The Dodgers blasted five pitchers for 15 hits and enjoyed a 9-2 victory over the Giants. A three-run homer by Von Joshua and two-run homer by Steve Yeager keyed a seven-run fourth inning. Every man in the Dodger lineup except Don Sutton had at least one hit.

Sutton struck out 12, equalling his career high, and moved past Sandy Koufax into 17th place on the major leagues' all-time list with a total of 2,402. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     22, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      1  0  1    7  0  0    0  0  0  -   9 15  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              6   1   2   0     0   2   .200      North cf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .214
Russell ss            5   2   3   1     0   0   .343        Venable cf,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Thomasson cf          2   1   1   0     3   0   .270      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   1     0   2   .333
Garvey 1b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .314        Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Joshua lf             5   1   2   3     0   1   .286      Madlock 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .131
Ferguson rf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .244        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thomas 3b             5   1   3   1     0   1   .214        Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Yeager c              4   1   1   2     1   1   .174        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutton p              5   0   0   0     0   2   .083        Herndon cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                          Clark rf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .279
                                                          Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
                                                          Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .264
                                                          Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .145
                                                          Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .159
                                                          Halicki p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andrews 2b          2   1   2   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               41   9  15   9     5   8             Totals               32   2   6   2     0  12

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 51,711
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Giants 4
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 0
Errors: Ferguson
Doubles: Garvey (3), Thomas (1)
Triples: Lopes (1)
Home Runs: Yeager (2), Joshua (1), Clark (2)
Stolen Bases: Thomas 2 (4), Thomasson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Russell (1), Whitfield (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(2-2)           9     6   2   1   0  12   1  33   2.56
Totals                  9     6   2   1   0  12   1  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(1-1)          3.2   8   5   5   1   5   1  20   5.49
Curtis                  0.2   5   4   4   3   1   1  10  24.30
Moffitt                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Griffin                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.40
Roberts                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    15   9   9   5   8   2  47

Passed Balls: Hill (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Tony Patch, 2B - Roy Roth, 3B - Jim Cuneo


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell singled to center;
Thomasson flied out to right; Garvey doubled to center [Russell
scored]; Joshua struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Whitfield struck
out; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson popped to shortstop; On a bunt Thomas
singled to third; Thomas stole second; Yeager struck out; Sutton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
popped to first; Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes tripled to center; Russell hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Lopes scored]; Thomasson walked; Thomasson stole
second; Garvey struck out; Joshua singled to shortstop
[Thomasson to third]; Ferguson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill popped to catcher in foul territory; Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted); Halicki singled to center;
North was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Thomas singled to right; Thomas stole second;
Yeager homered [Thomas scored]; Sutton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
singled to center; CURTIS REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Hill
allowed a passed ball [Russell to second]; Thomasson walked;
Garvey singled to right [Russell scored, Thomasson to third];
Joshua homered [Thomasson scored, Garvey scored]; Ferguson
singled to right; Thomas doubled to right [Ferguson scored];
Yeager was walked intentionally; Sutton popped to first; 7 R, 7
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield was called out on strikes; Madlock flied
out to center; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
9, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes struck out; Russell singled to pitcher;
Thomasson walked [Russell to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED MADLOCK
(PITCHING); ANDREWS REPLACED CURTIS (PLAYING 2B); Garvey
grounded out (third to first) [Russell to third, Thomasson to
second]; Joshua popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans struck out; Ivie struck out; Hill popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Thomas
struck out; Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Metzger was called out on strikes; Andrews singled
to left; North singled to right [Andrews to third (error by
Ferguson)]; Whitfield hit a sacrifice fly to right [Andrews
scored (unearned)]; TAMARGO BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Tamargo grounded
out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9,
Giants 1.

DODGERS 7TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Sutton struck
out; Lopes flied to right in foul territory; Russell lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark homered; Evans popped to shortstop; Ivie flied
out to left; Hill flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 9, Giants 2.

DODGERS 8TH: VENABLE REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Thomasson
singled to shortstop; Garvey popped to first; Joshua grounded
out (first unassisted) [Thomasson to second]; Ferguson walked;
Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 9,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Metzger flied out to right; Andrews singled to
center; Venable struck out; Whitfield grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 2.

DODGERS 9TH: ROBERTS REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); HERNDON
REPLACED GRIFFIN (PLAYING CF); VENABLE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton
lined to second; Lopes singled to center; Russell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon struck out; Clark struck out; Evans singled
to left; Ivie forced Evans (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 2.