Sunday August 12, 1979
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The four-hit pitching of Vida Blue lifted the Giants to a 4-1 triumph over the Dodgers. With the score tied, 1-1, Johnnie LeMaster led off the Giants' seventh inning with a single and two outs later, Bill North walked. Rob Andrews followed with a fly ball that right fielder Mickey Hatcher dropped, allowing LeMaster and North to score and Andrews to reach second. Jack Clark followed with a single to drive in Andrews. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 12, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 x - 4 7 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .265 North cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .274 Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Andrews 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .278 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .322 Clark rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .281 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Ivie 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .305 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Herndon lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 LeMaster ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Hatcher rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .438 Sadek c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Thomasson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Blue p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .117 Reuss p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .091 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 4 1 1 4 Totals 28 4 7 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 39,914 Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Giants 6 DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 0 Errors: Hatcher, Andrews, LeMaster Doubles: Reuss (1) Triples: Hatcher (1) Caught Stealing: Russell (7), Andrews (1) Sacrifice Hits: Blue (6), Sadek (3) Hit by Pitch: Evans (2,by Reuss) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(3-10) 7 7 4 1 3 3 0 31 4.67 Castillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 7 4 1 3 3 0 34 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(10-9) 9 4 1 1 1 4 0 33 5.17 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 4 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Reuss (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Terry Tata DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell flied out to right; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to right; Andrews singled to left; Clark walked [Andrews to second]; Ivie singled to right [Andrews scored, Clark out at third (right to catcher to third)]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 1. DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Baker popped to first in foul territory; Ferguson flied out to right; Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (third to first); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 1. DODGERS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); Reuss doubled to left; Lopes singled to center [Reuss scored]; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lopes to second]; Garvey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Blue grounded out (pitcher to first); North grounded out (third to first); Andrews walked; Andrews was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to center; Baker popped to third in foul territory; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Clark singled to right; Ivie struck out; Evans flied out to center; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. DODGERS 5TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster made an out to shortstop; Sadek singled to left; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sadek to second]; North flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell singled to right; Garvey flied out to center; Russell was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Andrews; assist by Sadek); Cey popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Andrews singled to left; Clark flied out to center; Ivie forced Andrews (second to shortstop); Evans was hit by a pitch [Ivie to second]; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. DODGERS 7TH: Baker flied out to right; Ferguson flied out to right; Hatcher tripled to center; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster singled to second; Sadek out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [LeMaster to second]; Blue struck out; North walked; Andrews reached on an error by Hatcher [LeMaster scored (unearned) (no RBI), North scored (unearned) (no RBI), Andrews to second]; Clark singled to left [Andrews scored (unearned)]; Ivie flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 4. DODGERS 8TH: MOTA BATTED FOR REUSS; Mota grounded out (third to first); Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 4. GIANTS 8TH: CASTILLO REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Evans flied out to center; Herndon flied out to center; LeMaster popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 4. DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey reached on an error by LeMaster [Cey to first]; Baker popped to first; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR FERGUSON; Martinez forced Cey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 4.

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