SF Giants '77

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SF Giants '77 will be returning shortly here at its new home..

 

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SF GIANTS '77!!!

IT'S A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME!!!​

 

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How the games will be played

All SF Giants games will be played using the Strat-O-Matic Baseball board game using the 1977 season MLB player cards.

I will be using a mix of Advanced/Super Advanced gameplay.

All games will be played using the actual 1977 MLB schedule.

All non-SF games will be played using a dice rolling system I created.

How non-SF games will be determined

All non-SF game results will be based on one roll of three six-sided die for each game during the '77 season. Standings will be based on these results plus the SOM results of the A's games.

The better a team's actual record was in 1977, the more chances they have to win.

The roll for each game will be based on whomever the home team is. If the roll falls within the window of their winning numbers then the home team wins the game. If it falls outside of those numbers the road team wins the game.

Here are the each team's chances to win based on their actual '77 records:

90-100+ Wins: 10 winning rolls

Winning #'s: 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17

Teams: LAD, NYY, BOS, BAL, KC, TEX, CWS, PHI, PIT

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86-89 Wins: 9 winning rolls

Winning #'s: 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17

Team: CIN

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80-85 Wins: 8 winning rolls

Winning #'s: 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18

Teams: MIN, STL, CHC, HOU

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70-79 Wins: 7 winning rolls

Winning #'s: 5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, 18

Teams: DET, CLE, CAL*, MON*

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50-69 Wins: 6 winning rolls

Winning #'s: 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 17

Teams: SEA#, TOR#, MIL, NYM, SD, ATL

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(* CAL = California Angels; MON = Montreal Expos)

(# Seattle and Toronto were expansion teams.)

(The Giants are not included in this list since I will be playing their games.)

Non-SF games gameplay example: The Phillies are at the Cubs. The Cubs fall into the 80-85 actual win window for '77. The three die roll comes up 12. The Cubs win the game because it falls into the winning numbers for teams that won between 80-85 games that year. If the three die roll was 9 then the home team Cubs would lose because it falls outside their window of winning numbers.

Hope that explains it.

MORE TO COME...

\t�RCV

 

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1977 SF GIANTS INFO

OPENING DAY ROSTER

Owner
Bob Lurie

Manager
Joe Altobelli

Starting Pitchers
Bob Knepper
Ed Halicki
Jim Barr
John Montefusco
Charlie Williams

Bullpen
Gary Lavelle (Closer)
Randy Moffitt
Terry Cornutt
John Curtis
Dave Heaverlo

(* - Indicates starter.)

Catchers
Mike Sadek*
Marc Hill
Gary Alexander

Infielders
Willie McCovey (1B)*
Rob Andrews (2B)*
Tim Foli (SS)*
Bill Madlock (3B)*
Darrell Evans (1B/3B/OF)
Vic Harris (2B/SS)

Outfielders
Gary Thomasson (LF/RF/1B)*
Larry Herndon (CF)
Derrell Thomas (LF/CF/RF)*
Terry Whitfield (OF)
Jack Clark (RF)*
Randy Elliott (OF)

Bay Area TV & Radio
KTVU Ch. 2 (Independent)
KSFO 560 AM

Broadcasters
TV: Lon Simmons & Gary Park
Radio: Lon Simmons & Joe Angel

Stadium
Candlestick Park​

 

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QUICK NOTES:

I won't be posting daily non-SF game results in this thread like I did in the A's one.

Instead, I'll be posting the standings periodically.

I'll also be occasionally posting individual stats in the following categories: Runs/HR/RBI/Errors.

Stolen bases will be listed as a team stat only.

 

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SEASON OPENING SERIES

SF GIANTS vs. LA DODGERS

GAME 1

DODGER STADIUM - LOS ANGELES, CA

GAME TIME: 1:05pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 76

CONDITIONS: Sunny w/ a slight breeze

(1977 LA Dodgers roster: https://www.baseball-almanac.com/tea...p?y=1977&t=LAN)

Giants roster listed in Post #4.

DL/Transaction Report listed in Post #10.

Starting Pitchers

Bob Knepper vs. Tommy John

Starting Line-ups

SF

Thomas CF
Andrews 2B
Madlock 3B
McCovey 1B
Thomasson LF
Clark RF
Sadek C
Foli SS
Knepper P

LA

Lopes 2B
Russell SS
Baker LF
Garvey 1B
Smith RF
Cey 3B
Monday CF
Yeager C
John P

(Last three numbers are Runs/Hits/Errors)

SF 000 012 003 - 6 11 3
LA 016 100 03x - 11 14 0

Bob Knepper allowed 7 runs, 6 earned, in 3 innings and the Dodgers took advantage of shoddy fielding by the Giants to score 4 unearned runs en route to an 11-6 win.

STATS

SF

Hits: Andrews 3; Madlock 1; McCovey 1; Thomasson 1; Clark 2; Sadek 1; Foli 1; Alexander (PH) 1

2B: Andrews 2; Foli 1

HR: Thomasson

R: Andrews; Madlock, Thomasson, Clark, Sadek and Foli 1 each

RBI: Thomasson 2; Thomas, Andrews, Madlock and Foli 1 each

Errors: Clark, Thomas, Andrews
GIDP: 1
Sac Fly: Thomasson

PITCHING

Knepper (L, 0-1) 3 IP/6 H/2 BB/6 ER
Curtis 1 IP/1 H
Cornutt 2 IP/1 H/1 BB/1 K
Moffitt 2 IP/6 H/2 K/1 ER

LA

Hits: Lopes 1; Russell 2; Baker 1; Garvey 1; Smith 3; Cey 1; Monday 3; Yeager 2

2B: Monday

HR: Yeager

R: Russell, Smith and Cey 2 each; Lopes, Baker, Garvey, Monday and Yeager 1 each

RBI: Monday 3; Smith and Yeager 2 each; John and Garvey 1 each

GIDP: 1
Sac Fly: John

PITCHING

John (W) 8+ IP/10 H/2 BB/5 K/6 ER
Sosa 1 IP/1 H/1 BB

SF: 0-1 LA: 1-0

ATTENDANCE: 54,381 (Sellout)

(Don't know if it's still done today, but in the past in MLB the NL counted attendance by the number of fans who came through the turnstyles and the AL counted by number of tickets sold.)

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GAME 2

DODGER STADIUM - LOS ANGELES, CA

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 71

CONDITIONS: CLEAR NIGHT

Starting Pitchers

Ed Halicki vs. Don Sutton

Starting Line-ups

SF

Thomas CF
Andrews 2B
Madlock 3B
Thomasson LF
Evans 1B
Clark RF
Sadek C
Foli SS
Halicki P

LA

Lopes 2B
Russell SS
Baker LF
Garvey 1B
Smith RF
Cey 3B
Monday CF
Yeager C
Sutton P
(Last three numbers are Runs/Hits/Errors)

SF 000 000 230 - 5 11 1
LA 300 002 001 - 6 7 1

The Dodgers bolted out to a 5-0 lead but the Giants rallied to tie the game in the 8th on a two-run pinch hit homer by Willie McCovey. Reggie Smith scored the unearned winning run in the bottom of the 9th when a groundball skidded through 3B Bill Madlock's legs.

STATS

SF

Hits: Andrews 1; Madlock 3; Evans 1; Sadek 2; Harris* 2; Halicki 1; McCovey (PH) 1

2B: Evans; Sadek; Harris; Halicki

HR: McCovey

R: Sadek 2; Evans, Harris and Whitfield 1 each

RBI: Madlock and McCovey 2 each; Sadek 1

Errors: Madlock
GIDP: 2
Passed Ball: Sadek

PITCHING

Halicki 6 IP/5 H/2 BB/6 K/5 ER
Heaverlo 1 IP/1 H
Moffitt (L, 0-1) 1 IP/1 H/1 BB

(* SS Tim Foli left the game in the 2nd inning with an injury and was replaced by Vic Harris.)

