to catcher to shortstop to first to pitcher)]; Ivie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield was walked
intentionally; LeMaster reached on an error by Cey [Clark scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Whitfield to second, LeMaster to first];
Littlejohn flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 7, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Oates
grounded out (pitcher to first); MOTA BATTED FOR PATTERSON; Mota
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
7, Dodgers 1.

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