Joe Ferguson delivered a bases-loaded, pinch-hit single with two out in the bottom of the tenth to drive across the winning run as the Dodgers nipped the Pirates, 4-3. Ron Cey started the rally with a one-out single and took third on Tom Paciorek's double. Losing pitcher Ramon Hernandez then issued an intentional pass to Steve Yeager to fill the sacks. Pinch-hitter Ken McMullen bounced to shortstop and a forceout was made at the plate, but Ferguson then followed with his key blow.

The Dodgers overcame a 1-0 Pirate lead when Lee Lacy blasted his first major league homer with two mates aboard in the fifth. It was Lacy's 536th big league time at bat and followed a double by Yeager and walk to Davey Lopes. Lacy's errant fielding helped the Pirates get two runs back in the top of the sixth when, after Willie Stargell doubled and Richie Zisk walked, he allowed Dave Parker's grounder to skip through his legs, permitting Stargell to score. Manny Sanguillen then singled in the tying tally. Andy Messersmith went the distance for his sixth straight win. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Saturday, May 17, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  -   3  9  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 10  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Lopes cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .245
Hebner 3b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Lacy 2b               5   1   2   3     0   0   .378
Oliver cf             5   0   3   0     0   1   .270      Wynn lf               3   0   0   0     2   0   .283
Stargell 1b           2   1   1   0     1   1   .262      Garvey 1b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .344
  Robertson 1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Cey 3b                4   0   2   0     1   0   .295
Zisk lf               3   1   0   0     2   0   .264      Paciorek rf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .295      Yeager c              4   1   2   0     1   0   .192
Sanguillen c          5   1   1   1     0   1   .347      Auerbach ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .149        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        De Jesus ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Mendoza ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .083        McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Messersmith p         4   0   1   0     0   2   .375
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ferguson ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .158
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   3   9   1     4   7             Totals               38   4  10   4     6   3

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 46,790
Left on Base: Pirates 12, Dodgers 12
DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Taveras, Lacy 2, De Jesus
Doubles: Oliver (7), Stargell (3), Yeager (4), Paciorek (2)
Home Runs: Lacy (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (2), Sanguillen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (8)
GIDP: Paciorek (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  6.1   7   3   3   4   2   1  30   3.86
Giusti                  1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.47
Moose                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.38
Hernandez L(0-2)        0.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.18
Totals                  9.2  10   4   4   6   3   1  45

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(6-0)     10     9   3   1   4   7   0  45   2.06
Totals                 10     9   3   1   4   7   0  45

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner
flied out to center; Oliver doubled to right; Stargell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Lacy popped to
shortstop; Wynn walked; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk flied to right in foul territory; Parker
walked; Sanguillen forced Parker (second to shortstop); Taveras
singled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Sanguillen stole home
and Taveras stole second [Taveras to third (error by Lacy)];
Rooker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey lined to shortstop; Paciorek popped to first in
foul territory; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett flied out to left; Hebner flied out to
center; Oliver singled to center; Stargell walked [Oliver to
second]; Zisk walked [Oliver to third, Stargell to second];
Parker forced Zisk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Auerbach flied out to left; Messersmith struck out;
Lopes singled to center; Lacy grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen popped to first; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rooker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Wynn flied out to left; Garvey reached on an error
by Taveras [Garvey to first]; Cey walked [Garvey to second];
Paciorek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager doubled to left; Auerbach grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Yeager to third]; Messersmith grounded out
(second to first); Lopes walked; Lacy homered [Yeager scored,
Lopes scored]; Wynn flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell doubled to left; Zisk walked; Parker
reached on an error by Lacy [Stargell scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Zisk to third, Parker to first]; Sanguillen singled to
left [Zisk scored (unearned), Parker to second]; Taveras forced
Sanguillen (shortstop unassisted); Rooker popped to first;
Stennett forced Taveras (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey singled to left; Paciorek
flied out to center; Yeager singled to center [Cey to third];
MOTA BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Mota grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 7TH: DE JESUS REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING SS); Hebner
grounded out (second to first); Oliver struck out; Robertson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Messersmith singled to left; Lopes out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Messersmith to second]; Lacy
singled to shortstop [Messersmith to third]; Wynn walked [Lacy
to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Garvey flied out
to center; Cey popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
3, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Zisk reached on an error by De Jesus [Zisk to
first]; Parker forced Zisk (shortstop to second); Sanguillen
struck out; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Kirkpatrick struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING SS); Paciorek
walked; Yeager forced Paciorek (pitcher to shortstop); De Jesus
flied out to center; Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 9TH: ROBINSON BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Stennett singled to third; Hebner popped to
third; Oliver singled to second [Stennett to second]; Robertson
forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: MOOSE REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Lopes grounded
out (second to first); Lacy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 10TH: Zisk popped to second; Parker singled to center;
Sanguillen flied out to center; Mendoza singled to left [Parker
to second]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR MOOSE; Popovich popped to first;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 10TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Garvey
flied out to center; Cey singled to left; Paciorek doubled to
left [Cey to third]; Yeager was walked intentionally; MCMULLEN
BATTED FOR DE JESUS; McMullen forced Cey (shortstop to catcher)
[Paciorek to third, Yeager to second]; FERGUSON BATTED FOR
MESSERSMITH; Ferguson singled to center [Paciorek scored, Yeager
to third, McMullen to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Dodgers 4.

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