A two-run homer by Willie McCovey, his 27th of the season and 492nd of his career, highlighted the Giants' 9-1 rout of the Dodgers. Gary Thomasson had a homer, double and single and drove in four runs while winning pitcher Ed Halicki also hit a homer for the Giants. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Monday, September 26, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  2    0  1  0    3  1  2  -   9 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas cf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .267      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .283
Andrews 2b            5   2   2   0     0   1   .263        Landestoy 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .364
Thomasson lf,1b       4   3   3   4     1   1   .255      Russell ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .277
McCovey 1b            2   1   2   2     2   0   .279        Washington ss       1   0   1   0     0   0   .385
  Elliott lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Smith rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Whitfield rf          2   0   0   1     2   1   .287        Simpson rf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Harris 3b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Leonard lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Garvey 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Halicki p             3   1   1   1     1   0   .173        Goodson 1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .170
                                                          Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Lacy lf,3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
                                                          Oates c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
                                                            Grote c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .262
                                                          Rhoden p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .234
                                                            Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .382
                                                            Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   9  10   8     7   6             Totals               32   1   6   1     0   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  9,926
Left on Base: Giants 6, Dodgers 4
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 2
Doubles: Thomasson (23), Lopes (18)
Home Runs: McCovey (27), Halicki (2), Thomasson (17)
Stolen Bases: Thomas 2 (14), Garvey (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitfield (2)
GIDP: Whitfield (4), Leonard (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(15-12)        9     6   1   1   0   2   0  32   3.29
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   2   0  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(16-10)         6.1   7   6   6   6   4   1  31   3.74
Castillo                1.2   1   1   1   0   2   1   6   5.06
Webb                    1     2   2   2   1   0   1   5   7.71
Totals                  9    10   9   9   7   6   3  42

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas singled to center; Andrews flied out to
center; Thomas stole second; Thomasson struck out; McCovey
walked; Whitfield walked [Thomas to third, McCovey to second];
Harris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

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

GIANTS 2ND: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill struck
out; Halicki popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to third in foul territory; Garvey
singled to center; Garvey stole second; Monday grounded out
(first unassisted) [Garvey to third]; Lacy flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomas walked; Andrews singled to right [Thomas to
third]; Thomasson singled to left [Thomas scored, Andrews to
second]; McCovey walked [Andrews to third, Thomasson to second];
Whitfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Andrews scored, Thomasson to third, McCovey out at second];
Harris grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Oates grounded out (second to first); Rhoden struck
out; Lopes doubled to right; Russell singled to center [Lopes
scored, Russell to second (on throw to home)]; Smith popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 4TH: GROTE REPLACED OATES (PLAYING C ); Foli grounded out
(third to first); Hill grounded out (shortstop to first);
Halicki walked; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to center; Garvey flied out to right;
Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Thomasson
walked; McCovey singled to left [Thomasson to third]; Whitfield
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thomasson scored]; Harris struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy grounded out (second to first); Grote popped
to second; Rhoden flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Foli grounded out (second to first); Hill flied out
to center; Halicki grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 7TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); WASHINGTON
REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); SIMPSON REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING
RF); Thomas singled to right; Thomas stole second; Andrews
struck out; Thomasson doubled to right [Thomas scored]; McCovey
homered [Thomasson scored]; CASTILLO REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING);
Whitfield struck out; Harris struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: ELLIOTT REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cey grounded out (shortstop to
first); Garvey flied out to right; Monday grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 8TH: GOODSON REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); LEONARD
REPLACED CEY (PLAYING LF); LACY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Foli flied out to center; Hill grounded out (pitcher to first);
Halicki homered; Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Lacy flied out to right; Grote singled to center;
MOTA BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Mota forced Grote (shortstop to
second); Landestoy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 7, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 9TH: WEBB REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Andrews singled to
shortstop; Thomasson homered [Andrews scored]; Elliott flied out
to left; Whitfield walked; Harris hit into a double play (right
to first) [Whitfield out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 9, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Washington singled to left; Simpson singled to left
[Washington to second]; Leonard grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Simpson to second, Washington out at third];
Goodson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 1.