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San Diego Padres @ San Francisco Giants

1979-09-29 · Day game · Candlestick Park · Att: 4721 · 2:58

San Francisco Giants defeated San Diego Padres 6–5. San Francisco Giants put up 4 in the 8th. Tom Griffin earned the win and Gary Lavelle picked up the save. Gene Tenace went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SDN	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	13
SFN	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4		6	7

W: Tom Griffin L: Bob Owchinko SV: Gary Lavelle

Umpires — HP: Eric Gregg · 1B: Dave Pallone · 2B: Doug Harvey · 3B: Andy Olsen · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Richards	5	2	2	1	0	1
Ozzie Smith	5	0	1	2	0	0
Gene Tenace	4	1	2	1	1	0
Dave Winfield	4	0	2	0	1	0
Kurt Bevacqua	4	0	1	0	0	0
Don Reynolds	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Kendall	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Almon	4	1	3	0	0	0
Juan Eichelberger	2	1	1	1	0	1
Jim Wilhelm	1	0	1	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Venable	4	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Strain	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Ivie	4	1	0	0	0	1
Willie McCovey	4	0	1	1	0	0
Darrell Evans	1	1	0	0	3	0
Larry Herndon	4	1	2	2	0	0
Johnnie LeMaster	4	1	1	1	0	1
Dennis Littlejohn	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Knepper	1	0	0	1	0	1
Terry Whitfield	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roger Metzger	1	1	1	0	0	0
Greg Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Juan Eichelberger	7.0	5	4	4
Steve Mura	0.0	0	0	0
Bob Owchinko	0.2	2	0	0
Mark Lee	0.1	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Knepper	6.2	9	2	1
Greg Minton	0.1	1	0	0
Tom Griffin	1.0	1	0	1
Gary Lavelle	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Richards: T9/L
Ozzie Smith: 63.3-H
Gene Tenace: 2/FL
Dave Winfield: 6

Bot 1

Max Venable: 4
Joe Strain: 43
Mike Ivie: K

Top 2

Kurt Bevacqua: 2/FL
Don Reynolds: 8
Fred Kendall: 5

Bot 2

Willie McCovey: 5/FL
Darrell Evans: W
Larry Herndon: BK.1-2
Larry Herndon: 3
Johnnie LeMaster: WP.2-3
Johnnie LeMaster: 5/FL

Top 3

Bill Almon: 8
Juan Eichelberger: K
Gene Richards: 43

Bot 3

Dennis Littlejohn: 9
Bob Knepper: K
Max Venable: 53

Top 4

Ozzie Smith: 13
Gene Tenace: HR/78
Dave Winfield: S8/G
Kurt Bevacqua: CS2(23)
Kurt Bevacqua: D8
Don Reynolds: 8

Bot 4

Joe Strain: 13
Mike Ivie: 9
Willie McCovey: 53

Top 5

Fred Kendall: 53
Bill Almon: S8
Juan Eichelberger: 14/SH.1-2
Gene Richards: 43

Bot 5

Darrell Evans: W
Larry Herndon: D7.1-H
Johnnie LeMaster: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Dennis Littlejohn: S7.1-3
Bob Knepper: 7(B)543(1)/DP/SF.3-H

Top 6

Ozzie Smith: 7
Gene Tenace: 53
Dave Winfield: W
Kurt Bevacqua: 8

Bot 6

Max Venable: K
Joe Strain: W
Mike Ivie: 9
Willie McCovey: D9.1-3
Darrell Evans: IW
Larry Herndon: 9

Top 7

Don Reynolds: 7/L
Fred Kendall: 8
Bill Almon: S6
Juan Eichelberger: D9/L.1-H
Gene Richards: S7/L.2-H;B-2(THH)
Ozzie Smith: S7.2-H
Gene Tenace: W.1-2
Dave Winfield: S6.2-3;1-2
Kurt Bevacqua: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Johnnie LeMaster: K
Dennis Littlejohn: 8
Terry Whitfield: 13

Top 8

Don Reynolds: 13
Fred Kendall: K
Bill Almon: S7/L
Juan Eichelberger: POCS2(1363)

Bot 8

Max Venable: S9
Roger Metzger: S8/L.1-2
Mike Ivie: E7.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Willie McCovey: 63.3-H(UR);2-3
Darrell Evans: 3/G.3-3
Larry Herndon: S3.3-H(UR)
Johnnie LeMaster: WP.1-2
Johnnie LeMaster: S8/G.2-H
Dennis Littlejohn: SB2
Dennis Littlejohn: E6.2-3;B-1
Greg Johnston: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Jim Wilhelm: S9/G
Gene Richards: K
Ozzie Smith: 9
Gene Tenace: S6.1-3(E6)
Dave Winfield: 53

Notes & reviews

Giants manager Bristol ejected by HP umpire Gregg for arguing balls and strikes sometime in top of 7th; he threw jacket, shoes and uniform top onto field

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