Bill Russell singled in the seventh inning, stole second and scored on a double by Lee Lacy to bring the Dodgers a 1-0 victory over the Padres. Dave Freisleben, whose record dropped to 6-8, suffered his sixth straight defeat, while Doug Rau won his 10th of the season for the Dodgers and his fourth in a row. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1976 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Grubb lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Winfield rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Ivie 1b               3   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Russell ss            3   1   2   0     1   0   .304      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Lacy lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .295      Melendez cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .223      B. Davis c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Rau p                 1   0   0   0     2   0   .211      Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            W. Davis ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     4   4             Totals               30   0   6   0     0   3

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 18,508
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Padres 3
DP: Dodgers 1, Padres 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Lopes (10), Lacy (9), Ivie (13)
Stolen Bases: Russell (9)
Caught Stealing: Lacy (3), Hernandez (3)
GIDP: Lacy (8), Rader (8)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(10-6)             9     6   0   0   0   3   0  30   2.77
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   3   0  30

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(6-8)       8     5   1   1   4   4   0  30   3.08
Metzger                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   4   0  34

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to left; Sizemore singled to right
[Lopes to third]; Smith flied out to left; Cey struck out;
Garvey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to left; Hernandez was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Fuentes struck out; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell lined to pitcher; Lacy singled to center;
Lacy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Yeager
walked; Rau walked [Yeager to second]; Lopes forced Rau
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres
0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to right; Ivie singled to left;
Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith
flied out to center; Cey lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Melendez singled to shortstop; B. Davis reached on
an error by Russell [Melendez out at third (center to third)];
On a bunt Freisleben made an out to pitcher; Hernandez lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Russell singled to third; Lacy grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb flied
out to left; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager lined to center; Rau walked; Rau was picked
off first (catcher to first); Lopes popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Ivie doubled to left; Rader struck out; Melendez
flied out to center; B. Davis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Sizemore lined to center; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Freisleben flied out to center; Hernandez grounded
out (third to first); Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey flied out to right; Russell walked; Russell
stole second; Lacy doubled to left [Russell scored]; Yeager
struck out; Rau grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb struck out; Winfield singled to center; Ivie
popped to second; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; Sizemore grounded
out (first unassisted); Smith popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Melendez lined to right; B. Davis grounded out
(second to first); W. DAVIS BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; W. Davis
singled to right; W. Davis was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 9TH: METZGER REPLACED W. DAVIS (PITCHING); Cey grounded
out (first unassisted); Garvey grounded out (second to first);
Russell singled to left; Lacy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.