Deciding a duel between Ed Halicki and Burt Hooton, the Giants scored in the ninth inning and defeated the Dodgers, 1-0. Derrel Thomas led off with a single and, one out later, Bobby Murcer walked. Then, with two out, Chris Speier singled for the only run. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Friday, June      25, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomasson cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .242
Thomas 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .241        Lopes pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .306
Murcer rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .246      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .207
Evans 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .190      Goodson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .158
Speier ss             4   0   1   1     0   1   .233      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Baker cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Hill c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .198        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Adams ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Yeager c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .228
  Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Halicki p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .222

Totals               31   1   4   1     2   5             Totals               33   0   7   0     1  10

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 32,596
Left on Base: Giants 6, Dodgers 7
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Goodson
Stolen Bases: Buckner (14), Russell (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Matthews (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(6-10)         9     7   0   0   1  10   0  34   4.71
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1  10   0  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(5-8)           9     4   1   1   2   5   0  34   4.06
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Tom Gorman


GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Thomas
grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Buckner singled to right; Buckner stole second;
Sizemore struck out; Garvey struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer flied out to right; Evans flied out to left;
Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Goodson struck out; On a bunt Russell singled to
third; Russell stole second; Baker flied out to right; Yeager
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill popped
to second; Halicki struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hooton struck out; Buckner grounded out (second to
pitcher); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson flied out to center; Thomas struck out;
Matthews reached on an error by Goodson; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to right; Smith popped to third;
Goodson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Speier struck
out; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Baker
singled to center; Yeager hit into a double play (third to
first) [Baker out at third (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill struck out; Halicki struck out; Thomasson
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Hooton popped to third; Buckner popped to second;
Sizemore singled to right; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomas flied out to center; Matthews flied out to
left; Murcer singled to left; Evans walked [Murcer to second];
Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith popped to third in foul territory; Goodson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Reitz flied out to right; ADAMS BATTED FOR HILL;
Adams singled to right; On a bunt Halicki made an out to first;
Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: HERNDON REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING CF); SADEK REPLACED
THOMASSON (PLAYING C ); Baker grounded out (second to first);
Yeager singled to right; Hooton forced Yeager (pitcher to
shortstop); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomas singled to right; Matthews out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Thomas to second]; Murcer walked; Evans
flied out to right; Speier singled to center [Thomas scored,
Murcer to second]; Reitz flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Sizemore singled to left; LOPES RAN FOR SIZEMORE;
Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lopes to second]; Smith
singled to left [Lopes to third, Smith to second]; Goodson
struck out; Russell was walked intentionally; MOTA BATTED FOR
BAKER; Mota struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers
0.