Skip James, who entered the game as a pinch-runner in the seventh inning and then replaced Willie McCovey at first base, drove in the tie-breaking run with a single in the ninth and scored an insurance marker as the Giants defeated the Padres, 6-4. Derrel Thomas singled to open the ninth and reached third on a sacrifice and infield out before James rapped his single. Darrell Evans then walked, Terry Whitfield was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Marc Hill walked to force in James with an extra counter. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Friday, September 23, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 11  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   4  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas cf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .268      Richards lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Thomasson lf          3   0   0   0     1   3   .252      Almon ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Madlock 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   2   .274      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .309
  James pr,1b         1   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .249      Tenace c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .229
Whitfield rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .287      Champion 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .234
Hill c                4   1   1   1     1   1   .248      Ashford 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
LeMaster ss           3   1   1   0     2   1   .157      D'Acquisto p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Barr p                2   0   1   2     0   1   .139        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rettenmund ph       0   1   0   0     1   0   .293
  Clark ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Turner ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Sawyer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .223

Totals               34   6  11   6     7  11             Totals               35   4   8   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  5,271
Left on Base: Giants 11, Padres 5
DP: Giants 0, Padres 1
Doubles: Barr (2), Whitfield (20), Thomas (13), LeMaster (5), McCovey (21), Tenace (19), Ashford (16)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr (13), Thomasson (4)
GIDP: Hill (12)
Hit by Pitch: Whitfield (2,by Sawyer)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    6.2   5   4   4   1   4   0  26   4.74
Lavelle                 0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.09
Heaverlo W(5-1)         2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.68
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   4   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto              3.2   5   4   4   3   6   0  19   6.08
Griffin                 2.1   2   0   0   1   3   0   9   4.49
Tomlin                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.00
Spillner L(7-6)         1.2   3   2   2   2   1   0   9   3.63
Sawyer                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.84
Totals                  9    11   6   6   7  11   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Sawyer (7)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John McSherry


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas struck out; Thomasson walked; Madlock singled
to left [Thomasson to second]; McCovey struck out; Evans was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (third to first); Almon
grounded out (third to first); Ivie lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill
singled to left; LeMaster struck out; Barr doubled to left [Hill
scored]; Thomas made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick flied out to left; Winfield flied to left
in foul territory; Tenace flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson struck out; Madlock lined to center;
McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Champion flied out to right; Ashford was called out
on strikes; D'Acquisto struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Padres 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans walked; Whitfield doubled to center [Evans
scored]; Hill grounded out (third to first) [Whitfield to
third]; LeMaster walked; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Whitfield scored, LeMaster to second]; Thomas
doubled to right [LeMaster scored]; GRIFFIN REPLACED D'ACQUISTO
(PITCHING); Thomasson struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Richards flied out to left; Almon grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ivie popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock singled to third; Madlock stole second;
McCovey walked; Evans made an out to shortstop; Whitfield made
an out to first; Hill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
4, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Hendrick was called out on strikes; Winfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace singled to center;
Champion forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 0.

GIANTS 6TH: LeMaster doubled to left; LeMaster was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); Barr struck out; Thomas grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres
0.

PADRES 6TH: Ashford made an out to shortstop; RETTENMUND BATTED
FOR GRIFFIN; Rettenmund walked; Richards grounded out (second to
first) [Rettenmund to second]; Almon singled to center
[Rettenmund scored]; Ivie struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 4, Padres 1.

GIANTS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Thomasson
struck out; Madlock grounded out (second to first); McCovey
doubled to right; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick singled
to center; Winfield popped to third in foul territory; Tenace
doubled to center [Hendrick scored]; Champion singled to right
[Tenace scored]; Ashford grounded out (third to first) [Champion
to second]; TURNER BATTED FOR TOMLIN; LAVELLE REPLACED BARR
(PITCHING); Turner singled to left [Champion scored]; Richards
singled to left [Turner to second]; Almon popped to first in
foul territory; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 4.

GIANTS 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Whitfield
singled to center; On a bunt Hill grounded into a double play
(catcher to shortstop to first) [Whitfield out at second];
LeMaster walked; CLARK BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Clark was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Ivie grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (second to
first); Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Padres 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomas singled to right; Thomasson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thomas to second]; Madlock
grounded out (second to first) [Thomas to third]; James singled
to right [Thomas scored]; Evans walked [James to second]; SAWYER
REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Whitfield was hit by a pitch
[James to third, Evans to second]; Hill walked [James scored,
Evans to third, Whitfield to second]; LeMaster grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 6, Padres 4.

PADRES 9TH: Tenace flied out to right; Champion grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ashford doubled to center; ROBERTS BATTED
FOR SAWYER; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Padres 4.