A homer by Ron Cey in the eighth inning provided the Dodgers' winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Giants. Cey also scored in the second, hitting a single, advancing on a wild pitch and crossing the plate on a single by John Hale.

Bill Buckner doubled in the third, moved up on an infield out and stole home. The Giants picked up a run on a triple by Gary Alexander and single by Jim Barr in the sixth and tied the score when Bobby Murcer homered in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Clark cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .209
Buckner lf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .305      Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Simpson lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .087      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Murcer rf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .255
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .314      Reitz 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Cey 3b                3   2   2   1     1   0   .281        LeMaster pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Burke cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .348        Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Speier ss,3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Hale cf               2   0   1   1     2   0   .162      Thomasson 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .257
  De Jesus 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Alexander c           3   1   1   0     1   0   .190
Pasley c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Barr p                2   0   2   1     0   0   .162
Rau p                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .153        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .239

Totals               35   3   8   2     5   3             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  3,370
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Giants 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 0
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Buckner (25)
Triples: Lopes (7), Buckner (4), Alexander (1), Thomasson (4)
Home Runs: Cey (23), Murcer (22)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (27), Garvey (16), Clark (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Clark (3)
GIDP: Speier (15)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(15-11)            7     6   2   2   2   3   1  28   2.57
Hough SV(16)            2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.19
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   1  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    7     6   2   2   3   0   0  30   3.05
Moffitt L(6-6)          2     2   1   1   2   3   1  10   2.36
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   3   1  40

Wild Pitches: Barr (3)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to third; Buckner grounded out (second
to first); Smith singled to left; Garvey flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Clark flied out to center; Perez flied out to
center; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to left; Barr threw a wild pitch [Cey
to second]; Russell lined to third; Hale singled to center [Cey
scored]; Pasley flied out to center; Rau forced Hale (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner
doubled to right; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher) [Buckner
to third]; Buckner stole home; Garvey walked; Garvey stole
second; Cey walked; Russell reached on an error by Speier
[Garvey to third, Cey to second, Russell to first]; Hale flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson flied out to right; Alexander flied to
right in foul territory; Barr singled to left; Clark forced Barr
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants
0.

DODGERS 4TH: Pasley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rau
grounded out (second to first); Lopes tripled to center; Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
grounded out (third to first); Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith grounded out (catcher to first); Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier flied
out to right; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell popped to shortstop in foul territory; Hale
walked; Hale was picked off first (pitcher to first); Pasley
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Alexander tripled to center; Barr singled to pitcher
[Alexander scored]; Clark out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Barr to second]; Perez flied out to center; Matthews
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Rau grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes grounded
out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to second; Smith flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Murcer homered; Reitz singled to shortstop; LEMASTER
RAN FOR REITZ; Speier forced LeMaster (shortstop to second);
Thomasson walked [Speier to second]; Alexander forced Thomasson
(third to second) [Speier to third]; ARNOLD BATTED FOR BARR;
Arnold was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Giants 2.

DODGERS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); LEMASTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SPEIER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Garvey grounded out (first unassisted); Cey homered; Russell
grounded out (third to first); Hale walked; Pasley popped to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: BURKE REPLACED CEY (PLAYING CF); DE JESUS REPLACED
HALE (PLAYING 3B); Clark walked; HOUGH REPLACED RAU (PITCHING);
Perez flied out to center; Matthews popped to catcher in foul
territory; Clark stole second; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Hough struck out; Lopes was called out on strikes;
Buckner tripled to center; Smith was walked intentionally;
Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING LF); EVANS BATTED
FOR LEMASTER; Evans flied out to right; Speier popped to first;
Thomasson tripled to center; Alexander walked; ADAMS BATTED FOR
MOFFITT; Adams grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 2.