Re: KOD35 - 71 St. Louis vs. 73 San Francisco

The Giants and Cards split 2-2 which puts SF in a tie with San Diego in the Western Division at 23-17.  St. Louis finishes in 3rd at 16-24, with the Dodgers in the basement at 15-25.

  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Sep 28, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                        1971 St. Louis 15-22          0 0 3   2 1 0   0 0 0      6 10  0                                                                                        1973 San Francisco 21-16      3 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0      5 10  1                                                                                          The Cardinals jumped all over Ron Bryant and Reggie Cleveland used an old Rick Wise model bat as he hit and pitched the Cards to a   6-5 win over the Giants.      StL  Reggie Cleveland: 2 for 3, triple, 2 runs.  SF   Chris Speier: 2 for 4, triple.    StL  Reggie Cleveland pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 5 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's 4-4 on the year.  StL  Moe Drabowsky pitched a 1-2-3 9th to earn his 1st save.  SF   Ron Bryant pitched 7.1 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He drops to 3-3 on the year.    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________    Sep 29, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                        1971 St. Louis 16-22          1 0 1   6 0 0   0 0 0      8 10  0                                                                                        1973 San Francisco 21-17      0 1 0   0 3 3   0 0 0      7 12  0                                                                                          Ted Simmons' 3-run HR capped a 6-run 4th to lead the Cards to an 8-7 win.  Ted Sizemore joined the power parade with a HR and 4 RBI.    StL  Lou Brock: 2 for 4, 2 runs.  StL  Ted Sizemore: 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI.    StL  Jerry Reuss pitched 5 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 8 K. He's 2-4 on the season.  StL  Frank Linzy pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 2nd save of the year.  SF   Don Carrithers pitched 3.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 6 hits, 5 BB, 0 K. He drops to 2-1 on the season.    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________    Sep 30, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                        1973 San Francisco 22-17      1 0 0   0 0 0   2 0 1      4  9  1                                                                                        1971 St. Louis 16-23          0 1 0   1 0 0   0 0 1      3 10  0                                                                                          Gary Matthews drove in 2 runs and Tom Bradley worked 3 strong innings out of the pen to save the Giants 4-3.      SF   Tito Fuentes: 3 for 5.  SF   Gary Matthews: 3 for 5, triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs.  StL  Ted Simmons: 2 for 4, triple, 2 runs.    SF   Jim Barr pitched 6 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 0 BB, 4 K. He's now 4-3 on the season.  SF   Tom Bradley pitched the final 3 innings to record his 1st save of the year.  StL  Steve Carlton pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 6 K. He's now 3-4 on the season.    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________    Oct 1, 1977                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                        1973 San Francisco 23-17      0 0 2   0 0 1   0 0 0      3  8  0                                                                                        1971 St. Louis 16-24          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      1  8  1                                                                                          Rookie John D'Acquisto gave the Giants 5 strong innings and Juan Marichal finished up the final 3 for a 3-1 SF win.  Bobby Bonds doubled  in a run in the 3rd and scored on Garry Matthews' RBI single.    StL  Lou Brock: 3 for 5.    SF   John D'Acquisto pitched a great 5 innings for the win: 2 hits, 5 BB, 4 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.  SF   Juan Marichal pitched the final 3 innings earning his 1st save.  StL  Bob Gibson pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 6 K. He drops to 2-6 on the year.    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________      

KOD35 - Week 9 - 1989 San Diego vs. 1973 San Francisco

Luis Salazar's 2-run HR in the 9th put a cap on this one as the Padres took the opener 6-3.  Garry Templeton had 2 hits and score twice.  Bruce Hurst was spectacular through 7 innings but the Giants tied it in the 8th before Salazar's blast decided the outcome.




Greg W. Harris fired 7 shutout innings while Garry Templeton and Marvel Wynne went back-to-back in the 4th to lead the Padres to a 4-3 win.  It was 4-0 until the 9th when the Giants rallied.  Five consecutive singles and a sac fly off Mark Grant and Mark Davis made it a 4-3 game.  But Davis struck out Garry Maddox to end the game and preserve the win.




This was a wild game.  The Padres amassed a 7-4 lead on HR by Jack Clark and John Kruk and carried that into the 7th.  The Giants added a run to make it 7-5, then gave a big one back in the 8th on PH Damien Jackson's solo HR.  The run was huge because Dave Rader hit a 2-run HR off Mark Davis in the 9th that would have tied the game but left the Giants a run short, 8-7.  The win by the Padres put them into a tie with the Giants for first place in the West.




The Giants needed a stopped and today it was Juan Marichal who did the job.  He carried a 1-hitter into the 9th and finished with a 3-hit shutout, winning 8-0.  It was a relatively close game at 2-0 then 4-0 before a disastrous 9th for the Padres where SF scored 4 times.  Ed Goodson hit 2 HR and drove in 3 while Garry Maddox added a solo blast.  The Giants now lead San Diego by 1 game with 4 to play.

Battle of the Basement: 72 Dodgers and 71 Cards split

Busch Memorial Stadium
GAME 1
Downing vs Zachary
STL 3, LAD 2 (11 inn)

Al Downing is the epitome of the "hard luck pitcher".  He manages to either give up as many runs as his opposing number or have the pen blow the lead he handed to them.  Today it was the latter when the normally solid Jim Brewer gave up a 2 out single to Julian Javier in the bottom of the 8th to blow Downing's 1-0 lead.  The Dodgers went ahead 2-1 in the 10th when rookie backstop Steve Yeager singled to right to score Billy Buckner.  Brewer took the mound and got 2 quick outs in the bottom of the 10th, but after walking PH'er Jose Cruz he was lifted for Mike Strahler, who served up single to Lou Brock to put runners on the corners.  Pinch hitter Ted Kubiak lined a single through the 5.5 hole to tie the game.  In the 11th Al Santorini easily set the Dodgers down in order.  The bottom of the 11th saw Milt Ramirez single home Simba with 2 outs to win the game.  Manny Mota was 3-6 and boosted his average to .330 on the season.  Yeager was 1 for 1 with 4 walks and has shown promise as this team is already looking toward next year.  The Redbirds spread their 10 hits out evenly as on Ted Sizemore (2-5) had more than one.

