With the help of an error and a wild pitch, the Giants scored four unearned runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Padres, 6-5. The runs were unearned as the result of an error by Dan Briggs. San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 5Game Played on Saturday, September 29, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkPadres 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 13 2 Giants 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 x - 6 7 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .280 Venable rf,lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .171 Smith ss 5 0 1 2 0 0 .213 Strain 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Tenace 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .263 Metzger pr,2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 Winfield rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .309 Ivie lf,1b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .286 Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Clark rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Briggs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Evans 3b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .254 Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .168 Herndon cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .259 Almon 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .227 LeMaster ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .254 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Littlejohn c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Eichelberger p 2 1 1 1 0 1 .400 Knepper p 1 0 0 1 0 1 .182 Mura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Flannery 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Wilhelm ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Johnston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 37 5 13 5 2 3 Totals 31 6 7 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 4,721 Left on Base: Padres 8, Giants 6 DP: Padres 1, Giants 0 Errors: Smith, Briggs, LeMaster Doubles: Bevacqua (12), Eichelberger (1), Herndon (14), McCovey (9) Triples: Richards (9) Home Runs: Tenace (19) Stolen Bases: LeMaster (9) Caught Stealing: Winfield (9), Almon (5) Sacrifice Hits: Eichelberger (1) Sacrifice Flies: Knepper (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eichelberger 7 5 4 2 4 4 0 29 3.43 Mura 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.10 Owchinko L(5-12) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 3.78 Lee 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.36 Totals 8 7 6 3 4 4 0 36 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper 6.2 9 5 5 2 1 1 30 4.64 Minton 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.85 Griffin W(5-6) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.91 Lavelle SV(20) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.35 Totals 9 13 5 5 2 3 1 40 Wild Pitches: Eichelberger (1), Owchinko (3) Balks: Eichelberger (2) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen PADRES 1ST: Richards tripled to right; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first) [Richards scored]; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; Winfield made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Venable made an out to second; Strain grounded out (second to first); Ivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0. PADRES 2ND: Bevacqua popped to catcher in foul territory; Reynolds flied out to center; Kendall made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Evans walked; Eichelberger balked [Evans to second]; Herndon made an out to first; Eichelberger threw a wild pitch [Evans to third]; LeMaster popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0. PADRES 3RD: Almon flied out to center; Eichelberger struck out; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn flied out to right; Knepper struck out; Venable grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0. PADRES 4TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace homered; Winfield singled to center; Winfield was caught stealing second (catcher to first); Bevacqua doubled to center; Reynolds flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Strain grounded out (pitcher to first); Ivie flied out to right; McCovey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0. PADRES 5TH: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Almon singled to center; Eichelberger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to second]; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Herndon doubled to left [Evans scored]; LeMaster reached on a fielder's choice [Herndon out at third (shortstop to third)]; Littlejohn singled to left [LeMaster to third]; Knepper sacrifice flied into a double play (left to third to second to first) [LeMaster scored, Littlejohn out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 2. PADRES 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Winfield walked; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 2. GIANTS 6TH: Venable was called out on strikes; Strain walked; METZGER RAN FOR STRAIN; Ivie flied out to right; McCovey doubled to right [Metzger to third]; Evans was walked intentionally; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 2. PADRES 7TH: METZGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Reynolds lined to left; Kendall flied out to center; Almon singled to shortstop; Eichelberger doubled to right [Almon scored]; Richards singled to left [Eichelberger scored, Richards to second (on throw to home)]; Smith singled to left [Richards scored]; Tenace walked [Smith to second]; MINTON REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Winfield singled to shortstop [Smith to third, Tenace to second]; Bevacqua forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster struck out; Littlejohn flied out to center; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR MINTON; Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. PADRES 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Kendall struck out; Almon singled to left; Almon was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: BRIGGS REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING LF); Venable singled to right; Metzger singled to center [Venable to second]; MURA REPLACED EICHELBERGER (PITCHING); Ivie reached on an error by Briggs [Venable scored (unearned) (no RBI), Metzger to third, Ivie to second]; OWCHINKO REPLACED MURA (PITCHING); McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Metzger scored (unearned), Ivie to third]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Ivie stayed at third]; Herndon singled to first [Ivie scored (unearned)]; Owchinko threw a wild pitch [Herndon to second]; LeMaster singled to center [Herndon scored]; LEE REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); FLANNERY REPLACED OWCHINKO (PLAYING 2B); LeMaster stole second; Littlejohn reached on an error by Smith [LeMaster to third, Littlejohn to first]; JOHNSTON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Johnston forced Littlejohn (second to shortstop); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 6. PADRES 9TH: LAVELLE REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); CLARK REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING RF); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); VENABLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WILHELM BATTED FOR FLANNERY; Wilhelm singled to right; Richards struck out; Smith flied out to right; Tenace singled to shortstop [Wilhelm to third (error by LeMaster)]; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 6. |
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