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. Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 0Game Played on Friday, August 10, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick ParkDodgers 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. |
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