LA

Hits: Cey 3; Russell 2; Smith 1; Lacy (PH) 1

2B: Smith

HR: Baker

R: Smith 3; Baker 2; Russell 1

RBI: Smith 2; Baker and Garvey 1 each

Errors: Cey
GIDP: 1
Sac Fly: Garvey

PITCHING

Sutton 6-2/3 IP/6 H/4 BB/3 K/2 ER
Rautzhan 1/3 IP/1 H/1R
Sosa 1 IP/2 H/1 K/2 ER
Garman (W) 1 IP/2 H/1 K

SF: 0-2 LA: 2-0

ATTENDANCE: 34,678

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GAME 3

DODGER STADIUM - LOS ANGELES, CA

GAME TIME: 1:05pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 78

CONDITIONS: Sunny w/ slight breeze

Starting Pitchers

Jim Barr vs. Burt Hooton

Starting Line-ups

SF

Thomas CF
Andrews 2B
Evans 3B
McCovey 1B
Thomasson LF
Clark RF
Sadek C
Harris SS
Barr P

LA

Lopes 2B
Russell SS
Baker LF
Garvey 1B
Smith RF
Cey 3B
Monday CF
Yeager C
Sutton P

(Last three numbers are Runs/Hits/Errors)

SF 000 000 101 - 2 6 0
LA 115 202 00x - 11 14 0

The Dodgers got to Giants' starter Jim Barr for 7 runs in 3 innings and LA hit 3 bombs on the road to an 11-2 blowout. Burt Hooton went the distance for the Blue.

STATS

SF

Hits: Evans, McCovey, Thomasson, Clark, Curtis (RP) and Herndon 1 each

HR: Herndon

R: Evans and McCovey 1 each

RBI: Clark and Herndon 1 each

PITCHING

Barr (L, 0-1) 3 IP/9 H/1 BB/2 K/7 ER
Curtis 3 IP/6 H/2 K/4 ER
Heaverlo 2 IP/2 K

LA

Hits: Lopes, Baker and Garvey 3 each; Russell and Yeager 2 each; Cey and Monday 1 each

2B: Garvey and Yeager 1 each

HR: Lopes, Monday and Baker

R: Lopes, Russell, Baker and Garvey 2 each; Cey, Monday and Yeager 1 each

RBI: Monday and Garvey 3 each; Lopes and Cey 2 each; Baker 1

PITCHING

Hooton (W) 9 IP/6 H/3 BB/7 K/2 ER

SF: 0-3 LA: 3-0

ATTENDANCE: 38,459

LA sweeps series ​

 

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DL/ROSTER MOVES​

4/9: SS Foli (SF) out 4 games (3-6)

4/12: 2B Champion (SD) out 2 games (6-7)

4/14: C Hill (SF) out 6 games (7-12)

4/14: 1B McCovey (SF) out 3 games (7-9)

4/17: CF Thomas (SF) out 5 games (10-14)

4/17: 1B/OF Evans out 2 games (10-11)

4/19: 2B Howe (HOU) out 60 games (11-70)

4/20: CF Herndon (SF) out 1 game (12)

4/20: C/OF Alexander (SF) out 4 games (12-15)

4/24: P Halicki (SF) out 15 games (15-29)

5/11: OF Thomas (SF) out 6 games (30-35)

5/14: 1B Willie McCovey (SF) out 1 game (33)

5/14: OF Larry Herndon (SF) out 3 games (33-35)

5/19: OF Larry Herndon (SF) out 6 games (37-42)

5/19: C Mike Sadek (SF) out 8 games (37-44)

5/20: Signed FA OF Rusty Torres

5/25: P Jim Barr (SF) out 2 games (42-43)

5/30: OF Derrell Thomas (SF) out 5 games (47-51)

6/1: 1B Willie McCovey (SF) out 1 game (49)

6/17: 2B Rib Andrews (SF) out 5 games (65-69)

6/18: INF/OF Vic Harris (SF) out 3 games (66-68)

6/18: 1B Willie Stargell (PIT) out 6 games (60-65)

6/19: C Mike Sadek (SF) out 3 games (67-69)

6/19: 3B Bill Madlock (SF) out 4 games (67-70)

6/19: OF Al Oliver (PIT) out 8 games (61-68)

6/20: C George Mitterwald (CHC) out 3 games (62-64)

6/25: C Marc Hill (SF) out 10 games (74-83)

6/29: C Mike Sadek (SF) out 6 games (78-83)

6/30: Signed FA C Larry Cox

7/7: Activated C's Marc Hill and Mike Sadek (SF)

7/7: Optioned C Larry Cox and P John Curtis (SF) to AAA Phoenix

7/10: OF Gary Matthews (ATL) out 8 games (86-93)

7/10: C Mike Sadek (SF) out 3 games (89-91)

7/15: 1B Willie McCovey (SF) out 10 games (93-102)

7/15: C Joe Nolan (ATL) out 10 games (89-98)

7/15: SF recalled OF Rusty Torres from AAA

7/17: OF Derrell Thomas (SF) out 5 games (95-99)

7/24: OF Ellis Valentine (MTL) out 15 games (94-108)

7/31: Traded SP Ed Halicki to Cubs for SP Bill Bonham

8/3: OF Jack Clark (SF) out 5 games (109-113)

 

