Driving in six runs with a homer, triple and infield out, Joe Ferguson paced the Dodgers to an 8-4 victory over the Giants. The Dodgers took a 4-0 lead in the second inning on singles by Ron Cey and Pedro Guerrero, triples by Ferguson and Derrel Thomas and a squeeze bunt by Jack Perconte. In the fifth, Mickey Hatcher singled, Guerrero walked and Ferguson unloaded a three-run circuit swat. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Wednesday, October   1, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  4  1    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   8 13  4
Giants       0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Perconte 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Venable cf            2   1   0   0     1   1   .275
Johnstone rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .317        Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Frias ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Strain ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Baker lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .297        Breining p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvey 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .304        Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Cey 3b                1   1   1   0     0   0   .256        Nastu p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hatcher ph,3b       3   1   1   0     0   0   .234      Whitfield lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .299
Guerrero cf,rf        2   2   2   0     2   0   .333      Clark rf              4   1   1   2     1   1   .284
Ferguson c            4   2   2   6     0   0   .240      Evans 3b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .264
Thomas ss,cf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .263      May c                 5   0   1   1     0   1   .258
Hooton p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .063      Murray 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .221
  Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Sularz 2b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .222
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Stennett ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                          Pettini ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .237
                                                            Wohlford ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .283
                                                            LeMaster ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
                                                          Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .092
                                                            Hargesheimer p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Rowland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            North ph,cf         2   1   1   0     1   0   .252

Totals               37   8  13   8     2   1             Totals               36   4   9   4     6   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 11,307
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Giants 12
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 1
Errors: Ferguson, Thomas 2, Hooton
Doubles: Whitfield (16), Evans (23)
Triples: Ferguson (2), Thomas (3)
Home Runs: Ferguson (8)
Stolen Bases: Whitfield (4), North (45)
Sacrifice Hits: Perconte (2), Hatcher (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (6)
GIDP: Garvey (17)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(14-8)          7     6   3   2   4   6   0  32   3.63
Castillo                2     3   1   1   2   0   0  11   2.81
Totals                  9     9   4   3   6   6   0  43

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(11-12)        2     8   5   5   0   0   0  13   3.09
Hargesheimer            2     4   3   3   2   0   1  12   4.32
Rowland                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.19
Holland                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.77
Breining                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.75
Nastu                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.75
Totals                  9    13   8   8   2   1   1  41

Wild Pitches: Hargesheimer (2)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Perconte grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone
singled to center; Baker singled to left [Johnstone to third];
Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Venable popped to catcher in foul territory;
Whitfield singled to left; Whitfield stole second [Whitfield to
third (error by Ferguson)]; Clark struck out; Evans walked; May
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to right; Guerrero singled to left [Cey
to second]; Ferguson tripled to center [Cey scored, Guerrero
scored]; Thomas tripled to left [Ferguson scored]; Hooton
grounded out (first unassisted); Perconte out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Thomas scored]; Johnstone grounded out
(first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murray was called out on strikes; Sularz walked;
Pettini reached on an error by Thomas [Sularz to second, Pettini
to first]; Pettini was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Hooton [Sularz to third, Pettini to second]; Whitson struck
out; Venable struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Baker singled to right; Garvey singled to left
[Baker to second]; HARGESHEIMER REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING);
HATCHER BATTED FOR CEY; Hatcher out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Baker to third, Garvey to second]; Guerrero was
walked intentionally; Ferguson forced Guerrero (second to
shortstop) [Baker scored, Garvey to third]; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: HATCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Whitfield
doubled to center; Clark popped to first in foul territory
[Whitfield to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Whitfield scored]; May lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Hooton singled to left; Perconte singled to center
[Hooton to second]; Johnstone forced Hooton (first to third)
[Perconte to second]; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Perconte to third, Johnstone to second]; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Murray popped to catcher in foul territory; Sularz
flied out to left; Pettini was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Hatcher singled to center; Hargesheimer threw a
wild pitch [Hatcher to second]; Guerrero walked; Ferguson
homered [Hatcher scored, Guerrero scored]; ROWLAND REPLACED
HARGESHEIMER (PITCHING); Thomas made an out to shortstop; Hooton
was called out on strikes; Perconte flied out to right; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: NORTH BATTED FOR ROWLAND; On a bunt North singled to
pitcher; North stole second; Venable walked; Whitfield reached
on a fielder's choice [North to third, Venable to second (error
by Thomas; assist by Perconte)]; Clark singled to center [North
scored, Venable scored (unearned), Whitfield to third]; Evans
hit into a double play (first to catcher) [Clark to second,
Whitfield out at home]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

DODGERS 6TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HOLLAND REPLACED
VENABLE (PITCHING); Johnstone flied out to center; Baker
grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: FRIAS REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING SS); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); GUERRERO CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Murray flied out to right; Sularz walked; Pettini
flied out to center; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
singled to right; Ferguson forced Guerrero (second to
shortstop); Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: STRAIN BATTED FOR HOLLAND; Strain singled to center;
Whitfield forced Strain (shortstop unassisted); Clark made an
out to shortstop; Evans doubled to left [Whitfield to third];
May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

DODGERS 8TH: BREINING REPLACED STRAIN (PITCHING); THOMASSON
BATTED FOR HOOTON; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted);
Perconte grounded out (third to first); Frias grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: CASTILLO REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Murray
grounded out (third to first); STENNETT BATTED FOR SULARZ;
Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR
PETTINI; Wohlford singled to first; North walked [Wohlford to
second]; HERNDON BATTED FOR BREINING; Herndon flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

DODGERS 9TH: NASTU REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); STENNETT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LEMASTER REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING SS);
Baker grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey flied out to
center; Hatcher made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark
walked; Evans singled to left [Clark to second]; May singled to
center [Clark scored, Evans to second]; Murray flied out to
center; Stennett flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Giants 4.