San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants
September 30, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1977 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 0 3 0
Almon ss 3 0 1 1
  Sutherland 3b 1 1 1 0
  Scanlon ph 1 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 5 1 1 1
Hendrick cf 3 1 1 0
Winfield rf 3 0 0 1
Tenace c 2 1 0 0
Champion 2b 4 0 0 0
Ashford 3b,ss 4 0 1 0
Freisleben p 0 1 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 1
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas cf,ss 3 1 1 1
Andrews 2b 5 1 1 0
Thomasson lf 4 1 2 3
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 1
  James 1b 0 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 2 1 1
Whitfield rf,cf 3 1 2 0
Harris ss 0 0 0 1
  Clark rf 2 0 0 0
Alexander c 4 0 0 0
Knepper p 2 1 0 0
  Heaverlo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7
San Diego 011 001 200584
San Francisco 060 000 10x783
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben  L (7-9) 2.0 5 6 0 2 1
  Griffin   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Tomlin   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Spillner   2.0 1 1 1 2 4
  Fingers   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
1
5
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (11-9) 6.0 8 5 4 4 4
  Heaverlo  SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
5

  E–Almon (41), Ivie (11), Winfield (11), Ashford (14), Andrews (20), Thomasson (14), Harris (8).  DP–San Diego 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–San Diego Almon (18,off Knepper); Ashford (18,off Knepper); Ivie (29,off Knepper), San Francisco Thomasson (24,off Freisleben).  HR–San Francisco Evans (16,7th inning off Spillner 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Winfield (5,off Heaverlo); Harris (3,off Freisleben).  CS–Richards (11,2nd base by Knepper/Alexander).  SB–Thomasson (16,2nd base off Tomlin/Tenace); Thomas (15,2nd base off Spillner/Tenace).  WP–Knepper 3 (6).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:30.  A–1,864.
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