Two unearned runs enabled the Giants to defeat the Dodgers, 5-3. After Bill North singled in the first inning, Mike Ivie smashed a homer. The Giants added a tainted tally in the third, picked up a run on a sacrifice fly by Joe Strain in the fourth and scored another unearned run in the fifth. Pedro Guerrero, who made one of the Dodgers' four errors, homered in the sixth. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 27, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers      0  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  3
Giants       2  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   3   .266      North cf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .262
Martinez ss           2   1   1   0     1   0   .284      Strain 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .247
Garvey 1b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .316      Ivie lf               2   2   1   2     2   0   .292
  Joshua rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .293      McCovey 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .251
Cey 3b                2   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Evans 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .254
  Hatcher 3b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Herndon rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Baker lf              2   0   1   1     1   0   .276      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   1     1   1   .255
  Davalillo lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Littlejohn c          3   1   1   0     1   0   .191
Guerrero rf,1b        4   1   1   1     0   1   .241      Blue p                4   0   0   0     0   2   .120
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .217        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thomasson cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Hannahs p             2   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Beckwith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Russell ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .270
  Patterson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               29   3   8   3     6   6             Totals               29   5   6   4     8   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  8,381
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Giants 9
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 3
Errors: Martinez, Guerrero, Yeager
Doubles: Thomasson (11)
Home Runs: Guerrero (2), Ivie (27)
Stolen Bases: North (58)
Caught Stealing: Thomasson (2), Patterson (1), North (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (6), Strain (1)
GIDP: Garvey (25)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hannahs L(0-2)          5     4   5   3   6   0   1  26   3.38
Beckwith                3     2   0   0   2   5   0  12   4.34
Totals                  8     6   5   3   8   5   1  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(14-14)           8.1   8   3   3   5   5   1  35   5.01
Minton SV(4)            0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   1.88
Totals                  9     8   3   3   6   6   1  37

Wild Pitches: Hannahs (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Steve Fields


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Martinez singled
to left; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Martinez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to shortstop; North stole second;
Strain grounded out (second to first) [North to third]; Ivie
homered [North scored]; McCovey grounded out (second to first);
Evans walked; Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to left; Baker walked [Cey to second];
Guerrero struck out; Yeager flied out to right; Thomasson popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster flied out to center; Littlejohn walked; On
a bunt Blue forced Littlejohn (third to shortstop); North forced
Blue (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants
2.

DODGERS 3RD: Hannahs singled to left; Lopes singled to right
[Hannahs to second]; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Hannahs to third, Lopes to second]; Garvey hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hannahs scored]; Cey popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: HATCHER REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Strain lined to
second; Ivie walked; McCovey walked [Ivie to second]; Evans made
an out to shortstop; Herndon reached on an error by Martinez
[Ivie scored (unearned) (no RBI), McCovey out at third (left to
third), Herndon to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Giants 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Guerrero
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager walked; Thomasson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster walked; Littlejohn singled to center
[LeMaster to second]; Blue forced LeMaster (pitcher to third)
[Littlejohn to second]; North walked [Littlejohn to third, Blue
to second]; Strain hit a sacrifice fly to right [Littlejohn
scored]; Ivie popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Hannahs struck out; Lopes flied out to left;
Martinez walked; Garvey singled to left [Martinez to second];
Hatcher walked [Martinez to third, Garvey to second]; Baker
singled to left [Martinez scored, Garvey out at home (left to
catcher), Hatcher to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: JOSHUA REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING RF); GUERRERO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McCovey reached on an error by
Guerrero [McCovey to first]; Evans flied out to right; Hannahs
threw a wild pitch [McCovey to second]; Herndon grounded out
(first unassisted) [McCovey to third]; LeMaster singled to right
[McCovey scored (unearned)]; Littlejohn grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Guerrero homered; Yeager walked; Thomasson forced
Yeager (second to shortstop); FERGUSON BATTED FOR HANNAHS;
Ferguson struck out while Thomasson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants
5.

GIANTS 6TH: BECKWITH REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); Blue struck
out; North singled to center; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Strain singled to right; Ivie walked
[Strain to second]; Ivie was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Yeager [Strain to third, Ivie to second]; McCovey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Giants 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; Martinez lined to
pitcher; Joshua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Evans walked;
Herndon struck out; LeMaster struck out; Littlejohn flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Hatcher lined to right; Davalillo flied out to
left; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Blue struck out; North grounded out (second to
first); Strain struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Giants 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Yeager popped to first in foul territory; Thomasson
doubled to left; RUSSELL BATTED FOR BECKWITH; MINTON REPLACED
BLUE (PITCHING); Russell walked; PATTERSON RAN FOR RUSSELL;
Lopes struck out while Patterson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.
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