Padres @ Giants
April 11, 1979

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Padres	4	10	0
Giants	1	5	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Padres	4	10	0
Giants	1	5	0

Roger Metzger Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.235
OBP	.000	.278
At Bats	0	17
Hits	0	4
• Singles	0	3
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	4

Rollie Fingers Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	1

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Candlestick Park - April 11, 1979

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Out

Rollie Fingers

Bill Fahey

Mike Hargrove

Fernando Gonzalez

Barry Evans

Ozzie Smith

Jerry Turner

Gene Richards

Dave Winfield

Roger Metzger

Darrell Evans

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
San Diego Padres	4	10	0	8
San Francisco Giants	1	5	0	7
Winning Pitcher	Randy Jones
Losing Pitcher	John Montefusco
Save	Rollie Fingers
Game Winning RBI	Fernando Gonzalez
Attendance	17,778
Time of Game	2 hours 36 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 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.

Bottom 9 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Ivie is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Hargrove hits a popup towards the mound. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 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.

Top 9 Richards strikes out.

Top 9 Fahey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Fahey reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 8 Clark hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fahey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Madlock strikes out.

Bottom 8 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.

Top 8 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tenace scores.

Top 8 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.

Top 8 There goes Winfield. The throw from Sadek and he is out, Madlock applying the tag.

Top 8 Turner hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Tom Griffin now pitching. Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Rob Andrews pinch hits for John Montefusco. Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 LeMaster hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Sadek is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Richards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Richards reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.

Bottom 6 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.

Bottom 6 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 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.

Top 6 Turner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Winfield moves to third.

Top 6 Mike Sadek now catching. Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out.

Bottom 5 North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Venable scores.

Bottom 5 Montefusco bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Venable moves to third. LeMaster moves to second.

Bottom 5 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.

Bottom 5 Hill takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 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.

Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 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.

Bottom 4 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Ivie strikes out.

Bottom 4 Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Jones hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second.

Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Tenace takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out.

Bottom 3 North hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Turner for the out.

Top 3 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.

Top 3 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 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.

Top 3 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richards for the out.

Bottom 2 Montefusco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Hill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 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.

Top 2 There goes Tenace. The slide. Hill applies the tag. Tenace is out.

Top 2 Jones is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 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.

Top 2 Tenace takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to second.

Top 2 Turner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Clark takes first base on ball four. North moves to second.

Bottom 1 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Whitfield is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 North takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 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.

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