1969 Padres - From VA to CA

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Re: 1969 Padres - From VA to CA

1977 All Star Break

We have been here before only to have our dreams crushed by a late season fall. Four games is hardly enough of a lead to make me comfortable. The problem is that I don't really know what we can do to improve our team anymore and not sell our future at the same time. We already lost a ton of talent in the expansion draft, and we can't afford to really deal any more of our prospects for veterans. We need to maintain a winning future and present, and that is one of the most difficult things for any GM to balance.

Our lead over the Giants was as big as 8 games so far, but recently we have been struggling and the Giants have been surging to get as close as they have. Our team batting average is acceptable at .269 and our team ERA is pretty darn good if you ask me, and I don't think that many will argue that point. We have never really hit for high average, but we do have a ton of power and have always been able to get on base, so the average isn't that concerning.

Dwight Evans already has 29 home runs on the season, and that is just staggering. Jerry Morales is hitting .339 which is very impressive. Our big free agent signing, Ted Simmons, is not letting us down either. He is hitting a very respectable .283 with 17 home runs and 57 runs batted in. The only people not hitting are last years MVP, Johnny Grubb and Van Kelly. No one expected Kelly to be a force, but Grubb has played much below his standards, and we hope that he will come out of this funk in the second half.

Pitching wise we have been pretty good as well. Al Autry is doing a very fine job in his first season in the rotation. We have a couple of bad spots in the bullpen, but they aren't really as bad as they seem. Both guys haven't really pitched that much. Those high ERA's should be coming down in another month or so, and if they don't, I would certainly look for someone else to get a chance. Andujar is getting a shot in the rotation while Mike Caldwell is out with an injury. Sterling and Jones have been spectacular this year as well. This could be another Cy Young year for Randy if he keeps it up.

We've got the second best record in baseball and a 4 game lead in our division. Most would be happy with this setting. Me, it scares me to death. I'm not sure I would be happy with a 10 game lead over the Giants at this point after what I have seen them do in past years.

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1977 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP Simmons, Ted SDP 87 .283 361 102 24 2 17 40 36 0 0 60 57 .501 .354 Morales, Jerry SDP 80 .339 333 113 16 0 16 34 39 3 1 68 61 .532 .402 Kelly, Van SDP 87 .246 321 79 17 0 2 40 62 0 0 39 43 .318 .329 Hernandez, Enzo SDP 77 .282 309 87 17 1 0 32 26 20 6 42 29 .343 .354 Dent, Bucky SDP 83 .278 295 82 7 2 1 26 32 0 3 38 25 .325 .339 Evans, Dwight SDP 87 .308 289 89 19 4 29 85 56 0 2 66 84 .702 .459 Bailey, Bob SDP 81 .275 280 77 21 4 11 46 52 2 3 44 54 .496 .380 Grubb, Johnny SDP 82 .255 275 70 21 1 12 70 43 1 2 54 43 .469 .402 Hilton, Dave SDP 44 .239 117 28 14 1 1 5 20 0 0 7 11 .402 .280 Robinson, Dave SDP 59 .225 111 25 8 1 2 12 28 2 0 17 20 .369 .304 Caldwell, Mike SDP 19 .200 45 9 0 0 0 2 17 1 0 5 4 .200 .234 Sterling, Randy SDP 17 .093 43 4 1 0 0 2 17 0 0 2 3 .116 .133 Freeman, Jimmy SDP 17 .125 40 5 0 0 0 2 17 0 0 5 0 .125 .167 Jones, Randy SDP 18 .200 35 7 0 0 0 1 15 0 0 1 2 .200 .222 Autry, Al SDP 16 .086 35 3 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 2 4 .086 .108 Williams, Jim SDP 29 .250 32 8 1 1 0 3 8 0 0 3 3 .344 .306 Reitz, Ken SDP 7 .333 12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .308 Andujar, Joaquin SDP 4 .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Toms, Tommy SDP 27 .500 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 Goddard, Joe SDP 5 .200 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 Troedson, Rich SDP 43 .000 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 Demola, Don SDP 17 .250 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 Schaeffer, Mark SDP 16 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000

