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Friday August 20, 1976
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The Dodgers, who had failed to score any runs for Doug Rau in his three previous starts, finally came to the support of their lefthander and defeated the Pirates, 8-1. Rau, recording his first victory since July 25, pitched 7 2/3 innings, scattering nine hits. Charlie Hough finished.

The Dodgers tallied three runs in the fourth inning on a single by Bill Buckner, double by Steve Garvey and singles by Ron Cey and Leron Lee. Their other runs followed in the eighth. Bill Russell knocked in two with a bases-loaded single, Hough doubled, also with the sacks filled, to produce two more and Dusty Baker singled for the final tally. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  5  x  -   8 12  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   3   1     0   0   .261      Lyttle cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Moreno cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .378        Baker ph,rf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Buckner lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .299
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Garvey 1b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .308
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Cey 3b                3   1   1   1     0   1   .285
Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Lacy 3b             1   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Sanguillen c          3   1   2   0     0   0   .294      Lee rf                3   0   1   1     1   0   .217
Kison p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Lopes pr,cf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .227
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Russell ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .302
  Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .093      Rodriguez c           2   1   0   0     1   1   .196
  Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Rau p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hough p             1   0   1   2     0   0   .278
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   9   1     0   5             Totals               31   8  12   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 25,107
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Pirates 3, Dodgers 2
Errors: Taveras, Moreno, Rau
Doubles: Sanguillen (13), Garvey 2 (26), Russell (14), Lacy (10), Hough (2)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison (7), Sizemore (7), Rau 2 (5)
GIDP: Robinson (14), Sanguillen (13), Garvey (16), Sizemore (3)
Hit by Pitch: Rodriguez (1,by Medich)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(9-8)            5     5   3   3   0   2   0  20   3.38
Medich                  2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.81
Giusti                  0.1   4   5   5   2   0   0   7   5.48
Hernandez               0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.61
Totals                  8    12   8   8   3   3   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(11-10)            7.2   9   1   1   0   5   0  29   2.79
Hough SV(10)            1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.29
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   5   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Medich (2)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to third; Taveras was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Moreno struck out; Zisk struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lyttle singled to left; Sizemore out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Lyttle to second]; Buckner lined into
a double play (center to second) [Lyttle out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson flied out to center; Parker singled to
left; Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett flied out to left; Sanguillen singled to
left; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sanguillen to second]; Taveras made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Rodriguez was called
out on strikes; Rau flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 4TH: On a bunt Moreno singled to catcher; Moreno stole
second; Zisk struck out; Robertson grounded out (third to
first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lyttle lined to first; Sizemore lined to third;
Buckner singled to shortstop; Garvey doubled to center [Buckner
scored]; Cey singled to center [Garvey scored, Cey to second (on
throw to home)]; Lee singled to center [Cey scored]; Russell
forced Lee (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Robinson singled to shortstop; Stennett forced
Robinson (second to shortstop); Sanguillen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Rodriguez reached on an error by Taveras [Rodriguez
to first]; Rau out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Rodriguez to second]; Lyttle grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 6TH: HELMS BATTED FOR KISON; Helms grounded out (pitcher
to first); Taveras singled to pitcher [Taveras to second (error
by Rau)]; Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Zisk flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: MEDICH REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Buckner singled
to third; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Buckner out at second]; Cey was called out on
strikes; Ron Cey ejected by HP umpire Tom Gorman; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 7TH: LACY REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Robertson flied out
to left; Parker grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Lee grounded out (third to first); Russell doubled
to left; Rodriguez was hit by a pitch; Rau out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Russell to third, Rodriguez to
second]; Lyttle was walked intentionally; Sizemore lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
doubled to center; HEBNER BATTED FOR MEDICH; Hebner struck out;
Taveras singled to center [Sanguillen scored]; Moreno singled
[Taveras to second]; the ball hit 2B umpire John
McSherry; HOUGH REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Zisk popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Buckner grounded
out (first unassisted); Garvey doubled to center; Lacy doubled
to left [Garvey to third]; Lee was walked intentionally; LOPES
RAN FOR LEE; Russell singled to center [Garvey scored, Lacy
scored, Lopes to third (error by Moreno), Russell to second];
Rodriguez was walked intentionally; Hough doubled to left [Lopes
scored, Russell scored, Rodriguez to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
GIUSTI (PITCHING); BAKER BATTED FOR LYTTLE; Baker singled to
third [Rodriguez scored, Hough to third]; Sizemore grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; 5 R, 5
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 8.

PIRATES 9TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOPES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 8.



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