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Saturday May 15, 1976
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Bill Robinson homered in the fourth inning and Al Oliver hit for the circuit after a single by Manny Sanguillen in the fifth to power the Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 15, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  6  0
Pirates      1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Buckner lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Sanguillen c          4   2   2   0     0   0   .265
Baker cf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .255      Oliver cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .333
Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Robertson 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .143
Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   0   .325      Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Ferguson rf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .185      Robinson rf           3   1   2   1     0   0   .421
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .286        Kirkpatrick ph,rf   1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Rau p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Medich p              1   0   0   0     2   1   .077
  Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goodson ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .176        Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   1             Totals               29   4   7   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,165
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Pirates 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Garvey (8), Sanguillen (5)
Home Runs: Robinson (1), Oliver (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Stennett (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Goodson (1)
GIDP: Rau (1), Kirkpatrick (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(4-2)              5     6   4   4   2   1   2  23   3.97
Downing                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.08
Hough                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.82
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   2   2  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(3-3)           8     4   2   2   2   1   0  29   3.51
Giusti                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   9.72
Moose SV(4)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   1   0  34

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett made an out to second; Sanguillen doubled
to left; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Sanguillen to
third]; Robertson singled to center [Sanguillen scored]; Zisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to left; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferguson struck out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson singled to left; Hebner flied out to
right; Mendoza flied out to center; Medich walked [Robinson to
second]; Stennett forced Medich (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager made an out to second; Russell singled to
second; Rau grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson walked; Zisk made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes flied out to left; Buckner lined to center;
Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson homered; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); Mendoza popped to first in foul territory; Medich
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Pirates 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey flied out to right;
Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
singled to center; Oliver homered [Sanguillen scored]; Robertson
flied out to center; Zisk flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager grounded out (third to first); Russell flied
out to center; CRUZ BATTED FOR RAU; Cruz flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: DOWNING REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Robinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hebner flied out to right; Mendoza
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes lined to center; Buckner singled to first;
Baker lined to left; Garvey singled to center [Buckner to
second]; Cey made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Medich walked; Stennett out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Medich to second]; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Ferguson walked; Yeager walked [Ferguson to
second]; Russell forced Yeager (third to second) [Ferguson to
third]; GOODSON BATTED FOR DOWNING; Goodson hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Ferguson scored]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Robertson
grounded out (second to first); Zisk singled to shortstop;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Kirkpatrick grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 9TH: KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Buckner
singled to right; GIUSTI REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Baker
forced Buckner (shortstop to second); Garvey doubled to right
[Baker to third]; Cey singled to shortstop [Baker scored, Garvey
to third]; MOOSE REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Ferguson made an
out to second; Yeager lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Pirates 4.



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