The largest crowd in San Francisco baseball history, 48,771, turned out for Cap Day, but the Dodgers put a cap on the afternoon by defeating the Giants, 7-6. Steve Garvey smashed a three-run homer for the Dodgers, who held a 5-2 lead before the Giants rallied for four runs in the seventh inning. Pinch-hitter Darrell Evans supplied the big blow with a three-run homer.

Randy Moffitt took the mound for the Giants in the eighth and was greeted with a score-tying homer by Ron Cey. Garvey drew a walk and Lee Lacy doubled to drive in the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 6
Game Played on Sunday, April     17, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  3    1  2  0  -   7  7  2
Giants       2  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   6 10  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .306      Herndon cf            5   1   1   1     0   2   .316
Russell ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Andrews 2b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .233
Smith rf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .371        Evans ph            1   1   1   3     0   0   .429
Cey 3b                5   2   2   1     0   0   .417        Speier ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Garvey 1b             3   2   1   3     1   0   .263      Madlock 3b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .256
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .294      Clark rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .176
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   3   .300      McCovey 1b            2   0   2   1     2   0   .323
  Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Barr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacy ph,lf          1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              2   1   0   0     2   2   .423        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Elliott lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomasson ph,1b     2   1   2   0     0   0   .292
                                                          Hill c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .125
                                                            Thomas ss,2b        2   1   1   0     0   0   .429

Totals               33   7   7   7     5   9             Totals               37   6  10   6     3   7

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 48,771
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Giants 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 0
Errors: Lopes, Yeager, Madlock
Doubles: Smith (6), Lacy (1), Madlock (3), Andrews (1)
Triples: Russell (1), Thomasson (1)
Home Runs: Garvey (2), Cey (2), Evans (2)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (8)
Caught Stealing: Smith (3), Andrews (1)
Sacrifice Hits: John (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Russell (2)
GIDP: Elliott (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    6.1   8   5   3   2   5   0  28   7.45
Hough W(2-0)            2.2   2   1   1   1   2   1  12   1.84
Totals                  9    10   6   4   3   7   1  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              6     5   5   2   3   9   1  28   2.14
Williams                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.26
Moffitt L(0-1)          0.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   3   4.91
Lavelle                 1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     7   7   4   5   9   2  40

Wild Pitches: Hough (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Montague


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to right; Lopes stole second; Russell
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Smith was called
out on strikes; Cey popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon struck out; Andrews walked; Andrews was
caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Lopes;
assist by Yeager); Madlock doubled to center [Andrews scored
(unearned)]; Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey
singled to center [Madlock scored (unearned)]; Elliott flied out
to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Monday flied out to
center; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Hill singled
to third; On a bunt Montefusco struck out; Herndon grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager struck out; John grounded out (second to
first); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Madlock was
called out on strikes; Clark grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell tripled to center; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Russell scored]; Cey singled to center;
Garvey flied out to right; Monday was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey singled to center; Elliott grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [McCovey out at
second]; LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker was called out on strikes; Yeager struck out;
John struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); Montefusco
struck out; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Giants 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes struck out; Russell popped to shortstop;
Smith doubled to center; Cey reached on an error by Madlock
[Smith stayed at second, Cey to first]; Garvey homered
(unearned) [Smith scored (unearned), Cey scored (unearned)];
Monday walked; Baker was called out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Andrews doubled to right; Madlock grounded out
(second to first) [Andrews to third]; Clark grounded out (third
to first); McCovey walked; Elliott forced McCovey (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager walked; John reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Yeager to second]; Lopes walked [Yeager to
third, John to second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING);
THOMAS REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PLAYING SS); Russell hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Yeager scored]; Smith forced Lopes (second to
shortstop) [John to third]; Smith was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: HALE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); THOMASSON BATTED
FOR WILLIAMS; Thomasson singled to center; Hill grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Thomasson to second]; Thomas singled to
right [Thomasson to third]; Herndon singled to right [Thomasson
scored, Thomas to third]; HOUGH REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); EVANS
BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Evans homered [Thomas scored, Herndon
scored]; Madlock reached on an error by Yeager [Madlock to
first]; Hough threw a wild pitch [Madlock to second]; Clark
struck out; McCovey was walked intentionally; BARR RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Elliott popped to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Giants 6.

DODGERS 8TH: SPEIER REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING SS); MOFFITT
REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cey homered; Garvey
walked; Monday grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Garvey
to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); LACY BATTED FOR
HALE; Lacy doubled to center [Garvey scored]; Yeager was walked
intentionally; Hough lined to second; Lopes grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Thomasson tripled
to center; Hill grounded out (second to first); Thomas popped to
first in foul territory; Herndon lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 6.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
flied out to right; Cey made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier flied out to left; Madlock grounded out
(second to first); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Giants 6.