Tying the N. L. record for most victories before the All-Star break, Randy Jones racked up his 15th for the Padres, defeating the Dodgers, 5-2. The Padres pulled four double plays in support of their lefthander, who allowed nine hits. The Padres collected 12, including a homer and two doubles by Dave Winfield, who drove in two runs. Four other Padres had two hits apiece. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      4, 1976 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres       0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   5 12  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
Kubiak 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .321      Buckner lf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .307
Melendez cf           5   3   2   0     0   1   .197      Garvey 1b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .295
Winfield rf           4   1   3   2     1   0   .291      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Ivie 1b               4   0   2   1     1   0   .297      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Russell ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .305
Rettenmund lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Baker cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .251
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Jones p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .073      John p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .121
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Sizemore ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   3     2   5             Totals               34   2   9   2     0   1

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 24,263
Left on Base: Padres 9, Dodgers 5
DP: Padres 4, Dodgers 0
Errors: Hernandez, Ivie, Smith
Doubles: Ivie (11), Winfield 2 (19), Buckner (17)
Home Runs: Winfield (12)
Stolen Bases: Melendez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kubiak (5)
GIDP: John (3), Garvey (9), Smith (6)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(15-3)           9     9   2   1   0   1   0  34   2.51
Totals                  9     9   2   1   0   1   0  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(5-5)             4.1   8   4   4   2   1   1  23   3.10
Sosa                    1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.61
Hough                   2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.28
Wall                    1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.45
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   5   1  41

Wild Pitches: John (5)

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


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to center; On a bunt Kubiak
singled to third [Hernandez to second]; Melendez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Winfield grounded out (third to
first) [Kubiak to second, Hernandez to third]; Ivie walked;
Rader forced Ivie (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to left; Buckner grounded out (second
to first); Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 2ND: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Kendall
flied out to right; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop unassisted); Smith
grounded out (second to first); Russell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez singled to left; Kubiak out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Hernandez to second]; Melendez singled
to right [Hernandez scored (error by Smith), Melendez to third];
John threw a wild pitch [Melendez scored]; Winfield homered;
Ivie doubled to right; Rader flied out to center; Rettenmund
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Baker singled to left; Yeager forced Baker (third
to second); John grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Yeager out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 4TH: Kendall flied out to center; Jones flied out to
center; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes singled to center; Buckner doubled to right
[Lopes scored]; Garvey grounded out (second to first) [Buckner
to third]; Cey hit into a double play (right to right to
catcher) [Buckner out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 5TH: Kubiak singled to center; On a bunt Melendez forced
Kubiak (catcher to shortstop); Winfield walked [Melendez to
second]; Ivie singled to center [Melendez scored, Winfield to
third, Ivie to second]; SOSA REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Rader
struck out; Rettenmund popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith flied out to left; Russell grounded out
(third to first); Baker singled to left; Yeager lined to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 6TH: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Jones was
called out on strikes; Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: SIZEMORE BATTED FOR SOSA; On a bunt Sizemore
singled to third; Lopes forced Sizemore (pitcher to second to
shortstop); Buckner singled to right [Lopes to second]; Garvey
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Kubiak lined to
right; Melendez struck out (catcher to first); Winfield doubled
to right; Ivie popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (third to first); Russell reached on an error by
Hernandez; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 8TH: Rader singled to left; On a bunt Rettenmund forced
Rader (pitcher to shortstop); Kendall popped to third; Jones
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager lined to left; WALTON BATTED FOR HOUGH;
Walton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes singled to
second; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 4, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 9TH: WALL REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); Hernandez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Kubiak was called out on strikes;
Melendez singled to third; Melendez stole second; Winfield
doubled to left [Melendez scored]; Ivie lined to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey reached on an error by Ivie; Cey singled to
left [Garvey to second]; Smith grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Garvey to third, Cey out at
second]; Russell singled to right [Garvey scored (unearned)];
Baker flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
5, Dodgers 2.