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1977 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9 Caldwell, Mike SDP 132.0 3.07 19 19 10 3 0 76 25 11.05 Jones, Randy SDP 129.2 2.85 18 18 8 7 0 42 26 10.20 Sterling, Randy SDP 122.0 2.58 17 17 9 3 0 95 36 10.55 Freeman, Jimmy SDP 110.1 4.73 17 17 8 4 0 91 35 12.89 Autry, Al SDP 103.1 4.35 16 16 10 4 0 75 55 13.76 Troedson, Rich SDP 54.1 2.32 43 0 3 4 10 44 13 9.44 Toms, Tommy SDP 48.1 4.10 27 0 5 2 0 43 29 12.85 Demola, Don SDP 26.1 8.54 17 0 1 3 0 21 21 18.46 Corkins, Mike SDP 21.1 1.27 19 0 2 1 13 13 9 9.28 Andujar, Joaquin SDP 17.0 2.65 4 0 0 0 1 11 6 9.00 Schaeffer, Mark SDP 16.1 10.47 16 0 0 0 0 15 8 21.49

Re: 1969 Padres - From VA to CA

Padres Clinch NL West!

It finally happened!!

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San Diego Padres at New York Mets September 18, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 10 0 Mets (NYM) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 2 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg T. Herr (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 J. Williams (P) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .317 D. Hilton (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 J. Morales (CF) 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341 T. Simmons (C) 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 J. Grubb (LF) 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .287 D. Evans (RF) 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 B. Bailey (3B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .259 V. Kelly (1B) 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 B. Dent (SS) 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 M. Caldwell (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .147 D. Robinson (P) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 R. Troedson (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 TOTALS 40 10 4 3 0 3 8 0 2B: T. Simmons 2 (43), J. Morales (27), V. Kelly (32) 3B: J. Williams (2) SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA M. Caldwell 8.0 7 0 0 2 2 4 90 3.27 R. Troedson 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 32 2.72 TOTALS 10.0 8 1 0 2 2 5 122 NEW YORK ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg V. Harris (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .264 L. Brown (CF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 G. Theodore (LF) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 J. Bench (C) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 R. Batista (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 K. Singleton (RF) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 R. Gaspar (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 B. Pfeil (3B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 T. Martinez (SS) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 T. Foli (SS) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 B. Strom (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115 A. Otis (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 B. Rauch (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Otten (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 8 1 2 0 1 5 1 3B: J. Bench (6) HBP: A. Otis GIDP: R. Batista, V. Harris CS: L. Brown, T. Martinez NEW YORK ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA B. Strom 8.0 6 3 0 0 0 6 134 3.08 B. Rauch 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 26 1.49 J. Otten 1.0 2 1 0 1 1 2 25 4.87 TOTALS 10.0 10 4 0 3 1 8 185 WP: R. Troedson (7-6) LP: J. Otten (4-11) Temperature: 87F Wind: 7 MPH (out to left) Attendance: 44,227 Time: 3:06

San Diego Padres at New York Mets
September 18, 1977

TOP OF THE FIRST
Brent Strom takes the mound for the Mets.
Tom Herr grounded to second. <--->
Jerry Morales grounded to short. <--->
Ted Simmons singled into right field. <--1>
Ted Simmons went for an extra base and reached second. <-2->
Johnny Grubb flied out to center. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
Mike Caldwell takes the mound for the Padres.
Vic Harris struck out. <--->
Leon Brown flied out to right field. <--->
George Theodore grounded to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE SECOND
Dwight Evans walked. <--1>
Bob Bailey grounded to third, forcing the runner at second. <--1>
The Padres put on the hit and run.
Van Kelly grounded to first base. <-2->
Bucky Dent struck out. <-2->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Johnny Bench grounded to second. <--->
Rafael Batista grounded to second. <--->
Ken Singleton flied out to right. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the second, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE THIRD
Mike Caldwell grounded to first base. <--->
Tom Herr grounded to third. <--->
Jerry Morales doubled in the right field gap. <-2->
Ted Simmons grounded to the third baseman. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the third, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Bobby Pfeil flied out to center. <--->
Ted Martinez singled up the middle. <--1>
Brent Strom popped up to first. <--1>
Ted Martinez was caught stealing second. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the third, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE FOURTH
Johnny Grubb singled to center. <--1>
Johnny Grubb went for an extra base and was thrown out at second. <--->
Dwight Evans walked. <--1>
Bob Bailey struck out. <--1>
Van Kelly hit an infield single to the second baseman. <-21>
Bucky Dent grounded to the shortstop. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Vic Harris struck out. <--->
Leon Brown lined out to left field. <--->
George Theodore struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fourth, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE FIFTH
Mike Caldwell popped up to third. <--->
Tom Herr struck out. <--->
Jerry Morales struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Johnny Bench tripled to right-center. <3-->
Rafael Batista singled through the left side, scoring a run. <--1>
Ken Singleton lined out to first. <--1>
Bobby Pfeil flied out to center. <--1>
Ted Martinez flied out to right. <--1>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the fifth, New York leads 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE SIXTH
Ted Simmons popped up to the second baseman. <--->
Johnny Grubb grounded to third. <--->
Dwight Evans walked. <--1>
Bob Bailey lined out to center. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth, San Diego trails 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Brent Strom struck out. <--->
Vic Harris grounded to third. <--->
Leon Brown singled to left. <--1>
Leon Brown was caught stealing second. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the sixth, New York leads 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Tim Foli came in to play Shortstop. <--->
Rod Gaspar came in to play Right Field. <--->
Van Kelly popped up to the second baseman. <--->
Bucky Dent grounded to short. <--->
Mike Caldwell struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh, San Diego trails 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
George Theodore singled to center. <--1>
Johnny Bench singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
Rafael Batista grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
Rod Gaspar grounded to second. <--->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the seventh, New York leads 2 to 0.

TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Tom Herr grounded to first. <--->
Jerry Morales singled to center. <--1>
Ted Simmons singled to right field. <-21>
Jerry Morales advanced on the error by Rod Gaspar. <3-1>
Johnny Grubb struck out. <3-1>
Dwight Evans popped up foul down the third base line. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth, San Diego trails 2 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Bobby Pfeil popped up to second. <--->
Tim Foli singled to left field. <--1>
Amos Otis pinch hit for Brent Strom. <--1>
Amos Otis was hit by a pitch. <-21>
Vic Harris grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the eighth, New York leads 2 to 0.

TOP OF THE NINTH
Bob Rauch came in to pitch for the Mets. <--->
Bob Bailey flied out to right. <--->
Van Kelly grounded to short. <--->
Bucky Dent reached first on a throwing error by the shortstop. <--1>
Dave Robinson pinch hit for Mike Caldwell. <--1>
Dave Robinson singled through the left side. <-21>
Jim Williams pinch hit for Tom Herr. <-21>
Jim Williams tripled down the first base line for two RBIs. <3-->
Jerry Morales flied out to center. <3-->
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the ninth, the game is tied at 2.

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
Rich Troedson came in to pitch for the Padres. <--->
Dave Hilton came in to play Second Base. <--->
Leon Brown struck out. <--->
George Theodore walked. <--1>
Johnny Bench popped up to the second baseman. <--1>
George Theodore stole second. <-2->
Rafael Batista grounded to second. <-2->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the ninth, the game is tied at 2.

TOP OF THE TENTH
Jim Otten came in to pitch for the Mets. <--->
Ted Simmons doubled into the left field corner. <-2->
Johnny Grubb walked. <-21>
Dwight Evans struck out. <-21>
Bob Bailey struck out. <-21>
Van Kelly doubled to left-center, scoring a run. <32->
Bucky Dent flied out to left. <32->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the tenth, San Diego leads 3 to 2.

BOTTOM OF THE TENTH
Rod Gaspar flied out to center. <--->
Bobby Pfeil flied out to right. <--->
Tim Foli singled into the left field corner. <--1>
Tim Foli went for an extra base and was thrown out at second. <--->

PADRES WIN: 3-2

Re: 1969 Padres - From VA to CA

1977 NLCS

We finally made it here. The people of San Diego have been waiting since 1969 to see playoff baseball and we have been able to bring it to them in just 8 seasons. I'm somewhat proud of myself for the work that I have done in San Diego, but there is still a lot more to be done. Playoff baseball starts with game one agains the Mets!

