Sunday June 6, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A Jacket Day promotion brought out the largest crowd in Pittsburgh's history, 51,726, but the Pirates couldn't unwrap their bats and lost to the Padres, 6-1. Enzo Hernandez and Dave Winfield had three hits apiece for the Padres. Hernandez and Ted Kubiak each homered in two runs. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 6, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 6 10 0 Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 5 0 3 2 0 0 .318 Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Melendez cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .371 Rettenmund lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Oliver cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .312 Winfield rf 4 2 3 0 1 0 .281 Robertson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .188 Rader 3b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .309 Zisk lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Ivie 1b 2 2 0 0 1 1 .248 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 Kubiak 2b 3 0 1 2 1 1 .284 Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .195 B. Davis c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Taveras ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .236 Strom p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .136 Candelaria p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Demery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 34 6 10 5 5 4 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 51,726 Left on Base: Padres 8, Pirates 6 DP: Padres 1, Pirates 2 Errors: Stennett Doubles: Hernandez (4), Winfield (10), Oliver (7) Sacrifice Hits: Ivie (1) Sacrifice Flies: B. Davis (2) GIDP: Rader 2 (3), Parker (5) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Strom W(6-3) 9 7 1 1 1 6 0 34 3.82 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 6 0 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria L(4-4) 5 5 6 4 4 1 0 24 3.50 Tekulve 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.09 Demery 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 9 3.98 Totals 9 10 6 4 5 4 0 41 Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dick Stello PADRES 1ST: Hernandez made an out to third; Melendez grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to left; Robinson made an out to first; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled to right; Rader walked [Winfield to second]; Ivie reached on an error by Stennett on a sacrifice bunt [Ivie to first, Rader to third, Winfield scored (no RBI)]; Kubiak walked [Ivie to second]; B. Davis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rader scored (unearned), Ivie to third]; Strom made an out to shortstop; Hernandez singled to center [Ivie scored (unearned), Kubiak to second]; Melendez flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk flied out to center; Parker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 0. PADRES 3RD: Rettenmund popped to first in foul territory; Winfield walked; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Winfield out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Dyer flied out to right; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Candelaria struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 0. PADRES 4TH: Ivie was called out on strikes; Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson struck out; Oliver doubled to right; Robertson singled to left [Oliver scored]; Zisk flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 1. PADRES 5TH: Strom made an out to third; Hernandez doubled to left; Melendez flied out to left; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Parker struck out; Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras singled to center; Candelaria was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 1. PADRES 6TH: On a bunt Winfield singled; Rader singled [Winfield to third, Rader to second (on throw to 3b)]; Ivie was walked intentionally; TEKULVE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Kubiak singled to left [Ivie to second, Rader scored, Winfield scored]; B. Davis grounded out (third to first) [Ivie to third, Kubiak to second]; Strom grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled [Kubiak to third, Ivie scored]; Melendez forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett walked; Robinson flied out to center; Oliver struck out; Robertson singled [Stennett to third]; Zisk made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 1. PADRES 7TH: Rettenmund walked; Winfield forced Rettenmund (shortstop to second); Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Winfield out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Parker singled to center; Dyer flied out to right; Taveras singled [Parker to second]; HELMS BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Helms flied out to center; Stennett flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 1. PADRES 8TH: DEMERY REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak struck out [Kubiak out at first (catcher to first)]; B. Davis singled to right; Strom singled [B. Davis to second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliver made an out to shortstop; Robertson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 1. PADRES 9TH: Melendez flied out to right; Rettenmund struck out; Winfield doubled to left; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 9TH: Zisk singled; Parker grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; Dyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 1.

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