Rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela pitched his fourth shutout and fifth straight victory and collected three hits, raising his batting average to .438 in leading the Dodgers to a 5-0 decision over the Giants. The Dodgers scored four runs in the fourth inning on run-scoring singles by Valenzuela and Davey Lopes and a two-run single by Ken Landreaux. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Monday, April     27, 1981 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    4  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 11  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .196      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .148
Cabell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Landreaux cf          4   0   2   2     1   1   .292
Clark rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .177      Baker lf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .317
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .246
Herndon lf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .333      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     1   2   .306
Martin cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .267      Guerrero rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Scioscia c            1   1   1   0     3   0   .282
LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .226      Russell ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .236
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .364      Valenzuela p          4   1   3   1     0   0   .438
Griffin p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Breining p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   7   0     4   7             Totals               33   5  11   5     7   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 49,478
Left on Base: Giants 8, Dodgers 12
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 2
Doubles: Guerrero (4), Garvey (6)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (3), Lopes (8), Landreaux (3)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (2)
GIDP: Cabell (2), May (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(1-2)          6     8   4   4   6   3   0  31   4.74
Breining                2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   2.19
Totals                  8    11   5   5   7   5   0  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Valenzuela W(5-0)       9     7   0   0   4   7   0  35   0.20
Totals                  9     7   0   0   4   7   0  35

Passed Balls: Scioscia (2)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


GIANTS 1ST: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Cabell lined to
pitcher; Clark walked; Evans flied out to center; Herndon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Landreaux struck out;
Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Martin singled to right; May singled to left [Martin
to third]; LeMaster made an out to second; Griffin struck out;
Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey walked; Cey grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Garvey to second]; Guerrero flied out to left; Scioscia
was walked intentionally; Russell popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Cabell singled to left; Cabell was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Clark flied
out to left; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Valenzuela singled to right; Griffin threw a wild
pitch [Valenzuela to second]; Lopes flied out to center;
Landreaux singled to center [Valenzuela out at home (center to
catcher), Landreaux to second (on throw to home)]; Baker walked;
Garvey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon flied out to right; Martin singled to left;
Scioscia allowed a passed ball [Martin to second]; May flied out
to center; LeMaster was walked intentionally; Griffin struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to
center; Scioscia singled to center; Russell singled to right
[Scioscia to third]; Valenzuela singled to right [Scioscia
scored, Russell to second]; Lopes singled to right [Russell
scored, Valenzuela to third]; Lopes stole second; Landreaux
singled to center [Valenzuela scored, Lopes scored]; Landreaux
stole second; Baker struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Morgan walked; Cabell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (first to pitcher); Cey walked;
Guerrero grounded out (catcher to first) [Cey to second];
Scioscia was walked intentionally; Russell forced Cey (third
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans singled to left; Herndon singled to right
[Evans to second]; Martin struck out; May grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Herndon out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Valenzuela singled to left; Lopes out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Valenzuela to second];
Landreaux was walked intentionally; Baker popped to catcher in
foul territory; Garvey forced Valenzuela (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster was called out on strikes; STENNETT BATTED
FOR GRIFFIN; Stennett grounded out (third to first); Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: BREINING REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Cey struck
out; Guerrero doubled to right; Scioscia was walked
intentionally; Russell singled to left [Guerrero scored,
Scioscia to second]; Valenzuela flied out to left; Lopes forced
Russell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Clark flied
out to left; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Landreaux grounded out (third to first); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey doubled to center; Cey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon singled to left; Martin flied out to center;
May flied out to left; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Wohlford
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 5.