GAME 2
Singer vs Reuss
LAD 10, STL 3

STL's 2-0 lead evaporated early as the Dodgers found their hitting shoes this evening and tattooed lefty Reuss (5 runs / 5 IP) and his followers.  LA usually scores 10 in series, not in a game, but the faithful watching KTLA back home will take some sort of excitement in this season to be forgotten.  Mota went 3 for 6 again and Bobby V (4-5) moved his average above .300 for the first time this season.  It was also nice to see Frank Robby (2-5) go yard, in what has been an injury riddled season that has him hitting just .244.

Dodger Stadium
GAME 3
Gibson vs Osteen
STL 4, LAD 3

Gibby was firmly in the drivers seat with a comfortable 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the 8th and facing the bottom of LA's not so potent lineup.  When the decling Jim Lefebvre led off the home half of the 8th with a clean single nobody batted an eye, since most there were more red taillights in the parking lot than there were fannies in the seats.  Pinch hitter Willie Crawford flew out to shallow right for out #1.  Then the wheels came off the Gibby Express.  Singles by Lee Lacy and Billy Buckner plated Lefebvre to break the shutout and a double by Wes Parker cleared the bases and chased Gibby with the score now 4-3.  Veteran pen man Frank Linzy came on to fan the fading Frank Robby and get Willie Davis to ground out weakly to end the threat.  In the 9th Linzy had 2 huge scares as Bobby V and Lefebvre both hit shots to the fence in righ field only to see Jose Cardenal make two wonderful catches to end the game.  Cardenal didn't just flash the leather he also went 2 for 4 and knocked in 3 of STL's runs, 2 of which were on his 8th inning homer which turned out to be the game winner.  Simba had 3 singles in 4 trips for the Redbirds to up his season average to .319.

GAME 4
Carlton vs Sutton
LAD 9, STL 7

Fans expecting to see a nice neat fast pitcher's dual between each team's aces were sorely disappointed.  Dodger fans were served up their disappointment right away as Sutton was so awful he staked St. Louis to a 7-1 lead after 4 1/2 frames.  With the game appearing to be over LA's manager decided to leave Sutton in and have him take one for the team.  Well the team noticed what was going on and decided to rescue their battered ace.  In the 5th and 6th they began chipping away with solo runs to make the score 7-3.  Then in the 7th and 8th they posted 3 spots to grab the lead.  By this time Pete Richert was on the hill and he would be the beneficiary of this offensive explosion.  Jim Brewer came in to get the final out with the Cards threatening to notch his 5th save.  Wes Parker (2-2, 3 W) was back in the lineup for his second consecutive game after being given "a rest".  His season average is back up to .339 as he chases Tony Gwynn for the batting title.

The battle of the basement series saw both teams earn a split and identical 14-22 records.  Neither is going anywhere and LA has bragging rights since they have a 6-2 record against the Cards this season, which almost accounts for half of their 14 wins.

LA heads off to play 2nd place San Diego and StL heads to play the first place Jints.  Both team have the chance to really play spoiler here in the division race.

Re: KOD35 - Week 6 - 1980 Cincinnati vs. 1973 San Francisco

Reds and Giants square off to take the lead in the National League.

Sept 11 - Frank Pastore vs. Ron Bryant
The Reds take a 3-2 lead in the 4th on Johnny Bench's HR, then add
another in the 5th to go up 4-1.  Giants scratch one out in the 7th then
erupt for 4 runs in the 8th on Chris Speier's grand slam to win it 7-4. 
Bench was 2 for 3 for the Reds, while Goodson went 3 for 3 for the
Giants, and Speier and McCovey had 2 hits and HR each. Randy Moffitt got
the win in relief, Tom Hume suffered the setback.

Sept 12 - Tom Seaver vs. Tom Bradley
Dueling shutouts for 6 innings, the Giants broke the tie when Willie
McCovey homered to start the 7th.  But Johnny Bench came through in the
9th with an RBI single off Elias Sosa to tie the game at 1-1. Bottom of
the 9th, Reds' pitcher Paul Moskau found trouble quickly. A double by
Garry Maddox and a free pass to Willie McCovey put two on with no outs. 
Two outs later it was Chris Speier again as the hero with a game-winning
single to give the Giants a 2-1 win.  Don McMahon got the win, Moskua
took the loss.

Sept 13 - Jim Barr vs. Mario Soto
Another pitching duel...Reds got a run in the 2nd when Ray Knight
walked, stole 2nd, then scored on Chris Speier's throwing error.  In the
5th the Reds caught a bad break when Mario Soto had to leave the game
with an injury.  Moskau and his rubber arm came on again and held the
shutout into the 8th.  Joe Price pitching in the 8th and a pair of walks
set up Garry Maddox for a game-tying single.  Ed Goodson followed with a
sac fly and Gary Matthews singled in the 3rd run of the inning to put SF
up 3-1.  Bottom of the 8th things got shaky for Elias Sosa.  A single, a
walk, two on, no outs.  But a busted hit and run resulted in Dan
Driessen being thrown out at 3rd.  After an infield single put runners
at the corners, Sosa got a strikeout and a fly out to get out of the
inning.  He held the 9th as well and the Giants won 3-1.  McMahon got
the win, Price the loss.

Sept 14 - Juan Marichal vs. Bruce "Bullets" Berenyi
Bobby Bonds RBI single in the 3rd and Berenyi's squeeze bunt in the 5th
set the score at 1-1.  It stayed this way until the 8th. Collins
doubled, Concepcion singled.  An out later Joe Nolan was walked to face
a "fatigued" Johnny Bench.  The tired act worked as Bench singled home
two runs and Ken Griffey followed with a double to plate two more, in
all a 4-run breakout and a 5-1 lead.  The Giants had no answer in the
9th and the Reds averted the sweep winning 5-1.  Tom Hume earned the
win, Marichal took the loss.

Re: KOD35 - Week 5 - 1972 Los Angeles vs. 1973 San Francisco

nice writeup

Chris A. Kaufman, CPA

On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 3:19 PM Jesse Elicker <jesse.elicker@comcast.net> wrote:

This series takes me back to a game I remember from Monday, September 3rd, 1973.  I was 11 years old, it was on TV (Monday Night Baseball).  The Dodgers were beating the Giants 8-1 through 6 innings.  San Fran erupted for 6 runs in the 7th to make it 8-7 and I was so excited seeing the comeback.  It went to the 9th, and aside from historical records being broken (Aaron, Ripken), one of the most dramatic innings I've seen.  The Dodgers brought in Pete Richert to pitch the 9th.  He walked Gary Thomasson to lead off the inning.  Dave Rader bunts him to second, but Thomasson beats the throw.  Mike Sadek hits for the pitcher, does another bunt, and the play fails to get the lead runner - another fielders' choice!  Bases loaded, Jim Brewer comes in to face Bobby Bonds.  A monster slam deep to left, the Giants walk off with a grand slam, win it 12-9!  From that day forward Bobby Bonds was a childhood hero.

