A grand-slam homer by Ron Cey highlighted the Dodgers' 11-2 rout of the Giants as Rick Sutcliffe notched his 17th victory. Cey's blast was the big blow of an eight-run second inning. Gary Thomasson drilled a two-run homer in the same frame.

Steve Garvey, who had two doubles in the game, reached the 200-hit plateau for the fifth time in his career. The Giants scored on a single by Max Venable and a homer by Terry Whitfield. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 11, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      1  8  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -  11 14  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   2   1   0     0   0   .263      North cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Martinez ss           5   1   1   0     0   3   .286        Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .315        Johnston ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .217
  Guerrero pr,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cey 3b                2   1   1   4     0   1   .283      Strain 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .251
  Hatcher ph,3b       3   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Baker lf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .274      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Thomasson cf          5   2   2   2     0   0   .249      Herndon lf,cf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Joshua rf             5   1   2   2     0   2   .291      Venable rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .176
Yeager c              5   0   2   0     0   2   .222      LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Sutcliffe p           4   1   1   1     0   1   .232      Littlejohn c          2   0   0   0     1   1   .192
  Castillo p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kearney c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Halicki p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Nastu p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .042
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Whitfield ph,lf     2   1   1   2     0   0   .290

Totals               43  11  14  11     2   9             Totals               32   2   5   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  8,694
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Giants 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 0
Errors: LeMaster, Halicki
Doubles: Garvey 2 (32), Thomasson (9), Joshua (6), Yeager 2 (9)
Home Runs: Cey (28), Thomasson (14), Whitfield (5)
Stolen Bases: Martinez (3), Strain (8)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe W(17-9)       7.2   4   2   2   1   3   1  28   3.52
Castillo                1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   1.16
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   5   1  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(5-8)          1.2   7   8   3   0   2   1  14   4.70
Nastu                   3.2   4   2   2   1   4   1  16   4.32
Borbon                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.17
Holland                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   0.00
Moffitt                 1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   7.71
Totals                  9    14  11   5*  2   9   2  45

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Martinez
singled to right; Martinez stole second; Garvey doubled to right
[Martinez scored]; Cey struck out; Baker lined to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Strain
singled to center; Ivie popped to third in foul territory;
Strain stole second; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson doubled to left; Joshua doubled to left
[Thomasson scored]; Yeager struck out; Sutcliffe singled to
center [Joshua scored]; Lopes reached on an error by Halicki
[Sutcliffe to second, Lopes to first]; Martinez flied out to
center; Garvey reached on an error by LeMaster [Sutcliffe to
third, Lopes to second, Garvey to first]; Cey homered (unearned)
[Sutcliffe scored (unearned), Lopes scored (unearned), Garvey
scored (unearned)]; Baker singled to right; NASTU REPLACED
HALICKI (PITCHING); Thomasson homered (unearned, but earned for
the pitcher) [Baker scored (unearned)]; Joshua struck out; 8 R
(3 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon struck out; Venable lined to right; LeMaster
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager struck out; Sutcliffe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn grounded out (first to pitcher); Nastu
popped to third in foul territory; North grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Martinez struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to
first); HATCHER BATTED FOR CEY; Hatcher popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: HATCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Strain flied
out to left; Ivie popped to first; Evans flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker walked; Thomasson flied out to center; Joshua
flied out to center; Yeager doubled to left [Baker to third];
Sutcliffe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Venable
grounded out (second to first); LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to left; Martinez struck out; Garvey
doubled to left [Lopes scored]; GUERRERO RAN FOR GARVEY; BORBON
REPLACED NASTU (PITCHING); Hatcher popped to catcher in foul
territory; Baker walked; Thomasson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: GUERRERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Littlejohn
walked; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR BORBON; Whitfield grounded out
(first unassisted) [Littlejohn to second]; North grounded out
(second to first) [Littlejohn to third]; Strain grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Giants 0.

DODGERS 7TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HERNDON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HOLLAND REPLACED NORTH
(PITCHING); Joshua struck out; Yeager flied out to left;
Sutcliffe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Giants
0.

GIANTS 7TH: Ivie struck out; Evans flied out to right; Herndon
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Giants 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Martinez
struck out; Guerrero flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 10, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Venable singled to right; LeMaster popped to catcher
in foul territory; Littlejohn struck out; Whitfield homered
[Venable scored]; JOHNSTON BATTED FOR HOLLAND; Johnston singled
to pitcher; CASTILLO REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PITCHING); Strain
singled to left [Johnston to second]; Ivie walked [Johnston to
third, Strain to second]; Evans flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Giants 2.

DODGERS 9TH: MOFFITT REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); KEARNEY
REPLACED LITTLEJOHN (PLAYING C ); Hatcher singled to center;
Debut game for Bob Kearney; Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Hatcher to second]; Thomasson flied out to left; Joshua
singled to right [Hatcher scored]; Yeager doubled to left
[Joshua to third]; Castillo lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 11, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon struck out; Venable struck out; LeMaster
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 11, Giants 2.