Hitting safely in his 14th straight game, Dave Parker smashed two homers and drove in three runs as the Pirates defeated the Dodgers, 5-2. Willie Stargell also hit for the circuit in the Pirates' attack. John Hale batted in both of the Dodgers' runs with a sacrifice fly and single. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      17, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   5  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .265      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Buckner lf            4   2   1   0     0   0   .200
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Stargell 1b           3   2   1   1     1   2   .311      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Parker rf             4   2   2   3     0   1   .338      Hale rf               3   0   1   2     0   0   .280
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .253
Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Mendoza ss            3   1   3   0     1   0   .182        Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .135      Yeager c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .229
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .206
                                                            Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   8   5     2   8             Totals               32   2   6   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 32,806
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Dodgers 5
DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Lopes (8), Garvey (17), Cey (16)
Home Runs: Parker 2 (17), Stargell (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison 3 (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Hale (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(9-4)            8.2   6   2   1   1   3   0  33   3.23
Giusti SV(12)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.37
Totals                  9     6   2   1   1   4   0  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(12-7)     8     7   5   5   2   8   3  33   2.17
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.90
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   8   3  37

Wild Pitches: Kison (5)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman


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

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to left; Buckner flied out to center;
Wynn grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell was called out on strikes; Parker homered;
Zisk grounded out (third to first); Dyer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Hale flied out to right; Cey flied out to center;
Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mendoza singled to third; Kison out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Mendoza to second]; Stennett singled to
center [Mendoza scored]; Hebner flied out to right; Oliver
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to center; Messersmith lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Yeager out at first]; Lopes
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Parker flied out to left; Zisk
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner reached on an error by Stennett [Buckner to
first]; Wynn was called out on strikes; Garvey doubled to left
[Buckner to third]; Hale hit a sacrifice fly to right [Buckner
scored (unearned)]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer struck out; Mendoza walked; On a bunt Kison
struck out; Stennett singled to left [Mendoza to second]; Hebner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell struck out; Yeager grounded out (shortstop
to first); Messersmith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
homered; Parker struck out; Zisk popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
flied out to left; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Dyer popped to shortstop; Mendoza singled to
center; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mendoza
to second]; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Hale
grounded out (catcher to first); Cey doubled to left; Russell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner flied out to center; Oliver struck out;
Stargell walked; Parker homered [Stargell scored]; Zisk struck
out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager struck out; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH;
Crawford lined to center; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Dyer made an
out to third; Mendoza singled to right; Kison out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Mendoza to second]; Stennett grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner singled to center; Kison threw a wild pitch
[Buckner to second]; On a bunt Wynn made an out to pitcher;
Garvey grounded out (third to first); Hale singled to left
[Buckner scored]; Cey walked [Hale to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED
KISON (PITCHING); LEE BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Lee struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.