April 11, 1979 San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
NYY 5
(10) CAL 11
MIN 2 KCR 10
DET 3 OAK 14
@SEA 7 TEX 4
CLE 0 CIN 9
@ATL 5 HOU 10
LAD 3 MON 3
@NYM 2
(11) PHI 5
PIT 4 SDP 4
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 17,778

Wednesday, April 11, 1979
Time of Game: 2:36

Padres

2-4

Won 1

5th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  1  1   0  0  1   0  1  0    4 10  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

W: R Jones (1-1), L: J Montefusco (1-1), S: R Fingers (2)

Giants

4-2

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards CF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .572    0    3   0   2B
O Smith SS                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .037    0    0   3   
M Hargrove 1B                 3   1   0   0    2   0  .273  .771    0   10   1   
D Winfield RF                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .500 1.304    0    1   0   2B,CS
J Turner LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .760    0    1   0   
G Tenace C                    1   1   1   1    2   0  .267  .855    0    3   0   3B,CS,SF
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
F Gonzalez 2B                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .208  .615    0    6   1   2B
B Evans 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .400    0    0   4   
R Jones P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  B Fahey C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    2   1   2B
Totals                       34   4  10   4    4   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Winfield (2, off J Montefusco); F Gonzalez (1, off J Montefusco); B Fahey (1, off T Griffin); G Richards (2, off J Montefusco).

3B: G Tenace (1, off T Griffin).

SF: G Tenace (1, off J Montefusco).

TB: D Winfield 4; F Gonzalez 3; G Tenace 3; J Turner 2; B Fahey 2; G Richards 2.

RBI: F Gonzalez 2 (3); G Tenace (1); D Winfield (2).

2-out RBI: D Winfield; F Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Winfield (1, 2nd base by T Griffin/M Sadek); G Tenace (1, Home by J Montefusco/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .167  .453    0    2   0   
T Whitfield LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .600    0    1   0   
B Madlock 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .385    0    3   6   
J Clark RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .862    0    1   0   
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .409 1.227    0   13   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .745    0    0   1   
M Hill C                      1   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .317    0    2   0   
  M Venable PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Sadek C                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  J Tamargo PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666    0    0   0   
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.100    0    2   4   
  R Metzger PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .596    0    0   0   
J Montefusco P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  R Andrews PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  T Griffin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    3   5                    27  12

BATTING

SH: J Montefusco (1, off R Jones).

TB: J LeMaster 2; J Clark; R Andrews; D Evans.

RBI: B North (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Hill.

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Jones, W (1-1)               7     4   1   1    3   3   0   7.84   28     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 4     65    -     1.21   0.28
R Fingers, S (2)               2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.82   0.08
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 5           -

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Montefusco, L (1-1)          7     6   3   3    4   1   0   3.55   30     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 6     50    -     0.92  -0.10
T Griffin                      2     4   1   1    0   1   0   2.70    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.45  -0.04
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   2   0          39     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Patch, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Jim Cuneo, 3B - Roy Roth.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 17,778.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              San Francisco Giants                 
1. G Richards           CF    1. B North              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. T Whitfield          LF 
3. M Hargrove           1B    3. B Madlock            2B 
4. D Winfield           RF    4. J Clark              RF 
5. J Turner             LF    5. M Ivie               1B 
6. G Tenace             C     6. D Evans              3B 
7. F Gonzalez           2B    7. M Hill               C  
8. B Evans              3B    8. J LeMaster           SS 
9. R Jones              P     9. J Montefusco         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  12-      15%  75% F Gonzalez      J Montefusco    Double; Turner Scores; Tenace to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  -23     -13%  57% R Jones         J Montefusco    Double Play: Strikeout, Tenace Caught Stealing Hm (C)
   t 3   2  0-1  1--      12%  72% D Winfield      J Montefusco    Double; Hargrove Scores
   t 6   0  1-2  1--      10%  81% J Turner        J Montefusco    Single; Winfield to 3B
   b 5   0  2-0  1--      -9%  60% J LeMaster      R Jones         Single; Venable to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B North         Walk
   O      1--      45%  T Whitfield     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      48%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
          1--      46%  J Clark         Walk; North to 2B
   O      12-      50%  M Ivie          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  J Turner        Single
          1--      60%  G Tenace        Walk; Turner to 2B
   R      12-      75%  F Gonzalez      Double; Turner Scores; Tenace to 3B
   O      -23      70%  B Evans         Popfly: 2B
   OO     -23      57%  R Jones         Double Play: Strikeout, Tenace Caught Stealing Hm (C)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  M Hill          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      60%  J LeMaster      Single
   O      1--      62%  J Montefusco    Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  G Richards      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      59%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  M Hargrove      Walk
   R      1--      72%  D Winfield      Double; Hargrove Scores
   O      -2-      70%  J Turner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  B North         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      75%  B Madlock       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Montefusco facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      75%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      74%  B Evans         Groundout: SS-1B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  R Jones         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  J Clark         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  M Ivie          Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Jones facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  M Hill          Walk
                  Max Venable pinch runs for Marc Hill batting 7th
          1--      60%  J LeMaster      Single; Venable to 2B
   O      12-      61%  J Montefusco    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Venable to 3B; LeMaster to 2B
   RO     -23      63%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B; Venable Scores
   O      -2-      68%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Sadek replaces Max Venable playing C batting 7th
          ---      71%  D Winfield      Single
          1--      81%  J Turner        Single; Winfield to 3B
   RO     1-3      82%  G Tenace        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Winfield Scores; Turner to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  F Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      77%  B Evans         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Randy Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  J Clark         Single
   O      1--      81%  M Ivie          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      84%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Montefusco facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  R Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      85%  G Richards      Double
   O      -2-      83%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      81%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Randy Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  M Sadek         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  J LeMaster      Flyball: 1B
                  Rob Andrews pinch hits for John Montefusco batting 9th
          ---      85%  R Andrews       Single
   O      1--      88%  B North         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Griffin replaces Rob Andrews pitching and batting 9th
          ---      90%  D Winfield      Single
   O      1--      88%  J Turner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      86%  G Tenace        Winfield Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      88%  " "             Triple
   R      --3      94%  F Gonzalez      Single; Tenace Scores
   O      1--      93%  B Evans         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Rollie Fingers facing 2-3-4
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Gene Tenace pitching and batting 6th; Bill Fahey replaces Randy Jones playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  T Whitfield     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Madlock       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  J Clark         Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  B Fahey         Double
   O      -2-      98%  G Richards      Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Fahey to 3B
   O      --3      97%  M Hargrove      Flyball: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Rollie Fingers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  M Ivie          Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  D Evans         Single
                  John Tamargo pinch hits for Mike Sadek batting 7th
   O      1--      99%  J Tamargo       Groundout: 3B-1B; Evans to 2B
                  Roger Metzger pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster batting 8th
   O      -2-     100%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Giants 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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