Randy Jones, backed by Doug Rader's three-run homer and run-producing double, pitched the Padres to a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers and became the first nine-game winner in the major leagues. It was Jones' fourth straight triumph and eighth complete game in 11 starts. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       25, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
Padres       1  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  8  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .254      Turner lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .311        Rettenmund ph,lf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .335      W. Davis cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .297
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      McCovey 1b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .189
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ivie pr,1b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .253
Ferguson rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .222      Winfield rf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .270
Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .296      Rader 3b              4   1   2   4     0   0   .351
Rodriguez c           4   0   2   1     0   0   .500      Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
  Simpson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .313
Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Jones p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .036
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sizemore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goodson 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .219

Totals               36   2  10   2     0   2             Totals               31   5   8   5     4   6

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 34,390
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Padres 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 1
Errors: Winfield
Doubles: Fuentes (6), Kendall (3), Rader (6)
Triples: W. Davis (5)
Home Runs: Rader (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Winfield (1)
GIDP: Goodson (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(4-3)           4     6   4   4   0   3   1  18   3.90
Wall                    2     1   1   1   2   1   0   9   3.29
Hough                   1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.70
Marshall                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.45
Totals                  8     8   5   5   4   6   1  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(9-2)            9    10   2   2   0   2   0  36   2.24
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   2   0  36

Wild Pitches: Hough (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Buckner reached on an
error by Winfield [Buckner to second]; Baker struck out; Garvey
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Turner grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes
doubled to left; W. Davis tripled to right [Fuentes scored];
McCovey popped to catcher in foul territory; Winfield grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Ferguson lined
to right; Russell lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Rader flied out to center; Kendall made an out to
second; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to right; Hooton grounded out
(third to first); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Jones grounded out (third to first); Turner struck
out; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner lined to left; Baker struck out; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: W. Davis singled to left; McCovey singled to center
[W. Davis to third]; Winfield struck out; Rader homered [W.
Davis scored, McCovey scored]; Kendall doubled to left;
Hernandez lined to second; Jones struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
singled to right; Russell singled to center [Ferguson to
second]; Rodriguez singled to center [Ferguson scored, Russell
to second]; WALTON BATTED FOR HOOTON; Walton flied out to left;
Lopes singled to right [Russell scored, Rodriguez to second];
Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Padres 4.

PADRES 5TH: WALL REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); RETTENMUND BATTED
FOR TURNER; Rettenmund made an out to shortstop; Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first); W. Davis flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 4.

DODGERS 6TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey singled to center; Cey
forced Garvey (third to second); Ferguson singled to third [Cey
out at third (third to first to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Padres 4.

PADRES 6TH: McCovey walked; IVIE RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Winfield out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ivie to second]; Rader
doubled to left [Ivie scored]; Kendall grounded out (third to
first); Hernandez was walked intentionally; Jones was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 5.

DODGERS 7TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Russell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to center;
SIZEMORE BATTED FOR WALL; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 5.

PADRES 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Rettenmund lined
to center; Fuentes struck out; W. Davis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes singled to center; Buckner singled to right
[Lopes to second]; Baker flied out to center; Garvey grounded
out (third to first) [Lopes to third, Buckner to second]; Cey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: Ivie singled to left; Winfield walked [Ivie to
second]; Hough threw a wild pitch [Ivie to third, Winfield to
second]; Rader grounded out (third to first); Kendall struck
out; MARSHALL REPLACED CEY (PITCHING); GOODSON REPLACED HOUGH
(PLAYING 3B); Hernandez was walked intentionally; Jones grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson singled to center; Russell forced Ferguson
(shortstop to second); Rodriguez singled to center [Russell to
second]; SIMPSON RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; Goodson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Simpson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 5.