The Padres scored two runs in the fourth inning and went on to end the Giants' four-game winning streak, 3-1. Singles by Tito Fuentes and Willie Davis plus Bobby Murcer's throwing error and Dave Winfield's sacrifice fly sent the Padres in front to stay. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       27, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  3
Padres       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .447      Turner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Thomas 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Melendez lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .231      W. Davis cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .192
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .248        Ivie pr,1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Reitz 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .268      Winfield rf           3   1   1   1     0   1   .265
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Rader 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .345
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Halicki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Hernandez ss          2   0   1   0     1   1   .333
  Arnold ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .172      Strom p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     3   4             Totals               29   3   8   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  7,739
Left on Base: Giants 7, Padres 6
DP: Giants 1, Padres 2
Errors: Murcer, Reitz, Halicki
Doubles: Rader (7)
Stolen Bases: W. Davis (8)
Caught Stealing: Ivie (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Strom (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (2)
GIDP: Montanez (7), Adams (2), Kendall (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(2-8)          7     7   3   2   2   4   0  30   5.81
Heaverlo                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.82
Totals                  8     8   3   2   2   4   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom W(5-2)            7     5   1   1   2   2   0  27   3.63
Metzger SV(5)           2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.86
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (second to first); Thomas
popped to first; Murcer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Turner grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes
grounded out (first unassisted); W. Davis singled to third [W.
Davis to second (error by Reitz)]; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews singled to center; Montanez grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at
second]; Speier lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield struck out (catcher to first); Rader
walked; Kendall grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Reitz flied out to left; Hill popped to first in
foul territory; Halicki made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Strom grounded
out (shortstop to first); Turner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Thomas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Fuentes singled to center; W. Davis singled to right
[Fuentes scored (error by Murcer) (no RBI), W. Davis to second
(on throw to home)]; W. Davis stole third; McCovey lined to
first; Winfield hit a sacrifice fly to right [W. Davis scored
(unearned)]; Rader struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Speier was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall singled to center; Hernandez singled to
center [Kendall to second]; Strom reached on an error by Halicki
on a sacrifice bunt [Kendall to third, Hernandez to second,
Strom to first]; Turner popped to third in foul territory;
Fuentes flied out to center; W. Davis grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Reitz singled to shortstop; Hill forced Reitz (first
to shortstop); On a bunt Halicki struck out; Herndon singled to
third [Hill to second]; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Winfield
singled to left; Rader doubled to left [Winfield scored];
Kendall popped to catcher in foul territory; Hernandez was
walked intentionally; Strom grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Matthews
walked; Montanez singled to left [Matthews to second]; Speier
flied out to right; Reitz singled to right [Matthews scored,
Montanez to third (on throw to home), Reitz to second (on throw
to home)]; Hill lined to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
grounded out (first unassisted); W. Davis flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 3.

GIANTS 8TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING LF); ARNOLD BATTED
FOR HALICKI; Arnold walked; METZGER REPLACED STROM (PITCHING);
Herndon singled to shortstop [Arnold to second]; Thomas flied
out to left; Murcer struck out; Matthews lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); McCovey singled
to center; IVIE RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Winfield flied out to center;
Rader flied out to center; Ivie was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 3.

GIANTS 9TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Montanez walked;
Speier singled to third [Montanez to second]; Reitz struck out;
ADAMS BATTED FOR HILL; Adams grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Padres 3.