| Consecutive homers by Gary Matthews and Bobby Murcer leading off the ninth inning powered the Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers. Davey Lopes, who had been out for 11 days with an injury, returned to the Dodgers' lineup and scored their first run after drawing a walk and stealing second in the opening frame. Chris Speier put the Giants ahead with a two-run single in the fourth, but the Dodgers pulled even in their half on a double by Reggie Smith, infield out by Bill Russell and sacrifice fly by Lee Lacy. [The Sporting News] |
San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Saturday, June 26, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 8 0 Dodgers 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herndon cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .327 Lopes cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .248 Perez 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Cey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .329 Matthews lf 4 2 1 1 0 2 .269 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Murcer rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .247 Buckner lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .304 Speier ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 .233 Garvey 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .304 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Smith rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .214 Evans 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .192 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Hill c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .191 Lacy 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .268 Montefusco p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 1 2 .226 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Rau p 2 0 1 0 1 1 .231 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Goodson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .172 Auerbach pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Totals 31 4 8 4 1 6 Totals 30 2 6 2 5 4 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 36,574 Left on Base: Giants 3, Dodgers 8 DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 2 Doubles: Smith (8) Home Runs: Matthews (9), Murcer (7) Stolen Bases: Lopes (17) Caught Stealing: Herndon (4) Sacrifice Hits: Perez (5), Lopes (1) Sacrifice Flies: Lacy (1) GIDP: Montefusco (1), Hill (3) Hit by Pitch: Murcer (2,by Rau) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco 7.1 5 2 2 5 4 0 31 3.08 Moffitt W(4-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.75 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 4 0 37 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau L(6-5) 8 8 4 4 1 5 2 31 2.87 Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.20 Totals 9 8 4 4 1 6 2 34 Hit by Pitch: Rau (3) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Paul Pryor GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to center; Herndon was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perez flied out to left; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to right [Buckner out at second (right to shortstop), Lopes scored]; Garvey walked; Smith singled to left [Garvey to third]; Russell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 2ND: Murcer flied out to right; Speier flied out to right; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Lacy flied out to right; Yeager struck out; Rau struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 3RD: Evans grounded out (second to first); Hill popped to shortstop; Montefusco grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Sizemore lined to pitcher; Buckner singled to center; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon singled to center; Perez singled to right [Herndon to second]; Matthews forced Herndon (third unassisted) [Perez to second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [Matthews to second, Perez to third]; Speier singled to right [Matthews scored, Perez scored]; Reitz flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Smith doubled to right; Russell grounded out (second to first) [Smith to third]; Lacy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored]; Yeager struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Hill struck out; Montefusco grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 5TH: Rau walked; Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rau to second]; Sizemore flied out to left; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 6TH: Herndon singled to right; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Herndon to second]; Matthews struck out; Murcer was hit by a pitch; Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Smith grounded out (second to first); Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to right; Hill grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 7TH: Lacy struck out; Yeager walked; Rau singled to left [Yeager to second]; Lopes forced Rau (shortstop to second) [Yeager to third]; Sizemore popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 8TH: Montefusco struck out; Herndon lined to pitcher; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey walked; MOFFITT REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Smith forced Garvey (second to shortstop); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 9TH: Matthews homered; Murcer homered; SOSA REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz flied out to center; Evans struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 9TH: Lacy grounded out (third to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR YEAGER; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); GOODSON BATTED FOR SOSA; Goodson singled to right; AUERBACH RAN FOR GOODSON; CEY BATTED FOR LOPES; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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