Homers by Steve Garvey and Rick Monday highlighted a four-run outburst in the second inning as the Dodgers defeated the Giants, 5-2. Steve Garvey led off the stanza with his 32nd homer of the season, tying the Dodgers' Los Angeles record set by Jim Wynn in 1974. After Dusty Baker was hit by a pitch, Monday rapped his round-tripper.

Steve Yeager then singled, Doug Rau sacrificed and Davey Lopes drove in the fourth run of the frame with a single. Rau snapped his personal five-game losing streak despite giving up 13 hits in 8 1/3 innings before yielding the mound to Mike Garman. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 13  0
Dodgers      0  4  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  8  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomasson lf          4   0   0   0     1   2   .253      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .283
Andrews 2b            5   0   3   0     0   1   .267      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .277
Clark rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Smith rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .306
McCovey 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .281        Simpson rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Harris 3b             4   1   2   0     0   2   .267      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Whitfield cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .286        Grote 3b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Foli ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .221      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .296
Sadek c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .230      Baker lf              2   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Monday cf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .235
  Alexander ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Yeager c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .255
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oates c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Elliott ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .141
  LeMaster pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .148        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   2  13   2     1   5             Totals               29   5   8   5     1   2

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 16,852
Left on Base: Giants 10, Dodgers 3
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Foli (22)
Home Runs: Garvey (32), Monday (15)
Stolen Bases: Russell (16)
Caught Stealing: Harris (1), Grote (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau (3)
GIDP: Clark (7), Russell (22)
Hit by Pitch: Baker (6,by Barr)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(12-15)           5     5   4   4   1   0   2  21   4.79
Heaverlo                3     3   1   1   0   2   0  11   2.63
Totals                  8     8   5   5   1   2   2  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(14-8)             8.1  13   2   2   1   5   0  38   3.43
Garman SV(12)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Totals                  9    13   2   2   1   5   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Barr (3)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson struck out; Andrews singled to left; Clark
lined to left; McCovey was credited with a single when a runner
was hit by the batted ball [Andrews out at second (second
unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

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

GIANTS 2ND: Harris singled to left; Harris was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Whitfield flied out to left; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey homered; Baker was hit by a pitch; Monday
homered [Baker scored]; Yeager singled to right; Rau out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes
singled to center [Yeager scored]; Russell grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Lopes out at second]; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Sadek flied out to left; Barr reached on an error by
Cey [Barr to first]; Thomasson walked [Barr to second]; Andrews
was called out on strikes; Clark singled to second [Barr to
third, Thomasson to second]; McCovey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey flied
out to center; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Harris struck out; Whitfield grounded out (first to
pitcher); Foli doubled to center; Sadek singled to center [Foli
scored]; Barr forced Sadek (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker singled to center; Monday forced Baker (first
to shortstop); Yeager made an out to second; Rau grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomasson was called out on strikes; Andrews singled
to center; Clark flied out to left; McCovey popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 6TH: SIMPSON REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Harris singled
to left; Whitfield singled to right [Harris to second]; Foli
forced Whitfield (shortstop to second) [Harris to third]; Sadek
forced Foli (second to shortstop) [Harris scored]; ALEXANDER
BATTED FOR BARR; Alexander singled to left [Sadek to second];
Thomasson flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Cey made an
out to second; Garvey singled to left; Baker lined to left;
Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 7TH: GROTE REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Andrews flied out
to right; Clark grounded out (second to first); McCovey singled
to right; Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager struck out; Rau grounded out (first
unassisted); Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 8TH: OATES REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Whitfield made
an out to third; Foli flied out to center; Sadek popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell singled to left; Russell stole second;
Simpson grounded out (second to first) [Russell to third]; Grote
singled to center [Russell scored]; Grote was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop to first to shortstop); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 9TH: ELLIOTT BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Elliott singled to
left; LEMASTER RAN FOR ELLIOTT; Thomasson lined to left; Andrews
singled to left [LeMaster to second]; GARMAN REPLACED RAU
(PITCHING); Clark grounded into a double play (third to first)
[LeMaster out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 5.