Now to the series...thanks Marc for a fun afternoon.

September 6 - 1973 San Francisco 3, 1972 Los Angeles 2
Bobby Bonds' 2-run HR in the first inning off Claude Osteen and Gary Matthews' RBI single in the 4th put the Giants up 3-0.  Ron Bryant carried a shutout into the 6th until Jim Lefebvre's sac fly put LA on the board 3-1.  In the 7th, Duke Sims homered with the bases empty to make it 3-2 Giants.  The Dodgers put two men on in the 8th but Randy Moffitt retired Bobby Valentine to strand the potential tie and winning runs.  A perfect 9th closed it out for SF, 3-2.


September 7 - 1972 Los Angeles 4, 1973 San Francisco 1
Don Sutton took a no-hitter into the 6th and finished with a 4-1 complete game 4-hit win.  He struck out 7 and walked just 1.  Bill Buckner had a pair of RBI for the Dodgers.  It was Tito Fuentes' sinking line drive that broke Sutton's spell in the 6th.


September 8 - 1973 San Francisco 8, 1972 Los Angeles 0
You wouldn't know it by looking at the final score, but Jim Barr and Al Downing locked horns in a great pitching duel.  Scoreless until the 5th, Dave Rader's solo HR off Downing gave the Giants a 1-0 lead.  Barr was bend but don't break as LA had at least one runner on base in every inning but the 9th.  It started to fall apart in the 8th when Downing ran out of gas.  A single, a triple by Gary Matthews, and Tito Fuentes' squeeze bunt extended the Giants' lead to 3-0.  The Dodgers' resistance continued to crumble as singles by Bobby Bonds, Garry Maddox, and Dave Kingman plated another run, 4-0 SF.  In the 9th, it all broke loose as Bonds doubled home two more and Willie McCovey followed with a line drive into the stands in right - an 8-0 blowout.  Matthews, Bonds, and McCovey finished with 3 hits apiece.


September 9 - 1973 San Francisco 9, 1972 Los Angeles 6
Easily the best game of the set, the Giants took a 2-0 lead in the 2nd on RBI singles from Ed Goodson and Dave Rader.  Billy Buckner singled in a run in the 2nd, but this was matched in the 3rd by Bobby Bonds solo HR, 3-1 Giants.  Juan Marichal was cruising along but had a lapse in the 6th.  Bill Russell and Willie Davis reached base and Wes Parker stepped into one for a 3-run HR and a 4-3 LA lead!  But Dodger hopes for a series split were dashed in the 7th.  Bonds singled, stole 2nd, and score on Tito Fuentes' hit to knot things at 4-4.  A walk and Gary Matthews' single put the Giants up 5-4...and in stepped PH Willie McCovey to face Pete Richert.  Big Willie delivered, a 3-run HR to put the Giants up 8-4!  The Dodgers added a run in their 7th, and the Giants matched it in the 8th.  On to the bottom of the 9th...Steve Garvey leads off with a PH single.  Jim Lefebvre walks.  Enter Don Carrithers, and PH Manny Mota beats out a slow roller to load the bases with no outs!!  Carrithers fans Bill Russell for out #1.  Willie Davis grounds into a fielder's choice, Garvey scores, 9-6 SF.  Two down, up steps Wes Parker, already with one 3-run HR in his pocket...could he do it again?  Not today, as he bounced out to 2nd to end the game, a 9-6 SF win.


For the series, Wes Parker led the Dodgers batting .313 with the 3-run HR.  Manny Mota was 4 for 9 coming off the bench.  Claude Osteen and Don Sutton allowed just 1 ER in 17 IP.  On the Giants' side, Willie McCovey was 6 for 11 with a D, 2 HR, and 5 RBI.  Bobby Bonds went 7 for 17, 2 D, 2 HR, 5 runs, 4 RBI.  Gary Matthews chipped in a 6 for 18 series.

Re: KOD35 - Week 5 - 1972 Los Angeles vs. 1973 San Francisco

This series takes me back to a game I remember from Monday, September 3rd, 1973.  I was 11 years old, it was on TV (Monday Night Baseball).  The Dodgers were beating the Giants 8-1 through 6 innings.  San Fran erupted for 6 runs in the 7th to make it 8-7 and I was so excited seeing the comeback.  It went to the 9th, and aside from historical records being broken (Aaron, Ripken), one of the most dramatic innings I've seen.  The Dodgers brought in Pete Richert to pitch the 9th.  He walked Gary Thomasson to lead off the inning.  Dave Rader bunts him to second, but Thomasson beats the throw.  Mike Sadek hits for the pitcher, does another bunt, and the play fails to get the lead runner - another fielders' choice!  Bases loaded, Jim Brewer comes in to face Bobby Bonds.  A monster slam deep to left, the Giants walk off with a grand slam, win it 12-9!  From that day forward Bobby Bonds was a childhood hero.

Now to the series...thanks Marc for a fun afternoon.

September 6 - 1973 San Francisco 3, 1972 Los Angeles 2
Bobby Bonds' 2-run HR in the first inning off Claude Osteen and Gary Matthews' RBI single in the 4th put the Giants up 3-0.  Ron Bryant carried a shutout into the 6th until Jim Lefebvre's sac fly put LA on the board 3-1.  In the 7th, Duke Sims homered with the bases empty to make it 3-2 Giants.  The Dodgers put two men on in the 8th but Randy Moffitt retired Bobby Valentine to strand the potential tie and winning runs.  A perfect 9th closed it out for SF, 3-2.


September 7 - 1972 Los Angeles 4, 1973 San Francisco 1
Don Sutton took a no-hitter into the 6th and finished with a 4-1 complete game 4-hit win.  He struck out 7 and walked just 1.  Bill Buckner had a pair of RBI for the Dodgers.  It was Tito Fuentes' sinking line drive that broke Sutton's spell in the 6th.


