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Sunday May 11, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Scattering seven hits, Ed Whitson pitched the Giants' first shutout since July 30, 1979, beating the Cubs, 3-0. The Giants scored all their runs in the sixth inning. Larry Herndon opened with a double and came home on a single by Darrell Evans. After two out, singles by Rennie Stennett, Johnnie LeMaster and Whitson added a pair of insurance tallies. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Sunday, May 11, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Wohlford lf           5   0   0   0     0   3   .260      Dillard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Herndon rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .241        Biittner ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Evans 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .271      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .371
Ivie 1b               2   0   0   0     2   1   .230        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May c                 4   0   3   0     0   0   .250      Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .323
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Vail lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .379
LeMaster ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .256      Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Whitson p             4   0   1   1     0   1   .067        De Jesus pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                          Thompson rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
                                                          Kelleher ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .207
                                                          Krukow p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Figueroa ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Tyson 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .278

Totals               36   3   9   3     3   7             Totals               34   0   7   0     0   7

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 15,435
Left on Base: Giants 9, Cubs 7
DP: Giants 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Herndon (3)
GIDP: Dillard (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(1-5)          9     7   0   0   0   7   0  34   4.08
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   7   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(3-2)           8     9   3   3   3   5   0  36   2.64
Tidrow                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.00
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   7   0  39

Balks: Whitson (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Randle struck out; Dillard singled to right; Whitson
balked [Dillard to second]; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Dillard to third]; Martin grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Ivie walked;
May singled to right [Ivie to second]; Stennett flied out to
center; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Vail struck out; Foote struck out; Thompson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitson popped to catcher in foul territory; North
grounded out (second to first); Wohlford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher flied out to left; Krukow singled to right;
Randle reached on an error by Stennett [Krukow to second];
Dillard grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cubs 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Evans flied
out to center; Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner flied out to right; Martin grounded out
(second to first); Vail flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 5TH: May singled to third; Stennett flied out to center;
LeMaster singled to left [May to second]; Whitson made an out to
pitcher; North walked [May to third, LeMaster to second];
Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Foote popped to third in foul territory; Thompson
flied out to left; Kelleher singled to shortstop; Krukow
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon doubled to left; Evans singled to right
[Herndon scored]; Ivie lined to third; May made an out to
shortstop; Stennett singled to left [Evans to third]; LeMaster
singled to left [Evans scored, Stennett to second]; Whitson
singled to center [Stennett scored, LeMaster to second]; North
forced Whitson (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard was
called out on strikes; Buckner singled to pitcher; Martin
singled to right [Buckner to second]; Vail forced Martin
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
flied out to left; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to left; Kelleher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Ivie walked; May singled to right [Ivie to second];
Stennett struck out; LeMaster made an out to second; Whitson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: FIGUEROA BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Figueroa flied out to
left; Randle singled to right; BIITTNER BATTED FOR DILLARD;
Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Randle to second];
Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cubs 0.

GIANTS 9TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TIDROW
REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); TYSON REPLACED FIGUEROA (PLAYING
2B); North grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford struck
out; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Martin struck out; Vail grounded out (shortstop to
first); Foote singled to center; DE JESUS RAN FOR FOOTE;
Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cubs 0.



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