Tommy John, who was out all last season with a sore elbow, turned in his best game since returning to action this year and pitched the Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the Padres. The Dodgers provided John with an early lead when Bill Buckner and Steve Yeager hit consecutive horners in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Dodgers      0  0  2    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   5  5  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Melendez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Lopes cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .251
Kubiak 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Sizemore 2b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .269
Grubb lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .301      Lacy rf               3   0   1   1     1   1   .291
Winfield rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   2   .304
Ivie 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Torres ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Buckner lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .288
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yeager c              3   1   1   1     0   0   .216
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      John p                2   1   0   0     1   0   .128
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Strom p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .087
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .257

Totals               29   0   4   0     1   2             Totals               30   5   5   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 26,846
Left on Base: Padres 3, Dodgers 5
DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Reynolds
Home Runs: Buckner (5), Yeager (10)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (28)
Caught Stealing: Ivie (3)
GIDP: Rader (7)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(9-11)           2.1   3   2   2   0   1   2  10   3.11
Reynolds                1.2   0   3   2   4   1   0  10   4.60
Folkers                 3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   4.70
Tomlin                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.50
Totals                  8     5   5   4   4   4   2  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(6-6)             9     4   0   0   1   2   0  30   2.93
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   2   0  30

Wild Pitches: Folkers (3)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Paul Pryor


PADRES 1ST: Melendez flied out to left; Kubiak grounded out
(second to first); Grubb singled to center; Winfield flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lacy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie singled to center; Ivie was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Rader struck out; Torres grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (third
to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Strom struck
out; Melendez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner homered; Yeager homered; John flied out to
center; Lopes singled to left; REYNOLDS REPLACED STROM
(PITCHING); Lopes stole second; Sizemore lined to left; Lacy
walked; Cey walked [Lopes to third, Lacy to second]; Garvey
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 4TH: Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
popped to second; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Yeager lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 5TH: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: John walked; Lopes walked [John to second]; On a
bunt Sizemore reached on an error by Reynolds [John scored,
Lopes to third, Sizemore to second]; FOLKERS REPLACED TORRES
(PITCHING); HERNANDEZ REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING SS); Lacy
singled to left [Lopes scored, Sizemore to third, Lacy to
second]; Folkers threw a wild pitch [Lacy to third, Sizemore
scored (unearned)]; Cey struck out; Garvey flied out to right;
Russell grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 5.

PADRES 6TH: Kendall singled to left; Hernandez forced Kendall
(third to second); Melendez flied out to right; Kubiak forced
Hernandez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner popped to shortstop; Yeager popped to
first; John grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 5.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb walked; Winfield singled to third [Grubb to
second]; Ivie forced Winfield (pitcher to second) [Grubb to
third]; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Ivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
popped to second; Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 5.

PADRES 8TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Rettenmund grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kendall popped to second; Hernandez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Cey struck
out; Garvey grounded out (second to first); Russell singled to
right; Buckner lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Dodgers 5.

PADRES 9TH: Melendez grounded out (second to first); Kubiak
grounded out (third to first); Grubb popped to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 5.