1977 NLCS Game 1

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San Diego Padres at New York Mets October 2, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 Mets (NYM) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 x 3 6 0 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg E. Hernandez (2B) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 J. Morales (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .332 T. Simmons (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .301 J. Grubb (LF) 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 D. Evans (RF) 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .312 B. Bailey (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 V. Kelly (1B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 B. Dent (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R. Sterling (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .101 R. Troedson (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 D. Robinson (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 TOTALS 27 2 2 2 1 2 6 0 2B: J. Grubb HR: D. Evans GIDP: J. Morales CS: E. Hernandez SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA R. Sterling 7.0 6 2 0 3 2 1 127 2.32 R. Troedson 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 2.85 TOTALS 8.0 6 3 0 3 2 2 137 NEW YORK ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg V. Harris (2B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 T. Foli (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .328 G. Theodore (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 J. Bench (C) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 R. Batista (1B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 .271 L. Barnes (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 K. Singleton (RF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 R. Gaspar (P) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 L. Brown (CF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 B. Pfeil (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 T. Seaver (P) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 TOTALS 31 6 3 3 0 2 2 4 2B: J. Bench CS: J. Bench NEW YORK ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA T. Seaver 9.0 2 2 1 2 2 6 137 2.59 TOTALS 9.0 2 2 1 2 2 6 137 WP: T. Seaver LP: R. Sterling Temperature: 78F Wind: 7 MPH (right to left) Attendance: 50,000 Time: 3:01

1977 NLCS Game 2 Mets lead series 1-0

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San Diego Padres at New York Mets October 3, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 7 0 Mets (NYM) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg E. Hernandez (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 J. Morales (CF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .332 T. Simmons (C) 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .301 J. Grubb (LF) 4 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .297 D. Evans (RF) 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .312 B. Bailey (3B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 V. Kelly (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 B. Dent (SS) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 J. Freeman (P) 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .103 D. Robinson (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 R. Troedson (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 TOTALS 32 7 3 5 1 5 3 0 2B: T. Simmons, J. Morales, J. Grubb, D. Evans HR: J. Grubb GIDP: V. Kelly SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA J. Freeman 8.0 5 5 0 1 1 7 133 4.00 R. Troedson 1.0 2 1 0 2 2 0 23 2.85 TOTALS 9.0 7 6 0 3 3 7 156 NEW YORK ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg V. Harris (2B) 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 T. Foli (SS) 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .328 G. Theodore (LF) 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 J. Bench (C) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .280 R. Batista (1B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .271 K. Singleton (RF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 L. Brown (CF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 B. Pfeil (3B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .252 N. Ryan (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .085 J. Otten (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Gaspar (P) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 J. Matlack (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 A. Otis (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 TOTALS 31 7 6 3 0 3 7 0 2B: R. Gaspar, G. Theodore 3B: V. Harris CS: K. Singleton NEW YORK ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA N. Ryan 7.0 3 2 0 1 1 3 149 3.73 J. Otten 1.0 4 1 1 4 4 0 33 4.44 J. Matlack 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.61 TOTALS 9.0 7 3 1 5 5 3 192 WP: J. Freeman LP: N. Ryan Temperature: 78F Wind: 2 MPH (out to left) Attendance: 50,000 Time: 3:45

The series is even at one game a piece. We lost out to Tom Seaver, despite a strong showing from Randy Sterling. We were then able to be a tough Nolan Ryan on the excellent game pitched by youngster Jimmy Freeman. We now have our big two coming up for the next two games. I'm liking our chances at this point. It's nice to be able to split on the road.

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Hurrah! The Giants are dead! Long live the new kings, the San Diego Padres! :D

Now that the division is yours, lets get Caldwell and Jones going for Games 3 & 4. The last thing you want right now is to go back to NYC.

Re: 1969 Padres - From VA to CA

Padres Reach World Series

Our first year in the playoffs and we are going to the WORLD SERIES!! This has been an amazing run and I just hope that everything works out so that we can bring home the first championship to a much deserving town.

