An error by Bill Madlock on what should have been the third out enabled the Dodgers to score two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Giants, 3-2. The Giants took a 2-1 lead when Derrel Thomas homered in the eighth. Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2Game Played on Tuesday, August 16, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumGiants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 2 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 7 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Thomas cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .249 Lopes 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .280 Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .295 Smith rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .303 LeMaster ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Cey 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Thomasson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Evans 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Monday cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .257 Whitfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Burke pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Foli ss,3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 Alexander c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Martinez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Montefusco p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .105 Baker lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .157 Powell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 5 2 1 8 Totals 31 3 7 2 1 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 27,679 Left on Base: Giants 5, Dodgers 5 DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0 Errors: Madlock, Montefusco, Russell, Rautzhan Doubles: Andrews (8) Home Runs: Thomas (5) Stolen Bases: Smith (6) Caught Stealing: Madlock (8), Burke (3) Sacrifice Hits: Russell (8), Cey (2) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco 8 6 2 1 1 4 0 30 3.52 Moffitt L(3-6) 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 3.77 Totals 8.2 7 3 1 1 5 0 34 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton 8 5 2 2 1 6 1 30 2.64 Rautzhan W(2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.12 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 8 1 34 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Andy Olsen GIANTS 1ST: 17 minute rain delay before start of game; Thomas struck out; Andrews doubled to right; Madlock singled to center [Andrews scored]; Madlock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Thomasson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell was called out on strikes; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to center; Whitfield flied out to center; Foli struck out; Alexander forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey was called out on strikes; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Monday singled to right; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco struck out; Thomas flied out to left; Andrews popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager popped to shortstop in foul territory; Hooton popped to shortstop; Lopes singled to center; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 4TH: Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey singled to right; Garvey flied out to right; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield was called out on strikes; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander singled to left; Montefusco reached on an error by Russell [Alexander to second, Montefusco to first]; Thomas walked [Alexander to third, Montefusco to second]; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Baker flied out to right; Yeager made an out to shortstop; Hooton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock struck out; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes walked; Lopes was picked off first but was safe on an error by Montefusco [Lopes to second]; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith singled to left [Lopes scored]; Cey flied out to right; Smith stole second; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Foli flied out to center; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: Monday singled to center; BURKE RAN FOR MONDAY; Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Baker grounded out (third to first); Yeager flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 8TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Montefusco popped to first in foul territory; Thomas homered; Andrews grounded out (second to first); Madlock flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 8TH: POWELL BATTED FOR HOOTON; Powell grounded out (second to first); Lopes flied out to center; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 9TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED POWELL (PITCHING); Thomasson struck out (catcher to first); Evans struck out; Whitfield reached on an error by Rautzhan (assist by Garvey) [Whitfield to first]; Foli forced Whitfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 9TH: Smith singled to center; MOFFITT REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Cey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smith to second]; Garvey struck out; MOTA BATTED FOR BURKE; Mota reached on an error by Madlock [Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mota to second]; LEMASTER REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING SS); FOLI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MARTINEZ RAN FOR MOTA; Baker singled to left [Martinez scored (unearned)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 3. |
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