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SERIES ATTENDANCE

Series 1 (3 games) @ LA - Total Attendance: 127,518 - Avg: 42,506

Series 2 (3 games) @ SD - Total Attendance: 54,054 - Avg: 18,018

Series 3 (3 games) vs. LA - Total Attendance: 77,795 - Avg: 25,932

Series 4 (2 games) @ HOU - Total Attendance: 20.760 - Avg: 10,380

Series 5 (3 games) @ MTL - Total Attendance: 30,405 - Avg: 10,135

Series 6 (3 games) vs. HOU - Total Attendance: 17,226 - Avg: 5,742

Series 7 (3 games) vs. PHI - Total Attendance: 41,616 - Avg: 13,872

Series 8 (3 games) vs. MTL - Total Attendance: 14,313 - Avg: 4,771

Series 9 (4 games/3 dates) vs. NYM - Total Attendance: 40,198 - Avg: 13,399

Series 10 (3 games) @ PHI - Total Attendance 52,300 - Avg: 17,433

Series 11 (3 games) @ CIN - Total Attendance: 103,942 - Avg: 34,647

Series 12 (3 games) @ NYM - Total Attendance: 48,576 - Avg: 16,192

Series 13 (4 games) @ STL - Total Attendance: 93,836 - Avg: 23,459

Series 14 (2 games) vs. CIN - Total Attendance: 19,769 - Avg: 9,885

Series 15 (3 games) vs.ATL - Total Attendance: 36,000 - Avg: 12,000

Series 16 (4 games) vs. SD - Total Attendance: 22,496 - Avg: 5,624

Series 17 (4 games/3 dates) @ ATL - Total Attendance: 37,203 - Avg: 12,401

Series 18 (3 games) @ PIT - Total Attendance: 55,247 - Avg: 18,416

Series 19 (4 games) @ CHC - Total Attendance: 75,396 - Avg: 18,849

Series 20 (3 games) vs. STL - Total Attendance: 20,429 - Avg: 6,810

Series 21 (4 games/3 dates) vs. PIT - Total Attendance: 24,957 - Avg: 8,319

Series 22 (3 games) vs. CHC - Total Attendance: 36,879 - Avg: 12,293

Series 23 (4 games/3 dates) @ HOU - Total Attendance: 90,136 - Avg: 30,045

Series 24 (4 games) @ CIN - Total Attendance: 137,852 - Avg: 34,463

Series 25 (4 games) vs. LA - Total Attendance: 88,886 - Avg: 22,222

Series 26 (2 games) vs. SD - Total Attendance: 19,248 - Avg: 9,624

Series 27 (4 games/3 dates) vs. ATL - Total Attendance: 36,236 - Avg: 12,079

Series 28 (3 games) @ SD - Total Attendance: 26,864 - Avg: 8,955

Series 29 (3 games) @ ATL - Total Attendance: 39,437 - Avg: 13,146

Series 30 (3 games) vs. PHI - Total Attendance: 39,390 - Avg: 13,130

Series 31 (3 games/2 dates) vs. MTL - Total Attendance: 15,833 - Avg: 7,916

Series 32 (2 games) vs. NYM - Total Attendance: 16,286 - Avg: 8,143

Series 33 (3 games) @ PHI - Total Attendance: 102,407 - Avg: 34,136

Series 34 (3 games) @ MTL - Total Attendance: 41,720 - Avg: 13,907

Series 35 (3 games) @ NYM - Total Attendance: 33,541 - Avg: 11,180

Series 36 (4 games/3 dates) vs. HOU - Total Attendance: 24,933 - Avg: 8,311

Series 37 (4 games/3 dates) vs. CIN - Total Attendance: 45,925 - Avg: 15,308

Series 38 (3 games) @ LA - Total Attendance: 107,935 - Avg: 35,978

Series 39 (3 games) @ PIT - Total Attendance: 86,138 - Avg: 28,713

Series 40 (2 games) @ CHC - Total Attendance: 27,581 - Avg: 13,791
























Series 31 (3 games/2 dates) vs. MTL - Total Attendance: 15,833 - Avg: 7

 

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1977 Padres roster: 1977 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac (baseball-almanac.com)

SERIES #2

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES

APRIL 12-14

JACK MURPHY STADIUM - SAN DIEGO, CA

GAME #1 (Tuesday - April 12)

GAME TIME 1:05pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 72

CONDITIONS: Mostly Sunny

Starting Pitchers

John Montefusco vs. Bob Owchinko

Starting Line-Ups

SF

Thomas CF
Andrews 2B
Madlock 3B
McCovey 1B
Thomasson LF
Clark RF
Sadek C
Harris SS

SD

Richards LF
Almon SS
Tenace C
Hendrick CF
Winfield RF
Ivie 1B
Champion 2B
Ashford 3B

(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)

SF 001 200 010 - 4 11 0
SD 100 200 000 - 3 6 0

RF Jack Clark hit an eighth inning tie-breaking homer to propel the Giants to their first win of the season by a final score of 4-3.

STATS

SF

HITTING

Hits: Harris 3; Sadek , Thomas, Andrews, Madlock, McCovey, Thomasson and Clark 1 each

HR: Clark

R: Andrews, Clark, Sadek and Harris 1 each

RBI: Andrews, Thomasson and Clark 1 each

Sac Fly: Andrews

PITCHING

Montefusco (W, 1-0) 7 IP/5 H/4 BB/5 K/3 ER
Heaverlo 1 IP/1 K
Lavelle S, 1 1 IP/1 H2 K

SD

HITTING

Hits: Richards, Almon, Tenace, Winfield, Owchinko, Rettenmund

2B: Owchinko

3B: Tenace

R: Almon, Ivie and Ashford 1 each

RBI: Richards 2; Tenace; 1

PITCHING

Owchinko 6 IP/9 H/2 BB/3 K/3 ER
Tomlin (L) 2 IP/1 H/2 K/1 ER
Fingers 1 IP/1 H/2 BB

(* SD 2B Mike Champion left game with injury. Was replaced by Dave Roberts.)

SF: 1-3 SD: 2-3

ATTENDANCE: 34,103 (SD Home Opener)

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GAME 2 (Wednesday - April 13)

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 68

CONDITIONS: Clear Night

Starting Pitchers

Bob Knepper vs. Randy Jones

Starting Line-Ups

SF

Thomas CF
Andrews 2B
Madlock 3B
McCovey 1B
Thomasson LF
Clark RF
Sadek C
Harris SS

SD

Richards LF
Almon SS
Tenace C
Hendrick CF
Winfield RF
Ivie 1B
Roberts 2B
Ashford 3B

(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)

SF 000 000 000 - 0 7 0
SD 001 030 000 - 4 8 0

Randy Jones scattered 7 hits on his way to a complete game shoutout of the Giants. CF George Hendrick blasted a 3-run HR for the main offense of the night.

STATS

SF

HITTING

Hits: Thomasson 2; Thomas, Andrews, Madlock, Harris and Knepper 1 each

2B: Madlock

PITCHING

Knepper (L, 0-2) 5 IP/6 H/5 BB/3 K/4 ER
Cornutt 2 IP/1 H
Williams 1 IP/1 H

GIDP: 1

SD

HITTING

Hits: Richards and Almon 2 each; Hendrick, Ivie, Roberts and Ashford 1 each

2B: Almon and Ivie

3B: Richards

HR: Hendrick

R: Richards, Tenace, Hendrick and Ashford 1 each

RBI: Hendrick 3; Almon 1

SB: Almon

PITCHING

Jones (W, CG) 9 IP/6 H/3 K/0 ER

SF: 1-4 SD: 3-3

ATTENDANCE: 11,607

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GAME 3 (Thursday - April 14)

GAME TIME: 12:35pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 73

CONDITIONS: Sunny w/ a slight breeze

Starting Pitchers

Ed Halicki vs. Bob Shirley

Starting Line-Ups

SF

Thomas CF
Andrews 2B
Madlock 3B
McCovey 1B
Evans LF
Clark RF
Hill C
Harris SS

SD

Richards LF
Almon SS
Tenace C
Hendrick CF
W infield RF
Ivie 1B
Roberts 2B
Ashford 3B

(Last 3 numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)

SF 000 021 000 - 3 7 1
SD 300 101 20x - 7 12 3

CF George Hendrick hit a three-run blast for the second straight day and the Padres bullpen pitched 3-1/3 innings of shutout baseball to lead the Padres to a 7-3 victory over the Giants.

STATS

SF

HITTING

Hits: Andrews 3; Madlock, Sadek*, Harris and Herndon 1 each

HR: Herndon

R: Andrews, Harris and Herndon 1 each

RBI: Herndon 2

PITCHING

Halicki (L, 0-1) 4 IP/3 H/4 BB/4 K/3 ER
Heaverlo 1 IP/1 H/2 K
Moffitt 1-1/3 IP/5 H/1 BB/3 ER
Cornutt 1-2/3 IP/3 H/1 BB/2 K

Error: Cornutt
GIDP: 2
Passed Ball: Hill

(* C Hill and 1B McCovey left the game with injuries. Sadek replaced Hill and Thomasson replaced McCovey.)

