A three-run homer by Mike Scioscia highlighted a five-run third inning the produced the Dodgers' 7-3 victory over the Giants and ended a five-game losing streak. L.A.'s Reggie Smith was ejected from the game and escorted off the field by police after going into the stands and attacking a fan. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 24, 1981 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  1  5    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   7 15  1
Giants       0  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sax 2b                5   0   2   1     0   0   .293      Morgan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .244
Landreaux cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Cabell 3b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .255
Baker lf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .319      Clark rf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .265
Garvey 1b             5   2   2   1     0   0   .283      May c                 4   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Monday rf             1   2   0   0     1   0   .311      Herndon lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Martin cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .254
  Roenicke rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Bergman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Guerrero 3b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .304      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Scioscia c            4   1   3   3     1   0   .285      Griffin p             1   0   1   1     0   0   .195
Russell ss            5   1   3   2     0   0   .231        Tufts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Welch p               3   0   1   0     0   2   .244        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .180
                                                            Rowland p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            Breining p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Hargesheimer p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  15   7     2   4             Totals               38   3  10   3     2   6

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 12,726
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Giants 10
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 3
Errors: Guerrero, Cabell 2, LeMaster
Doubles: Garvey (23), Landreaux (16), Clark (18), Martin (5), Morgan (14)
Home Runs: Scioscia (2)
Stolen Bases: Baker (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Welch (7), Roenicke (1)
GIDP: Russell (12)
Hit by Pitch: Monday (1,by Griffin)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch W(8-5)            9    10   3   3   2   6   0  40   3.48
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   6   0  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(8-8)          2.2   7   6   5   1   0   1  17   3.76
Tufts                   1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.19
Rowland                 1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.38
Lavelle                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.15
Breining                2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.73
Hargesheimer            1     2   1   1   1   1   0   5   9.64
Totals                  9    15   7   6   2   4   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (7)
Wild Pitches: Welch (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


DODGERS 1ST: Sax singled to left; Landreaux lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Sax out at first]; Baker singled to
left; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Morgan struck out; Cabell flied out to right; Clark
doubled to right; May walked; Herndon grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Monday was hit by a pitch; Guerrero reached on an
error by Cabell [Monday to second]; Scioscia flied out to
center; Russell singled to left [Monday scored (unearned),
Guerrero to second]; Welch out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Guerrero to third, Russell to second]; Sax grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Martin singled to shortstop; Welch threw a wild
pitch [Martin to third]; Bergman flied out to left; LeMaster
walked; Griffin singled to shortstop [Martin scored, LeMaster to
second]; Morgan popped to second; Cabell popped to shortstop; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Baker
singled to left; Baker stole second; Garvey doubled to center
[Baker scored]; Monday walked; Guerrero flied out to center;
Scioscia homered [Garvey scored, Monday scored]; Russell singled
to center; TUFTS REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Welch singled to
right [Russell to second]; Sax singled to center [Russell
scored, Welch to second]; Landreaux grounded out (first to
pitcher); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Clark singled to center; May lined to shortstop;
Herndon struck out; Martin doubled to right [Clark scored];
Bergman grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Giants 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker struck out; Garvey reached on an error by
Cabell; Monday flied out to center; Guerrero forced Garvey
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants
2.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster flied out to left; SMITH BATTED FOR TUFTS;
Smith struck out; Morgan doubled to right; Cabell singled to
right [Morgan scored]; Clark flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

DODGERS 5TH: ROWLAND REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Scioscia singled
to right; Russell lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Scioscia out at first]; Welch struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: May flied out to center; Herndon singled to center;
Martin flied out to center; Bergman grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Sax popped to second; Landreaux doubled to right;
Baker reached on an error by LeMaster; Garvey made an out to
second; LAVELLE REPLACED ROWLAND (PITCHING); MARSHALL BATTED FOR
MONDAY; Marshall made an out to second; Reggie Smith went
into the stands after a fan who had been heckling him during the
game; the fan had just thrown a batting helmet into the dugout
before Smith climbed into the stands; Smith punched the fan and
tried to pull him over the rail onto the field; Dodger teammates
grabbed Smith; eight fans were arrested and Smith was ejected by
HP umpire Harry Wendelstedt; as two policemen walked with Smith
down the RF line to the clubhouse, someone threw a beer bottle
and missed; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: ROENICKE REPLACED MARSHALL (PLAYING RF); LeMaster
grounded out (third to first); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR LAVELLE;
Wohlford reached on an error by Guerrero; Morgan popped to
third; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Giants 3.

DODGERS 7TH: BREINING REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Guerrero
singled to left; Scioscia singled to center [Guerrero to
second]; Russell grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Guerrero to third, Scioscia out at second]; Welch struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark flied out to center; May singled to left;
Herndon flied out to center; Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Sax lined to third; Landreaux grounded out (second
to first); Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Bergman struck out; LeMaster grounded out (first to
pitcher); VENABLE BATTED FOR BREINING; Venable grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 3.

DODGERS 9TH: HARGESHEIMER REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Garvey
singled to right; Roenicke out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Garvey to second]; Guerrero was called out on strikes;
Scioscia was walked intentionally; Russell singled to center
[Garvey scored, Scioscia out at third (center to first to
third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Morgan made an out to shortstop; Cabell flied out to
center; Clark singled to third; May grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Giants 3.