September 8 - 1973 San Francisco 8, 1972 Los Angeles 0
You wouldn't know it by looking at the final score, but Jim Barr and Al Downing locked horns in a great pitching duel.  Scoreless until the 5th, Dave Rader's solo HR off Downing gave the Giants a 1-0 lead.  Barr was bend but don't break as LA had at least one runner on base in every inning but the 9th.  It started to fall apart in the 8th when Downing ran out of gas.  A single, a triple by Gary Matthews, and Tito Fuentes' squeeze bunt extended the Giants' lead to 3-0.  The Dodgers' resistance continued to crumble as singles by Bobby Bonds, Garry Maddox, and Dave Kingman plated another run, 4-0 SF.  In the 9th, it all broke loose as Bonds doubled home two more and Willie McCovey followed with a line drive into the stands in right - an 8-0 blowout.  Matthews, Bonds, and McCovey finished with 3 hits apiece.


September 9 - 1973 San Francisco 9, 1972 Los Angeles 6
Easily the best game of the set, the Giants took a 2-0 lead in the 2nd on RBI singles from Ed Goodson and Dave Rader.  Billy Buckner singled in a run in the 2nd, but this was matched in the 3rd by Bobby Bonds solo HR, 3-1 Giants.  Juan Marichal was cruising along but had a lapse in the 6th.  Bill Russell and Willie Davis reached base and Wes Parker stepped into one for a 3-run HR and a 4-3 LA lead!  But Dodger hopes for a series split were dashed in the 7th.  Bonds singled, stole 2nd, and score on Tito Fuentes' hit to knot things at 4-4.  A walk and Gary Matthews' single put the Giants up 5-4...and in stepped PH Willie McCovey to face Pete Richert.  Big Willie delivered, a 3-run HR to put the Giants up 8-4!  The Dodgers added a run in their 7th, and the Giants matched it in the 8th.  On to the bottom of the 9th...Steve Garvey leads off with a PH single.  Jim Lefebvre walks.  Enter Don Carrithers, and PH Manny Mota beats out a slow roller to load the bases with no outs!!  Carrithers fans Bill Russell for out #1.  Willie Davis grounds into a fielder's choice, Garvey scores, 9-6 SF.  Two down, up steps Wes Parker, already with one 3-run HR in his pocket...could he do it again?  Not today, as he bounced out to 2nd to end the game, a 9-6 SF win.


For the series, Wes Parker led the Dodgers batting .313 with the 3-run HR.  Manny Mota was 4 for 9 coming off the bench.  Claude Osteen and Don Sutton allowed just 1 ER in 17 IP.  On the Giants' side, Willie McCovey was 6 for 11 with a D, 2 HR, and 5 RBI.  Bobby Bonds went 7 for 17, 2 D, 2 HR, 5 runs, 4 RBI.  Gary Matthews chipped in a 6 for 18 series.

Tigers take 3 of 4 from Brew Crew

Detroit takes three of four in a spirited series. Detroit is looking solid with an 11-5 mark, while Milwaukee could be dubbed “Mid-waukee” with its 8-8 mark.

 

Game 1 - Det 6, Mil 4

Hitters had the upper hand in game one, with a combined 21 hits. An eighth inning power stroke was the winning maneuver for the home team in game one.

Milwaukee struck quickly in the first, manufacturing a run. Detroit countered with a tally in the bottom half courtesy of two Milwaukee errors.

The Brewers plated two in the second off an RBI double from Jim Gantner and a Paul Molitor single. Detroit took the lead in the third, plating three and sending seven batters to the plate. Alan Trammell and Larry Herndon rapped RBI singles, and Wockenfuss hit a sac fly.

A single from Pat Listach tied the game in the sixth.

In the eighth, a solo homer from John Wockenfuss gave Detroit the lead. Enos Cabell added an insurance run with an RBI single.

The late Detroit rally allowed Auerlio "Senor Smoke" Lopez to nail down the save with a 1-2-3 ninth.

Starter Jaime Navarro did not have his A game, giving up 4 runs (3 earned) in 6 2/3 IP. Glenn Abbott in his season debut had a no-decision for the Detroiters, giving up 4ER in 5 1/3 IP.

Dave Rozema pitched 2.2 innings and picked up the win: 2.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-1 on the season.

 

Game 2 - Mil 8, Det 2

Milwaukee gave Detroit the business in game two, bullying the Tigers on the bases and on the mound. Although the moon was in a waning gibbous on September 2, 1977, the on-field gameplay resembled something during a full moon.

Like game one, both teams traded a run in the first in trademark fashion. Milwaukee's score was manufactured via a sac fly, while Detroit tallied theirs on a leadoff homer from Lou Whitaker.

Milwaukee stormed for three runs in the top of the third -- all after the first two batters of the inning were retired.

In the bottom-half of the third, Brewers’ pitcher Bill Wegman either lost control of the zone, or was setting a vendetta with the Tigers. With one out, Lou Whitaker Walked. Alan Trammell struck out, then Chet Lemon was hit by a pitch. A couple of pitches later, Glenn Wilson was hit by a pitch as well.

Wilson would not allow this aggression to stand and charged the mound. Wegman and Wilson were ejected. The Detroit crowd was apoplectic, littering the field with souvenir cups. Detroit manager Gerald Alexander couldn’t get a Detroit player to take the field to pinch-run for the ejected Wilson.

After a discussion from the Commissioner of KOD, Ernie Harwell went to the public address announcer booth and made a quick plea.

“Will the next person who sees ANYBODY throw something onto this field, point them out and get them outta here. You don’t live in Milwaukee; you live in Detroit!”

Dan Plesac entered the game and escaped the bases-loaded jam with a long fly out from John Wockenfuss.

Milwaukee scored one in the fifth. Detroit answered with one in the sixth, then Milwaukee piled on with a run in the seventh and two more in the ninth to put it away.

Plesac earned the win with an earned run in 3 1/3 innings in relief. Dan Petry took the loss, giving up 5 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings.

 

Game 3 – Mil 3, Det 2

The most competitive game of the series, yet the shortest recap. A sixth inning double from Kirk Gibson was the difference in the game three win for Detroit.

Chet Lemon started the scoring with a solo homer in the second off Brewers starter Chris Bosio. Detroit would score another in the fourth on two hits and an error, but Milwaukee would time the game in the bottom half of the inning on two hits and a walk.

Jack Morris pitched eight solid innings, yielding two runs and four hits. Aurelio Lopez pitched another 1-2-3 ninth to earn the save.

Bosio also gave up two earned runs, but three runs total over 7 1/3 innings for the loss.

 

Game 4 – Mil 10, Det 4

Ricky Bones is the weakest starter on the Milwaukee staff, and Detroit is known as a power-hitting ballclub. It’s understood Bones may have trouble in game 4. The 10-4 victory was a symbolic final score.

