Bill Buckner's unwise attempt at a shoestring catch in the 11th inning set up the run that enabled the Giants to defeat the Dodgers, 1-0.Gary Thomasson rapped a sinking line drive to open the 11th and when Buckner failed to come up with the ball, Thomasson wound up at second with a double. Mike Sadek sacrificed. Darrell Evans then batted for Ed Halicki and hit a sacrifice fly to score the game's lone run. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  4  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  5  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clark cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .150      Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .230
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Perez 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .269      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .282
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Hale cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .140
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .217        Lacy ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Thomasson 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .246      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
  Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Pasley c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Alexander c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .130        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
  Sadek ph,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Halicki p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .173        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
  Evans ph,1b         0   0   0   1     0   0   .205      Downing p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Robles c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Baker ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .245

Totals               33   1   4   1     2   5             Totals               37   0   5   0     0   9

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 19,272
Left on Base: Giants 3, Dodgers 4
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Thomasson (18), Smith (13)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (48)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Sadek (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (2)
GIDP: Alexander (1), Goodson (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(12-14)       10     3   0   0   0   8   0  32   3.68
Lavelle SV(10)          1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.57
Totals                 11     5   0   0   0   9   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 8     3   0   0   1   3   0  26   4.01
Hough L(11-6)           3     1   1   1   1   2   0  11   2.31
Totals                 11     4   1   1   2   5   0  37

Passed Balls: Alexander (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


GIANTS 1ST: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner lined to first; Smith
doubled to right; Alexander allowed a passed ball [Smith to
third]; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer walked; Murcer was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Reitz popped to first in foul territory;
Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to shortstop; Hale popped to third in
foul territory; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Alexander
struck out; Halicki flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Pasley struck out; Downing struck out; Lopes
singled to center; Lopes stole second; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark struck out; Perez singled to left; Matthews
flied out to center; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Garvey
flied out to right; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Reitz flied out to left; Speier singled to center;
Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted) [Speier to second];
Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Hale grounded out (second to first); Russell flied
out to left; Pasley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Halicki flied out to right; Clark flied out to
center; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Downing flied out to right; Lopes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews flied out to center; Murcer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey
popped to second; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson
singled to right; Alexander grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Thomasson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Hale popped to shortstop; Russell singled to
shortstop; GOODSON BATTED FOR PASLEY; Goodson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Russell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 9TH: HOUGH REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); ROBLES REPLACED
DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Halicki struck out; Clark grounded out
(third to first); Perez walked; Matthews forced Perez (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Robles struck out; Lopes struck out; Buckner flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 10TH: Murcer popped to first in foul territory; Reitz
struck out; Speier popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 10TH: Smith flied out to left; Garvey flied out to left;
Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers
0.

GIANTS 11TH: Thomasson doubled to left; SADEK BATTED FOR
ALEXANDER; Sadek out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Thomasson to third]; EVANS BATTED FOR HALICKI; Evans hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Thomasson scored]; Clark grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 11TH: LAVELLE REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); EVANS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HERNDON
REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING CF); LACY BATTED FOR HALE; Lacy
singled to right; Russell struck out; MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH;
Mota flied out to right; BAKER BATTED FOR ROBLES; Baker singled
to left [Lacy to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.
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