Don Sutton set the Dodgers' shutout record with the 50th of his career in a 9-0 victory over the Giants. The veteran righthander, who moved out of a tie for the record with Don Drysdale, held the Giants to five hits.

The Dodgers exploded for six of their runs in the second inning with three homers -- a solo shot by Ron Cey, grand slam by Derrel Thomas and the 25th homer of the season by Davey Lopes, who set a Dodger record for slugging by a second baseman. Mickey Hatcher hit his first major league homer for another run in the fifth. Bill North set a Giants' record for stolen bases, pilfering his 49th of the season in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Friday, August    10, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  6  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   9 14  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   2   1   1     2   1   .266      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
  Thomasson lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Strain 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Russell ss            6   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Garvey 1b             5   0   3   1     0   2   .328      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
Cey 3b                5   1   1   1     0   1   .279      Ivie lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .310
Baker lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .295      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .252
  Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .288      LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Ferguson c            5   1   1   1     0   1   .248      Littlejohn c          2   0   1   0     1   0   .208
Hatcher rf            3   2   3   1     2   0   .462      Knepper p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Thomas cf             4   1   2   4     1   0   .264        Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Sutton p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .159        Johnston ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
                                                            Nastu p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .043

Totals               40   9  14   9     6   7             Totals               31   0   5   0     3   7

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 31,530
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Giants 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 1
Errors: Evans, LeMaster
Doubles: Hatcher (1), Russell (21), Clark (23), North (13)
Home Runs: Cey (21), Thomas (3), Lopes (25), Hatcher (1)
Stolen Bases: North (49)
Caught Stealing: Hatcher (1), Clark (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (6)
GIDP: Thomas (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(10-12)         9     5   0   0   3   7   0  34   4.14
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   7   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(8-7)          1.1   4   6   5   1   1   3  10   4.43
Halicki                 1.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.48
Griffin                 2     3   1   1   2   3   1  11   3.51
Borbon                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.75
Nastu                   2     3   2   2   2   1   0  11   4.29
Totals                  9    14   9   8   6   7   4  47

Wild Pitches: Sutton (3)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - John McSherry


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Cey homered; Baker singled to center; Ferguson
reached on an error by Evans [Baker to third, Ferguson to
first]; Hatcher walked [Ferguson to second]; Thomas homered
[Baker scored, Ferguson scored (unearned), Hatcher scored];
Sutton grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes homered; HALICKI
REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Russell flied out to center; Garvey
singled to right; Cey reached on an error by LeMaster [Garvey to
second, Cey to first]; Baker forced Garvey (third unassisted); 6
R (5 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to center; Ivie walked; Evans
flied out to left; LeMaster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson struck out; Hatcher doubled to left;
Thomas walked; Hatcher was picked off and caught stealing third
(catcher to shortstop to third) [Thomas to second]; Sutton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn flied out to right; JOHNSTON BATTED FOR
HALICKI; Johnston struck out; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); Lopes walked;
Russell doubled to left [Lopes to third]; Garvey struck out; Cey
struck out; Baker walked; Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain was called out on strikes; Clark doubled to
left; McCovey made an out to shortstop; Ivie was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Hatcher homered; Thomas singled to second; Sutton
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thomas to second];
Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans lined to right; LeMaster flied out to right;
Littlejohn singled to left; ANDREWS BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Andrews
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Garvey singled
to center; Cey made an out to first; Baker flied out to center;
Ferguson forced Garvey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: North lined to right; Strain singled to right; Clark
popped to first in foul territory; McCovey grounded out (first
to second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants
0.

DODGERS 7TH: Hatcher singled to right; Thomas grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hatcher out at
second]; Sutton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Ivie singled to left; Evans flied out to center;
LeMaster struck out; Littlejohn walked while Ivie advanced to
third on a wild pitch; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR BORBON; Whitfield
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 0.

DODGERS 8TH: NASTU REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Lopes walked;
Russell singled to center [Lopes to second]; Garvey singled to
right [Lopes scored, Russell to second]; Cey flied out to left;
Baker flied out to center; Ferguson singled to center [Russell
scored, Garvey to third]; Hatcher walked [Ferguson to second];
Thomas flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 9,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: THOMASSON REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ
REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING 2B); North doubled to right; North stole
third; Strain popped to third in foul territory; Clark reached
on a fielder's choice [North out at home (third unassisted)];
Clark was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Sutton struck out; Thomasson made an out to
shortstop; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey was called out on strikes; Ivie popped to
first in foul territory; Evans walked; LeMaster struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.