Opening series from Candlestick of two West Coast rivals.
Opening Day – Candlestick Park 4-9-81
Padres 1, Giants 0
WP: Juan Eichelberger (1-0)
LP: Doyle Alexander (0-1)
HR’s: Padres – Broderick Perkins (1)
Eichelberger only allows one hit, while Alexander only allows two (one hit Perkins homer)
4-10-81
Padres 8, Giants 7
WP: Danny Boone (1-0)
LP: Tom Griffin (0-1)
Save: Gary Lucas (1)
HR’s: Padres – Gene Richards (1), Giants – Darrell Evans 2 (2)
4-11-81
Giants 5, Padres 1
WP: Vida Blue (1-0)
LP: Chris Welsh (0-1)
HR’s: None
4-12-81
Giants 3, Padres 1
WP: Ed Whitson (1-0)
LP: Rick Wise (0-1)
Save: Al Holland (1)
HR’s: Giants – Joe Morgan (1), Larry Herndon (1)
Teams split 4 games, opening day game was a classic.