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Thursday September 25, 1975
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Willie McCovey smashed his 22nd and 23rd homers, one more than last year, and drove in three runs as the Padres defeated the Giants, 8-6. McCovey's blows helped the Padres erase a 3-0 deficit and take a 7-3 lead. After the Giants rallied for three runs in the eighth, Dave Winfield homered in the Padres' half to assure victory. The Giants had a homer by Steve Ontiveros in their scoring. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 8, San Francisco Giants 6

Game Played on Thursday, September 25, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Giants       1  0  1    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   6  9  2
Padres       0  0  0    2  1  3    1  1  x  -   8 12  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Hernandez ss          5   1   2   1     0   0   .220
Thomas 2b             3   3   1   0     2   2   .273      Hahn cf,lf            4   2   1   1     1   0   .179
Murcer rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .295      Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .301      McCovey 1b            5   2   2   3     0   1   .253
Clark lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Tolan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Matthews ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Winfield rf           3   2   3   1     2   0   .268
Ontiveros 3b          4   1   2   3     0   1   .293      Sharon lf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .196
Alexander c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Grubb ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Adams ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Roberts 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .283
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Kubiak 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Davis c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .234
Caldwell p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Greif p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .062        Valentine ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .239
  Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .225        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Turner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     1   0   .083
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               35   6   9   5     3   7             Totals               37   8  12   8     6   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  3,886
Left on Base: Giants 5, Padres 12
DP: Giants 1, Padres 0
Errors: Thomas, Ontiveros
Doubles: LeMaster (4), Joshua (24)
Triples: Hahn (2)
Home Runs: Ontiveros (3), McCovey 2 (23), Winfield (15)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (28), Winfield 2 (23), Hernandez 2 (20)
Caught Stealing: LeMaster (1)
GIDP: Hernandez (7)
Hit by Pitch: Davis (3,by D'Acquisto)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(7-13)        5.1   9   5   4   4   1   1  29   4.79
Falcone                 0.2   1   1   1   1   0   1   4   4.17
D'Acquisto              2     2   2   2   1   1   1  11  10.29
Totals                  8    12   8   7   6   2   3  44

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif                   4     5   3   3   2   3   1  18   3.88
Tomlin W(4-2)           2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.33
Freisleben              1     2   2   2   0   1   0   5   4.28
Frisella SV(9)          2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   3.14
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   7   1  38

Hit by Pitch: D'Acquisto (2)
Wild Pitches: Frisella (6)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua flied out to center; Thomas walked; Thomas
stole second; Murcer struck out; Montanez singled to right
[Thomas scored]; Clark lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Hahn
flied out to left; Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alexander was called out on strikes; LeMaster made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Winfield
singled; Winfield stole second; Sharon grounded out (third to
first); Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Caldwell grounded out (third to first); Joshua
grounded out (second to first); Thomas walked; Murcer singled to
right [Thomas to third]; Montanez singled to right [Thomas
scored, Murcer to third]; Clark forced Montanez (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Davis struck out; Greif popped to first in foul
territory; Hernandez singled to left; Hernandez stole second;
Hahn walked; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Ontiveros homered; Alexander was called out on
strikes; LeMaster doubled to left; LeMaster was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Caldwell grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: McCovey homered; Winfield singled to left; Sharon
flied out to left; Roberts singled [Winfield to second]; Davis
singled to center [Winfield scored, Roberts to third]; VALENTINE
BATTED FOR GREIF; Valentine walked [Davis to second]; Hernandez
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Davis out at
third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 2.

GIANTS 5TH: TOMLIN REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); On a bunt
Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas struck out;
Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Hahn reached on an error by Ontiveros; On a bunt
Fuentes singled [Hahn to second]; McCovey grounded out (second
to first) [Hahn to third, Fuentes to second]; Winfield was
walked intentionally; Sharon grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Hahn scored (unearned), Fuentes to third, Winfield to second];
Roberts was walked intentionally; Davis grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Clark
grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: TURNER BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Turner singled; On a bunt
Hernandez forced Turner (pitcher to shortstop); Hahn tripled
[Hernandez scored]; FALCONE REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING);
Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey homered [Hahn
scored]; Winfield walked; Winfield stole second; Sharon reached
on a fielder's choice [Winfield out at third (third
unassisted)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 6.

GIANTS 7TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Alexander
lined to left; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); THOMASSON
BATTED FOR FALCONE; Thomasson struck out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 6.

PADRES 7TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Roberts
grounded out (second to first); Davis was hit by a pitch;
Freisleben walked [Davis to second]; Hernandez singled to right
[Davis scored, Freisleben to third]; Hernandez stole second;
Hahn made an out to shortstop; Fuentes grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 7.

GIANTS 8TH: KUBIAK REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 3B); Joshua doubled
to left; Thomas singled to center [Joshua to third]; FRISELLA
REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Frisella threw a wild pitch
[Joshua scored, Thomas to second]; Murcer walked; Montanez
grounded out (second to first) [Thomas to third, Murcer to
second]; MATTHEWS BATTED FOR CLARK; Matthews flied out to
center; Ontiveros singled to center [Thomas scored, Murcer
scored]; ADAMS BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Adams singled to left
[Ontiveros to third]; LeMaster flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 6, Padres 7.

PADRES 8TH: MATTHEWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SADEK REPLACED
ADAMS (PLAYING C ); McCovey struck out; Winfield homered; GRUBB
BATTED FOR SHARON; Grubb reached on an error by Thomas; Kubiak
flied out to center; Davis lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 6, Padres 8.

GIANTS 9TH: HAHN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GRUBB STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); TOLAN REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); RADER
BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Rader flied out to right; Joshua grounded
out (first unassisted); Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 6, Padres 8.



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