The Padres broke a 3-3 tie with doubles by Johnny Grubb and Tito Fuentes in the fourth inning and then clinched a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers in the fifth when Fred Kendall hit his first homer since 1974. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      1, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Padres       0  3  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .241      Grubb lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .318
Buckner lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .305        Melendez pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Fuentes 2b            5   0   3   2     0   1   .295
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .325      W. Davis cf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Russell ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .299      Winfield rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Lacy cf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .281      Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Baker rf              2   0   1   1     1   0   .247      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .274
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   1     0   0   .300      Kendall c             2   2   2   1     1   0   .215
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Hernandez ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Strom p               3   0   0   0     1   0   .081
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .210
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               34   3   9   2     2   3             Totals               33   5  11   5     5   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 15,931
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Padres 10
DP: Dodgers 2, Padres 1
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Buckner (16), Lacy (5), Grubb (5), Fuentes (11), Hernandez (6)
Home Runs: Kendall (1)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (20), Ivie (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (2), Rodriguez (1)
GIDP: Rau (2), Strom (1), Fuentes (5)
Hit by Pitch: Kendall (3,by Hough)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(6-6)              4.2  10   5   5   4   1   1  27   3.17
Sosa                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.81
Hough                   3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   2.35
Totals                  8    11   5   5   5   3   1  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom W(8-7)            9     9   3   2   2   3   0  38   3.38
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Hough (3)
Wild Pitches: Strom (7)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Buckner
doubled to left; Garvey flied out to right; Cey flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb popped to third in foul territory; Fuentes
singled to third; W. Davis popped to third in foul territory;
Winfield walked [Fuentes to second]; Ivie forced Winfield
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres
0.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell singled to center; Lacy doubled to left
[Russell to third]; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Russell
scored, Lacy to third]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first);
Rau grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Rader singled to center; Kendall singled to right
[Rader to second]; On a bunt Hernandez singled to third [Rader
to third, Kendall to second]; Strom grounded into a double play
(third to catcher to first) [Hernandez to second, Kendall to
third, Rader out at home]; Grubb singled to right [Kendall
scored, Hernandez scored, Grubb to second]; Fuentes singled to
left [Grubb scored]; W. Davis popped to second in foul
territory; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Lopes stole
third; Strom threw a wild pitch [Lopes scored]; Buckner flied
out to left; Garvey struck out; Cey struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie
struck out; Rader walked; Kendall walked [Rader to second];
Hernandez forced Kendall (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell reached on an error by Rader; Lacy singled
to center [Russell to second]; Baker walked [Russell to third,
Lacy to second]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Russell scored (unearned), Lacy to third]; Rau grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Strom grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
doubled to left; Fuentes doubled to left [Grubb scored]; W.
Davis flied out to center [Fuentes to third]; Winfield grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Padres 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Garvey singled to left; Cey
singled to shortstop [Garvey to second]; Russell forced Cey
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres
4.

PADRES 5TH: Ivie flied out to left; Rader grounded out (third to
first); Kendall homered; Hernandez doubled to left; Strom
walked; SOSA REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Grubb flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Lacy singled to left; Baker flied out to left;
Rodriguez flied out to center; SMITH BATTED FOR SOSA; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 5.

PADRES 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Fuentes struck out;
W. Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner flied out to
center; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 5.

PADRES 7TH: Ivie walked; Ivie stole second; Rader was called out
on strikes; Kendall was hit by a pitch; Hernandez popped to
second; Strom forced Kendall (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
singled to left; Lacy forced Russell (shortstop to second);
Baker singled to left [Lacy to second]; Rodriguez flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: Grubb singled to right; MELENDEZ RAN FOR GRUBB;
Fuentes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Melendez out at second]; W. Davis flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 5.

DODGERS 9TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MOTA BATTED
FOR HOUGH; Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes flied
out to right; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Padres 5.