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Gary Matthews' two-run homer in the fourth was the big blow as the Giants topped the Dodgers, 4-2. John Montefusco, last season's N.L. Rookie of the Year, went 7 2/3 innings to gain credit for the victory. The crowd of 37,261 was the Giants' largest for a home opener in 10 years. [The Sporting News] San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Game Played on Friday, April 9, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkDodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 0 Giants 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 x - 4 5 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buckner lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Thomas 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Joshua cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Murcer rf 3 3 2 1 1 0 .667 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Matthews lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .500 Cey 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .667 Montanez 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Ferguson rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Speier ss 2 0 0 1 1 1 .000 Yeager c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Russell ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Rader c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Goodson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montefusco p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 De Jesus ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Auerbach pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hale ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 6 2 2 6 Totals 27 4 5 4 4 5 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 37,261 Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Giants 3 DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 0 Doubles: Cey (1), Ferguson (1) Home Runs: Baker (1), Murcer (1), Matthews (1) GIDP: Reitz (1) Hit by Pitch: Yeager (1,by Montefusco) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(0-1) 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 25 6.00 Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 5 4 4 4 5 2 31 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco W(1-0) 7.1 5 2 2 1 6 1 29 2.45 Lavelle SV(1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 6 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Montefusco (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale DODGERS 1ST: Buckner flied out to right; Sizemore flied out to left; Baker homered; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Joshua grounded out (second to first); Murcer homered; Matthews flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to left; Ferguson flied out to right [Cey to third]; Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Speier walked; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. DODGERS 3RD: Sutton was called out on strikes; Buckner popped to shortstop; Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Rader flied out to right; Montefusco struck out [Montefusco out at first (catcher to first)]; Thomas walked; Joshua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey popped to second; Cey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Murcer singled to third; Matthews homered [Murcer scored]; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Speier struck out; Reitz popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3. DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson struck out; Yeager was hit by a pitch; Russell was called out on strikes; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Rader singled to center; Rader was picked off first (catcher to first); Montefusco popped to first in foul territory; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3. DODGERS 6TH: Buckner singled to right; Sizemore flied out to center; Baker popped to third; Garvey forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer walked; Matthews singled to center [Murcer to third, Matthews to second (on throw to 3b)]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Speier forced Montanez (third to second) [Murcer scored, Matthews to third, Speier to first]; Reitz flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 4. DODGERS 7TH: Cey walked; Ferguson doubled to left [Cey to third]; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cey scored, Ferguson to third]; GOODSON BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Goodson popped to third in foul territory; HALE BATTED FOR SUTTON; Hale struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4. GIANTS 7TH: DE JESUS REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING SS); MARSHALL REPLACED HALE (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (second to first); Montefusco was called out on strikes; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4. DODGERS 8TH: Buckner flied out to right; Sizemore singled to center; LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Baker forced Sizemore (third to second); Garvey forced Baker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4. GIANTS 8TH: Joshua popped to third; Murcer flied out to right; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4. DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled to left; Ferguson flied out to right; Yeager forced Cey (shortstop to second); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Rodriguez walked [Yeager to second]; AUERBACH RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; BURKE BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Burke forced Auerbach (shortstop to second); Debut game for Glenn Burke; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4. |
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