A two-run homer by Jack Clark highlighted a 3-2 victory by the Giants over the Padres. Clark connected for the circuit in the third inning after Joe Strain was safe on an error by third baseman Paul Dade. The Giants scored their other run in the fifth on a single by Clark, a stolen base throwing error by catcher Fred Kendall, and a single by Mike Ivie. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 7, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  5  3
Giants       0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      North cf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .274
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Strain 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .280
Bevacqua lf,1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Clark rf              4   2   3   2     1   0   .278
Winfield rf           3   2   2   0     1   0   .340      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Tenace 1b,c           3   0   1   1     1   0   .254        Whitfield lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Almon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Ivie lf,1b            1   0   1   1     3   0   .309
Wilhelm cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .172      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Gonzalez 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     2   1   .262
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Littlejohn c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Kendall c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Blue p                4   0   0   0     0   2   .121
  Turner ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .102        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Richards ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               33   2   5   2     2   3             Totals               30   3   7   3     8   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 24,473
Left on Base: Padres 6, Giants 12
DP: Padres 0, Giants 0
Errors: Dade, Kendall 2, Evans
Doubles: Tenace (10), North (12)
Home Runs: Clark (23)
Stolen Bases: Clark (8), Ivie (4)
Caught Stealing: North (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Littlejohn (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(10-8)           5     5   3   2   6   5   1  26   2.83
Owchinko                2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   4.27
Lee                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.66
Totals                  8     7   3   2   8   6   1  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(9-9)             8.1   5   2   2   2   3   0  33   5.40
Borbon                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Lavelle SV(14)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.20
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   3   0  35

Wild Pitches: Perry (5)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale


PADRES 1ST: Dade struck out; Smith lined to pitcher; Bevacqua
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to left; Strain struck out; North was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Clark singled to
center; McCovey walked while Clark advanced to third on a wild
pitch; Ivie walked [McCovey to second]; Evans forced Ivie
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to left; Tenace made an out to
first; Wilhelm flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster struck out; Littlejohn flied out to center;
Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to right; Kendall flied out to
right; Perry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants
0.

GIANTS 3RD: North grounded out (second to first); Strain reached
on an error by Dade [Strain to first]; Clark homered [Strain
scored (unearned)]; McCovey flied out to right; Ivie walked;
Evans flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Giants 2.

PADRES 4TH: Dade flied out to center; Smith popped to third in
foul territory; Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster walked; Littlejohn out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [LeMaster to second]; Blue struck out; North
walked; Strain grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 2.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield singled to left; Tenace reached on an error
by Evans [Winfield to second, Tenace to first]; Wilhelm forced
Winfield (pitcher to third) [Tenace to second]; Gonzalez made an
out to second; Kendall out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Clark singled to center; Clark stole second [Clark
to third (error by Kendall)]; McCovey popped to catcher in foul
territory; Ivie singled to center [Clark scored]; Evans flied to
right in foul territory; Ivie stole second [Ivie to third (error
by Kendall)]; LeMaster walked; Littlejohn struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

PADRES 6TH: TOLAN BATTED FOR PERRY; Tolan made an out to
shortstop; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled
to left; Bevacqua forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: OWCHINKO REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Blue grounded
out (second to first); North doubled to right; Strain reached on
a fielder's choice [North out at third (pitcher to shortstop),
Strain to second]; Clark was walked intentionally; McCovey flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

PADRES 7TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); IVIE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Winfield walked; Tenace doubled
to left [Winfield scored]; Wilhelm flied out to left; Gonzalez
flied out to right; TURNER BATTED FOR KENDALL; Turner grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants
3.

GIANTS 7TH: BEVACQUA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); TURNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Ivie walked; Evans struck out; LeMaster flied out to left;
Littlejohn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 3.

PADRES 8TH: RICHARDS BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Richards made an out
to second; Dade struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: LEE REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Blue flied out to
center; North flied out to left; Strain singled to shortstop;
Clark forced Strain (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 1, Giants 3.

PADRES 9TH: Bevacqua flied out to right; Winfield singled to
center; Tenace walked [Winfield to second]; ALMON RAN FOR
TENACE; Wilhelm singled to center [Winfield scored, Almon to
second]; BORBON REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
GONZALEZ; Johnstone flied out to left; LAVELLE REPLACED BORBON
(PITCHING); Turner forced Wilhelm (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 3.
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