The Giants erupted for six runs against Mike Marshall in the 12th inning to beat the Dodgers, 7-1. Bobby Murcer had a two-run double and Ken Reitz a two-run single in the outburst. Jim Barr pitched the first eight innings in a duel with Doug Rau, who went 10 innings. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Monday, May       31, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  6  -   7 16  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            7   1   2   0     0   0   .397      Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Thomas 2b             6   1   2   0     0   0   .235      Buckner lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Speier ss             6   1   3   0     0   0   .258      Garvey 1b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Murcer rf             6   1   1   2     0   0   .254      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   1   .317
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     2   1   .224        Auerbach pr,3b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .111
Montanez 1b           5   2   2   0     1   0   .323        Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Reitz 3b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .265      Ferguson rf           5   0   3   1     0   0   .250
Sadek c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .344      Baker cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .250
  Adams ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Yeager c              5   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Robinson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Hill c              1   0   0   1     0   0   .189      Rau p                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .118        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Arnold ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .194        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Moffitt p           1   0   1   1     0   0   .667

Totals               48   7  16   7     4   3             Totals               42   1  10   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 32,071
Left on Base: Giants 13, Dodgers 6
DP: Giants 4, Dodgers 3
Errors: Speier, Lopes, Auerbach
Doubles: Montanez (14), Thomas (4), Speier (9), Reitz (3), Ferguson 2 (6), Lopes (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (5), Barr (2), Sadek (2)
GIDP: Montanez 2 (9), Herndon (2), Lopes (1), Baker (9), Goodson (3), Garvey (4)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (1,by Marshall)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    8     5   0   0   1   2   0  28   3.39
Lavelle                 1     3   1   1   0   0   0   5   1.52
Heaverlo                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.58
Moffitt W(3-2)          2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.06
Totals                 12    10   1   1   1   3   0  43

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                    10     9   1   0   3   2   0  40   2.56
Marshall L(3-3)         2     7   6   6   1   1   0  16   4.18
Totals                 12    16   7   6   4   3   0  56

Passed Balls: Yeager (2)
Hit by Pitch: Marshall (1)
Wild Pitches: Rau (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to center; Thomas out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Herndon to second]; Yeager allowed a
passed ball [Herndon to third]; Speier made an out to shortstop;
Murcer lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Garvey lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews flied out to right; Montanez doubled to
right; Rau threw a wild pitch [Montanez to third]; Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Sadek walked; Barr was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
doubled to center; Baker flied out to center; Yeager struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas
popped to first in foul territory; Speier singled to center;
Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Rau
singled to center; Lopes grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Rau out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews walked; Montanez grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second];
Reitz singled to center; Sadek forced Reitz (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
grounded out (second to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Barr struck out (catcher to first); Herndon flied
out to center; Thomas doubled to right; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson singled to center; Baker grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ferguson out at
second]; Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
walked; Montanez grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first to second) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Rau flied
out to left; Lopes doubled to center; Buckner flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Reitz flied out to right; Sadek singled to left;
Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sadek to
second]; Herndon lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
walked; Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker
singled to shortstop [Cey to second]; Yeager forced Cey (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomas flied out to left; Speier doubled to left;
Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [Speier to third];
Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Rau
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Montanez singled to shortstop; Reitz reached on an
error by Lopes [Montanez to second]; Sadek out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Montanez to third, Reitz to second];
ARNOLD BATTED FOR BARR; Arnold singled to left [Montanez scored
(unearned), Reitz to third]; Herndon grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Arnold out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey grounded out (second to
first); Cey singled to left; AUERBACH RAN FOR CEY; Ferguson
doubled to left [Auerbach scored]; Baker singled to center
[Ferguson out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 10TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Thomas flied
out to center; Speier flied out to center; Murcer grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 10TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Yeager
grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell reached on an error by
Speier; GOODSON BATTED FOR RAU; Goodson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Russell out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 11TH: MARSHALL REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Matthews
grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez flied out to left;
Reitz was hit by a pitch; ADAMS BATTED FOR SADEK; Adams singled
to right [Reitz to third]; ROBINSON RAN FOR ADAMS; JOSHUA BATTED
FOR HEAVERLO; Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 11TH: HILL REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); MOFFITT
REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Lopes flied out to center; Buckner
singled to right; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 12TH: Herndon singled to right; Thomas singled to left
[Herndon to second]; Speier singled to pitcher [Herndon to
third, Thomas to second]; Murcer singled to right [Herndon
scored, Thomas scored, Speier to third]; Matthews struck out;
Montanez was walked intentionally [Murcer to second]; Reitz
doubled to left [Speier scored, Murcer scored, Montanez to
third]; Hill reached on an error by Auerbach [Montanez scored,
Reitz to third]; Moffitt singled to left [Reitz scored, Hill to
second]; Herndon grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hill to third,
Moffitt to second]; Thomas flied out to right; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 7, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 12TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Cruz singled to right;
Ferguson flied out to center; Baker struck out; Yeager grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Dodgers 1.