Despite three homers by Bill Robinson, the Pirates fell victim to the Padres in 15 innings, 11-9. Randy Jones, who started for the Padres, yielded a two-run homer to Robinson in the sixth and solo shot in the eighth, but still held a 7-4 lead before being kayoed in the ninth when the Pirates rallied to tie the score. Mike Ivie knocked in a run for the Padres with a double in the 11th, but the Pirates pulled even again in their half with a walk and triple by Rennie Stennett.

After the Padres once again went ahead in the 14th, the Pirates tied the score with Robinson's third homer. However, the Pirates were not able to come back after the Padres broke away in the 15th. Merv Rettenmund doubled and counted the tie-breaking run on a single by Ivie. Dave Winfield later drove Ivie home from third with a sacrifice fly for his fourth RBI of the game. [The Sporting News]
San Diego Padres 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Game Played on Saturday, June 5, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres       3  0  0    0  1  0    3  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  2  -  11 16  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  3    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   9 18  4


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          8   1   2   1     0   0   .301      Stennett 2b           8   0   3   2     0   0   .251
Fuentes 2b            7   3   4   0     0   0   .278      Robinson 3b           8   3   4   4     0   1   .384
Turner lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Oliver cf             7   1   2   1     0   0   .313
  Rettenmund lf       3   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Stargell 1b           6   0   2   0     0   2   .289
McCovey 1b            3   1   1   2     1   1   .209      Zisk lf               7   1   1   0     0   0   .305
  Ivie 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .252      Parker rf             7   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Winfield rf           3   2   2   4     3   1   .270      Sanguillen c          6   2   1   1     1   0   .258
Rader 3b              8   0   1   2     0   3   .311      Taveras ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .226
Melendez cf           8   0   1   0     0   2   .171      Medich p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .095
Kendall c             5   0   1   0     2   0   .207        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  W. Davis pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .293        Helms ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .348
  B. Davis c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .148        Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Jones p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .029        Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Locklear ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .244        Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .281        Hernandez p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .216
  Freisleben p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               58  11  16  11     7  10             Totals               61   9  18   9     1   5

Time of Game: 4:18   Attendance: 15,558
Left on Base: Padres 14, Pirates 11
DP: Padres 3, Pirates 0
Errors: Hernandez, Fuentes, Robinson, Zisk, Hernandez 2
Doubles: Rader (10), McCovey (5), Melendez (1), Ivie (5), Kendall (4), Rettenmund (4), Helms (4), Parker (6)
Triples: Parker (6), Stennett (3)
Home Runs: Winfield (8), Robinson 3 (8), Oliver (6)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (8), Stennett (3), Taveras (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (5), Jones (10), Rettenmund (2), Taveras 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (3)
GIDP: Oliver (4), Medich (2), Zisk (8)
Hit by Pitch: Winfield (3,by Moose), Stargell (2,by Freisleben)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   8     9   6   6   0   1   3  33   2.45
Metzger                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   1.27
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.91
Spillner                1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   3.61
Reynolds                1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.50
Freisleben W(3-1)       2.2   4   1   1   0   2   1  13   2.01
Totals                 15    18   9   9   1   5   4  65

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  4.2   5   4   4   3   4   0  22   3.63
Tekulve                 1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.50
Demery                  1     2   3   3   1   1   1   6   4.25
Moose                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   1.35
Giusti                  2     3   1   1   1   0   0  10   4.29
Hernandez L(1-1)        4     4   3   3   1   2   0  18   4.84
Totals                 15    16  11  11   7  10   1  70

Passed Balls: Kendall (4), Sanguillen (3)
Hit by Pitch: Freisleben (1), Moose (1)
Wild Pitches: Medich (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied to right in foul territory; Fuentes
singled to center; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Fuentes to
second]; Turner walked; Medich threw a wild pitch [Turner to
second, Fuentes to third]; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Fuentes scored, Turner to third]; Winfield walked; Rader
doubled to right [Winfield scored, Turner scored]; Melendez
struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to right; Robinson singled to
left; Oliver grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall walked; Jones was called out on strikes;
Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; Fuentes flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Zisk popped to first in foul
territory; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PADRES 3RD: Turner flied out to center; McCovey struck out;
Winfield singled to left; Winfield stole second; Rader flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen lined to pitcher; Taveras singled to
left; Medich grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
3, Pirates 0.