Lou Whitaker channeled his inner Rickey Henderson, again starting the game with a home run. Detroit added a two-run homer by Larry Herndon in the second inning.

Milwaukee would cut the lead to 3-1 in the bottom-half of the inning thanks to a wild pitch from Milt Wilcox.

Detroit piled on in the middle frames, extending the lead to 9-1 by tallying a run in the fourth, three in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

Brewers fans headed to the exits as manager Benjamin Picht emptied the bench.

A pinch-hit John Jaha single made it 9-2 in the sixth. Lance Parrish answered with a sac fly in the seventh to make it 10-2, and Dave Nilsson capped the scoring with a two-run double in the eighth.

Wilcox earned the win, pitching 7 2/3 innings and giving up 4 earned runs. Ricky Bones and Bruce Ruffin’s stat lines will not be printed here due to concerns that they’d violate community guidelines for obscenity.

 

Jints take 3 of 4 from Amazin's

 

The 1973 Giants take 3 of 4 from the 1987 Mets as the deciding fourth game goes into extra innings – and ends on a walk off HR by SF backup OF Gary Thomasson (see the details below)

 

Thanks to Jesse for fun Friday afternoon baseball!

GAME 1 - Candlestick Park

Giants take the opener at Shea as Rob Bryant (2-1) allows only 4 hits over 8 innings to get the win. Elias Sosa gets his 1^st save. A great pitchers duel between Bryant and Bobby Ojeda was scoreless through 7. Jeff Innis replaced Ojeda in the 8^th and the Giants exploded for FIVE RUNS in the frame. Bobby Bonds broke the scoreless tie with a THREE RUN HR (3) and Willie McCovey followed with a solo blast (3). The Mets got 2 back in the bottom of the 8^th but the comeback attempt fell short. Innis was the losing pitcher                       

GAME 2:                                                           

Giants make it two straight at Shea as King Kong Kingman belts a GRAND SLAM in the first inning off Dwight Gooden (1-2). McCovey hit his second solo HR (4) in 2 days to make it 5-0 Jints after 2 1/2. The Mets got 2 back in the third but did not score again. Tom Bradley (1-0) was solid for SF and got the win. Sosa got his second straight save. Gooden lasted only 3 innings before being removed for a PH                                                                                    

 

GAME 3:

The road team wins for the third straight day as the Mets win a wild one, 10-8, at Candlestick. Mets led 4-0 in the 4^th before SF came ack to tie it with 3 in the 4^th and 1 in the 5^th. Mets came right back and appeared to break the game open with 3 in the 6^th and 3 more in the 7^th to make it 10-4. But the “never say die” Giants rallied for four in the 8^th highlighted by a bases loaded, bases clearing, triple by Bobby Bonds. What looked like a laugher turned into a tense finish as the Mets employed two of their top relievers, Randy Myers (who got the win) and Jesse Orosco (who got the save), to stop the Giants comeback. Reliever Jim Willoughby took the loss.

 

Keith Hernandez was FIVE FOR SIX with a double, HR and 3 RBIs. Strawberry was 2-4 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. Mookie Wilson was 3-4 with a triple, HR, 2 walks, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored.                                                                           

 

GAME 4:

An even wilder game than the night before goes to the Giants in 10 innings. SF took a 4-0 lead after four highlighted by a two run HR by Gary Matthews (3) and a solo shot by Kingman (3). With Juan Marichal tossing a shutout through five, things looked bleak for the Amazings. But the Mets rallied on a 2 run HR by Hernandez(4) and a dramatic 2 run HR by Gary Carter, in the 7^th, to tie the game! Wally Backman’s single, also in the 7^th, drove in Rafael Santana with the lead run. 5-4 Mets. SF came right back in the bottom of the frame as Booby Bonds singled to tie it at 5-5.

 

In the bottom of the 9^th, Gary Matthews led off with a single against a tired Roger McDowell (who came into the game without warming up). With Tito Fuentes up Randy Myers replaced McDowell. Matthews stole second and went to third on a throwing error by Carter. Winning run on third and nobody out for the Giants. Fuentes and Bonds were walked intentionally, loading them up with none out with the pitcher coming up. Chris Arnold came in to pinch hit and was struck out by Myers. With Garry Maddox up next, the Mets went to the pen again and brought in Jeff Innis – and all he did was strike out Maddox. Next up Kingman and manager Jesse sits him down to bring up the lefty hitting Ed Goodson, with the Mets out of LH relievers. Somehow Innis manages to get him to fly out deep to right – and the Mets have survived the inning – as Manager Alan lets out a huge sigh of relief.

 

The game goes to the bottom of the 10^th still tied. Innis is still on the mound for the Mets. He strikes out Speier leading off. Dave Rader then hits a routine grounder to short but Santana airmails the throw to first and the crucial error puts Rader on second with one out. Thomasson is up and manager Alan thinks about walking him intentionally. But the decision is to pitch to him – and not give him anything good to hit – Innis gets strike one and then strike two followed a ball and THEN

 

“Innis with the 1-2 fly down the right field line this one is well hit the wind is playing tricks with it

way back Strawberry racing back to the fence HOME RUN

Thommasson with a game winning homer! Thommasson with a game winning home run!

 

Don McMahon got the win in relief as Innis suffered his second loss of the series

 

Mets next play the 72 Cubs while the Giants play the 72 Dodgersj

--submitted by Alan Raylesberg--

Minnesota squeaks out game 4 for a 3-1 series win

Sep 1, 1977                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1977 Boston 4-9               0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1  2  1                                                                                      
1992 Minnesota 6-7            1 8 0   0 0 0   1 1 -     11 18  1                                                                                      

Min  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Min       Kirby Puckett singled scoring Mack to take the lead.  Bos  0 Min 1.
Min  2nd: Sent 11 batters to the plate scoring 8 runs on 8 hits.
Min       Shane Mack singled scoring Gagne.  Bos  0 Min 2.
Min       Chili Davis hit a 3 run HR(1).  Bos  0 Min 5.
Min       Brian Harper singled scoring Puckett.  Bos  0 Min 6.
Min       Pedro Munoz hit a 3 run HR(4).  Bos  0 Min 9.
Bos  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Bos       Butch Hobson hit a solo HR(2).  Bos  1 Min 9.
Min  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Min       Scott Leius doubled scoring Gagne.  Bos  1 Min 10.
Min  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Min       Kent Hrbek hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  1 Min 11.

Min  Chili Davis: 3 for 5, double, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.
Min  Shane Mack: 3 for 5, 2 runs.
Min  Kirby Puckett: 3 for 5.

