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Saturday June 26, 1976
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Consecutive homers by Gary Matthews and Bobby Murcer leading off the ninth inning powered the Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers. Davey Lopes, who had been out for 11 days with an injury, returned to the Dodgers' lineup and scored their first run after drawing a walk and stealing second in the opening frame. Chris Speier put the Giants ahead with a two-run single in the fourth, but the Dodgers pulled even in their half on a double by Reggie Smith, infield out by Bill Russell and sacrifice fly by Lee Lacy. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 26, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  8  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .327      Lopes cf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .248
Perez 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .255        Cey ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Matthews lf           4   2   1   1     0   2   .269      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Murcer rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .247      Buckner lf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .304
Speier ss             4   0   1   2     0   1   .233      Garvey 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .304
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Smith rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .214
Evans 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .192      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .191      Lacy 3b               3   0   0   1     0   1   .268
Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Yeager c              2   0   0   0     1   2   .226
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                          Rau p                 2   0   1   0     1   1   .231
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Goodson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .172
                                                            Auerbach pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               31   4   8   4     1   6             Totals               30   2   6   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 36,574
Left on Base: Giants 3, Dodgers 8
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 2
Doubles: Smith (8)
Home Runs: Matthews (9), Murcer (7)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (17)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (5), Lopes (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lacy (1)
GIDP: Montefusco (1), Hill (3)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (2,by Rau)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              7.1   5   2   2   5   4   0  31   3.08
Moffitt W(4-2)          1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.75
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   4   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(6-5)              8     8   4   4   1   5   2  31   2.87
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.20
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   6   2  34

Hit by Pitch: Rau (3)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to center; Herndon was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perez flied out to left;
Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Sizemore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to right [Buckner out
at second (right to shortstop), Lopes scored]; Garvey walked;
Smith singled to left [Garvey to third]; Russell flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer flied out to right; Speier flied out to
right; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Lacy flied out to right; Yeager struck out; Rau
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans grounded out (second to first); Hill popped to
shortstop; Montefusco grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Sizemore
lined to pitcher; Buckner singled to center; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon singled to center; Perez singled to right
[Herndon to second]; Matthews forced Herndon (third unassisted)
[Perez to second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted)
[Matthews to second, Perez to third]; Speier singled to right
[Matthews scored, Perez scored]; Reitz flied out to left; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith doubled to right; Russell grounded out
(second to first) [Smith to third]; Lacy hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Smith scored]; Yeager struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Hill struck out; Montefusco grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Rau walked; Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Rau to second]; Sizemore flied out to left; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon singled to right; Perez out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Herndon to second]; Matthews struck
out; Murcer was hit by a pitch; Speier was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Smith
grounded out (second to first); Russell flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to right; Hill grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Lacy struck out; Yeager walked; Rau singled to left
[Yeager to second]; Lopes forced Rau (shortstop to second)
[Yeager to third]; Sizemore popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Montefusco struck out; Herndon lined to pitcher;
Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
walked; MOFFITT REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Smith forced
Garvey (second to shortstop); Russell flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Matthews homered; Murcer homered; SOSA REPLACED RAU
(PITCHING); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
flied out to center; Evans struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Lacy grounded out (third to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR
YEAGER; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); GOODSON BATTED FOR
SOSA; Goodson singled to right; AUERBACH RAN FOR GOODSON; CEY
BATTED FOR LOPES; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 2.



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