SD

HITTING

Hits: Ivie 4; Roberts and Hendrick 2 each; Richards, Tenace, Winfield and Ashford 1 each

HR: Hendrick

R: Ivie 3; Hendrick 2; Richards and Tenace 1 each

RBI: Hendrick 3; Roberts and Scanlon (PH) 1 each

Errors: Ashford 2, Roberts
SB: Richards

PITCHING

Shirley (W) 5-2/3 IP/6 H/2 BB/4 K/2 ER
Spillner 1/3 IP/1 H
Tomlin 2 IP/1 BB
Fingers 1 IP/1 BB

SF: 1-5 SD: 4-3

ATTENDANCE: 8,344

SD wins series 2-1

DL/Roster Moves: Post #7
Series by Series Attendance: Post #8
SF Giants roster: Post #4
How non-SF Giant games are decided during the '77 season: Post #3​

 

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1977 LA Dodgers roster: 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster by Baseball Almanac (baseball-almanac.com)

SERIES #3

LOS ANGELES DODGERS vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

APRIL 15-17

CANDLESTICK PARK - SAN FRANCISCO, CA

GAME #1 (Friday - April 15)

GAME TIME: 1:05pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 70

CONDITIONS: Mostly sunny w/ a gentle breeze

Starting Pitchers

Burt Hooton (LA) vs. Jim Barr (SF)

Starting Line-ups

LA

Davey Lopes 2B
Bill Russell SS
Dusty Baker LF
Steve Garvey 1B
Reggie Smith CF
Ron Cey 3B
Rick Monday CF
Steve Yeager C

SF

Derrell Thomas CF
Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Darrell Evans 1B
Gary Thomasson LF
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Tim Foli SS

(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)

LA 044 000 011 - 10 10 1
SF 000 000 000 - 0 3 2

Jim Barr had another less-than-stellar outing as he was roughed up for 5 runs in 2+ innings as the Dodgers wrecked the Giants home opener with a 10-0 rout of the orange and black. Steve Yeager, Davey Lopes and Reggie Smith all went deep for the victors and Burt Hooton went the distance for the victors.

STATS

LA

BATTING

Hits: Lopes, Russell, Smith and Yeager 2 each; Baker and Hooton 1 each

2B: Hooton

HR: Yeager, Lopes and Smith

R: Lopes, Smith, Yeager and Hooton 2 each; Cey and Monday 1 each

RBI: Lopes and Yeager 3 each; Russell, Smith and Hooton 1 each

Errors: Lopes
Sac Fly: Lopes

PITCHING

Hooton (W, CG) 9 IP/3 H/3 BB/7 K/0 ER

SF

BATTING

Hits: Thomas, Andrews and Foli 1 each

2B: Foli

Errors: Madlock, Andrews
GIDP: 2

PITCHING

Barr (L, 0-2) 2+ IP/5 H/3 BB/0 K/5 ER
Curtis 1 IP/2 H/2BB/1 K/3 ER
Williams 5 IP/2 H/2 BB/6 K
Moffitt 1 IP/1 H/1 ER

LA: 7-0 SF: 1-6

ATTENDANCE: 48,268 (SF Home Opener)

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GAME #2 (Saturday - April 16)

GAME TIME: 7:00pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 64

CONDITIONS: Overcast and windy

Starting Pitchers

Rick Rhoden (LA) vs. John Montefusco (SF)

Starting Line-ups

LA

Davey Lopes 2B
Bill Russell SS
Dusty Baker LF
Steve Garvey 1B
Reggie Smith CF
Ron Cey 3B
Rick Monday CF
Steve Yeager C

SF

Derrell Thomas CF
Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Darrell Evans 1B
Gary Thomasson LF
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Tim Foli SS

(Last three numbers: Runs/ Hits/Errors)

LA 110 010 200 - 5 10 0
SF 000 000 010 - 1 5 0

The Dodgers continued their early season dominance of the Giants with a 5-1 win. Rick Rhoden went the distance allowing only 1 run on 5 hits. John Montefusco took the loss for the Giants, going 4+ innings and allowing 3 runs on 8 hits and also allowing 3 walks.

STATS

LA

BATTING

Hits: Garvey 3; Russell 2; Baker, Smith, Monday, Yeager and Rhoden 1 each

2B: Yeager

3B: Garvey

R: Russell, Baker, Garvey, Smith and Yeager 1 each

RBI: Monday 2; Smith, Cey and Rhoden 1 each

Sac Fly: Cey

PITCHING

Rhoden (W, CG) 9 IP/5 H/2 BB/5 K/1 ER

SF

BATTING

Hits: Thomas 2; Andrews, Evans and Whitfield (PH) 1 each

2B: Andrews and Whitfield

R: Whitfield

RBI: Thomas

PITCHING

Montefusco (L, 1-1) 4+ IP/8 H/3 BB/5 K/3 ER
Heaverlo 4 IP/2 H/2 BB/2 K/2 ER
Lavelle 1 IP/1 K

LA: 8-0 SF: 1-7

ATTENDANCE: 12,695

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GAME #3 (Sunday - April 17)

GAME TIME: 1:05 pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 66

CONDITIONS: Overcast w/ a stiff breeze

Starting Pitchers
Doug Rau (LA) vs. Bob Knepper (SF)

Starting Line-ups

LA

Davey Lopes 2B
Bill Russell SS
Dusty Baker LF
Steve Garvey 1B
Reggie Smith CF
Ron Cey 3B
Rick Monday CF
Steve Yeager C

SF

Derrell Thomas* CF
Rob Andrews 2B
Darrell Evans* 1B
Bill Madlock 3B
Gary Thomasson LF
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Tim Foli SS

(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)

LA 000 000 000 - 0 5 1
SF 000 100 000 - 1 2 2

Terry Whitfield, who came in for the injured Darrell Evans, scored on a fielding error by Dodgers SS Bill Russell and Bob Knepper and closer Gary Lavelle made the unearned run stand up for a 1-0 victory. It's the Giants first win of the season vs. LA.

STATS

BATTING

LA

Hits: Smith 2; Russell, Garvey and Monday 1 each

2B: Garvey

Errors: Russell
SB: Lopes

PITCHING

Rau (L) 6 IP/2 H/1 BB/4 K/0 ER
Garman 2 IP/1 K

SF

BATTING

Hits: Madlock and Clark

R: Whitfield

RBI: Run scored on an error

Errors: Andrews, Foli

PITCHING

Knepper (W, 1-1) 8 IP/4 H/4 BB/3K/0 ER
Lavelle (S, 2) 1 IP/1 H/1 BB/1 K/0 ER

(* 1B Darrell Evans and CF Derrell Thomas left the game with injuries.)

LA: 8-1 SF: 2-7

ATTENDANCE: 16,832

QUICK NOTES: The Giants ended the Dodgers 8-game win streak to start the season.

The Giants had a total of 10 hits for the entire series and scored 2 runs total, only 1 earned.

LA wins series 2-1

DL/Roster Moves: Post #7
Series by Series Attendance: Post #8
SF Giants roster: Post #4
How non-SF Giant games are decided during the '77 season: Post #3​

 

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*BLACK & WHITE EDITION!*

1977 Astros roster: https://www.baseball-almanac.com/tea...p?y=1977&t=HOU

SERIES #4

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS @ HOUSTON ASTROS

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY - APRIL 19-20

ASTRODOME - HOUSTON, TX

GAME #1

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: N/A

Starting Pitching Match-ups

4/19: Ed Halicki (SF) vs. JR Richard (HOU)

4/20: Jim Barr (SF) vs. Bob Forsch (HOU)

Starting Line-ups

SF

Larry Herndon CF
Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Willie McCovey 1B
Gary Thomasson LF
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Tim Foli SS

HOU

Caesar Cedeno CF
Enos Cabell 3B
Jose Cruz RF
Bob Watson 1B
Joe Ferguson C
Art Howe* 2B
Terry Puhl LF
Julio Gonzalez SS

(* Howe left the game with an injury.)

(Last three numbers: R/H/E)

SF 000 000 001 - 1 7 0
HOU 400 000 000 - 4 5 0

The Astros got to Ed Halicki for all 4 of their runs in the first and dominant righty JR Richard made the runs stand up in a complete game 4-1 win over the Giants. Halicki was touched up for 4 runs on 5 hits in the first and then allowed only 1 hit over the next 6 innings. Key hit in the first was an RBI triple by Jose Cruz. Richard complete game for the victors. Giants lone run came courtesy of a sac fly by PH Gary Alexander in the ninth that scored Willie McCovey.