Min  John Smiley pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 2 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He's now 1-3 on the year.
Bos  Mike Paxton pitched 6.2 innings and took the loss: 9 earned runs, 14 hits, 0 BB, 5 K. He goes to 0-1 on the year.

 
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Sep 2, 1977                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1977 Boston 4-10              0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  3  0                                                                                      
1992 Minnesota 7-7            1 0 2   0 0 0   1 0 -      4  8  0                                                                                      

Min  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Min       Kirby Puckett singled scoring Mack to take the lead.  Bos  0 Min 1.
Bos  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Bos       Bernie Carbo hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  Bos  1 Min 1.
Min  3rd: Scored 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.
Min       Kirby Puckett singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Bos  1 Min 3.
Min  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Min       Chili Davis singled scoring Mack.  Bos  1 Min 4.

Min  Shane Mack: 2 for 3, double, 3 runs.

Min  Kevin Tapani pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 3 hits, 0 BB, 6 K. He's 3-1 on the season.
Bos  Bob Stanley pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year. 

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Sep 3, 1977                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1992 Minnesota 7-8            0 0 0   0 1 0   0 1 0      2  5  1                                                                                      
1977 Boston 5-10              0 0 1   0 1 3   0 0 -      5  6  1                                                                                      

Bos  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Bos       Denny Doyle tripled scoring Scott to take the lead.  Min  0 Bos 1.
Min  5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Min       Shane Mack hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Min  1 Bos 1.
Bos  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Bos       George Scott hit a solo HR(4) to take the lead.  Min  1 Bos 2.
Bos  6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and one walk.
Bos       Jim Rice hit a 2 run HR(3).  Min  1 Bos 4.
Bos       George Scott singled scoring Fisk.  Min  1 Bos 5.
Min  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit, one walk and an error.
Min       Chili Davis singled scoring Leius.  Min  2 Bos 5.

Bos  George Scott: 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Bos  Fergie Jenkins pitched a solid 7.2 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 5 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He moves to 3-0 on the year.
Bos  Bill Campbell held Minnesota hitless the final 1.1 innings to record his 3rd save of the year.
Min  Scott Erickson pitched 6.2 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 6 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He drops to 1-3 on the year. 

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Sep 4, 1977                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10    R  H  E                                                                                   
1992 Minnesota 8-8            0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 2    1    4  8  0                                                                                   
1977 Boston 5-11              0 0 0   0 0 1   0 2 0    0    3 10  0                                                                                   

Min  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Min       Kirby Puckett hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Min  1 Bos 0.
Bos  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Bos       Rick Burleson singled scoring Hobson to tie the score.  Min  1 Bos 1.
Min  7th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
Bos  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
Bos       Rick Burleson doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Min  1 Bos 3.
Min  9th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and one walk.
Min       Pedro Munoz hit a 2 run HR(5) to tie the score.  Min  3 Bos 3.
Min 10th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Min       Kent Hrbek doubled  scoring 1 to take the lead.  Min  4 Bos 3.

Min  Pedro Munoz: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.
Bos  Butch Hobson: 3 for 4, 2 doubles, 2 runs.
Bos  Fred Lynn: 0 for 4, 3 great plays.

Min  Rick Aguilera pitched 1.1 innings and picked up the win: 1.1 IP, 2 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He moves to 1-0 on the year.
Min  Mark Guthrie pitched a 1-2-3 10th to earn his 1st save of the year.
Bos  Bill Campbell pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 3 earned runs, 3 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's now 0-2 on the season. 

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--submitte by Chris A. Kaufman, CPA--

KOD35 WEEK 4 San Diego vs Montreal

San Diego takes 3 of 4 against Montreal

Game 1

@ Montreal

Hurst vs Perez

In the top of the 8^th, with San Diego down 3-0, Phil Stephenson hits a solo home run. MON 3-1

The top of the 9^th, San Diego sent 8 batters to the plate. Jack Clark 2 run home run tied the game at 3-3. Marvel Wynne grounder scored one. Mark Parent RBI singled for the 5^th run. Mark Davis pitched the 9^th inning for his 4^th save of the season. San Diego takes game one 5-3

Game 2

@ Montreal

Whitson vs Smith

In the 4^th inning Chris James solo home run to give San Diego a 4-0 lead and the margin of victory.

Ed Whitson pitched 8 innings on 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts to pick up his first victory of the season. San Diego takes game two 7-3.

Game 3

@ San Diego

Martinez at Rasmussen

Montreal jumped out two a fast lead behind two run home runs from Mike Fitzgerald in the 3^rd and Reid Nichols in the top of the 4^th. MON 4-0 They would break the game open in the 7 scoring 4 runs on 3 hits. Dennis Martinez pitched a solid 7 innings giving up 1 earned run, 7 hits, 3 walks and 4 strikeouts for his first win of the season. Montreal takes game three 10-1

Game 4

@ San Diego

Heaton vs Harris

San Diego Luis Salazar connected on a 2 run home run in the bottom of the 3^rd for the margin of victory as the home team wins game four 5-1

--submitted by Stan Milton--

WEEK #4: Cubbies take the broom to LA

Almost the first MLB game I ever saw. That was the Dodgers at Wrigley Field in 1971. 

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 1) -- Ron Santo (4-for-6) and almost all of his Cub teammates quickly showed they did not regard Dodger Stadium as a pitcher's park. Chicago sent 10 men to the plate in the T1, scoring 5 runs on 7 hits. This all led to a 9-5 win with 17 Cubbies hits. Five Cubs hitters had multi-hit games including 2 from starting pitcher Fergie Jenkins (2-1). On the hill, Jenkins went 7.2 innings for the win. Bill Russell and Bill Buckner led the Bums with 3 base knocks apiece. 

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 2) -- Rookie Rick Reuschel (1-0) and Don Sutton (3-1) engaged in a nice pitcher's duel. LA struck first when Manny Mota singled in Steve Yeager in the 6th. Jim Hickman's (1) 2-run blast in the T7 quickly gave the lead back to Chicago. It remained 2-1 until the T9 when Billy Williams (2) smacked a 2-run homer and Santo scored on a wild pitch. The final was Chicago 5, LA 1. Reuschel went the distance, scattering 5 hits. 