NLCS Game Three Series Tied 1-1

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New York Mets at San Diego Padres October 5, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Mets (NYM) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 6 13 1 Padres (SDP) 6 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 x 11 15 0 NEW YORK ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg V. Harris (2B) 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 T. Foli (SS) 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328 G. Theodore (LF) 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248 J. Bench (C) 4 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .280 R. Batista (1B) 5 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .271 K. Singleton (RF) 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 L. Brown (CF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 B. Pfeil (3B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .252 G. Nolan (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .101 B. Strom (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 R. Gaspar (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 C. Swan (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A. Otis (P) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 D. Frisella (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 40 13 2 6 2 6 4 0 2B: G. Theodore 2 HR: J. Bench, R. Batista NEW YORK ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA G. Nolan 1.0 6 0 2 6 6 1 28 3.82 B. Strom 3.0 4 3 1 3 3 2 79 3.29 C. Swan 3.0 4 0 0 1 0 3 52 6.29 D. Frisella 1.0 1 2 0 1 1 1 35 3.00 TOTALS 8.0 15 5 3 11 10 7 194 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg E. Hernandez (2B) 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294 J. Morales (CF) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .332 T. Simmons (C) 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 .301 J. Grubb (LF) 5 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .297 D. Evans (RF) 4 3 1 2 2 6 1 0 .312 B. Bailey (3B) 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .256 V. Kelly (1B) 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261 B. Dent (SS) 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 M. Caldwell (P) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .151 A. Autry (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 TOTALS 39 15 5 11 3 10 7 0 2B: T. Simmons, J. Grubb, E. Hernandez 3B: B. Dent HR: B. Bailey, D. Evans 2 SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA M. Caldwell 7.1 12 0 1 4 4 3 101 3.22 A. Autry 1.2 1 2 1 2 2 1 33 4.16 TOTALS 9.0 13 2 2 6 6 4 134 WP: M. Caldwell LP: G. Nolan Temperature: 75F Wind: 7 MPH (out to center) Attendance: 50,000 Time: 3:35

NLCS Game Four Padres Lead Series 2-1

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New York Mets at San Diego Padres October 6, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Mets (NYM) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Padres (SDP) 1 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 x 9 10 0 NEW YORK ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg V. Harris (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 T. Foli (SS) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328 G. Theodore (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 J. Bench (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 R. Batista (1B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 K. Singleton (RF) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 L. Brown (CF) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .270 B. Pfeil (3B) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 T. Seaver (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 C. Swan (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A. Otis (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 D. Frisella (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 28 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 GIDP: G. Theodore NEW YORK ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA T. Seaver 3.1 5 5 2 5 5 3 107 2.59 C. Swan 3.2 4 2 0 3 1 1 73 6.29 D. Frisella 1.0 1 3 0 1 1 3 43 3.00 TOTALS 8.0 10 10 2 9 7 7 223 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg E. Hernandez (2B) 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 J. Morales (CF) 5 3 0 3 2 3 1 0 .332 T. Simmons (C) 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .301 J. Grubb (LF) 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .297 D. Evans (RF) 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .312 B. Bailey (3B) 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256 V. Kelly (1B) 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .261 B. Dent (SS) 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 .277 R. Jones (P) 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .133 TOTALS 33 10 10 9 2 9 7 0 2B: J. Morales, B. Bailey, J. Grubb 3B: J. Grubb HR: J. Morales 2 GIDP: J. Grubb SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA R. Jones 9.0 3 1 0 0 0 5 107 2.73 TOTALS 9.0 3 1 0 0 0 5 107 WP: R. Jones LP: T. Seaver Temperature: 76F Wind: 6 MPH (out to left) Attendance: 50,000 Time: 3:22

Re: 1969 Padres - From VA to CA

1977 World Series

WORLD SERIES GAME ONE

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Minnesota Twins at San Diego Padres October 13, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Twins (MIN) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 Padres (SDP) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 5 8 0 MINNESOTA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg B. Harrelson (SS) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 H. Hill (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 J. Davanon (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 R. Carew (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .352 L. Bostock (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 G. Goossen (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .272 S. Braun (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R. Dempsey (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 M. Poepping (RF) 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .302 G. Pryor (3B) 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302 M. Pazik (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 R. Moffitt (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Alou (P) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .351 M. Wiley (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 30 5 1 2 0 2 11 0 2B: R. Carew, G. Pryor, B. Harrelson 3B: M. Poepping MINNESOTA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA M. Pazik 6.0 6 1 0 2 2 6 103 3.14 R. Moffitt 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14 0.00 M. Wiley 1.0 2 1 1 3 3 0 28 3.16 TOTALS 8.0 8 3 1 5 5 7 145 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg E. Hernandez (2B) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 J. Morales (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .332 T. Simmons (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 J. Grubb (LF) 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 .297 D. Evans (RF) 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .312 B. Bailey (3B) 4 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 .256 V. Kelly (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261 B. Dent (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 R. Sterling (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .101 M. Corkins (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 8 3 5 1 5 7 0 2B: B. Bailey, E. Hernandez HR: B. Bailey SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA R. Sterling 8.0 5 1 0 2 2 11 130 2.32 M. Corkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.51 TOTALS 9.0 5 1 0 2 2 11 150 WP: R. Sterling LP: M. Wiley SV: M. Corkins Temperature: 69F Wind: 5 MPH (out to right) Attendance: 50,000 Time: 2:58

Randy Sterling pitched one heck of a game as the Padres jump out to a one game advantage in the series. It is always good to win game one, especially at home. We need to make sure that we win our home games. The Twins are a heck of a team and we can't afford to get behind.

