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Friday July 4, 1980
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Rudy Law hit the first homer of his major league career to cap the Dodgers' scoring in a 4-0 victory as Don Sutton hurled a four-hitter for his second shutout over the Giants this season. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 0

Game Played on Friday, July 4, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Lopes 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .240
Venable lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Law cf                4   1   1   2     0   0   .283
Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Smith rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .331
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Sadek c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .289        Thomas ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Ripley p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
  Strain ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Sutton p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .074
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   4   0     0   3             Totals               30   4   7   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 49,846
Left on Base: Giants 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Evans, Sadek, Sutton
Doubles: Garvey (10), Smith (12)
Home Runs: Smith (14), Law (1)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (13)
Caught Stealing: Garvey (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (6)
Hit by Pitch: Baker (2,by Griffin)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley L(2-4)           7     6   4   4   2   4   2  29   3.57
Griffin                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.26
Totals                  8     7   4   4   2   4   2  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(6-2)           9     4   0   0   0   3   0  32   2.27
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   3   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (3)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Nick Colosi


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Venable flied
out to right; Clark singled to left; Evans flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Law flied out to
right [Lopes to third]; Lopes was picked off third but was safe
on an error by Sadek [Lopes scored]; Smith homered; Garvey
doubled to center; Baker popped to shortstop; Cey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Stennett singled to center; Murray struck out;
LeMaster popped to first; Sadek forced Stennett (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell struck out; Yeager flied out to center;
Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Ripley reached on an error by Sutton; North popped
to catcher in foul territory; Venable forced Ripley (shortstop
to second); Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Law grounded
out (first unassisted); Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Stennett
flied out to center; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to right; Garvey was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Baker lined to shortstop; Cey
singled to right; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster flied out to center; Sadek flied out to
left; Ripley singled to left; North grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager struck out; Sutton singled to center; Lopes
flied out to center; Law homered [Sutton scored]; Smith grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers
4.

GIANTS 6TH: Venable grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
flied out to center; Evans singled to right; Stennett forced
Evans (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey flied out to center; Baker flied out to
left; Cey walked; Russell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); LeMaster made
an out to shortstop; Sadek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager reached on an error by Evans; Sutton out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes
struck out; Law grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 8TH: STRAIN BATTED FOR RIPLEY; Strain grounded out
(shortstop to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Venable struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED STRAIN (PITCHING); Smith doubled
to left; Garvey grounded out (second to first) [Smith to third];
Baker was hit by a pitch; Cey popped to second; Russell popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Clark flied
out to left; Evans flied out to left; Stennett flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.



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