PADRES 4TH: Melendez grounded out (first unassisted); Kendall
made an out to shortstop; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett flied out to center; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 0.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
singled to left [Fuentes to second (error by Zisk)]; Turner
lined to center; McCovey doubled to center [Fuentes scored];
TEKULVE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Winfield struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell singled to second; Zisk lined to left;
Parker forced Stargell (second to shortstop); Sanguillen popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4,
Pirates 0.

PADRES 6TH: Rader flied out to right; Melendez doubled to left;
Kendall grounded out (first unassisted) [Melendez to third];
Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); HELMS
BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Helms doubled to left; Stennett flied out to
right; Robinson homered [Helms scored]; Oliver homered; Stargell
reached on an error by Fuentes [Stargell to first]; Zisk forced
Stargell (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4,
Pirates 3.

PADRES 7TH: DEMERY REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Hernandez singled
to center; Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Hernandez to second]; Turner made an out to shortstop; McCovey
was walked intentionally; Winfield homered [Hernandez scored,
McCovey scored]; Rader struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
7, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: IVIE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); RETTENMUND
REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING LF); Parker flied out to left;
Sanguillen reached on an error by Hernandez [Sanguillen to
first]; Taveras lined to left; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR DEMERY;
Robertson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7,
Pirates 3.

PADRES 8TH: MOOSE REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Melendez flied
out to center; Kendall walked; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Kendall to second]; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
7, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Robinson
homered; Oliver flied out to center; Stargell lined to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 4.

PADRES 9TH: Fuentes singled to center; Rettenmund flied to right
in foul territory; Ivie lined to right; Winfield was hit by a
pitch [Fuentes to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Zisk singled to left; Parker tripled to right [Zisk
scored]; METZGER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Sanguillen singled
to right [Parker scored]; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Sanguillen to second]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED
FOR MOOSE; Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Sanguillen to third]; Stennett singled to left [Sanguillen
scored]; Stennett stole second; Robinson grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 7.

PADRES 10TH: GIUSTI REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Melendez
flied out to center; Kendall flied out to center; LOCKLEAR
BATTED FOR METZGER; Locklear singled; Hernandez forced Locklear
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates
7.

PIRATES 10TH: TOMLIN REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Oliver
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stargell struck out [Stargell
to first on a passed ball]; Zisk flied out to center; Parker
forced Stargell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 7, Pirates 7.

PADRES 11TH: Fuentes singled to right; Rettenmund out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fuentes to second]; Ivie
doubled to center [Fuentes scored]; Winfield was walked
intentionally; Rader lined to center; Melendez made an out to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 11TH: SPILLNER REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Sanguillen
walked; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Sanguillen to second]; OTT BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Ott lined to
left; Stennett tripled to right [Sanguillen scored]; Robinson
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 8.

PADRES 12TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); Kendall flied
out to right; KUBIAK BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Kubiak grounded out
(second to first); Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 12TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Stargell singled to right; Zisk
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 8,
Pirates 8.

PADRES 13TH: Fuentes popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rettenmund reached on an error by Hernandez [Rettenmund to
first]; Rettenmund was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Hernandez [Rettenmund to second]; Ivie flied out to center;
Winfield was walked intentionally; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 13TH: Parker doubled to left; Sanguillen flied out to
center [Parker to third]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED REYNOLDS
(PITCHING); On a bunt Taveras reached on a fielder's choice
[Parker out at home (pitcher to catcher to third to pitcher),
Taveras to second]; Taveras stole third; Hernandez struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 8.

PADRES 14TH: Melendez lined to second; Kendall doubled to
center; W. DAVIS RAN FOR KENDALL; Freisleben grounded out
(second to first) [W. Davis to third]; Hernandez singled to
center [W. Davis scored]; Fuentes made an out to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 9, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 14TH: B. DAVIS REPLACED W. DAVIS (PLAYING C ); Stennett
made an out to second; Robinson homered; Oliver singled to
second; Stargell was hit by a pitch [Oliver to second]; Zisk
flied out to center; Parker grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 9, Pirates 9.

PADRES 15TH: Rettenmund doubled to center; Ivie singled to left
[Rettenmund scored, Ivie to third (error by Robinson)]; Winfield
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ivie scored]; Rader flied out to
center; Melendez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 11,
Pirates 9.

PIRATES 15TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Taveras singled to
right; DYER BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Dyer struck out; Stennett
singled to center [Taveras to third]; Robinson popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 11, Pirates 9.
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