Bill Buckner collected seven hits in nine trips to the plate as the Dodgers defeated the Giants in a doubleheader, 4-1 and 4-3, with the second game going 10 innings. In the first game, Buckner hit a double and two singles, drew a walk and scored three times.

The Dodgers' outfielder came back with four singles in the second game. Steve Garvey drove in Buckner with a single in the third inning and accounted for another RBI with a sacrifice fly in the seventh when the Dodgers pushed across two runs to take a 3-1 lead. However, Marty Perez kept the Giants' hopes alive by driving in the tying tallies with a double in the ninth. However, Garvey led off the 10th with a single, stole second, went to third on a grounder and scored the Dodgers' winning run on a sacrifice fly by Bill Russell. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    1, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  1  1    0  1  0  -   4  9  2
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Thomasson cf          5   0   4   1     0   0   .252
Buckner lf            4   3   3   0     1   0   .289      Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     1   2   .274
  Baker rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Murcer rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Evans 1b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .213
Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     1   1   .289      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Russell ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .307      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Lacy cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Rader c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .253
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Sutton p              4   0   1   1     0   1   .082        Ontiveros ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .155
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               35   4   9   3     3   3             Totals               38   1  10   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Giants 13
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 1
Errors: Cey, Russell, Thomasson, Speier
Doubles: Buckner (19), Thomasson (8), Rader (11)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (3)
Caught Stealing: Thomasson (1)
GIDP: Garvey (12)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(12-8)          8    10   1   1   3   5   0  38   4.19
Hough SV(9)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.41
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   6   0  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(9-7)             6     8   3   3   1   3   0  25   3.30
Moffitt                 2     1   1   0   1   0   0   9   2.77
Heaverlo                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.68
Totals                  9     9   4   3   3   3   0  38

Wild Pitches: Sutton (3)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner singled to
right; Buckner was picked off first (pitcher to first); Smith
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson singled to right; Perez flied out to
right; Matthews was called out on strikes; Thomasson was caught
stealing second but was safe at second (error by Russell; assist
by Yeager); Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Cey was called out on
strikes; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans struck out; Reitz reached on an error by Cey
[Reitz to first]; Speier made an out to shortstop; Rader singled
to center [Reitz to second]; Barr flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lacy singled to shortstop; Lacy stole second;
Yeager struck out; On a bunt Sutton struck out; Lopes grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson doubled to left; Perez walked; Matthews
walked [Thomasson to third, Perez to second]; Murcer hit into a
double play to shortstop [Thomasson out at home (shortstop to
catcher)]; Evans walked [Perez to third, Matthews to second];
Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner walked; Smith singled to center [Buckner to
third]; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Buckner scored (no RBI), Smith out at second]; Cey
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier lined to third; Rader doubled; Barr struck
out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Thomasson singled to
right [Rader scored, Barr to second]; Perez made an out to
second; Matthews forced Thomasson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell flied out to right; Lacy singled to left;
Yeager grounded out (third to first) [Lacy to second]; Sutton
singled to right [Lacy scored]; Lopes grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Murcer flied out to left; Evans struck out; Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner doubled to center [Buckner to third (error
by Thomasson)]; Smith grounded out (second to first); Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Cey singled to right [Buckner
scored]; Russell singled to center [Cey to third, Russell to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Lacy grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier flied out to center; Rader flied out to
right; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR BARR; Ontiveros popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

DODGERS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton flied out to center;
Lopes popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomasson made an out to catcher; Perez flied out to
right; Matthews singled to left; Murcer singled to right
[Matthews to second]; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner singled to center; Smith reached on a
fielder's choice [Buckner to second (error by Speier; assist by
Perez)]; Garvey flied out to right; Cey walked [Buckner to
third, Smith to second]; Russell forced Cey (shortstop to
second) [Buckner scored (unearned), Smith to third]; Lacy popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Speier singled
to left; Rader flied out to right; ADAMS BATTED FOR MOFFITT;
Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

DODGERS 9TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Yeager made an
out to first; Sutton flied out to right; Lopes walked; Buckner
forced Lopes (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Thomasson singled
to right; Perez singled to left [Thomasson to second]; HOUGH
REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Matthews struck out; Murcer grounded
out (first unassisted) [Thomasson to third, Perez to second];
Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Giants 1.