April 12, 1979 San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 5
@BAL 0 CAL 7
MIN 1 TOR 9
@CHW 7 BOS 12
@MIL 10 SEA 4
OAK 3 TEX 5
CLE 3 ATL 10
@LAD 2 NYM 3
PHI 2 PIT 3
STL 1 SFG 4
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 14,082

Thursday, April 12, 1979
Time of Game: 2:46

Padres

2-5

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

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

W: B Knepper (1-0), L: E Rasmussen (0-2), S: D Roberts (2)

Giants

5-2

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards CF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .219  .546    0    2   1   
O Smith SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .032    0    1   2   
  B Perkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .269  .791    0   10   2   2B
D Winfield RF                 3   1   2   2    2   0  .520 1.453    0    1   0   HR
J Turner LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .654    0    1   0   SH
G Tenace C                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .294  .912    0    5   1   
F Gonzalez 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .598    0    2   3   
B Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .111  .385    0    2   2   GDP
E Rasmussen P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Almon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Mura P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Lolich P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Bevacqua PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  J D'Acquisto P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   2    7   7                    24  12

BATTING

2B: M Hargrove (3, off B Knepper).

HR: D Winfield (2, off B Knepper; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SH: J Turner (1, off B Knepper).

TB: D Winfield 5; M Hargrove 2; G Richards; F Gonzalez; G Tenace.

GIDP: B Evans (1).

RBI: D Winfield 2 (4).

2-out RBI: D Winfield 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .179  .460    0    1   0   
  L Herndon CF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
T Whitfield LF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .259  .666    0    4   0   2B
B Madlock 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .103  .333    0    2   2   
J Clark RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .292  .808    0    0   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .321  .819    0    1   5   HR
M Ivie 1B                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .400 1.163    0   10   0   SB
M Hill C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .130  .361    0    7   0   
R Metzger SS                  3   1   2   1    0   1  .286  .699    0    1   2   
B Knepper P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   2·SH
  D Roberts P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   4   8   4    1   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Whitfield (2, off M Lolich).

HR: D Evans (1, off E Rasmussen; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SH: B Knepper 2 (2, off E Rasmussen, off M Lee).

TB: D Evans 4; R Metzger 2; T Whitfield 2; M Ivie; J Clark; M Hill; B North.

RBI: D Evans 2 (7); R Metzger (5); B North (3).

2-out RBI: B North.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Metzger-B Madlock-M Ivie.

E: B Knepper 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Ivie (1, 2nd base off E Rasmussen/G Tenace).

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
E Rasmussen, L (0-2)           3.1   6   4   4    1   2   1   7.45   17     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 6     33    -     0.83  -0.22
M Lee                          0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.41   0.01
S Mura                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
M Lolich                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   1.42    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.42   0.05
J D'Acquisto                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0  16.20    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     8   4   4    1   6   1          32     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 2· 8          1-0

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
B Knepper, W (1-0)             7.2   6   3   2    6   7   1   2.51   36     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 6     58    -     1.34   0.14
D Roberts, S (2)               1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    2.71   0.25
Totals                         9     6   3   2    7   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 6          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 14,082.

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. D Evans              3B 
6. G Tenace             C     6. M Ivie               1B 
7. F Gonzalez           2B    7. M Hill               C  
8. B Evans              3B    8. R Metzger            SS 
9. E Rasmussen          P     9. B Knepper            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  4-1  1--     -15%  78% D Winfield      B Knepper       Home Run; Hargrove Scores
   b 4   0  0-1  1--      15%  88% D Evans         E Rasmussen     Home Run; Clark Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-      12%  66% B North         E Rasmussen     Single; Metzger Scores
   t 8   2  4-3  12-      10%  88% G Richards      D Roberts       Popfly: SS
   t 8   0  4-3  ---      -9%  68% G Tenace        B Knepper       Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Richards      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Hargrove      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B North         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  B Madlock       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  D Winfield      Walk
          1--      40%  J Turner        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Winfield to 2B
   O      12-      46%  G Tenace        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      49%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B; Winfield to 3B; Turner to 2B
          -23      47%  B Evans         Walk
   O      123      55%  E Rasmussen     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Evans         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      50%  M Ivie          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  M Hargrove      Double
          -2-      50%  D Winfield      Single; Hargrove to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  J Turner        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  M Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  R Metzger       Single
   O      1--      54%  B Knepper       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Metzger to 2B
   R      -2-      66%  B North         Single; Metzger Scores
          1--      67%  T Whitfield     Walk; North to 2B
   O      12-      64%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  G Tenace        Single
   O      1--      63%  F Gonzalez      Popfly: 3B
   OO     1--      70%  B Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  J Clark         Single
   RR     1--      88%  D Evans         Home Run; Clark Scores
          ---      89%  M Ivie          Single to SS
          1--      90%  M Hill          Ivie Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      -2-      93%  R Metzger       Single; Ivie Scores
                  Mark Lee replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  B Knepper       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Metzger to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  B North         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Almon pinch hits for Mark Lee batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  G Richards      Single
   R      1--      84%  O Smith         Fielder's Choice P; Richards Scores/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)/No RBI/unER; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      90%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Mura facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Mura replaces Bill Almon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      89%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Clark         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  J Turner        Strikeout
          ---      88%  G Tenace        Walk
          1--      84%  F Gonzalez      Single; Tenace to 2B
   O      12-      88%  B Evans         Strikeout Looking
                  Don Reynolds pinch hits for Steve Mura batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  D Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
                  Mickey Lolich replaces Don Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  M Ivie          Lineout: SS
          ---      92%  M Hill          Single
   O      1--      91%  R Metzger       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  G Richards      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  M Hargrove      Walk
   RR     1--      78%  D Winfield      Home Run; Hargrove Scores
   O      ---      80%  J Turner        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      79%  B Knepper       Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  T Whitfield     Double to CF; Whitfield out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
          ---      68%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      76%  F Gonzalez      Strikeout
   O      1--      82%  B Evans         Strikeout
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Mickey Lolich batting 9th
          1--      78%  K Bevacqua      Walk; Tenace to 2B
                  Dave Roberts replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      88%  G Richards      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, John D'Acquisto facing 3-4-5
                  John D'Acquisto replaces Kurt Bevacqua pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  B Madlock       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      86%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-4, Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
                  Larry Herndon replaces Billy North playing CF batting 1st; Broderick Perkins pinch hits for Ozzie Smith batting 2nd
   O      ---      92%  B Perkins       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Turner        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Giants 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN197904120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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