A two-run homer by Terry Whitfield in the second inning triggered a four-run uprising that carried the Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Dodgers behind the five-hit pitching of Ed Halicki and reliever Gary Lavelle. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Monday, August    15, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  4  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas cf             4   2   1   1     1   0   .248      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Andrews 2b            5   1   2   2     0   0   .278      Russell ss            4   1   1   2     0   0   .280
Madlock 3b            5   0   3   0     0   0   .296      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
McCovey 1b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .284      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Thomasson lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .258      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .256
Whitfield rf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .297      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .236        Garvey ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Alexander c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Baker lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .271
Halicki p             3   1   0   0     1   1   .169      Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Yeager ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                          Rhoden p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Lacy ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .281
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .435
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  10   5     2   5             Totals               32   3   5   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 37,522
Left on Base: Giants 7, Dodgers 5
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Powell, Monday
Doubles: Thomasson (20), Madlock (21)
Home Runs: Whitfield (6), Thomas (4), Russell (4), Lacy (5)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (36)
GIDP: Andrews (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(10-9)         8.2   5   3   3   3   6   2  34   3.58
Lavelle SV(17)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.83
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   6   2  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(13-8)          3.2   9   6   3   0   2   2  21   3.90
Sosa                    1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.53
Hough                   2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.33
Garman                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.19
Totals                  9    10   6   3   2   5   2  40

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Crawford


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock singled to shortstop;
McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell lined
to left; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson doubled to center; Whitfield homered
[Thomasson scored]; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first);
Alexander singled to left; Halicki forced Alexander (second to
shortstop); Thomas reached on an error by Monday [Halicki to
third, Thomas to second]; Andrews singled to center [Halicki
scored (unearned), Thomas scored (unearned)]; Madlock doubled to
right [Andrews to third]; McCovey flied out to center; 4 R (2
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to right; Powell singled to right;
Monday was called out on strikes; Baker forced Powell (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Whitfield flied out to left; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); Rhoden flied
out to left; Lopes singled to left; Lopes stole second; Russell
homered [Lopes scored]; Smith flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Alexander popped to second; Halicki struck out;
Thomas homered; Andrews singled to center; Madlock singled to
center [Andrews to second]; SOSA REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING);
McCovey reached on an error by Powell [Andrews scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Madlock to third, McCovey to first]; Thomasson
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 6, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to left; Powell walked; Monday struck
out; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 6, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield lined to shortstop; Foli singled to
center; Alexander struck out; Halicki forced Foli (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Oates struck out; LACY BATTED FOR SOSA; Lacy
homered; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Thomas walked;
Andrews grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Thomas out at second]; Madlock popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith popped to first; Cey flied out to center;
Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey struck out; Thomasson struck out; Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Monday popped to second; Baker walked; Oates forced
Baker (second to shortstop); MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Mota
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
6, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Foli flied out to
left; Alexander grounded out (second to first); Halicki walked;
Thomas forced Halicki (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes lined to second; Russell grounded out (third
to first); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Madlock lined
to third; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey struck out; Powell struck out; GARVEY BATTED
FOR MONDAY; Garvey walked; Baker singled to center [Garvey to
second]; LAVELLE REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); YEAGER BATTED FOR
OATES; Yeager lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6,
Dodgers 3.