Tommy John, recovering from elbow surgery, checked the Pirates through seven innings and was credited with his first victory since July 7, 1974, as the Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh, 7-1. Mike Marshall finished after relieving in the eighth. Ron Cey hit a two-run homer in the first. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Monday, April     26, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  3
Dodgers      3  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   7 12  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Buckner lf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .296
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .315      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .188
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .349      Hale rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .162
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .409        Mota ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .216        Burke pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Garvey 1b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .266
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Cey 3b                5   1   1   2     0   1   .283
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .204
Medich p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Cruz cf,rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .286
  Robinson ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Russell ss            3   2   2   0     1   0   .313
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Marshall p          0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     2   2             Totals               34   7  12   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 23,374
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Dodgers 10
DP: Pirates 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Taveras 2, Stargell
Doubles: Stennett (4), Garvey 2 (4)
Home Runs: Cey (1)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (5)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (2)
Sacrifice Hits: John (1), Sizemore (3), Buckner (2)
GIDP: Parker (2), Zisk (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(1-2)           4     9   5   5   2   1   1  22   3.81
Tekulve                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   9   4.26
Hernandez               1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   8   4.50
Demery                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.35
Totals                  8    12   7   7   4   4   1  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(1-1)             7     8   1   1   2   0   0  29   1.89
Marshall                2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.38
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   2   0  35

Balks: Medich (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
singled to shortstop; Oliver flied out to center; Stargell
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Buckner singled; Sizemore struck out; Hale flied
out to center; Buckner stole second; Garvey doubled [Buckner
scored]; Cey homered [Garvey scored]; Ferguson singled to left;
Cruz made an out to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk singled to right; Parker grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Zisk out at second]; Hebner
walked; Dyer walked [Hebner to second]; Medich singled to second
[Hebner to third, Dyer to second]; Taveras forced Medich
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell singled to center; Medich balked [Russell
to second]; John out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Russell to third]; Buckner singled to left [Russell scored];
Buckner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Sizemore reached on an error by Taveras [Sizemore to first];
Hale flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Stargell popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey doubled to left; Cey grounded out (second to
first) [Garvey to third]; Ferguson walked; Cruz singled to right
[Garvey scored, Ferguson out at third (right to third), Cruz to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Russell was walked intentionally; John
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk lined to third; Parker grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner singled to first; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Buckner to second]; Hale
popped to third in foul territory; Garvey grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer flied out to center; ROBINSON BATTED FOR
MEDICH; Robinson singled; Taveras forced Robinson (right to
shortstop); Stennett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 5TH: TEKULVE REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Cey struck
out; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Cruz reached on an
error by Stargell [Cruz to first]; Russell reached on an error
by Taveras [Cruz to third, Russell to second]; John struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Stargell singled to right
[Oliver to second]; Zisk grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Oliver to third, Stargell out at second];
Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to left; Hale flied out to left; Garvey struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Dyer
grounded out (third to first); HELMS BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Helms
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Cey flied out
to right; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras singled to right; Stennett doubled to left
[Taveras scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Zisk was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell singled to left; Marshall walked [Russell
to second]; Buckner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Russell to third, Marshall to second]; Sizemore was walked
intentionally; MOTA BATTED FOR HALE; On a bunt Mota singled to
pitcher [Russell scored, Marshall to third, Sizemore to second];
DEMERY REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); BURKE RAN FOR MOTA; Garvey
forced Burke (third to second) [Marshall scored, Sizemore to
third]; Cey grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.

PIRATES 9TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Parker struck out; Hebner flied out to
left; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.