Three unearned runs in the eighth inning enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Giants, 7-4, for their seventh victory in the last nine games. The Dodgers had a homer by Ron Cey and a two-run single by Davey Lopes to take a 4-2 lead before putting the decision away after two were out in the eighth.

Dusty Baker was safe on an error by Darrell Evans and scored on a double by Joe Ferguson, who also crossed the plate on a wild throw by Roger Metzger before Gary Thomasson homered for his third hit of the game. The only consolation for the Giants came in snapping a streak of 24 scoreless innings with two runs in the seventh on a pinch-single by Willie McCovey. Evans doubled for their other pair in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    11, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  1  0    2  3  0  -   7  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   4  8  5


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   1   2     0   1   .265      Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .268        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .325        Johnston ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .278      Strain 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Baker lf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .292      Clark rf              3   1   2   0     1   1   .278
Ferguson c            4   1   1   1     0   0   .248      Evans 3b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .255
Thomasson rf,cf       4   3   3   1     0   0   .244      Ivie 1b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .306
Thomas cf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .268      Whitfield lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
  Joshua rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .228
Hough p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Littlejohn c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .203
  Beckwith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        North ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .276
  Patterson p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitson p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .100
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCovey ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .252
                                                            Sadek pr,c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .225

Totals               38   7   8   6     0   3             Totals               35   4   8   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 42,477
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Giants 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 1
Errors: Strain 2, Evans, Metzger 2
Doubles: Thomasson (6), Thomas (11), Ferguson (7), Metzger (6), Evans (16)
Home Runs: Cey (22), Thomasson (8)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (30)
GIDP: Russell (13)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hough W(3-4)            6.2   5   2   2   2   6   0  27   5.04
Beckwith                0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   5.93
Patterson SV(5)         2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.75
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   8   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(5-7)          6.1   6   4   3   0   3   1  28   4.81
Minton                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.19
Borbon                  2     2   3   0   0   0   1   9   3.64
Totals                  9     8   7   3   0   3   2  38

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Steve Fields


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell was called out on
strikes; Garvey reached on an error by Strain [Garvey to first];
Cey forced Garvey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon struck out (catcher to first); Strain
grounded out (third to first); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson lined to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to right; Ivie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Whitfield popped to shortstop (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas flied out to right; Hough popped to second;
Lopes reached on an error by Strain [Lopes to first]; Lopes
stole second; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger doubled to right; Littlejohn struck out;
Whitson struck out; Herndon popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey homered;
Baker flied out to left; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain flied out to center; Clark singled to left;
Evans singled to left [Clark to second]; Ivie flied out to left;
Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomasson doubled to right; Thomas doubled to right
[Thomasson scored]; Hough struck out; Lopes flied out to right;
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger struck out (catcher to first); Littlejohn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey grounded
out (third to first); Baker popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Strain
grounded out (third to first); Clark walked; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson flied out to center; Thomasson singled to
third; On a bunt Thomas singled to catcher [Thomasson to
second]; Hough reached on a fielder's choice [Thomas to second
(error by Metzger; assist by Whitson), Thomasson to third];
Lopes singled to left [Thomasson scored, Thomas scored
(unearned), Hough to second]; MINTON REPLACED WHITSON
(PITCHING); Russell grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Hough out at third]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: JOSHUA REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING RF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Ivie walked; Whitfield singled
to center [Ivie to second]; Metzger grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Ivie to third, Whitfield to second]; NORTH BATTED FOR
LITTLEJOHN; North was called out on strikes; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR
MINTON; McCovey singled to center [Ivie scored, Whitfield
scored]; SADEK RAN FOR MCCOVEY; BECKWITH REPLACED HOUGH
(PITCHING); Herndon forced Sadek (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 2.

DODGERS 8TH: SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); NORTH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); BORBON REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); Garvey
flied out to center; Cey flied out to left; Baker reached on an
error by Evans [Baker to first]; Ferguson doubled to left [Baker
scored (unearned), Ferguson scored (error by Metzger) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Thomasson homered (unearned); Joshua grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Strain singled to second; Clark singled to right
[Strain to second]; Evans doubled to left [Strain scored, Clark
scored]; PATTERSON REPLACED BECKWITH (PITCHING); Ivie flied out
to center; Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher) [Evans to
third]; Metzger flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Giants 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Patterson lined to third; Lopes grounded out
(second to first); Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: North popped to second; Sadek struck out; JOHNSTON
BATTED FOR BORBON; Johnston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 4.