Davey Lopes, Bill Russell and Pedro Guerrero each drove in two runs as the Dodgers posted an 8-4 victory over the Giants. The Dodgers scored twice in the second inning on run-scoring singles by Lopes and Russell and pushed across two more in the fifth on a double by Von Joshua and a single by Lopes. Guerrero added a two-run single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  2  0    2  2  0    0  0  2  -   8 16  2
Giants       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   3   2     1   0   .266      North cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .259
Russell ss            3   0   2   2     1   0   .270      Strain 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  Martinez ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Garvey 1b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .255
  Guerrero 1b         3   0   1   2     1   2   .240      Herndon rf            4   1   4   0     0   0   .262
Cey 3b                0   0   0   0     2   0   .283      Whitfield lf          1   0   0   0     1   1   .290
  Hatcher pr,3b       4   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baker lf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .276        Johnston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Thomasson cf          3   2   1   0     2   2   .250        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Joshua rf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .295        Metzger ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      LeMaster ss           3   1   1   3     0   1   .255
Yeager c              5   0   0   0     0   2   .219        McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Welch p               1   1   1   1     0   0   .158      Littlejohn c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Davalillo ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .217        Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Patterson p         2   0   1   0     0   1   .143      Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Ferguson rf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .263        Venable lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .169

Totals               42   8  16   8     7   9             Totals               33   4   8   3     3   6

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 10,791
Left on Base: Dodgers 14, Giants 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 1
Errors: Thomasson, Yeager, Littlejohn
Doubles: Thomasson (10), Joshua (7), Ferguson (14)
Home Runs: LeMaster (3)
Stolen Bases: Joshua (1), North (57)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (6)
GIDP: Baker (16), Strain (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch                   3     4   3   3   1   1   1  13   3.98
Patterson W(4-1)        4     2   0   0   1   2   0  14   5.26
LaGrow SV(4)            2     2   1   0   1   3   0   9   5.37
Totals                  9     8   4   3   3   6   1  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(4-6)          4    10   6   6   4   3   0  25   3.95
Holland                 2     3   0   0   2   3   0  11   0.00
Lavelle                 3     3   2   2   1   3   0  13   2.40
Totals                  9    16   8   8   7   9   0  49

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Steve Fields


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied to right in foul territory; Russell
grounded out (third to first); Garvey singled to center; Cey
walked [Garvey to second]; Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to left; Strain grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [North out at second]; Ivie
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson doubled to right; Littlejohn dropped a
foul fly hit by Joshua for an error; Joshua grounded out (first
unassisted) [Thomasson to third]; Yeager struck out; Welch
singled to left [Thomasson scored]; Lopes singled to left [Welch
to second]; Russell singled to center [Welch scored, Lopes to
second]; Garvey lined to third; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: GUERRERO REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); Evans walked;
Herndon singled to center [Evans to second]; Whitfield struck
out; LeMaster homered [Evans scored, Herndon scored]; Littlejohn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey walked; HATCHER RAN FOR CEY; Baker grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hatcher out
at second]; Thomasson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: HATCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); North flied out
to left; Strain flied out to center; Ivie singled to left; Evans
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Giants 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Joshua singled to right; Joshua stole second;
Yeager flied out to left; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR WELCH; Davalillo
singled to shortstop [Joshua stayed at second]; Lopes singled to
center [Joshua scored, Davalillo to third]; Russell singled to
left [Davalillo scored, Lopes to third, Russell to second (on
throw)]; Guerrero was walked intentionally; Hatcher popped to
third in foul territory; Baker grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: PATTERSON REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Herndon
singled to center; Herndon was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Whitfield walked; LeMaster struck out; Littlejohn
forced Whitfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Giants 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomasson walked; Joshua doubled to left [Thomasson
scored]; HOLLAND REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); VENABLE REPLACED
GRIFFIN (PLAYING LF); Yeager flied out to right; On a bunt
Patterson singled to pitcher [Joshua to third]; Lopes singled to
center [Joshua scored, Patterson to second]; Russell walked
[Patterson to third, Lopes to second]; Guerrero struck out;
Hatcher flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Venable
struck out; North grounded out (second to first); Strain
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker singled to right; Thomasson walked [Baker to
second]; Joshua flied out to left; Yeager struck out; Patterson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded
out (first to pitcher); Herndon singled to left; JOHNSTON BATTED
FOR HOLLAND; Johnston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

DODGERS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); Lopes flied
out to left; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guerrero was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster flied out to left; Littlejohn grounded out
(third to first); Venable flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Hatcher grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker
singled to left; Thomasson struck out; Joshua struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: LAGROW REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); FERGUSON REPLACED
PATTERSON (PLAYING RF); North walked; North stole second [North
scored (error by Yeager) (error by Thomasson) (unearned)];
Strain struck out; Ivie popped to catcher in foul territory;
Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Yeager flied out to center; Ferguson doubled to
right; Lopes was walked intentionally; Martinez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Ferguson to third, Lopes to second];
Guerrero singled to left [Ferguson scored, Lopes scored];
Hatcher popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon singled to left; METZGER BATTED FOR LAVELLE;
Metzger singled to right [Herndon to second]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; McCovey struck out; ANDREWS BATTED FOR LITTLEJOHN;
Andrews was called out on strikes; Venable lined to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 4.