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Wednesday August 11, 1976
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Bringing his record to 10-1, Rick Rhoden allowed only five hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the Pirates. Davey Lopes drew a walk to lead off the game, stole second and scored on a single by Bill Buckner. Ron Cey added a homer for the Dodgers' other run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Game Played on Wednesday, August 11, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Stennett 2b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .266
Buckner lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .291      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Stargell 1b           1   0   0   0     3   0   .249
Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .287        Moreno pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Baker rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Yeager c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Rhoden p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .243
                                                          Demery p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   2             Totals               29   0   5   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 16,222
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Pirates 5
DP: Dodgers 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Taveras
Doubles: Sizemore (8), Stennett (22)
Home Runs: Cey (18)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (36), Buckner (19)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Rhoden (7)
GIDP: Baker (14), Dyer (2), Parker (12)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(10-1)          9     5   0   0   3   4   0  32   2.87
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery L(6-4)           8     5   2   2   2   2   1  31   3.28
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.91
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   2   1  34

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Sizemore grounded
out (first to second to pitcher) [Lopes to third]; Buckner
singled to center [Lopes scored]; Buckner stole second; Garvey
struck out; Buckner was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Stennett doubled to right;
Oliver made an out to shortstop; Stargell walked; Parker struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
struck out; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk struck out; Robinson singled to right; Dyer
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Pirates 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to left; Rhoden forced Yeager
(pitcher to shortstop); Lopes flied out to right; Sizemore
doubled to center [Rhoden to third]; Buckner lined to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Demery grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
struck out; Stennett made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey lined to center; Cey grounded out (third to
first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
flied out to left; Parker made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
reached on an error by Taveras [Yeager to first]; Rhoden out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Yeager to second]; Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk made an out to second; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dyer singled to center [Dyer out at second
(center to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Demery grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Stennett singled to
right; Oliver flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey homered; Russell grounded out (pitcher to
first); Baker walked; Yeager forced Baker (shortstop to second);
Rhoden lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell walked; Parker flied out to left; Zisk
lined to right; Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes singled to center; Sizemore forced Lopes
(pitcher to shortstop); Buckner flied out to left; Garvey forced
Sizemore (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); KIRKPATRICK
BATTED FOR DEMERY; Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Cey
grounded out (third to first); Russell singled to shortstop;
Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett singled to right; Oliver forced Stennett
(second to shortstop); Stargell walked [Oliver to second];
MORENO RAN FOR STARGELL; Parker grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Moreno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.



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