The Giants erupted for all their scoring in the third inning with a two-run single by Gary Thomasson and three-run homer by Gary Matthews to defeat the Dodgers, 5-3. Chris Speier and Dave Rader singled and Charlie Williams was hit by a pitch to load the bases and set the stage for the Giants' scoring. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Friday, July      30, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Giants       0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes cf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .254      Thomasson cf          3   1   1   2     1   0   .230
Sizemore 2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .270        Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Smith rf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .234      Perez 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     2   1   .292      Matthews lf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .271
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .312      Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Buckner lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .285      Evans 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .218
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Yeager c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .225      Speier ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .221
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .128      Rader c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .247
  Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Halicki p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Williams p          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Adams ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Moffitt p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               36   3   8   2     3   5             Totals               31   5   9   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 15,667
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Giants 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 0
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Smith (11), Reitz (12)
Triples: Lopes (4)
Home Runs: Matthews (12)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (30)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (11)
GIDP: Reitz (17)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (1,by Hooton), Speier (3,by Hough)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(6-11)          3.1   7   5   5   0   1   1  17   4.16
Wall                    1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.42
Hough                   2     0   0   0   2   3   0   9   2.49
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.59
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   5   1  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki                 2.2   4   2   2   1   3   0  13   4.08
Williams W(2-0)         1.1   3   1   0   0   0   0   8   1.61
Moffitt SV(6)           5     1   0   0   2   2   0  18   2.86
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   5   0  39

Passed Balls: Yeager (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hooton (1), Hough (6)
Wild Pitches: Halicki (4)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second;
Sizemore flied out to right; Smith doubled to right [Lopes
scored]; Halicki threw a wild pitch [Smith to third]; Cey struck
out; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants
0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson popped to third in foul territory; Perez
grounded out (third to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Buckner made an out to shortstop; Russell singled
to shortstop; Yeager singled [Russell to second]; Hooton struck
out; Lopes popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer singled to left; Evans popped to third in
foul territory; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sizemore flied out to left; Smith walked; Cey flied
out to right; WILLIAMS REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Garvey
singled to center [Smith to third]; Buckner singled to left
[Smith scored, Garvey to second]; Russell flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier singled to center; Rader singled to center
[Speier to second]; Williams was hit by a pitch [Speier to
third, Rader to second]; Thomasson singled to center [Speier
scored, Rader scored, Williams to second]; Perez out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Williams to third, Thomasson
to second]; Matthews homered [Williams scored, Thomasson
scored]; Murcer struck out; Evans flied out to right; 5 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 5.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager flied out to center; Hooton grounded out
(third to first); Lopes tripled; Sizemore reached on an error by
Perez [Lopes scored (unearned) (no RBI), Sizemore to first];
Smith flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz doubled to right; Speier made an out to
shortstop; Rader singled to center [Reitz to third]; ADAMS
BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; WALL REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); ARNOLD
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Arnold reached on a fielder's choice [Reitz
out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Rader to second];
Thomasson forced Arnold (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

DODGERS 5TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Cey walked;
Garvey forced Cey (shortstop to second); Buckner popped to
second in foul territory; Russell forced Garvey (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Perez singled; Matthews singled to left [Perez to
second]; Murcer flied out to right; Evans struck out; Reitz
forced Matthews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager flied out to left; WALTON BATTED FOR WALL;
Walton made an out to shortstop; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); Speier was hit by
a pitch; Rader grounded out (second to first) [Speier to
second]; Yeager allowed a passed ball [Speier to third]; Moffitt
struck out (catcher to first); Thomasson walked; Perez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Sizemore made an out to third; Smith struck out;
Cey walked; Garvey forced Cey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews made an out to second; Murcer flied out to
right; Evans walked; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner flied out to center; Russell flied out to
center; Yeager singled to center; GOODSON BATTED FOR HOUGH;
Goodson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rader flied out to left; Moffitt
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Giants 5.

DODGERS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING CF); Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore struck out; Smith
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Giants 5.