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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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