CHICAGO (Sept. 3) -- Billy Williams (3) cranked out a 3-run blast in the 1st to highlight a 4-run opener for the Cubbies. They added 2 more in the 2nd and never looked back in a 9-0 whitewashing of the visitors from the Left Coast. Bill Hands (2-1) was in complete control on the bump for Chicago, pitching a 2-hit shutout. Jose Cardenal chipped in 3 hits to the Cubs' offensive cause. 

CHICAGO (Sept. 4) -- Burt Hooton (3-1) became the second Cubs rookie hurler to stifle the Dodgers this series as Hooton twirled 7 strong innings in a 9-3 Cubs win. Ken Rudolph (1) and Williams drove in 3 runs each for Chicago. 

A very unlikely sweep for the Cubbies. Thanks to Marc for playing this one early in the week. 

--submitted by Bruce Thomas--

Re: KOD35 WEEK 3 Twins v Yankees

First 2 games at the Stadium.

Guidry and Phil Niekro got complete game victories with the Yanks winning 4 to 1 and 5 to 1.

 

Ricky hits a 2 run HR in game 1, Don Baylor hits a grand slam in game 2 for the Yanks.

Game 3 at the Homer Dome

Scott Erickson shuts down the Yankees for 7+ innings and Aguilera gets the save Twins 3 Yankees 2.

Game 4

The Yanks jump out to a 4 to 0 lead after 3.5 innings and never look back.  Rasmussen gets his 2nd win in the 7 to 2 victory.

--submitted by Chris K-

Re: KOD35 - Week 3 League File - 1987 Montreal vs. 1973 San Francisco

The Giants evened their record to 6-6 with a 3-1 series win over Montreal.


Aug 27 - Floyd Youmans vs. Ron Bryant
Bobby Bonds led off the bottom of the 1st with a home run to give the Giants a quick 1-0 lead.  In the 2nd, Tim Wallach doubled, Mitch Webster homered and the Expos moved ahead 2-1.  Youmans and Bryant stayed locked in until the 5th.  Youmans' control started to depart as he walked Dave Rader, Bobby Bonds, and then loaded the bases when Tito Fuentes singled to center.  Garry Maddox drew the 3rd walk of the inning to tie the game at 2-2.  Willie McCovey hit what looked like an inning-ending DP grounder, but he some how beat the relay to put the Giants up 3-2.  From here Bryant got tough and benefited from two DP grounders and a caught stealing to erase any potential runs.  The Giants added an insurance run in the 8th to make the final score 4-2.


Aug 28 - Dennis Martinez vs. Tom Bradley
A extra-inning affair was settled when Gary Matthews homered in the bottom of the 13th for a 6-5 Giants win.  The Expos jumped all over Tom Bradley with 3 runs in the 1st, including a 2-run home run by Tim Wallach.  In the 4th, Expos up 3-1, Martinez faced some two-out difficulties.  He hit Bobby Bonds with a pitch, and then Bonds stole 2nd.  Tito Fuentes singled him home, 3-2.   A pair of walks followed and Ed Goodson's single plated two more to put the Giants up 4-3.  Bonds would single in another run in the 6th to make it 5-3.  Top of the 8th, a pair of Expo singles chased Bradley and brought in the SF pen.  Tim Raines doubled in PH Casey Candale, 5-4 Giants.  Andres Galarraga's sacrifice fly sent Mitch Webster home and knotted the score at 5-5...and on to extra innings!  The Expos had their chances.  Two on, one out in the 10th but Elias Sosa escaped without harm.  In the 12th, Mitch Webster was picked off first, and in the 13th Andres Galarraga doubled, Wallach walked, but the run-scoring hit never came.  Finally it all came to end end in the 13th when Mathews hit his game-winning blast off Randy St. Claire to give the Giants a 6-5 win.


Aug 29 - Jim Barr vs. Neal Heaton
This was all Expos and Neal Heaton dealt 8 innings of 5-hit ball to hold the Giants to 1 run in an 8-1 Montreal win.  Vance Law was the hitting star with a double, home run, and 3 RBI.  The Expos put the game away in the 8th with a 4-run outburst, capped off by Mitch Webster's 2-run double.


Aug 30 - Juan Marichal vs. Bob Sebra
Another classic barn-burner, won by the Giants 6-5.  Juan Marichal helped his own cause with a 2-run double in the 2nd to go up 3-0.  Mitch Webster's 3-run HR in the 4th tied the score at 3-3, and one inning later Andres Galarraga and Vance Law drove home runs to put the Expos up 5-3.  Sebra worked late into the night but ran out of gas in the 7th.  After Dave Rader drove in a run in the 6th, Garry Mathews' 2-run HR in the 7th gave the Giants a 6-5 lead.  Now it was up to Elias Sosa to go as far as he could go.  Tim Raines' 1-out double in the 9th marked the end for Sosa and brought Randy Moffitt to the mound.  Moffitt got Wallach to ground out and struck out Galarraga to preserve the win for the Giants.

A Comedy of Errors as LA boots 3 to Amazin's

Shea Stadium
GAME 1
Osteen vs Cone
NYM 6, LAD 1

Acquired for Ed Hearn in the offseason the young spot starter David Cone flirted with a no-hitter for 7 innings before Steve Garvey broke it up.  Dodgers did nothing offensively.  Light hitting SS Raffie Santana (3-4) paced the Amazin offense to victory.

GAME 2
Sutton vs Gooden
LAD 9, NYM 2

LA returned the favor as ace Don Sutton scattered 8 hits and 2 runs for the CG victory.  Fresh out of Smithers and not in mid season form, Doc Gooden struggled giving up 6 runs in 4 innings.  LA got 3 RBI's from Wes Parker and his inevitable successor Steve Garvey.  Parker's BA is now .455.

Dodger Stadium

GAME 3
Darling vs Downing
NYM 4, LAD 3

Southpaw Al Downing went the distance, but was a victim of a Garvey error.  The young man can certainly hit, but he doesn't look good at the hot corner.  Gary Carter (2-4) knocked in 2 and scored 1.  Ron Darling struggled to get through 6, but the pen (Roger McDowell/Randy Myers) held the lead for him.

GAME 4
Fernandez vs T.John
NYM 7, LAD 3

Tommy John gave up 6 runs (2 earned) in 7 innings of frustrating work as 3 Dodger errors sealed his doom.  Once again Garvey looked lost at third, but he wasn't the only culprit.  Chris Cannizzaro was weak behind the dish and aged veteran Maury Wills booted one at short.  NY stole 4 bases off of Cannizzaro.  Mex and HoJo hit homers as the Amazin's take 3 of 4 from LA

WEEK #3: Padres/Reds feast on home cookin' in 2-2 series split

 

Both teams protected home field in a four game split.

