Bob Boone belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Phillies beat the Giants, 6-3. The circuit clout followed a walk to Garry Maddox and gave the Phils a 5-1 lead. Davey Johnson hit a homer in the second and drove in another run with a single in the fifth. Winning pitcher Larry Christenson hit a solo homer in the third. Tug McGraw hurled three shutout innings in relief. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      23, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Phillies     0  1  1    0  1  2    0  1  0  -   6 12  2
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martin rf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Madlock 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .304
  Johnstone ph,lf     1   0   1   1     0   0   .311      Thomas cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Evans lf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Schmidt 3b            2   0   2   0     3   0   .293      Thomasson rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .269
Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .326      McCovey 1b            4   1   2   2     0   1   .286
  Hutton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Alexander c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Johnson 1b            4   1   2   2     0   1   .326      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .215
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Maddox cf             4   2   2   0     1   1   .275      Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Boone c               3   1   2   2     1   0   .290        Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Christenson p         3   1   1   1     0   1   .146        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McBride rf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .280        Elliott ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  12   6     7   4             Totals               30   3   6   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  7,958
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Giants 3
DP: Phillies 1, Giants 3
Errors: Luzinski, Sizemore
Doubles: Thomas (7)
Triples: Schmidt 2 (6)
Home Runs: Johnson (7), Christenson (1), Boone (8), McCovey (15)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (9), Maddox (13), Thomasson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (3)
GIDP: Sizemore (17), Bowa (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(9-5)      6     6   3   2   2   2   1  24   5.35
McGraw SV(6)            3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.08
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   3   1  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(4-4)          5     8   3   3   3   1   2  23   3.43
Williams                1.1   2   2   2   1   1   1   7   4.01
Heaverlo                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.25
Moffitt                 2     2   1   1   3   1   0  10   3.15
Totals                  9    12   6   6   7   4   3  42

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


PHILLIES 1ST: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole
second; Luzinski struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Thomas singled to second [Madlock to
third (error by Sizemore), Thomas to second]; Evans hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Madlock scored (unearned), Thomas to
third]; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); McCovey
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson homered; Maddox singled to center; Boone
flied out to right; Sizemore grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
singled to center; Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first) [Foli
to second]; Knepper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Christenson homered; Martin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (third to first);
Schmidt tripled to right; Luzinski walked; Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock flied out to right; Thomas doubled to left;
Evans hit into a double play (left to second) [Thomas out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to left; Boone singled to left;
Sizemore lined into a double play (second to first) [Boone out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson walked; Thomasson stole second; McCovey
singled to right [Thomasson out at home (second to catcher),
McCovey to second (on throw to home)]; Alexander flied out to
right; Foli flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Christenson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Martin grounded out (second to first); Bowa singled to center;
Schmidt walked [Bowa to second]; Luzinski singled to shortstop
[Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; Johnson singled to left
[Bowa scored, Schmidt out at home (left to catcher), Luzinski to
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); HARRIS
BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Harris grounded out (second to first);
Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Giants 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Maddox
walked; Boone homered [Maddox scored]; Sizemore flied out to
left; Christenson struck out; Martin grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans made
an out to second; Thomasson singled to left [Thomasson to second
(error by Luzinski)]; McCovey homered [Thomasson scored];
Alexander was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt tripled to
center; HEAVERLO REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Luzinski grounded
out (third to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: HUTTON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING 1B); MCGRAW
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); MCBRIDE REPLACED CHRISTENSON
(PLAYING RF); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Foli flied
out to left; Andrews flied out to right; ELLIOTT BATTED FOR
HEAVERLO; Elliott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Giants 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ELLIOTT (PITCHING); Maddox
singled to shortstop; Maddox stole second; Boone walked;
Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Maddox to
third, Boone to second]; McBride was walked intentionally;
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR MARTIN; Johnstone singled to right [Maddox
scored, Boone to third, McBride to second]; Bowa grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnstone out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Madlock flied
out to center; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
6, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt walked; Hutton grounded out (first
unassisted) [Schmidt to second]; McGraw grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Schmidt to third]; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); McCovey
grounded out (second to first); Alexander grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Giants 3.