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Wednesday September 21, 1977
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A bases-loaded single by Skip James highlighted a three-run seventh-inning rally that enabled the Giants to turn back the Dodgers. 5-4. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, September 21, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers      2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  x  -   5 10  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy 2b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Thomas cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Washington ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Andrews 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .264
Baker lf              3   2   1   1     1   0   .286      Evans 3b              2   1   2   1     2   0   .251
Garvey 1b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .292      Clark rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .251
  Goodson 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Elliott lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .234
Davalillo rf          3   0   0   1     0   0   .324      Alexander c           2   1   0   1     2   0   .311
  Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      James 1b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .273
  Leonard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .153
Lacy 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Minton p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Burke cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .252        Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oates c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Yeager ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .145
  Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   3     3   0             Totals               32   5  10   4     5   7

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  5,299
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Giants 9
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 1
Errors: Simpson, Evans
Doubles: Baker (23), Garvey (24)
Triples: Andrews (3)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Minton (1)
GIDP: Monday (4), Alexander (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     6     7   2   1   3   7   0  27   3.49
Hough L(5-11)           0.2   2   3   3   2   0   0   6   3.59
Rautzhan                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.42
Castillo                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.91
Totals                  8    10   5   4   5   7   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Minton W(1-1)           7     5   4   4   3   0   0  28   4.50
Lavelle SV(20)          2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.09
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   0   0  35

Wild Pitches: Minton 2 (2)
Balks: Minton (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Eric Gregg


DODGERS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first);
Washington singled to second; Minton balked [Washington to
second]; Baker walked; Minton threw a wild pitch [Washington to
third, Baker to second]; Garvey walked; Davalillo forced Garvey
(second to shortstop) [Washington scored, Baker to third];
Minton threw a wild pitch [Baker scored, Davalillo to second];
Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomas flied out to right; Andrews tripled to left;
Evans singled to right [Andrews scored]; Clark walked [Evans to
second]; Elliott popped to catcher in foul territory; Alexander
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Burke flied out to center; Oates grounded out
(second to first); Rau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: James singled to right; LeMaster was called out on
strikes; Minton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[James to second]; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Landestoy singled to second; Washington reached on
an error by Evans [Landestoy to third, Washington to first];
Washington was picked off first (pitcher to first); Baker
doubled to left [Landestoy scored]; Garvey doubled to center
[Baker scored]; Davalillo made an out to second; Lacy flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews singled to left; Evans walked [Andrews to
second]; Clark struck out; Elliott singled to shortstop [Andrews
to third, Evans to second]; Alexander grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Elliott out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Burke made an out to shortstop; Oates popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rau flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: James was called out on strikes; LeMaster made an
out to third; Minton singled to right; Thomas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Andrews flied out to center; Evans singled to right;
Clark popped to first in foul territory; Elliott struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Davalillo
grounded out (second to first); Lacy popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: SIMPSON REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING RF); GOODSON
REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); Alexander walked; Alexander stole
second; James flied out to right [Alexander scored (error by
Simpson) (unearned) (no RBI)]; LeMaster was called out on
strikes; Minton struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Giants 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Burke flied out to left; Oates singled to right;
MONDAY BATTED FOR RAU; Monday grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Oates out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Thomas singled to
right; Andrews singled to center [Thomas to third]; Evans walked
[Andrews to second]; Clark forced Thomas (third to catcher)
[Andrews to third, Evans to second]; Elliott forced Andrews
(third to catcher) [Evans to third, Clark to second]; Alexander
walked [Evans scored, Clark to third, Elliott to second];
RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); James singled to center
[Clark scored, Elliott scored, Alexander to third, James to
second (on throw)]; LeMaster grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Landestoy walked; LAVELLE REPLACED MINTON
(PITCHING); Washington flied out to right; Baker flied out to
left; Goodson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: CASTILLO REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); Lavelle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas lined to first; Andrews
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Giants 5.

DODGERS 9TH: LEONARD BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Leonard lined to
pitcher; Lacy flied out to right; Burke singled to third; YEAGER
BATTED FOR OATES; Yeager grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 5.



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