Timely pitching and hitting protected Cincinnati lead as they took game one.

 

Game 1

@ Cincinnati

Hurst vs Berenyi

Cincinnati, behind a solid six innings from Bruce Berenyi, jumped out to a 4-1 lead after 4 innings. Berenyi himself helped with that lead, when he doubled in the bottom of the 4^th scoring one. San Diego would get a run in the 6^th and 7^th. Paul Moskau came on to pitch the final three innings to pick up his 1^st save. CINN 4-3

Game 2

@ Cincinnati

Cincinnati Johnny Bench RBI singled, scoring one in the bottom of the 1^st. Joe Nolan connected on a two RBI double for the margin of victory. Tom Seaver pitched a complete game giving up 7 hits and one run. San Diego Ed Whitson also pitched a complete game with 2 earned runs on 5 hits but took the loss.

CINN 3-1

Game 3

@ San Diego

Down 2-1 in the bottom of the 7^th, San Diego Tony Gwynn RBI single to tie the game. Two batters later, with the bases loaded Bip Roberts walked, scoring what would become the winning run. Mark Davis pitched the final two innings for his 2^nd save of the season. SD 3-2

Game 4

@ San Diego

With the game tied at three in the bottom of the third, San Diego Chris James connected on a two run home run for the 5-3 lead. Cincinnati in the top of the 6^th, failed to score on 2 hits and one walk. In the top of the 8^th, they would fail to score after three walks when pitcher Mark Davis entered the game for the final out and saving the lead. Davis would pitch the 9^th for his 3^rd save of the season. SD 6-3

--submitted by Stan Milton--

 

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Aug 27, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1989 San Diego 4-5            0 0 0   1 0 1   1 0 0      3  8  0                                                                                      
1981 Cincinnati 6-3           0 1 2   1 0 0   0 0 -      4  9  0                                                                                      

Cin  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
Cin       Ron Oester hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  SD   0 Cin 1.
SD   3rd: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.
Cin  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 5 hits.
Cin       Ken Griffey singled scoring Berenyi.  SD   0 Cin 2.
Cin       Dan Driessen hit a fly ball scoring 1.  SD   0 Cin 3.
SD   4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
SD        Garry Templeton singled scoring Roberts.  SD   1 Cin 3.
Cin  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Cin       Bruce Berenyi doubled scoring Oester.  SD   1 Cin 4.
SD   6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
SD        Garry Templeton singled scoring James.  SD   2 Cin 4.
SD   7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
SD        Bip Roberts tripled scoring Gwynn.  SD   3 Cin 4.

SD   Bip Roberts: 2 for 4, triple.
Cin  Bruce Berenyi: 2 for 3, 2 doubles.

Cin  Bruce Berenyi pitched a solid 6 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 4 BB, 9 K. He's 1-1 on the year.
Cin  Paul Moskau pitched the final 3 innings to record save number 1.
SD   Bruce Hurst pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 2-1 on the year.


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Another strong pitching performace by Cincinnati Tom Seaver as he pitched the complete game. Shutting down San Diego bats for the game two win.

Aug 28, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1989 San Diego 4-6            0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1  7  2                                                                                      
1981 Cincinnati 7-3           1 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 -      3  5  0                                                                                      

Cin  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Cin       Johnny Bench singled scoring Collins to take the lead.  SD   0 Cin 1.
Cin  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
Cin       Joe Nolan doubled scoring 2.  SD   0 Cin 3.
SD   5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and one walk.
SD        Tony Gwynn singled scoring 1.  SD   1 Cin 3.


Cin  Tom Seaver went the distance for the win: 1 earned run, 7 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's 3-0 on the year.
SD   Ed Whitson pitched a solid complete game but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 5 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.


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San Diego Bip Roberts, walked in what would become the margin of victory in the bottom of the 7th.  Mark Davis picked up the save.

Aug 29, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1981 Cincinnati 7-4           0 0 0   1 0 0   1 0 0      2  6  0                                                                                      
1989 San Diego 5-6            0 0 0   0 1 0   2 0 -      3  5  0                                                                                      

Cin  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Cin       George Foster singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cin  1 SD 0.
SD   5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
SD        Tony Gwynn singled scoring Alomar to tie the score.  Cin  1 SD 1.
Cin  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Cin       Johnny Bench hit a solo HR(5) to take the lead.  Cin  2 SD 1.
SD   7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.
SD        Tony Gwynn singled scoring Wynne to tie the score.  Cin  2 SD 2.
SD        Bip Roberts walked scoring Templeton to take the lead.  Cin  2 SD 3.
Cin  8th: Ken Griffey K'd with with 2 on, end 8th. 


SD   Dennis Rasmussen pitched a solid 7 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 0 BB, 4 K. He's 1-2 on the year.
SD   Mark Davis pitched a shutout the final 2 innings earning his 2nd save.
Cin  Mario Soto pitched 6.2 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 7 BB, 9 K. He goes to 2-1 on the season.


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San Diego Chris James hits a 2 run home run in the bottom of the 3rd for the margin of victory.

Aug 30, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1981 Cincinnati 7-5           0 2 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  8  2                                                                                      
1989 San Diego 6-6            0 2 3   0 1 0   0 0 -      6  9  3                                                                                      

Cin  2nd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
Cin       Ray Knight hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cin  1 SD 0.
Cin       Ron Oester singled scoring Nolan.  Cin  2 SD 0.
SD   2nd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.
SD        Benito Santiago singled scoring Roberts.  Cin  2 SD 1.
SD        Garry Templeton singled scoring Santiago to tie the score.  Cin  2 SD 2.
Cin  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Cin       Joe Nolan singled scoring Griffey to take the lead.  Cin  3 SD 2.
SD   3rd: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits, and an error.
SD        Bip Roberts hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Cin  3 SD 3.
SD        Chris James hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead.  Cin  3 SD 5.
SD   5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
SD        Jack Clark hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cin  3 SD 6.
Cin  6th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
Cin  8th: Failed to score on 3 walks.

SD   Roberto Alomar: 3 for 3.
SD   Garry Templeton: 2 for 3, 2 errors.

SD   Greg Harris pitched 5.1 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's 2-0 on the year.
SD   Mark Davis held Cincinnati hitless the final 1.1 innings to record his 3rd save of the year.
Cin  Frank Pastore pitched 3 innings and took the loss: 1 earned run, 6 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He's now 1-2 on the season.