STATS

SF

BATTING

Hits: McCovey 2;Herndon, Thomasson, Halicki, Whitfield (PH) and Harris (PH) 1 each

2B: Harris

R: McCovey

RBI: Alexander (PH)

Sac Fly: Alexander

PITCHING

Halicki (L, 0-2) 7 IP/6 H/3 BB/5 K/4 ER
Cornutt 1 IP/2 BB/1 K

HOU

Hits: Puhl 2; Cedeno, Cabell, Cruz and Ferguson 1 each

3B: Cruz

R: Cedeno, Cabell, Cruz and Ferguson 1 each

RBI: Cabell, Cruz, Ferguson and Puhl 1 each

SB: Cedeno (2)

PITCHING

Richard (W, CG) 9 IP/7 H/3 BB/11 K/1 ER

SF: 2-8 HOU: 7-3

ATTENDANCE: 10,016

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GAME 2

GAME TRIME: 7:30PM

GAME TIME TEMP: N/A

Starting Pitching Match-ups

4/19: Ed Halicki (SF) vs. JR Richard (HOU)

4/20: Jim Barr (SF) vs. Bob Forsch (HOU)

Starting Line-ups

SF

Larry Herndon* CF
Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Willie McCovey 1B
Gary Thomasson LF
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Tim Foli SS

(* Larry Herndon and PH Gary Alexander left the game with injuries.)

HOU

Caesar Cedeno CF
Enos Cabell 3B
Jose Cruz RF
Bob Watson 1B
Joe Ferguson C
Terry Puhl LF
Julio Gonzalez SS
Roger Metzger 2B

(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)

SF 020 020 000 - 4 6 2
HOU 100 301 01 X - 6 11 3

Jim Barr went 6 innings but had another rough outing as the Astros got to Barr for 5 earned runs in a sloppy game as the Astros posted a 6-4 victory. Joe Ferguson got 3 hits and scored twice for the boys from NASA Town and Jose Cruz scored 3 runs. Randy Moffitt allowed an unearned in the eighth on an error by Rob Andrews.

STATS

SF

BATTING

Hits: Andrews and Madlock 2 each, McCovey and Clark 1 each

2B: Andrews and Madlock 1 each

R: Andrews, McCovey, Thomasson and Foli

RBI: Madlock 2; Sadek and Foli 1 each

Errors: Andrews 2
GIDP: 1
HBP: Alexander (Sambito)

PITCHING

Barr (L,0-3) 6 IP/9 H/5 ER
Moffitt 2/2 H/1 BB/2 K/0 ER

HOU

BATTING

Hits: Ferguson 3; Watson and Cruz 2 each; Cabell, Puhl, Gonzalez and Hermann (PH)

2B: Watson

3B: Cruz

R: Cruz 3; Ferguson 2; Watson 1

RBI: Ferguson 2; Hermann (PH); Watson and Gonzalez 1 each

Errors: Cabell 2; Gonzalez 1
HBP: Puhl (Moffitt)

PITCHING

Forsch (W) 7+ IP/6 H/1 BB/3 K/2 ER
Dixon 1 IP/3 K
Sambito (S) 1 IP/1 BB

SF: 2-9 HOU: 8-3

ATTENDANCE: 10,744

HOU wins series 2-0

DL/Roster Moves: Post #7
Series by Series Attendance: Post #8
SF Giants roster: Post #4
How non-SF Giant games are decided during the '77 season: Post #3


​

 

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(Since this is taking place in the '70s, I'm gonna start posting it newspaper-style.)

1977 Expos roster: https://www.baseball-almanac.com/tea...p?y=1977&t=MON

SERIES #5

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2-9) @ MONTREAL EXPOS (4-6)

FRIDAY-SUNDAY - APRIL 22-24

OLYMPIC STADIUM - MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA

GAME #1

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 42

CONDITIONS: Drizzle

Starting Pitchers

John Montefusco (SF) vs. Fred Holdsworth (MTL)

Starting Line-ups

SF

Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Darrell Evans LF
Willie McCovey 1B
Gary Thomasson CF
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Tim Foli SS

MTL

Dave Cash 2B
Warren Cromartie LF
Andre Dawson CF
Gary Carter C
Ellis Valentine RF
Tony Perez 1B
Larry Parrish 3B
Chris Speier SS

(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/ Errors)

SF 200 002 011 - 6 12 3
MTL 100 520 00x - 8 14 1


The Giants committed 3 errors, two in a 5-run fourth as the Expos scored 6 unearned runs on the way to an 8-6 victory over the Giants. The Giants rallied late and cut the lead to 8-6 in the ninth and had the tying runs on base but Willie McCovey bounced into a game-ending double play.

STATS

SF

BATTING

Hits: Madlock 3; McCovey 2; Evans, McCovey, Thomasson, Sadek, Montefusco, Harris (PH), Whitfield (PH) 1 each

2B: Whitfield

3B: McCovey

HR: Thomasson

R: Andrews, Madlock, Evans, McCovey, Thomasson and Whitfield 1 each

RBI: McCovey 2; THomasson, Clark, Sadek and Madlock 1 each

Errors: Montefusco, Thomasson, Madlock
Sac Fly: Sadek
GIDP: 5

PITCHING

Montefusco (L, 1-2) 4 IP/7 H/1 BB/3 K/2 ER
Cornutt 1 IP/3 H/1 K
Heaverlo 3 IP/4 H/3 K


MTL

BATTING

Hits: Cash and Valentine 3 each; Perez 2; Cromartie, Dawson, Carter, Parrish, Speier and Holdsworth 1 each

2B: Cash, Dawson, Carter, Perez 1 each

3B: Speier

R: Cash, Valentine and Parrish 2 each; Perez and Speier 1 each

RBI: Cash and Dawson 2 each; Cromartie, Carter and Parrish 1 each

Errors: Cash
SB: Cash
Sac Fly: Cromartie

PITCHING

Holdsworth (W) 6 IP/8 H/4 BB/2 K/3 ER
Atkinson 2 IP/2 H/1 BB/1 K/1 ER
Kerrigan (S) 1 IP/2 H/1 BB/1 ER

SF: 2-10 MTL: 5-6

ATTENDANCE: 7,318


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GAME #2

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 45

CONDITIONS: Clear/Chilly


Starting Pitchers


Bob Knepper (SF) vs. Stan Bahnsen (MTL)


Staring Line-ups

SF

Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Darrell Evans LF
Willie McCovey 1B
Gary Thomasson CF
Jack Clark RF
Marc Hill C
Tim Foli SS

MTL

Dave Cash 2B
Warren Cromartie LF
Andre Dawson CF
Gary Carter C
Ellis Valentine RF
Tony Perez 1B
Larry Parrish 3B
Chris Speier SS


SF 000 000 000 0 - 0 8 1
MTL 000 000 000 1 - 1 3 0


Larry Parrish hit a game-winning homer off Bob Knepper with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th to break a scoreless tie and propel the Expos to a 1-0 victory.


STATS

SF

BATTING

Hits: Madlock 3; Knepper 2; Andrews, McCovey and Thomasson 1 each

Errors: Madlock

PITCHING

Knepper (L, 1-2) 9-2/3 IP/3 H/1 BB/8 K/ 1 ER

MTL

BATTING

Hits: Cromartie, Carter and Parrish 1 each

2B: Carter

HR: Parrish

R: Parrish

RBI: Parrish

HBP: Parrish (by Knepper)

PITCHING

Bahnsen 8 IP/8 H/1 BB/3 K
Stanhouse (W) 2 IP/1 K

SF: 2-11 MTL: 6-6

ATTENDANCE: 9,361

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GAME #3

GAME TIME: 1:05pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 48

CONDITIONS: Partly Sunny/Cool


Starting Pitchers


Ed Halicki* (SF) vs. Dan Schatzader


Starting Line-ups

SF

Bill Madlock 3B
Darrell Evans LF
Jack Clark RF
Willie McCovey 1B
Gary Thomasson CF
Mike Sadek C
Rob Andrews 2B
Vic Harris SS

(* SP Ed Halicki left the game with an injury.)

