The four-hit pitching of Vida Blue lifted the Giants to a 4-1 triumph over the Dodgers. With the score tied, 1-1, Johnnie LeMaster led off the Giants' seventh inning with a single and two outs later, Bill North walked. Rob Andrews followed with a fly ball that right fielder Mickey Hatcher dropped, allowing LeMaster and North to score and Andrews to reach second. Jack Clark followed with a single to drive in Andrews. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    12, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   4  7  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .265      North cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .274
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Andrews 2b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .278
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Clark rf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .281
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .305
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Herndon lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      LeMaster ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Hatcher rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .438      Sadek c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Thomasson cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .117
Reuss p               2   1   1   0     0   1   .091
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .353
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   4   1     1   4             Totals               28   4   7   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 39,914
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Giants 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 0
Errors: Hatcher, Andrews, LeMaster
Doubles: Reuss (1)
Triples: Hatcher (1)
Caught Stealing: Russell (7), Andrews (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (6), Sadek (3)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (2,by Reuss)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(3-10)           7     7   4   1   3   3   0  31   4.67
Castillo                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     7   4   1   3   3   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(10-9)            9     4   1   1   1   4   0  33   5.17
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   4   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Reuss (3)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
flied out to right; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to right; Andrews singled to left;
Clark walked [Andrews to second]; Ivie singled to right [Andrews
scored, Clark out at third (right to catcher to third)]; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Giants 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Baker popped to first in foul
territory; Ferguson flied out to right; Hatcher grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (third to first); LeMaster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); Reuss
doubled to left; Lopes singled to center [Reuss scored]; Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lopes to second]; Garvey
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue grounded out (pitcher to first); North grounded
out (third to first); Andrews walked; Andrews was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to center; Baker popped to third in
foul territory; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark singled to right; Ivie struck out; Evans flied
out to center; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster made an out to shortstop; Sadek singled to
left; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sadek to
second]; North flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
singled to right; Garvey flied out to center; Russell was caught
stealing second but was safe at second (error by Andrews; assist
by Sadek); Cey popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Andrews singled to left; Clark flied out to center;
Ivie forced Andrews (second to shortstop); Evans was hit by a
pitch [Ivie to second]; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker flied out to right; Ferguson flied out to
right; Hatcher tripled to center; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster singled to second; Sadek out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [LeMaster to second]; Blue struck out;
North walked; Andrews reached on an error by Hatcher [LeMaster
scored (unearned) (no RBI), North scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Andrews to second]; Clark singled to left [Andrews scored
(unearned)]; Ivie flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 4.

DODGERS 8TH: MOTA BATTED FOR REUSS; Mota grounded out (third to
first); Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: CASTILLO REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Evans flied out
to center; Herndon flied out to center; LeMaster popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey reached
on an error by LeMaster [Cey to first]; Baker popped to first;
MARTINEZ BATTED FOR FERGUSON; Martinez forced Cey (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 4.