Bill Madlock and Willie McCovey each hit a homer and single, driving in three runs apiece, to power the Giants to an 8-4 victory over the Padres. Jim Barr pitched the route for the Giants and struck out 11 for his career high. Jerry Turner and Merv Rettenmund homered for the Padres. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Thursday, April     14, 1977 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Giants       0  1  2    0  2  0    3  0  0  -   8 12  3
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  1    1  1  0  -   4  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomasson cf,lf       5   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Richards 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .179
Andrews 2b            2   2   0   0     3   0   .143      Champion 2b           4   1   0   0     1   2   .179
Madlock 3b            5   3   2   3     0   0   .308      Turner lf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .222
Evans lf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .500      Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .276
  Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Hendrick cf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .385
McCovey 1b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .304      Tenace c              4   0   1   1     0   2   .296
Whitfield rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Ivie 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .182      Almon ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .154
Hill c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .500        Sutherland ph       1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Barr p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Freisleben p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Griffin p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bernal p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rettenmund ph       1   1   1   1     0   0   .500
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .350

Totals               35   8  12   8     4   2             Totals               36   4   7   4     2  11

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 17,743
Left on Base: Giants 4, Padres 8
DP: Giants 0, Padres 2
Errors: Thomasson, Madlock, Barr
Doubles: Evans (2), Whitfield (2), Richards (1)
Triples: Hendrick (1)
Home Runs: Madlock (2), McCovey (2), Turner (1), Rettenmund (1)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (1)
Caught Stealing: Thomasson (1)
GIDP: McCovey (1), Madlock (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hendrick (1,by Barr)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(1-1)             9     7   4   3   2  11   2  39   5.40
Totals                  9     7   4   3   2  11   2  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(0-1)       2.1   6   3   3   1   0   1  12   5.79
Griffin                 2.1   3   2   2   2   1   0  11   7.71
Tomlin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Bernal                  2     3   3   3   0   0   1   9  10.13
Metzger                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.80
Totals                  9    12   8   8   4   2   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Barr (1)
Balks: Griffin (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson flied out to center; Andrews grounded out
(second to first); Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Champion
struck out; Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans doubled to left; McCovey flied out to left;
Whitfield doubled to right [Evans scored, Whitfield out at third
(right to third)]; Speier singled; Hill singled to left [Speier
to second]; Barr grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield struck out; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson singled to right; Thomasson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Andrews walked; Madlock
homered [Andrews scored]; GRIFFIN REPLACED FREISLEBEN
(PITCHING); Evans singled to right; McCovey grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Ivie reached on an error by Madlock [Ivie to first];
Almon struck out; Griffin struck out; Richards forced Ivie
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield flied out to left; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hill walked; Barr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Champion grounded out (third to first); Turner
singled to left; Winfield struck out; Hendrick tripled to right
[Turner scored]; Tenace was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Andrews
walked; Griffin balked [Andrews to second]; Madlock singled to
center [Andrews scored]; Madlock stole second; Evans flied out
to center; McCovey singled to center [Madlock scored]; TOMLIN
REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Whitfield grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Ivie flied out to right; Almon grounded out
(shortstop to first); VALENTINE BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
5, Padres 1.

GIANTS 6TH: BERNAL REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Speier flied
out to right; Hill flied out to right; Barr grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Champion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner homered; Winfield
reached on an error by Barr [Winfield to first]; Hendrick was
hit by a pitch [Winfield to second]; Tenace flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Padres 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomasson singled to right; On a bunt Andrews forced
Thomasson (pitcher to shortstop); Madlock forced Andrews (third
to second); Evans singled to center [Madlock scored, Evans to
second (on throw to home)]; McCovey homered [Evans scored];
Whitfield grounded out (second to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 8, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Ivie flied out to right; Almon struck out;
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BERNAL; Rettenmund homered; Richards
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
8, Padres 3.

GIANTS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Speier was
called out on strikes; Hill popped to first in foul territory;
Barr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 8, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: HERNDON REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING CF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Thomasson dropped a foul fly hit
by Champion for an error; Champion walked; Turner walked
[Champion to second]; Winfield lined to right; Hendrick struck
out; Tenace singled to left [Champion scored (unearned), Turner
to third, Tenace to second (on throw)]; Ivie grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 8,
Padres 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson flied out to right; Andrews walked;
Madlock grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Padres
4.

PADRES 9TH: SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR ALMON; Sutherland singled to
right; RADER BATTED FOR METZGER; Rader struck out; Richards
doubled to center [Sutherland to third]; Champion was called out
on strikes; Turner flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 8, Padres 4.