MTL

Dave Cash 2B
Warren Cromartie LF
Andre Dawson RF
Gary Carter C
Ellis Valentine RF
Tony Perez 1B
Larry Parrish 3B
Pepe Frias SS


SF 000 000 101 - 2 4 1
MTL 000 133 11x - 9 13 0


Expos pitcher Dan Schatzader overcame a bout of extreme wildness and pitched a complete game as the Expos hammered the Giants by a final score of 9-2 to sweep the weekend series. Andre Dawson, Ellis Valentine and Gary Carter all went deep for the victors. Giants pitcher Ed Halicki left the game in the top of the third with an injury.

STATS

SF


BATTING

Hits: Clark 2; Madlock and Sadek 1 each

2B: Madlock and Sadek 1 each

R: Madlock and Thomasson 1 each

RBI: Clark and Sadek 1 each

Errors: Thomasson
GIDP: 1

PITCHING

Halicki 2 IP/1 H/3 K
Moffitt (L, 0-2) 3 IP/6 H/3 K/4 ER
Heaverlo 1 IP/4 H/1 BB/1 K/3 ER
Curtis 2 IP/2 H/1 BB/1 K/2 ER


MTL

BATTING

Hits: Perez 3; Cash, Cromartie, Dawson and Carter 2 each; Schatzader and Valentine 1 each

3B: Perez

HR: Carter, Valentine and Dawson 1 each

R: Cash 2; Cromartie, Dawson, Carter, Valentine, Tony Perez, Larry Parrish and Schatzader 1 each

RBI: Dawson 3; Cromartie 2; Dawson, Carter, Valentine and Schatzader 1 each

Sac Fly: Cromartie, Schatzader
HBP: Carter (by Moffitt)

PITCHING

Schatzader (W, CG) 9 IP/4 H/10 BB/6 K/2 ER

SF: 2-12 MTL: 7-6

ATTENDANCE: 13,726

MTL sweeps series 3-0


DL/Roster Moves: Post #7
Series by Series Attendance: Post #8
SF Giants roster: Post #4
How non-SF Giant games are decided during the '77 season: Post #3​

 

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SERIES #6

HOUSTON ASTROS vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

TUESDAY-THURSDAY - APRIL 26-28

CANDLESTICK PARK - SAN FRANCISCO, CA

1977 Astros roster: https://www.baseball-almanac.com/tea...p?y=1977&t=HOU

GAME #1

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 62

CONDITIONS: Partly cloudy/Breezy

Starting Pitchers

Joe Niekro (HOU) vs. Jim Barr (SF)

Starting Line-ups

HOU

Caesar Cedeno CF
Enos Cabell 3B
Jose Cruz RF
Bob Watson 1B
Joe Ferguson C
Terry Puhl LF
Julio Gobnzalez SS
Roger Metzger SS

SF

Derrell Thomas CF
Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Willie McCovey 1B
Gary Thomasson LF
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Tim Foli SS

(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)

HOU 010 000 400 - 5 11 0
SF 200 001 000 - 3 8 0

Jim Barr had his best start of the young season, allowing only 1 run in 6 innings and left with a 3-1 lead. But reliever Dave Heaverlo failed to hold the lead in the 7th and allowed 4 runs, the biggest hit being a tie-breaking 2-run double by Jose Cruz that put the Astros ahead to stay. Willie McCovey went deep for the Giants.

STATS

HOU

BATTING

Hits: Gonzalez 3; Jose Cruz and Bob Watson 2 each; Cedeno, Cabell, Metzger and Hermann 1 each

2B: Gonzalez 2; Cruz 1

3B: Watson

R: Cedeno, Puhl, Gonzalez, Metzger and Hermann (PH) 1 each

RBI: Cruz 2; Cedeno, Gonzalez and Hermann 1 each

CS: Cabell

PITCHING

Niekro 6 IP/5 H/4 BB/4 K/3 ER
Dixon (W) 2 IP/3 H/2 BB
Sambito (S) 1 IP/1 K

SF

BATTING

Hits: Madlock and McCovey 2 each; Thomas, Andrews, Thomasson and Foli 1 each

2B: McCovey, Foli, Thomasson

HR: McCovey

R: McCovey 2; Madlock 1

RBI: McCovey, Clark and Sadek 1 each

GIDP: 1
CS: Thomas

PITCHING

Barr 6 IP/5 H/1 BB/2 K/1 ER
Heaverlo (L, 0-1) 1 IP/5 H/4 ER
Cornutt 1 IP/1 H
Lavelle 1 IP/1 K



HOU: 11-5 SF: 2-13
ATTENDANCE: 5,703

*********************************************************

GAME #2

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 60

CONDITIONS: Overcast/Drizzle/Wind 10-12 MPH

Starting Pitchers

Mark Lemongello (HOU) vs. John Montefusco (SF)

Starting Line-ups

HOU

Caesar Cedeno CF
Enos Cabell 3B
Jose Cruz RF
Bob Watson 1B
Joe Ferguson C
Terry Puhl LF
Julio Gonzalez SS
Roger Metzger SS

SF

Derrell Thomas CF
Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Willie McCovey 1B
Gary Thomasson LF
Jack Clark RF
Gary Alexander C
Tim Foli SS

HOU 300 000 000 - 3 3 0
SF 000 500 10x - 6 12 0

Bob Watson, the fourth batter of the game, homered with one out to give the Astros a 3-0 lead and then SF pitcher John Montefusco proceeded to retire the final 26 Astro batters and the Giants erupted for 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th, lead by a 2-run double by Gary Thomasson and a 2 RBI single by Gary Alexander, to pace the Giants to a 6-3 victory over Houston.

STATS

HOU

BATTING

Hits: Cabell, Cruz and Watson 1 each

2B: Cruz

HR: Watson

R: Cabell, Cruz, Watson

RBI: Watson 2; Cruz 1

PITCHING

Lemongello (L) 4 IP/8 H/1 K/5 ER
Pentz 3 IP/4 H/1 K/1 ER
McLaughlin 1 IP/1 K

SF

BATTING

Hits: Thomas 3; Andrews, Madlock and Thomasson 2 each; McCovey, Alexander and Foli 1 each

2B: Thomasson

3B: Thomas

R: Thomas 2; Andrews, Madlock, McCovey and Thomasson 1 each

RBI: Thomasson and Alexander 2 each; Andrews and McCovey 1 each

GIDP: 2
CS: Thomas

PITCHING

Montefusco (W, 2-2, CG) 9 IP/3 H/7 BB/3 ER

HOU: 11-6 SF: 3-13

ATTENDANCE: 5,300

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GAME #3

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 57

CONDITIONS: Overcast/Blustery

Starting Pitchers

Joaquin Andujar (HOU) vs. Bob Knepper (SF)

Starting Line-ups

HOU

Cedeno CF
Enos Cabell 3B
Jose Cruz RF
Bob Watson 1B
Joe Ferguson C
Terry Puhl LF
Julio Gonzalez SS
Roger Metzger 2B

SF
Derrell Thomas CF
Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Willie McCovey 1B
Gary Thomasson LF
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Tim Foli SS

HOU 000 010 100 - 2 9 1
SF 200 001 00x - 3 6 0

Gary Thomasson reached on an error by Julio Gonzalez and scored on an RBI single by by Mike Sadek to score the run that would be the difference in the game as the Giants won back-to-back games and a series for the first time all season as they sqeaked past the Astros 3-2. Willie McCovey of the Giants blasted a 2-run homer in the 1st and Caesar Cedeno went long for the Astros in a losing effort. Bob Knepper pitched 8 strong innings and picked up the win and closer Gary Lavelle shut down the Astros in the final frame to preserve the victory for the orange and black.

