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Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 11, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres, played on April 11, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 17,778 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Patch 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Jim Cuneo 3B: Roy Roth |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Fernando Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Barry Evans | Third Baseman |
| Randy Jones | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 11, 1979
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Montefusco
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Montefusco
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Montefusco
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Jones
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Jones
Whitfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Jones
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Jones
Clark takes first base on ball four. North moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Jones
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Montefusco
Turner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Montefusco
Tenace takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Montefusco
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Turner scores. Tenace moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Montefusco
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Montefusco
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richards vs. Montefusco
There goes Tenace. The slide. Hill applies the tag. Tenace is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jones
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Jones
Hill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Jones
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montefusco vs. Jones
Montefusco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Montefusco
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richards for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Montefusco
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Montefusco
Winfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Winfield reaches second base with a double. Hargrove goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Montefusco
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Turner for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Jones
North hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Jones
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Jones
Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Montefusco
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Montefusco
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Montefusco
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Montefusco
Jones hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Jones
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Jones
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jones
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Montefusco
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Montefusco
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Jones
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Jones
Max Venable pinch runs for Marc Hill.
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Venable moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montefusco vs. Jones
Montefusco bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Venable moves to third. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
North vs. Jones
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Venable scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Jones
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Montefusco
Mike Sadek now catching.
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Montefusco
Turner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Winfield moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. Montefusco
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Winfield tags and scores. Turner tags and moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Montefusco
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Montefusco
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Jones
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Jones
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Jones
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Jones
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Montefusco
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Montefusco
Richards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Richards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Montefusco
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Jones
Sadek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Jones
LeMaster hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Jones
Rob Andrews pinch hits for John Montefusco.
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Jones
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Griffin
Turner hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Griffin
There goes Winfield. The throw from Sadek and he is out, Madlock applying the tag. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Griffin
Tenace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Tenace reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Griffin
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tenace scores. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Griffin
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Fingers
Bill Fahey now catching. Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Fingers
Madlock strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Fingers
Clark hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fahey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Griffin
Fahey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Fahey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Griffin
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Griffin
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fahey moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hargrove vs. Griffin
Hargrove hits a popup towards the mound. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Fingers
Ivie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Fingers
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tamargo vs. Fingers
John Tamargo pinch hits for Mike Sadek.
Tamargo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Fingers
Roger Metzger pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster.
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/1979 -- San Diego at San Francisco (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Richards G, cf 5 0 1 0 North B, cf 3 0 0 1
Smith O, ss 5 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Madlock B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Winfield D, rf 4 1 3 1 Clark J, rf 3 0 1 0
Turner J, lf 4 1 2 0 Ivie M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 1 1 1 1 Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Hill M, c 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez F, 2b 4 0 2 2 Venable M, pr 0 1 0 0
Evans B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sadek M, c 1 0 0 0
Jones R, p 3 0 0 0 Tamargo J, ph 1 0 0 0
Fahey B, c 1 0 1 0 LeMaster J, ss 3 0 2 0
Metzger R, ph 1 0 0 0
Montefusco J, p 1 0 0 0
Andrews R, ph 1 0 1 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 10 4 31 1 5 1
San Diego 011 001 010 -- 4
San Francisco 000 010 000 -- 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R (W) 7.0 4 1 1 3 3
Fingers R (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J (L) 7.0 6 3 3 4 1
Griffin T 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
LOB -- San Diego 8, San Francisco 7
2B -- Gonzalez F, Winfield D, Richards G, Fahey B
3B -- Tenace G
CS -- Tenace G, Winfield D
SH -- Montefusco J
SF -- Tenace G
T -- 2:36
A -- 17778
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