WORLD SERIES GAME 2 (Padres 1-0)

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Minnesota Twins at San Diego Padres October 14, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Twins (MIN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 Padres (SDP) 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 x 7 14 0 MINNESOTA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg R. Carew (2B) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 M. Poepping (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 L. Bostock (CF) 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295 G. Goossen (1B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 S. Braun (LF) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R. Dempsey (C) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .302 G. Pryor (3B) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302 J. Davanon (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 D. Fife (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 R. Corbin (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 D. Boswell (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 H. Hill (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 R. Moffitt (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 30 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 2B: L. Bostock CS: R. Carew MINNESOTA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA D. Fife 3.1 10 2 0 6 6 2 82 2.54 R. Corbin 2.2 2 1 0 0 0 2 53 3.43 D. Boswell 1.0 2 0 1 1 1 1 28 5.43 R. Moffitt 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0.00 TOTALS 8.0 14 3 1 7 7 6 178 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg E. Hernandez (2B) 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .294 J. Morales (CF) 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .332 T. Simmons (C) 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301 J. Grubb (LF) 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .297 D. Evans (RF) 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .312 B. Bailey (3B) 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 V. Kelly (1B) 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 B. Dent (SS) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 J. Freeman (P) 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .103 V. Bernal (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 14 3 7 1 7 6 0 2B: E. Hernandez, D. Evans HR: J. Grubb GIDP: B. Bailey, V. Kelly CS: E. Hernandez SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA J. Freeman 8.0 5 4 0 1 1 3 129 4.00 V. Bernal 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 4.22 TOTALS 9.0 5 4 0 1 1 4 141 WP: J. Freeman LP: D. Fife Temperature: 80F Wind: 5 MPH (out to center) Attendance: 50,000 Time: 3:31

YESSSSSSSS!!! Sorry I just had to do that. Jimmy Freeman who has mildly struggled this year, decided to have his best game at the best possible time. He pitched 8 innings and only gave up one run. The offense came through with 7 and made this an easy game two win. We now lead the series 2-0 as we head off to Minnesota for game three.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 3 (Padres 2-0)

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San Diego Padres at Minnesota Twins October 16, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 8 14 2 Twins (MIN) 1 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 x 9 13 0 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg J. Goddard (CF) 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .407 D. Robinson (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J. Morales (1B) 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .332 E. Hernandez (RF) 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 J. Grubb (DH) 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 J. Williams (LF) 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 .294 B. Bailey (3B) 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 D. Hilton (2B) 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .249 T. Simmons (C) 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .301 F. Kendall (SS) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Evans (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 B. Dent (P) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .277 TOTALS 37 14 3 8 0 7 1 0 2B: T. Simmons, E. Hernandez, J. Williams GIDP: T. Simmons, D. Robinson CS: E. Hernandez SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA M. Caldwell 4.0 9 2 0 6 5 2 71 3.22 V. Bernal 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 4.22 T. Toms 1.0 3 0 0 3 1 1 28 3.89 R. Troedson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.85 TOTALS 8.0 13 3 0 9 6 3 136 MINNESOTA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg R. Carew (2B) 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .352 M. Poepping (RF) 5 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .302 L. Bostock (CF) 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .295 G. Goossen (1B) 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272 S. Braun (LF) 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 R. Dempsey (C) 4 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 .302 H. Hill (DH) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 G. Pryor (3B) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .302 J. Davanon (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 TOTALS 34 13 3 9 0 8 3 1 2B: R. Dempsey, R. Carew 3B: M. Poepping GIDP: J. Davanon CS: R. Carew MINNESOTA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA R. Grimsley 6.1 9 1 0 3 3 0 100 4.71 R. Moffitt 0.2 4 2 0 5 5 0 29 0.00 M. Wiley 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 27 3.16 TOTALS 9.0 14 3 0 8 8 1 156 WP: R. Grimsley LP: M. Caldwell SV: M. Wiley Temperature: 69F Wind: Calm Attendance: 50,000 Time: 2:49

We lost a tough one as Caldwell got touched up a bit in this one. We still have a one game lead so no reason to get worried just yet. Randy Jones will go in game 4 and if he pitches anything like he did against the Mets, we are still looking like we are in good shape. The offense is still lively which is always a good thing. We can score runs, all we need is a good pitching performance and game 4 should be ours.