STATS

HOU

BATTING

Hits: Cedeno 3; Ferguson and Puhl 2 each; Cabell and Cruz 1 each

HR: Cedeno

R: Cedeno 2

RBI: Cedeno, Cruz

Errors: Gonzalez

GIDP: 1
SB: Cedeno

PITCHING

Andujar (L) 7 IP/6 H/2 BB/1 K/2 ER
Pentz 1 IP/1 K

SF

BATTING

Hits: Sadek 2; Thomas, Madlock, McCovey and Clark 1 each

2B: Sadek 1

HR: McCovey

R: Madlock, McCovey. Thomasson

RBI: McCovey 2; Sadek 1

SB: Thomas

PITCHING

Knepper (W, 2-2) 8 IP/9 H/3 BB/4 K/2 ER
Lavelle (S, 3) 1 IP/Zip

HOU: 11-7 SF: 4-13

ATTENDANCE: 6,223

SF wins series 2-1

DL/Roster Moves: Post #7
Series by Series Attendance: Post #8
SF Giants roster: Post #4
How non-SF Giant games are decided during the '77 season: Post #3

​

 

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SERIES #7


PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

FRIDAY - SUNDAY - APRIL 29-30, MAY 1

CANDLESTICK PARK - SAN FRANCISCO, CA

1977 Phillies roster: https://www.baseball-almanac.com/tea...p?y=1977&t=PHI



GAME #1

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 61

CONDITIONS: Windy



Starting Pitchers



Jim Lonborg (PHI) vs. Charlie Williams (SF)



Starting Line-ups



PHI



Bake McBride RF

Larry Bowa SS

Mike Schmidt 3B

Greg Luzinski LF

Richie Hebner 1B

Gary Maddox CF

Bob Boone C

Ted Sizemore 2B

SF



Derrell Thomas CF

Rob Andrews 2B

Bill Madlock 3B

Willie McCovey 1B

Gary Thomasson LF

Jack Clark RF

Mike Sadek C

Tim Foli SS



(Last three numbers: R/H/E)



PHI 002 020 030 - 7 11 0
SF 000 000 000 - 0 5 3


The Phillies took advantage of 3 Giants' errors pto score 3 unearned runs en route to a 7-0 victory. Mike Schmidt hit a 2-run double and Gary Maddox hit a 2-run triple to pace the Phils offensively. Jim Lonborg went the distance for the victors, scattering 5 hits and 2 walks in his shoutout performance. The Giants were plauged by shoddy defense once again.



STATS


PHI



BATTING



Hits: Lonborg, Luzinski and Hebner 2 each; McBride, Bowa, Schmidt, Maddox and Sizemore 1 each



2B: Schmidt, Lonborg



3B: Maddox



R: Lonborg 2; McBride, Bowa, Luzinski, Hebner and Maddox 1 each



RBI: Maddox and Schmidt 2 each; Bowa and Sizemore 1 each



GIDP: 1



PITCHING



Lonborg (W, CG) 9 IP/5 H/2 BB/5 K/0 ER



SF



BATTING



Hits: Andrews, Madlock, McCovey, Thomasson and Clark 1 each



2B: Clark



Errors: Thomasson (big shock there), Sadek, Madlock

GIDP: 1



PITCHING



Williams (L, 0-1) 5 IP/5 H/2 BB/1 K/1 ER

Heaverlo 2 IP/1 H/1 K

Cornutt 0 IP/3 H/3 ER

Moffitt 1 IP/1 H/1 K

Curtis 1 IP/2 H/1 K



PHI: 9-6 SF: 4-14



ATTENDANCE: 11,651



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GAME #2

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 58

CONDITIONS: Partly Cloudy/Breezy



Starting Pitchers

Larry Christenson (PHI) vs. Jim Barr (SF)



Starting Line-ups



PHI



Bake McBride RF

Larry Bowa SS

Mike Schmidt 3B

Greg Luzinski LLF

Richie Hebner 1B

Gary Maddox CF

Bill Boone C

Ted Sizemore 2B



SF



Derrell Thomas 2B

Rob Andrews 2B

Bill Madlock 3B

Willie McCovey 1B

Darrell Evans LF

Jack Clark RF

Mike Sadek C

Tim Foli SS



PHI 141 010 001 - 8 15 1
SF 031 010 000 - 5 10 2



The Phils roughed up Jim Barr for 6 runs (5 earned) in 4 innings of work and they made those runs stand up in an 8-5 win over the Giants. Greg Luzinski led the Philly offense with a 3-run blast and Richie Hebner added a solo shot for the winners. Larry Christenson went 6 for the Phils, allowing 5 runs (3 earned), to garner the win. Closer Gene Garber pitched the ninth for the save. Mike Sadek had 3 RBI's in the losing effort for the home towners.



STATS



PHI



BATTING



Hits: Boone 4; McBride, Schmidt and Christenson 2 each; Bowa, Luzinski, Maddox, Hebner and Sizemore 1 each



2B: McBride, Boone



3B: McBride, Boone



HR: Luzinski, Hebner



R: Boone 2 and McBride 2 each; Bowa, Luzinski, Hebner and Christenson 1 each



RBI: Luzinski 3; Bowa, Hebner, Sizemore and Christenson 1 each



Errors: Christenson

CS: McBride

GIDP: 1



PITCHING



Christenson (W) 6 IP/9 H/2 BB/3 ER

Brusstar 2 IP/3 K

Garber (S) 1 IP/1 H/1 K



SF



BATTING



Hits: Andrews, Madlock, Clark and Sadek 2 each; Evans and Foli 1 each



2B: Sadek 2; Evans 1



R: Evans and Clark 2 each; Sadek 1



RBI: Sadek 3; Thomas and Foli 1 each



Errors: Barr, Foli



PITCHING



Barr (L, 0-4) 4 IP/8 H/1 BB/3 K/5 ER

Moffitt 1 IP/3 H/1 BB/1 ER

Lavelle 2 IP/2 H/2K

Heaverlo 2 IP/2 H/1 BB/1 ER



PHI: 10-6 SF: 4-15



ATTENDANCE: 14,092



**************************************************



GAME #3

GAME TIME: 1:05pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 65

CONDITIONS: Mostly Sunny/Gentle breeze



Starting Pitchers

Randay Lerch (PHI) vs. John Montefusco (SF)



Starting Line-ups



PHI



Bake McBride RF

Larry Bowa SS

Mike Schmidt 3B

Greg Luzinski LF

Richie Hebner 1B

Gary Maddox CF

Bob Boone C

Ted Sizemore 2B

SF



Derrell Thomas CF

Rob Andrews 2B

Bill Madlock 3B

Willie McCovey 1B

Jack Clark RF

Mike Sadek C

Randy Elliott LF

Tim Foli SS



PHI 010 132 100 - 8 15 2
SF 200 000 020 - 4 6 2



The Giants struck for 2 runs in the first inning but couldn't hold the lead as the Phils scored the next 8 runs, led by a Bob Boone 3-run HR, on the way to an 8-4 victory. John Montefusco was roughed up for 5 runs on 8 hits over 4-2/3 innings as the Phillies completed the 3-game sweep. Randy Lerch allowed 4 runs over eight inning and Tug McGraw closed it out in the ninth for the Phils.



