Successive singles by pinch-hitter Bobby Valentine, Gene Richards and Bill Almon produced the winning run as the Padres beat the Phillies, 4-3, and ended their eight-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Monday, May       2, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Phillies     0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0
Padres       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   4 11  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Richards cf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .203
Hebner 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .353      Almon ss              5   1   2   1     0   1   .267
  Tolan pr,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Turner lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .217
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Winfield rf           4   0   0   2     0   1   .303
Schmidt 3b,ss         2   0   1   0     1   1   .206      Tenace 1b             2   0   0   1     2   0   .247
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .304      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .271
Johnstone rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .304      Champion 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Boone c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Davis c               2   0   1   0     0   1   .500
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292        Hendrick ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Harmon ss             2   0   0   1     0   0   .167        Roberts c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Hutton ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Griffin p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Twitchell p           2   0   0   0     1   1   .000        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCarver ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .400        Valentine ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .158
  Johnson 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               30   3   7   3     5   3             Totals               35   4  11   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 16,112
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Padres 9
DP: Phillies 1, Padres 1
Doubles: Schmidt (2), Johnstone (3)
Triples: McCarver (1), Maddox (2), Turner (1)
Home Runs: Luzinski (4)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (2), Hebner (1), Winfield (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Schmidt (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Harmon (1)
GIDP: Champion (1)
Hit by Pitch: Boone (2,by Griffin)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell               7.1   8   3   3   3   5   0  33   3.56
Garber                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.22
Reed L(0-1)             0.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   4   5.40
Totals                  8.1  11   4   4   3   6   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 7     4   2   2   4   3   1  28   3.33
Fingers W(3-1)          2     3   1   1   1   0   0  10   2.75
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   3   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox flied out to right; Hebner flied out to
center; Schmidt walked; Schmidt was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to shortstop; Almon singled to
right [Richards to second]; Turner singled to left [Richards to
third, Almon to second]; Winfield forced Turner (shortstop to
second) [Richards scored, Almon to third]; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Almon scored, Winfield to second]; Rader
walked; Champion lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
0, Padres 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski homered; Johnstone flied out to center;
Boone lined to third; Sizemore singled to left; Harmon flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Davis struck out; Griffin struck out; Richards
singled to center; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Twitchell walked; Maddox flied out to center;
Hebner flied out to right; Schmidt doubled to right [Twitchell
to third]; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield
flied out to center; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnstone doubled to center; Boone was hit by a
pitch; Sizemore forced Boone (shortstop to second) [Johnstone to
third]; Harmon hit a sacrifice fly to left [Johnstone scored];
Twitchell popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Rader was called out on strikes; Champion grounded
out (pitcher to first); Davis singled to right; Griffin lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Padres 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Hebner
walked; Schmidt struck out while Hebner was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon
struck out; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Padres 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski struck out; Johnstone flied out to left;
Boone walked; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield struck out; Tenace walked; Rader flied out
to center; Champion singled to center [Tenace to second];
HENDRICK BATTED FOR DAVIS; Hendrick forced Champion (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Padres 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING C ); Harmon
popped to first; Twitchell struck out; Maddox made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Rettenmund grounded
out (third to first); Richards grounded out (second to first);
Almon grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Padres 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Hebner
singled to center; TOLAN RAN FOR HEBNER; Schmidt out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tolan to second]; Luzinski
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Tolan to third]; Johnstone was
walked intentionally; Boone grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: TOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Turner tripled to
center; Winfield reached on a fielder's choice [Turner scored];
Winfield was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Tenace
walked; Rader singled to right [Tenace to second]; GARBER
REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Champion grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Padres 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Sizemore flied out to left; HUTTON BATTED FOR
HARMON; Hutton flied to left in foul territory; MCCARVER BATTED
FOR GARBER; McCarver tripled to center; Maddox tripled to left
[McCarver scored]; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: REED REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); SCHMIDT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
JOHNSON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); Roberts struck out;
VALENTINE BATTED FOR FINGERS; Valentine singled to center;
Richards singled to left [Valentine to second]; Almon singled to
center [Valentine scored, Richards to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 3, Padres 4.