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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 23, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 23, 1976 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 3,149 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Bob Engel |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
John Hale | Center Fielder |
Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Kevin Pasley | Catcher |
Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Clark | Center Fielder |
Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Gary Thomasson | First Baseman |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Gary Alexander | Catcher |
John Montefusco | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 23, 1976
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Montefusco
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Montefusco
There goes Lopes. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Montefusco
Buckner hits a popup towards the mound. Montefusco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Montefusco
Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Montefusco
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. Smith scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Montefusco
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hooton
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Hooton
Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Hooton
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Montefusco
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pasley vs. Montefusco
Pasley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hooton vs. Montefusco
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomasson fields it and throws to third for the out. Pasley moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopes vs. Montefusco
Lopes takes first base on ball four. Pasley moves to third. Hooton moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buckner vs. Montefusco
There's a wild pitch. Pasley scores. Hooton moves to third. Lopes moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buckner vs. Montefusco
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hooton tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Hooton
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Hooton
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Hooton
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Montefusco
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Montefusco
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Montefusco
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Montefusco
There goes Hale. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Hale steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Montefusco
De Jesus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Hooton
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Hooton
Montefusco strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hooton
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pasley vs. Montefusco
Pasley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Montefusco
Hooton bunts towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Pasley moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Montefusco
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Montefusco
There goes Lopes. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Montefusco
Buckner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Hooton
Matthews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hooton
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Hooton
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Montefusco
Garvey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clark. Garvey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Montefusco
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Montefusco
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
De Jesus vs. Montefusco
De Jesus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Hooton
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Hooton
Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Hooton
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pasley vs. Montefusco
Pasley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Montefusco
Hooton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Montefusco
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Montefusco
There goes Lopes. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Montefusco
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Montefusco
There goes Buckner. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Buckner steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hooton
Derrel Thomas pinch hits for John Montefusco.
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hooton
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Toms
Tommy Toms now pitching.
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Toms
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Toms
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Hooton
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hooton
Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pasley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Hooton
Thomasson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Toms
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pasley vs. Toms
Pasley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Toms
Hooton hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Hooton
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Hooton
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Hooton
Dave Rader pinch hits for Gary Alexander.
Rader hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Toms
Dave Rader now catching.
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Toms
Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Toms
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomasson scoops it up and throws to first, with Toms covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hooton
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Tommy Toms.
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hooton
Perez takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Hooton
Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murcer vs. Hooton
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomasson vs. Hooton
Thomasson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1976 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Lopes D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Clark J, cf 4 1 1 1 Buckner B, lf 3 0 1 1 Perez M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 5 1 1 1 Matthews G, lf 4 0 2 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 2 0 Murcer B, rf 4 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 4 0 0 1 Thomasson G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hale J, cf 3 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 3 0 0 0 Pasley K, c 4 1 2 0 Alexander G, c 2 0 0 0 Hooton B, p 3 1 0 0 Rader D, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Montefusco J, p 1 0 0 0 Thomas D, ph 1 0 0 0 Toms T, p 0 0 0 0 Evans D, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 3 30 1 3 1 Los Angeles 220 000 000 -- 4 San Francisco 001 000 000 -- 1 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Hooton B (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 5 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Montefusco J (L) 6.0 7 4 2 4 5 Toms T 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Reitz K LOB -- Los Angeles 8, San Francisco 4 2B -- Garvey S HR -- Clark J SB -- Lopes D 3, Hale J, Buckner B SH -- Hooton B SF -- Buckner B WP -- Montefusco J T -- 2:16 A -- 3149
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