STATS



PHI



BATTING



Hits: Maddox 3; McBride, Bowa, Schmidt, Luzinski and Hebner 2 each; Boone and Sizemore 1 each



2B: Schmidt 2; Luzinski, Hebner, Maddox and McBride 1 each



HR: Boone



R: Hebner and Maddox 2 each; McBride, Bowa, Luzinski and Boone 1 each



RBI: Boone 3; Sizemore and Schmidt 2 each



Errors: Lerch 2

Sac Fly: Sizemore

SB: Maddox



PITCHING



Lerch (W) 8 IP/6 H/1 BB/5 K/4 ER

McGraw 1 IP/2 K



SF



BATTING


Hits: Madlock 2; Thomas, Andrews, McCovey and Whitfield (PH) 1 each


2B: McCovey, Madlock


R: Thomas, Andrews, Madlock, Whitfield


RBI: McCovey 2; Madlock and Clark 1 each

Errors: Heaverlo, Clark

GIDP: 1



PITCHING


Montefusco (L, 2-3) 4-2/3 IP/8 H/4 BB/2 K/5 ER

Cornutt 1/3 IP/1 K

Heaverlo 3 IP/7 H/2 ER

Lavelle 1 IP/3 K

PHI: 11-6 SF: 4-16


ATTENDANCE: 15,873

PHI sweeps series 3-0​

​

DL/Roster Moves: Post #7
Series by Series Attendance: Post #8
SF Giants roster: Post #4
How non-SF Giant games are decided during the '77 season: Post #3​

 

[the autumn wind]

SERIES #8

MONTREAL EXPOS vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

TUESDAY-THURSDAY - MAY 3-5

CANDLESTICK PARK - SAN FRANCISCO, CA

1977 Expos roster: https://www.baseball-almanac.com/tea...p?y=1977&t=MON

GAME #1

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 59

CONDITIONS: Partly cloudy

Starting Pitchers

Jackie Brown (MTL) vs. Bob Knepper (SF)

Starting Line-ups

MTL

Dave Cash 2B
Warren Cromartie LF
Andre Dawson CF
Gary Carter C
Ellis Valentine RF
Tony Perez 1B
Larry Parrish 3B
Chris Speier SS

SF

Derrell Thomas CF
Rob Andrews 2B
Bill Madlock 3B
Willie McCovey 1B
Gary Thomasson LF
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Tim Foli SS

(Last three numbers: Runs/Hits/Errors)

MTL 000 100 000 - 1 4 2
SF 200 010 00X - 3 7 0

The Giants scored 2 runs in the first on a pair of RBI singles by Jack Clark and Bill Madlock and Bob Knepper made those runs stand up in a 3-1 Giants win. Knepper went the distance in notching his third win of the season. Gary Carter drove in the Expos only run of the game with a homer in the fourth inning.

STATS

MTL

BATTING

Hits: Carter 3; Cash

2B: Carter

HR: Carter

R: Carter

RBI: Carter

Errors: Speier, Parrish
GIDP: 3

PITCHING

Brown (L) 7 IP/7 H/1 BB/2 K/3 ER
Atkinson 1 IP

SF

BATTING

Hits: Andrews and Madlock 2 each; Thomas, McCovey and Clark 1 each

3B: Thomas

R: Thomas, Madlock, Foli

RBI: Andrews, Madlock, Clark

GIDP: 2

PITCHING

Knepper (W,3-2, CG) 9 IP/4 H/2 BB/7 K/ 1 ER

MTL: 10-8 SF: 5-16

ATTENDANCE: 4,861

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GAME #2

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 55

CONDITIONS: Partly cloudy/Windy 10-20 MPH

Starting Pitchers

Steve Rogers (MTL) vs. Charlie Williams (SF)

Starting Line-ups

MTL

Dave Cash 2B
Warren Cromartie LF
Andre Dawson RF
Gary Carter C
Ellis Valentine RF
Tony Perez 1B
Larry Parrish 3B
Chris Speier SS

SF

Derrell Thomas CF
Gary Thomasson LF
Bill Madlock 3B
Willie McCovey 1B
Jack Clark RF
Gary Alexander C
Rob Andrews 2B
Tim Foli SS

MTL 100 000 030 - 4 3 3
SF 001 002 20x - 5 11 4
In a sloppy game on a night when the wind was swirling in Candlestick, the Giants managed to overcome 4 errors and defeat the Expos 5-4. Gary Thomasson homered for the victors. Charlie Williams pitched a stellar game and allowed 3 runs, all unearned. The Giants led 5-1 heading to the eighth inning when Andre Dawson smashed a 3-run blast off reliever Dave Heaverlo to cut the lead to 1. Heaverlo pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for SF and garnered his first save of the season. Only 2 of the 9 runs scored in the game were earned.

STATS

MTL

BATTING

Hits: Dawson 2; Cromartie 1

HR: Dawson

R: Cash, Dawson, Unser (PH) and Cromartie 1 each

RBI: Dawson 3; Carter 1

Errors: Parrish, Rogers, Perez
GIDP: 1
SB: Cash
Sac Fly: Carter

PITCHING

Rogers (L) 6-1/3 IP/9 H/2 BB/4 K/2 ER
Atkinson 1-2/3 IP/2 H/1 K

SF
BATTING

Hits: Clark 2; Thomas, Thomasson, Madlock, McCovey, Alexander, Andrews, Foli, Williams and Harris (PH) 1 each

2B: Foli

HR: Thomasson

R: McCovey 2; Thomas, Thomasson and Clark 1 each

RBI: Thomasson, Madlock, Andrews and Williams 1 each

Errors: Madlock 2; Andrews, Thomasson (SURPRISE!)

SB: Thomas

PITCHING

Williams (W, 1-1) 7-2/3 IP/2 H/4 K
Heaverlo (S, 1) 1-1/3 IP/1 H/1 K/1 ER

MTL: 10-9 SF: 6-16

ATTENDANCE: 4,647

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GAME #3

GAME TIME: 7:30pm

GAME TIME TEMP: 55

CONDITIONS: Overcast/Slight breeze

Starting Pitchers

Fred Holdsworth (MTL) vs. Jim Barr (SF)

Starting Line-ups

MTL

Dave Cash 2B
Warren Cromartie LF
Andre Dawson CF
Gary Carter C
Ellis Valentine RF
Tony Perez 1B
Larry Parrish 3B
Chris Speier SS

SF

Derrell Thomas CF
Gary Thomasson LF
Bill Madlock 3B
Willie McCovey 1B
Jack Clark RF
Mike Sadek C
Rob Andrews 2B
Tim Foli SS

MTL 000 000 000 - 0 6 0
SF 000 001 01x - 2 8 1

The Giants completed their first sweep of the season as they shut down the Expos 2-0 behind the solid pitching of Jim Barr, Randy Moffitt and closer Gary Lavelle. The Giants broke through in the fifth on an RBI single by Mike Sadek that plated Bill Madlock. They added an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI single by Jack Clark that scored Gary Thomasson. First 3-game win streak for the Giants this season.

STATS

MTL

BATTING

Hits: Parrish 2; Cromartie, Dawson, Valentine and Speier 1 each

2B: Dawson and Valentine 1 each

GIDP: 2

PITCHING

Holdsworth (L) 7 IP/7 H/2 BB/3 K/1 ER
Stanhouse 1 IP/1 H/1 BB/1 K/1 ER

SF

BATTING

Hits: Madlock and Clark 2 each; Thomas, McCovey, Sadek and Andrews 1 each

R: Thomasson and Madlock

RBI: Sadek and Clark 1 each

Errors: Andrews
GIDP: 2
SB: Thomas

PITCHING

Barr (W,1-4) 7 IP/5 H/1 BB/3 K
Moffitt 1 IP/1 H/1 K
Lavelle (S, 4) 1 IP/3 K

MTL: 10-10 SF: 7-16

ATTENDANCE: 4,805

SF sweeps series 3-0

DL/Roster Moves: Post #7
Series by Series Attendance: Post #8
SF Giants roster: Post #4
How non-SF Giant games are decided during the '77 season: Post #3​