Ed Whitson pitched his second successive shutout against Chicago as the Giants downed the Cubs, 2-0. Both runs came in the fourth inning. Joe Strain and Jack Clark led off with back-to-back singles and, two outs later, scored on a triple by Terry Whitfield. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       20, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  0
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .288      Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Strain 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .435
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Clark rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Martin cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Figueroa cf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .412      Ivie 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Biittner lf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .341      Whitfield lf          3   0   1   2     0   0   .211
Thompson rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Dillard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Whitson p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .050
Krukow p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               34   0   9   0     0   3             Totals               27   2   6   2     0   2

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  8,652
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Giants 3
DP: Cubs 2, Giants 1
Errors: LeMaster
Triples: Whitfield (1)
Caught Stealing: Randle (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Strain (3)
GIDP: Herndon (1)
Hit by Pitch: Herndon (1,by Krukow)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(3-4)           6     5   2   2   0   0   0  22   2.80
Hernandez               2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.48
Totals                  8     6   2   2   0   2   0  29

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(2-5)          9     9   0   0   0   3   0  34   3.32
Totals                  9     9   0   0   0   3   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Krukow (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - John Kibler


CUBS 1ST: Randle singled to right; Randle was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); De Jesus made an out to
shortstop; Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon was hit by a pitch; Strain out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Herndon to second]; Clark
grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin struck out; Biittner singled to third; Thompson
flied out to center; Dillard forced Biittner (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell made an out to shortstop; Krukow grounded
out (second to first); Randle singled to right; De Jesus singled
to center [Randle to second]; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitson
grounded out (second to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Martin flied out to right; Biittner singled to center;
Thompson singled to center [Biittner to third]; Thompson was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Dillard struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain singled to right; Clark singled to right
[Strain to second]; Evans flied out to center [Strain to third];
Ivie lined to third; Whitfield tripled to left [Strain scored,
Clark scored]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 5TH: Blackwell flied out to left; Krukow struck out; Randle
singled to center; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: FIGUEROA REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING CF); LeMaster
singled to left; Whitson forced LeMaster (shortstop unassisted);
Herndon grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Whitson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Figueroa
singled to center; Biittner singled to center [Figueroa to
second]; Thompson lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Biittner out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Strain singled to right; Clark flied out to left;
Evans lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Strain out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 7TH: Dillard flied out to left; Blackwell grounded out
(second to first); HENDERSON BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Henderson flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Ivie
singled to left; Whitfield made an out to shortstop; May struck
out; LeMaster lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 2.

CUBS 8TH: Randle flied out to center; De Jesus reached on an
error by LeMaster; Buckner made an out to third; Figueroa lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Whitson grounded out (second to first); Herndon
struck out; Strain flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 9TH: Biittner flied out to center; Thompson flied out to
left; Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.