Homers by Terry Whitfield and Darrell Evans powered the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. With the score 1-1 in the third inning, Whitfield unloaded a solo round-tripper and, one out later, Evans connected. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 25, 1980 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Venable cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .274      Lopes 2b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .256
Whitfield lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .297      Thomas ss             4   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Evans 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .260      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .304
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Johnstone rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Murray 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .233        Guerrero ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Sularz 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Hatcher 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Pettini ss            3   0   3   0     1   0   .244      Scioscia c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Whitson p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .094        Frias pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Yeager c            0   1   0   0     1   0   .214
                                                          Mitchell cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Law cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .049
                                                            Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
                                                            Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               33   3   8   2     3   2             Totals               35   2  10   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 33,460
Left on Base: Giants 7, Dodgers 9
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Garvey (24)
Home Runs: Whitfield (4), Evans (19), Lopes (10)
Stolen Bases: Murray (2), Thomas (7), Law (39), Lopes (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Lavelle (3), Hooton (14)
GIDP: Hatcher (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(11-11)        7.1   9   1   1   1   3   1  31   2.90
Lavelle SV(8)           1.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   7   3.05
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   3   1  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(13-8)          7     7   3   3   3   2   2  30   3.67
Sutcliffe               2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.43
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   2   2  37

Wild Pitches: Hooton (4)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Lee Weyer


GIANTS 1ST: Venable was called out on strikes; Whitfield flied
out to center; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Thomas grounded out (first
unassisted); Baker flied out to center; Garvey struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 2ND: LAW REPLACED MITCHELL (PLAYING CF); Evans flied out
to right; May struck out; Murray singled to left; Sularz singled
to center [Murray to second]; Pettini singled to third [Murray
to third, Sularz to second]; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Murray
scored, Sularz to third, Pettini to second]; Whitson popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hatcher popped to first; Scioscia grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Venable popped to catcher in foul territory;
Whitfield homered; Clark flied out to center; Evans homered; May
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: On a bunt Law singled to third; Hooton out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Law to second]; Lopes grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Law to third]; Thomas walked; Thomas
stole second; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Murray walked; Sularz flied out to right; Pettini
singled to left [Murray to second]; Whitson popped to first;
Venable walked [Murray to third, Pettini to second]; Whitfield
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to center; Johnstone flied out to
center; Hatcher singled to left [Garvey to second]; Scioscia
popped to first in foul territory; Law grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Clark popped to third in foul territory; Evans flied
out to center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Hooton struck out; Lopes flied out to right; Thomas
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Murray singled to shortstop; Murray stole second;
Sularz flied out to right; Pettini walked; Whitson hit into a
double play (pitcher to third) [Pettini out at third (second to
third), Whitson to first, Murray out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker singled to center; Garvey flied out to right;
Johnstone singled to right [Baker to second]; Hatcher grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnstone out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Venable popped to third; Whitfield popped to third;
Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Scioscia singled to right; FRIAS RAN FOR SCIOSCIA;
Law forced Frias (shortstop to second); MONDAY BATTED FOR
HOOTON; Monday flied out to left; Law stole second; Lopes
singled to first [Law to third]; Lopes stole second; Thomas
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED FRIAS (PLAYING C ); SUTCLIFFE
REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Evans flied out to center; May
grounded out (second to first); Murray grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker flied out to center; Garvey doubled to left;
LAVELLE REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); GUERRERO BATTED FOR
JOHNSTONE; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 9TH: GUERRERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Sularz popped
to first in foul territory; Pettini singled; Lavelle out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Pettini to second]; Venable
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Yeager walked; FERGUSON BATTED FOR LAW; Ferguson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Yeager to second]; MOTA BATTED
FOR SUTCLIFFE; Mota flied out to right [Yeager to third]; Lopes
singled to right [Yeager scored]; Thomas grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 2.