The biggest rookie winner in the N. L. this season, John Montefusco brought his record to 15-9 by pitching the Giants to a 5-0 victory over the Padres. The shutout was the young righthander's fourth of the year. Montefusco struck out only four, but his total of 215 was the highest for any yearling in the N. L. since Grover Cleveland Alexander fanned 227 in 1911.

The Giants jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on singles by Derrel Thomas, Bobby Murcer, Willie Montanez and Bruce Miller. Their other runs followed in the eighth on an error and singles by Thomas, Murcer, Gary Matthews and Gary Thomasson. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  0  -   5 12  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clark cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .154      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Thomas 2b             4   2   2   0     1   1   .274      Torres 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Murcer rf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .298      Turner lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Montanez 1b           1   0   1   1     0   0   .302      Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
  Thomasson pr,1b     2   0   1   2     0   0   .226      Grubb cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Miller 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .237      Kubiak 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Sadek c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Davis c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .230
LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Montefusco p          4   0   1   0     0   0   .088        Kendall c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .201
                                                          Strom p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   5     1   3             Totals               33   0   5   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  7,488
Left on Base: Giants 7, Padres 8
DP: Giants 0, Padres 3
Errors: Thomas, Turner, Kubiak
Doubles: Grubb (36)
Stolen Bases: Clark (1)
GIDP: Matthews (11), Sadek 2 (6)
Hit by Pitch: Montanez (4,by Strom), Hernandez (2,by Montefusco)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(15-9)      9     5   0   0   1   4   0  35   2.88
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(8-8)            7     9   5   4   0   3   0  30   2.54
Frisella                1     3   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.10
Metzger                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   7.71
Totals                  9    12   5   4   1   3   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Montefusco (8), Strom (2)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Clark reached on an error by Kubiak; Clark stole
second; Thomas struck out; Murcer singled [Clark stayed at
second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Clark out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to center; Torres popped to
first in foul territory; Turner singled; McCovey grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez was hit by a pitch; Miller lined to right;
Sadek grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield made an out to second; Grubb flied out to
center; Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (first to pitcher); Montefusco
made an out to second; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Strom made an
out to second; Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomas singled; Murcer singled to center [Thomas to
third]; Matthews flied out to right; Montanez singled [Thomas
scored, Murcer to third]; THOMASSON RAN FOR MONTANEZ; Miller
singled to center [Murcer scored, Thomasson to second]; Sadek
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Miller
out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Torres made
an out to second; Turner grounded out (pitcher to first);
McCovey walked; Winfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Montefusco
singled to center; Clark singled to center [Montefusco to
second]; Thomas grounded out (third to first) [Montefusco to
third, Clark to second]; Murcer grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb flied out to center; Kubiak grounded out
(pitcher to first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Padres 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews flied out to right; Thomasson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Miller lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Strom reached on an error by Thomas; Hernandez
grounded out (third to first) [Strom to second]; Torres made an
out to second; Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Sadek lined to center; LeMaster struck out;
Montefusco flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Winfield
singled to center; Grubb flied out to left; Kubiak singled to
center [Winfield to third, Kubiak to second (on throw to 3b)];
LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR DAVIS; Locklear flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

GIANTS 8TH: KENDALL REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PLAYING C ); Clark
reached on an error by Turner [Clark to first]; Thomas singled
to left [Clark to second]; Murcer singled to center [Clark
scored (unearned), Thomas to third, Murcer to second (on
throw)]; FRISELLA REPLACED STROM (PITCHING); Matthews singled
[Thomas stayed at third, Murcer stayed at second]; Thomasson
singled to center [Thomas scored, Murcer scored, Matthews to
second]; Miller was credited with a single when a runner was hit
by the batted ball [Matthews out at third (shortstop
unassisted), Thomasson to second]; Sadek flied out to right;
LeMaster popped to first in foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: TOLAN BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Tolan flied out to
center; Hernandez was hit by a pitch; Torres was called out on
strikes; Turner singled [Hernandez to third]; McCovey made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Padres 0.

GIANTS 9TH: METZGER REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Montefusco popped
to third in foul territory; Clark flied out to center; Thomas
walked; Murcer flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Winfield struck out; Grubb doubled to left; Kubiak
flied out to center; Kendall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Padres 0.