Vida Blue pitched a four-hitter and Terry Whitfield knocked in a run with a single to give the Giants a 1-0 victory over the Mets. Bill North drew a walk from loser Pat Zachry with two out in the eighth inning, took third on a single by Larry Herndon and scored on Whitfield's hit. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Friday, August    29, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   1  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      North cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .243
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Herndon rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Youngblood rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Whitfield lf          2   0   1   1     2   0   .286
Washington lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .254
Morales cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Maddox 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .253      Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Trevino c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Almon 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .231      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .050      Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .089
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .300

Totals               30   0   4   0     0   6             Totals               27   1   4   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  9,269
Left on Base: Mets 3, Giants 6
DP: Mets 0, Giants 0
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (31)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (7), North (18)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(6-8)           8     4   1   1   4   4   0  31   2.82
Totals                  8     4   1   1   4   4   0  31

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(12-7)            9     4   0   0   0   6   0  30   3.02
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   6   0  30

Balks: Zachry (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to
first); Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to center; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Herndon walked; Whitfield flied
out to center; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
popped to first in foul territory; Maddox singled to center;
Trevino flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: May grounded out (first unassisted); Ivie flied out
to center; Stennett singled to left; LeMaster popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); Zachry popped
to first in foul territory; Mazzilli popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue was called out on strikes; North flied out to
center; Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Taveras singled to right; Youngblood forced Taveras
(shortstop to second); Washington forced Youngblood (first to
shortstop); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield walked; Zachry balked [Whitfield to
second]; Evans struck out; May grounded out (second to first)
[Whitfield to third]; Ivie made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 5TH: Maddox singled to center; Maddox was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Trevino struck out; Almon grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants
0.

GIANTS 5TH: Stennett flied out to right; LeMaster popped to
first in foul territory; Blue flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 6TH: Zachry struck out; Mazzilli made an out to second;
Taveras grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: North flied out to right; Herndon flied out to
center; Whitfield walked; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 7TH: Youngblood struck out; Washington flied out to center;
Morales made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie struck
out; Stennett popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 8TH: Maddox flied out to right; Trevino grounded out
(second to first); Almon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Blue
grounded out (first unassisted); North walked; Herndon singled
to center [North to third]; Whitfield singled to right [North
scored, Herndon to third]; Evans popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

METS 9TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Henderson struck out;
Mazzilli singled to left; Mazzilli stole second; Taveras
grounded out (second to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Youngblood
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Giants 1.