Eric Rasmussen gave up a single by Darrell Evans in the second inning for the lone hit off his deliveries while pitching the Padres to a 2-0 victory over the Giants. The shutout was Rasmussen's third in his last five starts.

Dave Winfield hit a homer in the second inning to decide the outcome. The Padres added a run in the fourth on singles by Winfield and Jerry Turner and a sacrifice fly by Kurt Bevacqua. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Padres       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .279      North cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Smith ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Venable rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Perkins 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Strain 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Winfield rf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .308      Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Turner lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .254
  Briggs lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Herndon rf,cf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Bevacqua 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .252      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Fahey c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Flannery 2b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .154      Littlejohn c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .056        McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                          Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               29   2   5   2     2   2             Totals               27   0   1   0     3   1

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  2,861
Left on Base: Padres 6, Giants 4
DP: Padres 2, Giants 0
Errors: Smith, Bevacqua
Home Runs: Winfield (34)
Stolen Bases: Richards (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Rasmussen (6), Smith (22), Whitson (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Bevacqua (6)
GIDP: Whitfield (15)
Hit by Pitch: Flannery (2,by Whitson)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(6-9)        9     1   0   0   3   1   0  31   3.27
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3   1   0  31

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(7-11)         7.1   5   2   2   2   2   1  30   4.10
Minton                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.86
Lavelle                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.38
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   2   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Whitson (5)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Doug Harvey


PADRES 1ST: Richards was called out on strikes; Smith grounded
out (second to first); Perkins grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to left; Strain flied out to center;
Ivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Giants 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield homered; Turner grounded out (third to
first); Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Fahey flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to right; Herndon forced Evans
(pitcher to shortstop); Whitfield grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Herndon out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 0.

PADRES 3RD: Flannery was hit by a pitch; Rasmussen out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flannery to second]; Richards
singled to right [Flannery to third]; Richards stole second;
Smith grounded out (second to first); Perkins grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Littlejohn
reached on an error by Smith [Littlejohn to first]; Whitson out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Littlejohn to second];
North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield singled to center; Turner singled to right
[Winfield to third]; Bevacqua hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Winfield scored, Turner to second]; Fahey made an out to
second; Flannery was walked intentionally; Rasmussen grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie
walked; Evans made an out to shortstop; Herndon grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.

PADRES 5TH: Richards made an out to second; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield popped to third in foul territory;
LeMaster reached on an error by Bevacqua [LeMaster to first];
Littlejohn lined into a double play (third to second) [LeMaster
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner
popped to third in foul territory; Bevacqua grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitson grounded out (shortstop to first); North
grounded out (first unassisted); Bill North ejected by HP
umpire Andy Olsen; Strain grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.

PADRES 7TH: VENABLE REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING RF); HERNDON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Fahey flied out to center; Flannery
struck out; Rasmussen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Ivie lined to shortstop; Evans walked; Herndon made
an out to second; Whitfield popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.

PADRES 8TH: Richards singled to right; Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Richards to second]; Perkins walked;
MINTON REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Winfield lined to second;
Turner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: BRIGGS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING LF); LeMaster
walked; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR LITTLEJOHN; McCovey flied out to
center; JOHNSTON BATTED FOR MINTON; Johnston made an out to
shortstop; Venable flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Giants 0.

PADRES 9TH: SADEK REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING C ); LAVELLE
REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); Bevacqua grounded out (third to
first); Fahey grounded out (second to first); Flannery grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Strain grounded out (second to first); Ivie popped
to first in foul territory; Evans made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.