After two successive defeats, Randy Jones achieved his 20th victory of the season when the Padres' star lefthander shut out the Expos, 2-0. In becoming the first major leaguer to enter the charmed circle this season, Jones needed just 94 pitches to subdue the Expos, who went down to their 12th straight setback.

The complete game was his 22nd in 32 starts and the shutout was his fifth of the year. The Padres scored both their runs off Woodie Fryman in the fourth inning when Dave Winfield singled and Mike Ivie and Fred Kendall followed with doubles. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Friday, August    27, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Padres       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Valentine cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Rivera lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Carter rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .209      W. Davis cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Parrish 3b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .226      Winfield rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .280
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Ivie 1b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .307
Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Kendall c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Thornton 1b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .196      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Mackanin 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Melendez lf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .241
Fryman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .045
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .349
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   6   0     1   1             Totals               29   2   5   2     2   3

Time of Game: 1:38   Attendance: 21,301
Left on Base: Expos 3, Padres 6
DP: Expos 0, Padres 4
Errors: Parrish
Doubles: Ivie (16), Kendall (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Fryman (7), Jones (13)
GIDP: Foote (7), Rivera (4), Morales (4), Carter (6)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(10-9)          7     5   2   2   2   3   0  29   3.47
Murray                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.98
Totals                  8     5   2   2   2   3   0  32

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(20-9)           9     6   0   0   1   1   0  30   2.63
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   1   0  30

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


EXPOS 1ST: Valentine lined to center; Rivera flied out to
center; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (third to first); W. Davis popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish singled to left; Foli forced Parrish (third
to second); Foote grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield was called out on strikes; Ivie singled to
second; Kendall flied out to center; Rader flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Thornton grounded out (second to first); Mackanin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fryman grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Melendez singled to left; Jones out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Melendez to second]; Hernandez popped
to third in foul territory; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine singled to center; Rivera grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Valentine out at
second]; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: W. Davis grounded out (second to first); Winfield
singled to left; Ivie doubled to left [Winfield scored]; Kendall
doubled to left [Ivie scored]; Rader struck out; Melendez was
walked intentionally; Jones struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Padres 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Foote lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out
(shortstop to first); W. Davis lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Thornton singled to left; Mackanin walked [Thornton
to second]; Fryman out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Thornton to third, Mackanin to second]; Valentine grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rivera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield walked; Ivie flied out to right; Kendall
grounded out (second to first) [Winfield to second]; Rader lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish
singled to right; Foli forced Parrish (shortstop to second);
Foote forced Foli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Melendez popped to first in foul territory; Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez reached on an error
by Parrish [Hernandez to first]; Fuentes made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Thornton singled to left; Mackanin forced Thornton
(second unassisted); MORALES BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Morales grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Mackanin out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); W. Davis
grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine was called out on strikes; Rivera singled
to center; Carter grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Padres 2.