San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants
April 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1979 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, San Francisco Giants 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 5 1 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
  Perkins ph 1 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0
Winfield rf 3 1 2 2
Turner lf 4 0 0 0
Tenace c 2 0 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
  Mura p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 1 1
  Herndon cf 0 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 3 0 1 0
Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 1 1 0
Evans 3b 4 1 1 2
Ivie 1b 3 1 1 0
Hill c 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 1 2 1
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
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San Francisco 001 300 00x482
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (0-2) 3.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Lee   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Mura   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lolich   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  D'Acquisto   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
1
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (1-0) 7.2 6 3 2 6 7
  Roberts  SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
7
7

  E–Knepper 2 (2).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Diego Hargrove (3,off Knepper), San Francisco Whitfield (2,off Lolich).  HR–San Diego Winfield (2,7th inning off Knepper 1 on, 2 out), San Francisco Evans (1,4th inning off Rasmussen 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Turner (1,off Knepper); Knepper 2 (2,off Rasmussen,off Lee).  SB–Ivie (1,2nd base off Rasmussen/Tenace).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Tony Patch, 2B–Jim Cuneo, 3B–Roy Roth.  T–2:46.  A–14,082.
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