Rob Dressler, who came up from Phoenix (Pacific Coast) to join the Giants' staff of young pitchers, gained his first major league victory, defeating the Padres, 4-1. Gary Matthews gave Dressler enough runs to win by hitting a homer after a single by Bobby Murcer in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .317      Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .218
Thomas 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Fuentes 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Murcer rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Turner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Adams rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Winfield rf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .267
Matthews lf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .279      Tolan 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Thomasson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Grubb cf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .267
Ontiveros 3b          2   0   0   1     1   0   .291      Kubiak 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .226
Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Davis c               2   0   1   0     1   1   .234
LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .189      McIntosh p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Dressler p            2   1   0   0     1   1   .000        Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               30   4   6   4     3   3             Totals               31   1   7   1     2   6

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 27,655
Left on Base: Giants 4, Padres 6
DP: Giants 2, Padres 1
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Joshua (25), Matthews (22), Tolan (19)
Home Runs: Matthews (11)
Stolen Bases: Kubiak (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (3), Ontiveros (4)
GIDP: Matthews (12), Turner (1), Locklear (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler W(1-0)         9     7   1   0   2   6   0  34   1.10
Totals                  9     7   1   0   2   6   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McIntosh L(8-15)        7     5   4   4   3   3   1  28   3.69
Tomlin                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.25
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   3   1  35

Wild Pitches: Dressler (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua walked; Thomas singled to left [Joshua to
second]; Murcer popped to first in foul territory; Matthews
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Thomas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres
0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to center; Fuentes out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Hernandez to second]; Turner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson flied out to center; Ontiveros made an out
to shortstop; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tolan struck out; Grubb flied out to left; Kubiak
singled to center; Kubiak stole second; Davis was walked
intentionally; McIntosh struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster popped to catcher in foul territory;
Dressler grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
singled; Turner grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres
0.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Murcer singled; Matthews homered [Murcer scored]; Thomasson
flied out to right; Ontiveros walked; Rader flied out to center;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield singled to center; Dressler threw a wild
pitch [Winfield to third (error by Rader)]; Tolan grounded out
(first unassisted); Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Winfield scored (unearned)]; Kubiak walked; Davis was called
out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 1.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Dressler walked; Joshua doubled [Dressler to third]; Thomas hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Dressler scored, Joshua to third];
Murcer flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: ADAMS REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); McIntosh
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (third
to first); Fuentes singled to left; Turner flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews doubled; Thomasson flied out to left
[Matthews to third]; Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Matthews scored]; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield struck out; Tolan doubled to right; Grubb
grounded out (second to first) [Tolan to third]; Kubiak grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres
1.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster struck out; Dressler struck out; Joshua
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Davis singled; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR MCINTOSH;
Locklear grounded into a double play (second to first) [Davis
out at second]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Padres 1.

GIANTS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Thomas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Adams grounded out (shortstop to
first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Fuentes popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Turner grounded out (second to first); Winfield struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson singled to center; On a bunt Ontiveros
made an out to catcher; Steve Ontiveros called for
interference; Rader flied out to right; LeMaster forced
Thomasson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
4, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Tolan grounded out (third to first); Grubb popped to
third in foul territory; Kubiak grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 1.