1969 Padres - From VA to CA

[jcbarr]

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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[jcbarr]

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

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

[jcbarr]

Padres Clinch NL West!

It finally happened!!

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

[jcbarr]

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

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

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.

[PotatoOfCouch13]

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

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.

[jcbarr]

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

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

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

[jcbarr]

1977 World Series

WORLD SERIES GAME ONE

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)

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.

[jcbarr]

WORLD SERIES GAME 3 (Padres 2-0)

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)

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.

[jcbarr]

WORLD SERIES GAME 5 (Tied 2-2)

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)

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)

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!!

[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!

[jcbarr]

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!

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!!