WORLD SERIES GAME 4 (Padres 2-1)

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San Diego Padres at Minnesota Twins October 17, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Padres (SDP) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 12 0 Twins (MIN) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 7 15 1 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg J. Goddard (CF) 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .407 J. Morales (1B) 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .332 E. Hernandez (RF) 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .294 J. Grubb (DH) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 J. Williams (LF) 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .294 D. Robinson (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 B. Bailey (3B) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 D. Evans (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 K. Reitz (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 D. Hilton (2B) 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 .249 T. Simmons (C) 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301 F. Kendall (SS) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 V. Kelly (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 B. Dent (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 TOTALS 37 12 4 5 0 5 7 0 2B: J. Morales, D. Hilton 3B: D. Hilton HBP: J. Grubb GIDP: J. Morales, K. Reitz SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA R. Jones 5.0 11 2 1 4 4 1 97 2.73 T. Toms 2.2 4 0 0 3 3 0 39 3.89 R. Troedson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2.85 TOTALS 8.0 15 2 1 7 7 2 139 MINNESOTA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg R. Carew (2B) 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .352 M. Poepping (RF) 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .302 L. Bostock (CF) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295 G. Goossen (1B) 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272 S. Braun (LF) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 R. Dempsey (C) 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302 H. Hill (DH) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 G. Pryor (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302 J. Davanon (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 TOTALS 35 15 2 7 1 7 2 0 2B: R. Dempsey HR: R. Carew GIDP: S. Braun, H. Hill MINNESOTA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA D. Goltz 6.0 7 4 0 3 3 5 121 4.81 R. Moffitt 2.0 5 0 0 2 2 2 37 0.00 B. Campbell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.85 TOTALS 9.0 12 4 0 5 5 7 171 WP: R. Moffitt LP: T. Toms SV: B. Campbell Temperature: 68F Wind: 5 MPH (in from center) Attendance: 50,000 Time: 3:10

Darn! The Twins squeak by again. This time both Jones and Toms struggled. Jones got tagged in the first inning and then the pen lets us down late as we squandered this chance. One more game in Minnesota before we head back home to sunny California. Hopefully we can get this one and head home only needing one more.

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WORLD SERIES GAME 5 (Tied 2-2)

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San Diego Padres at Minnesota Twins October 18, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 Twins (MIN) 0 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 x 10 15 0 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg J. Goddard (CF) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .407 D. Evans (P) 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .312 J. Morales (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .332 E. Hernandez (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 J. Grubb (DH) 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .297 J. Williams (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 B. Bailey (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256 D. Hilton (2B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 T. Simmons (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 F. Kendall (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 TOTALS 30 4 0 1 1 1 12 1 HR: D. Evans CS: J. Goddard SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA R. Sterling 4.0 9 3 1 7 4 2 102 2.32 N. Snell 2.2 5 1 0 2 2 1 41 5.79 J. Andujar 1.1 1 1 0 1 1 0 25 4.40 TOTALS 8.0 15 5 1 10 7 3 168 MINNESOTA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg B. Harrelson (SS) 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .270 R. Carew (2B) 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .352 L. Bostock (CF) 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 G. Goossen (1B) 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272 S. Braun (LF) 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 R. Dempsey (C) 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 M. Poepping (RF) 4 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 .302 H. Hill (DH) 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 .282 G. Pryor (3B) 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .302 TOTALS 38 15 5 10 1 10 3 0 2B: G. Pryor 2, S. Braun HR: M. Poepping GIDP: R. Dempsey MINNESOTA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA M. Pazik 8.0 4 0 1 1 1 11 120 3.14 T. Hall 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 4.01 TOTALS 9.0 4 0 1 1 1 12 136 WP: M. Pazik LP: R. Sterling Temperature: 66F Wind: 2 MPH (out to right) Attendance: 50,000 Time: 3:01

Well they just took it to us this game. Randy Sterling got rocked and our bats just couldn't get anything going. This is tough as we head back to San Diego after dropping all three in Minnesota. Hopefully we can find the strength to win two at home and win the series.

