Bob Knepper allowed only five hits in eight innings and Randy Moffitt pitched a hitless ninth as the Giants ended their eight-game losing streak by defeating the Padres, 5-1. Gary Thomasson batted for Knepper in the eighth and singled to drive in the Giants' last two runs. The Padres' lone run came in the fifth when Gene Tenace doubled, took third on a short single by Bill Almon and scored as Mike Champion grounded into a double play. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Thursday, July 7, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Padres 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Giants 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 x - 5 7 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hendrick cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .286 Madlock 3b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .300 Ashford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Thomas cf 2 0 2 1 0 0 .252 Ivie 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Evans lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .275 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Clark rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 McCovey 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .284 Tenace c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .233 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Almon ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Harris 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Champion 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Hill c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .241 Owchinko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 LeMaster ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .106 Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .329 Knepper p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Sawyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Thomasson ph,1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 .271 Totals 28 1 5 0 3 4 Totals 29 5 7 5 5 5 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 3,181 Left on Base: Padres 4, Giants 8 DP: Padres 0, Giants 3 Errors: Champion Doubles: Tenace (13), Harris 2 (9), Thomas (6) Triples: Evans (2) Stolen Bases: Madlock (6), LeMaster (1) Sacrifice Hits: Owchinko (4), Thomas 2 (7) Sacrifice Flies: Hill (4) GIDP: Champion (6), Rettenmund (2) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko L(2-4) 7 5 3 3 4 5 0 31 5.28 Sawyer 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 5.67 Totals 8 7 5 5 5 5 0 37 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(2-3) 8 5 1 1 2 4 0 29 3.81 Moffitt 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.42 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 4 0 32 Wild Pitches: Owchinko (3) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Montague PADRES 1ST: Hendrick flied out to right; Ashford struck out; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Owchinko threw a wild pitch [Madlock to third]; Thomas singled to center [Madlock scored]; Evans struck out; Clark flied out to left; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. PADRES 2ND: Winfield made an out to first; Kingman struck out; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: Harris grounded out (second to first); Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. PADRES 3RD: Almon grounded out (third to first); Champion singled to right; Owchinko out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Champion to second]; Hendrick walked; Ashford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Knepper struck out; Madlock singled to center; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Madlock to second]; Evans tripled to right [Madlock scored]; Clark struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 2. PADRES 4TH: Ivie flied out to center; Winfield flied out to right; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey walked; Harris doubled to left [McCovey to third]; Hill hit a sacrifice fly to right [McCovey scored, Harris to third]; LeMaster popped to third in foul territory; Knepper flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 3. PADRES 5TH: Tenace doubled to left; Almon singled to right [Tenace to third]; Champion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tenace scored (no RBI), Almon out at second]; Owchinko flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Thomas doubled to center; Evans struck out; Clark walked; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 3. PADRES 6TH: Hendrick struck out; Ashford made an out to second; Ivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Harris popped to catcher in foul territory; Hill flied out to right; LeMaster reached on an error by Champion [LeMaster to second]; Knepper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 3. PADRES 7TH: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Kingman made an out to shortstop; Tenace walked; Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: Madlock walked; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Madlock to second]; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Madlock to third]; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 3. PADRES 8TH: Champion singled to center; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Champion out at second]; Hendrick singled to right; Ashford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: SAWYER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); McCovey flied out to center; Harris doubled to right; Hill grounded out (second to first) [Harris to third]; LeMaster walked; THOMASSON BATTED FOR KNEPPER; LeMaster stole second; Thomasson singled to center [Harris scored, LeMaster scored]; Madlock forced Thomasson (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 5. PADRES 9TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MOFFITT REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Ivie walked; Winfield flied out to left; Kingman lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Ivie out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 5.

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