Becoming a 20-game winner for the first time in his 11-year major league career, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Giants. Bobby Murcer stole home to account for the Giants' run in the second inning. Bill Buckner doubled to score Kevin Pasley with the tying tally in the third and then singled to drive in Glenn Burke with the go-ahead run in the seventh. Burke singled for a Dodger insurance run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  7  2
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buckner lf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .306      Clark cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .222
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Matthews lf           3   0   1   0     1   2   .277
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Murcer rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .255
Cey 3b                3   0   2   0     1   0   .284      Thomasson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
  De Jesus pr,3b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .189      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Burke cf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .370      Alexander c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .177
Pasley c              2   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Rodriguez c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .088        Evans ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .204

Totals               31   3   7   3     2   3             Totals               33   1   6   0     4   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  3,529
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Giants 9
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 0
Errors: Russell, Pasley, Reitz
Doubles: Pasley (2), Buckner (26), Burke (2), Clark (4)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (7), Russell (6)
GIDP: Reitz (24)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(20-9)          9     6   1   1   4   5   0  37   3.14
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   5   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(0-2)          7     6   2   2   1   2   0  28   3.79
Lavelle                 2     1   1   1   1   1   0   7   2.76
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   3   0  35

Wild Pitches: Knepper (2)

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


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

GIANTS 1ST: Clark popped to third in foul territory; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
singled to left; Russell struck out; Burke struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Pasley doubled to left; Sutton out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Pasley to third]; Buckner doubled to
left [Pasley scored]; Lopes grounded out (second to first)
[Buckner to third]; Smith flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper popped to shortstop; Clark popped to
shortstop; Perez singled to center; Matthews singled to center
[Perez to second]; Pasley dropped a foul fly hit by Murcer for
an error; Murcer walked [Perez to third, Matthews to second];
Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey singled
to center; Russell flied out to left; Burke grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz flied to right in foul territory; Speier flied
out to left; Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Pasley flied out to right; Sutton lined to second;
Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Knepper flied out to right; Clark doubled to left;
Perez reached on an error by Russell [Clark to third, Perez to
first]; Matthews walked [Perez to second]; Murcer lined to left;
Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Giants 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes flied to right in foul territory; Smith
walked; Knepper threw a wild pitch [Smith to second]; Garvey
reached on an error by Reitz [Smith stayed at second, Garvey to
first]; Cey forced Garvey (shortstop to second) [Smith to
third]; Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Reitz flied out to left; Speier was called out on
strikes; Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Burke doubled to right; MOTA BATTED FOR PASLEY;
Mota popped to shortstop; Sutton flied out to right; Buckner
singled to left [Burke scored, Buckner out at second (left to
second to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING C ); ADAMS BATTED
FOR KNEPPER; Adams popped to shortstop; Clark singled to left;
Perez forced Clark (second to shortstop); Matthews was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

DODGERS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Lopes popped to
first in foul territory; Smith was called out on strikes; Garvey
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Murcer flied out to center; Thomasson flied out to
left; Reitz popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey walked; DE JESUS RAN FOR CEY; Russell out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [De Jesus to second]; Burke
singled to center [De Jesus scored, Burke out at second (center
to catcher to second)]; Rodriguez flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: DE JESUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Speier
grounded out (third to first); Alexander flied out to center;
EVANS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Evans walked; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.