San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 11

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
  Nastu p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Strain 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 1 0
Evans 3b 4 2 2 1
Ivie lf 4 0 2 1
Metzger ss 2 0 1 1
Sadek c 4 0 0 0
Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Johnston ph 1 0 0 0
  Halicki p 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 2 1 1
  Thomasson lf 1 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 1 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 3 2 0
Cey 3b 3 2 3 2
  Hatcher 3b 0 0 0 1
Baker lf 4 2 4 6
  Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0
Ferguson rf 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 5 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Hooton p 5 1 1 1
Totals 36 11 11 11
San Francisco 000 000 201382
Los Angeles 400 022 30x11110
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (6-7) 1.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Halicki   4.0 4 4 4 5 4
  Griffin   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Nastu   0.1 2 3 3 3 0
  Borbon   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
11
11
8
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (10-7) 9.0 8 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
6

  E–Evans (21), Sadek (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  HR–San Francisco Evans (14,9th inning off Hooton 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Lopes (23,1st inning off Curtis 0 on, 0 out); Baker (14,1st inning off Curtis 2 on, 1 out); Cey (20,5th inning off Halicki 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Metzger (1,off Hooton).  SH–Russell (7,off Nastu).  HBP–Ferguson (2,by Halicki).  IBB–Garvey (10,by Nastu).  SB–Baker (8,2nd base off Halicki/Sadek).  WP–Hooton (6).  HBP–Halicki (3,Ferguson).  IBB–Nastu (5,Garvey).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:33.  A–44,275.
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