Ron Cey homered with a man on base in the fifth inning when the Dodgers scored three runs to overtake the Padres, 4-3. Dusty Baker homered for the Dodgers' first run in the second, but the Padres took a 2-1 lead on a circuit clout by Gene Tenace in the bottom of the frame. Ted Martinez singled for the Dodgers in the fifth, took third on a single by Bill Russell and counted the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Reggie Smith before Cey rapped his round-tripper.

Doug Rau pitched the first five innings for the Dodgers before giving way to Burt Hooton, who earned a save in his first relief appearance since May 4, 1975. Dave Kingman struck out on four of his five trips to the plate for the Padres, his last whiff coming with two men on base in the ninth for the final out. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      17, 1977 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
Padres       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 12  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez 2b           5   1   4   0     0   1   .305      Champion 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Russell ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .283        Richards ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Smith rf              1   0   1   1     2   0   .307        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .139
  Hale pr,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Scanlon ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .130
Cey 3b                4   1   2   2     1   1   .272      Almon ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .253
Garvey 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     2   0   .282
Baker lf              3   1   1   1     2   1   .284      Winfield rf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .296
Burke cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .214      Kingman lf            5   0   0   0     0   4   .204
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .289      Hendrick cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .287
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .149      Tenace c              3   2   1   2     1   1   .226
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Ashford 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .246
  Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Shirley p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .098
                                                            Sawyer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Rettenmund ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .341
                                                            Sutherland 2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .279

Totals               34   4  11   4     7   6             Totals               36   3  12   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 28,477
Left on Base: Dodgers 12, Padres 11
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 3
Errors: Russell, Ivie
Doubles: Smith (18), Martinez (5), Almon (11), Hendrick (12), Ashford (4)
Home Runs: Baker (19), Cey (18), Tenace (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (11), Shirley (4), Almon (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (6)
GIDP: Russell (11), Baker (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(11-1)             5     9   2   2   0   3   1  23   3.86
Hooton SV(1)            4     3   1   1   3   3   0  18   2.65
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   6   1  41

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(6-11)         4.2   7   4   4   4   4   2  24   3.69
Sawyer                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.74
Spillner                2     3   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.78
Griffin                 2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   4.93
Totals                  9    11   4   4   7   6   2  43

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


DODGERS 1ST: Martinez singled to left; Russell grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Martinez
out at second]; Smith doubled to center; Cey walked; Garvey
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Champion grounded out (first to pitcher); Almon
doubled to center; Ivie grounded out (third to first); Winfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker homered; Burke struck out; Yeager lined to
left; Rau struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kingman struck out; Hendrick singled to left; Tenace
homered [Hendrick scored]; Ashford singled to left; Shirley out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashford to second];
Champion singled to left [Ashford out at home (left to
catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Martinez was called out on strikes; Russell flied
out to right; Smith walked; Cey grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Almon grounded out (third to first); Ivie grounded
out (shortstop to first); Winfield singled to shortstop
[Winfield to second (error by Russell)]; Kingman flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Baker
struck out; Burke singled to center; Yeager walked [Burke to
second]; Rau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Hendrick doubled to right; Tenace struck out;
Ashford popped to second; Shirley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Martinez singled to right; Russell singled to right
[Martinez to third]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Martinez scored]; Cey homered [Russell scored]; Garvey popped
to first in foul territory; Baker walked; SAWYER REPLACED
SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Burke flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Champion flied out to center; Almon singled to
right; Ivie forced Almon (shortstop to second); Winfield singled
to center [Ivie to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 2.

DODGERS 6TH: SPILLNER REPLACED SAWYER (PITCHING); Yeager flied
out to center; GOODSON BATTED FOR RAU; Goodson struck out;
Martinez doubled to left; Russell grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: HOOTON REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Tenace lined to left; Ashford
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith walked; HALE RAN FOR SMITH; Cey singled to
left [Hale to second]; On a bunt Garvey singled to first [Hale
to third, Cey to second]; Baker grounded into a double play
(third to catcher to first) [Cey to third, Garvey to second,
Hale out at home]; Burke grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RETTENMUND BATTED
FOR SPILLNER; Rettenmund singled to pitcher; RICHARDS BATTED FOR
CHAMPION; Richards grounded out (second to first) [Rettenmund to
second]; Almon grounded out (third to first); Ivie walked;
Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Padres 2.

DODGERS 8TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING 2B);
GRIFFIN REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Yeager walked; Hooton
reached on an error by Ivie on a sacrifice bunt [Yeager to
second, Hooton to first]; Martinez singled to first [Yeager to
third, Hooton to second]; Russell lined into a double play
(second to shortstop) [Hooton out at second]; Hale flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Kingman was called out on strikes; Hendrick struck
out; Tenace walked; Ashford doubled to center [Tenace scored];
Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Padres 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey struck out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first); Baker walked; Burke grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: SCANLON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Scanlon singled to left;
Almon out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Scanlon to
second]; Ivie walked; Winfield popped to first in foul
territory; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Padres 3.