After being shut out in the opener, 5-0, the Padres ended their eight-game losing streak by defeating the Giants, 6-1, in the nightcap of a doubleheader. John Montefusco wielded the whitewash brush for the Giants in winning for the first time since August 13. The shutout was his fifth of the season. The Giants scored four runs in the third inning on RBIs by Gary Matthews, Ken Reitz and Gary Thomasson, plus a wild pitch by Brent Strom, before Gary Alexander accounted for the last run with his first major league homer in the eighth.

Rick Sawyer was the Padres' stopper in the second game, pitching a six-hitter. Doug Rader hit a two-run homer in the second inning and later added a single and double to lead the Padres' attack. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Giants       0  0  4    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Turner lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Herndon cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .292
Hernandez ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
W. Davis cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Matthews lf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .283
Winfield rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Reitz 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .284
Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Clark rf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .111
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Alexander c           4   1   2   1     0   1   .182
Grubb 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Thomasson 1b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .249        Evans ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Strom p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .073      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .173
  Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     0   3   .118
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   4             Totals               34   5   9   4     0   8

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: Padres 7, Giants 5
DP: Padres 0, Giants 0
Errors: Grubb, Montefusco
Doubles: Hernandez (13)
Triples: Matthews (4)
Home Runs: Alexander (1)
Stolen Bases: Herndon (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (15)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(11-15)          4     8   4   2   0   5   0  21   3.30
Johnson                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.26
Tomlin                  2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.32
Totals                  8     9   5   3   0   8   1  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(14-12)     9     4   0   0   2   4   0  34   2.93
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Strom (9)

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


PADRES 1ST: Turner lined to shortstop; Hernandez flied out to
center; W. Davis singled to center; Winfield singled to left [W.
Davis to second]; Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (second to first); Matthews singled to left; Reitz
singled to third [Matthews to second]; Clark struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 2ND: Fuentes lined to left; Grubb reached on an error by
Montefusco [Grubb to first]; Kendall struck out; Strom flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Alexander singled to left; Thomasson made an out to
shortstop; LeMaster flied out to right; Montefusco was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 3RD: Turner walked; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Turner to second]; W. Davis grounded out
(first unassisted) [Turner to third]; Winfield made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon singled to right; Perez flied out to right;
Matthews tripled to center [Herndon scored]; Reitz singled to
right [Matthews scored]; Clark reached on an error by Grubb
[Reitz to second, Clark to first]; Alexander struck out;
Thomasson singled to center [Reitz scored (unearned), Clark to
third]; Strom threw a wild pitch [Clark scored (unearned),
Thomasson to second]; LeMaster popped to first in foul
territory; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 4.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie flied out to left; Fuentes lined to right;
Grubb walked; Kendall made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Montefusco struck out; Herndon singled to left;
Herndon stole second; Perez flied out to center; Matthews struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 4.

PADRES 5TH: TORRES BATTED FOR STROM; Torres struck out; Turner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez doubled to left; W.
Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); Reitz grounded
out (third to first); Clark flied out to left; Alexander
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Giants 4.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield lined to first; Ivie struck out; Fuentes
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomasson made an out to second; LeMaster struck
out; Montefusco was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Giants 4.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Kendall flied
out to center; KUBIAK BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Kubiak lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Herndon lined to
center; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Giants 4.

PADRES 8TH: Turner made an out to shortstop; Hernandez grounded
out (shortstop to first); W. Davis grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Reitz made an out to second; Clark made an out to
second; Alexander homered; EVANS BATTED FOR THOMASSON; Evans was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 5.

PADRES 9TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Winfield singled
to right; Ivie forced Winfield (third to second); Fuentes forced
Ivie (first to shortstop); Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 5.