San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 0 0 0
  Herndon cf 1 0 0 0
Strain 2b 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 2 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0
LeMaster ss 3 1 0 0
Sadek c 2 0 0 0
Blue p 1 1 1 1
  Ivie ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 27 2 4 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 3 1 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 2 0
Rose 1b 2 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 3
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 2 0 0 0
  Anderson lf 1 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 0 0
Boone c 3 0 1 1
Noles p 3 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4
San Francisco 000 010 001241
Philadelphia 010 010 20x450
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (7-7) 8.0 5 4 4 6 6
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
6
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Noles  W (1-1) 8.1 3 2 2 9 6
  Brusstar  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
9
6

  E–Evans (16).  DP–San Francisco 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Bowa (9,off Blue); Boone (15,off Blue).  HR–San Francisco Blue (1,5th inning off Noles 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Schmidt (29,7th inning off Blue 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Blue (5,off Noles).  HBP–Clark (1,by Noles).  IBB–Schmidt (5,by Blue).  SB–North 2 (35,2nd base off Noles/Boone 2); Trillo (1,2nd base off Blue/Sadek); McBride (18,2nd base off Blue/Sadek).  CS–Strain (1,2nd base by Noles/Boone).  HBP–Noles (1,Clark).  IBB–Blue (5,Schmidt).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:13.  A–38,353.
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