WORLD SERIES GAME 6 (Twins 3-2)

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Minnesota Twins at San Diego Padres October 20, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Twins (MIN) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Padres (SDP) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 x 5 10 2 MINNESOTA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg R. Carew (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .352 M. Poepping (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .302 L. Bostock (CF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 G. Goossen (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 S. Braun (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 R. Dempsey (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .302 G. Pryor (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .302 J. Davanon (SS) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 D. Fife (P) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 H. Hill (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 T. Hall (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Moffitt (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Alou (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 M. Wiley (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 4 1 1 0 1 12 1 MINNESOTA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA D. Fife 4.0 5 2 0 3 3 1 85 2.54 T. Hall 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 2 31 4.01 R. Moffitt 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 35 0.00 M. Wiley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 3.16 TOTALS 8.0 10 3 1 5 5 4 164 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg E. Hernandez (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 J. Morales (CF) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332 T. Simmons (C) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 J. Grubb (LF) 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .297 D. Evans (RF) 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312 B. Bailey (3B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .256 V. Kelly (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261 B. Dent (SS) 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .277 J. Freeman (P) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103 R. Troedson (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 TOTALS 33 10 3 5 1 5 4 0 2B: D. Evans HR: J. Grubb GIDP: E. Hernandez SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA J. Freeman 8.0 3 1 0 1 1 11 124 4.00 R. Troedson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 2.85 TOTALS 9.0 4 1 0 1 1 12 139 WP: J. Freeman LP: D. Fife Temperature: 69F Wind: 5 MPH (left to right) Attendance: 50,000 Time: 3:09

Freeman comes through big time for us again. The series is now tied 3 games a piece as we head in to game seven. We still haven't made the call on if we want to go with Mike Caldwell or Randy Jones for game seven. This will probably be a game time decision. It's a tough call when you have two ace caliber pitchers. Both however struggled in their last outing.

WORLD SERIES GAME 7 (Tied 3-3)

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Minnesota Twins at San Diego Padres October 21, 1977 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Twins (MIN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 0 Padres (SDP) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 x 5 11 0 MINNESOTA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg R. Carew (2B) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .352 M. Poepping (RF) 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .302 L. Bostock (CF) 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .295 G. Goossen (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 S. Braun (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R. Dempsey (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 G. Pryor (3B) 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 J. Davanon (SS) 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294 R. Grimsley (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 R. Moffitt (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 H. Hill (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 T. Hall (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B. Harrelson (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 TOTALS 34 8 4 2 0 2 5 0 2B: M. Poepping 3B: L. Bostock CS: S. Braun MINNESOTA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA R. Grimsley 5.1 7 3 1 5 5 5 96 4.71 R. Moffitt 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0.00 T. Hall 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 49 4.01 TOTALS 8.0 11 3 1 5 5 7 154 SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg E. Hernandez (2B) 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .294 J. Morales (CF) 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .332 T. Simmons (C) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 J. Grubb (LF) 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297 D. Evans (RF) 4 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 .312 B. Bailey (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .256 V. Kelly (1B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .261 B. Dent (SS) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 R. Jones (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .133 D. Hilton (P) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 M. Corkins (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 11 3 5 1 5 7 0 2B: T. Simmons, J. Grubb, D. Evans HR: D. Evans SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA R. Jones 8.0 8 3 0 2 2 4 125 2.73 M. Corkins 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 23 2.51 TOTALS 9.0 8 4 0 2 2 5 148 WP: R. Jones LP: R. Grimsley SV: M. Corkins Temperature: 72F Wind: Calm Attendance: 50,000 Time: 2:52

The decision to go with Randy Jones instead of Mike Caldwell paid off. Randy went 8 innings giving up two runs for the win. Mike Corkins came in to finish things off and the San Diego Padres are World Champions!!

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Well, it was a while coming, but the champagne tastes sweet no matter the wait.

Congratulations on becoming a World Series Champion!

Now let's get another one next season! :D

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Originally Posted by PotatoOfCouch13

Well, it was a while coming, but the champagne tastes sweet no matter the wait.

Congratulations on becoming a World Series Champion!

Now let's get another one next season! :D

Thank you kindly for reading, and I want to thank anyone else that enjoyed this dynasty. I am going to be putting this one on the back burner for right now and move on to something else. I really enjoyed doing this and I'm sure that I will come back to it later.

I still have my "Can he beat Pete Rose" one going, and I am going to be starting something new as well. I left my memory stick at work and am off for the next five days so I have to move on, because I don't have the mog file here at home and I can't go without playing Mogul!! :)