Don Sutton pitched a perfect game for 7 1/3 innings before giving up a homer by Dave Parker, but the Dodgers' righthander had no trouble beating the Pirates, 5-1, for his 15th victory. Manny Sanguillen later doubled for the Pirates' second and final hit.

The Dodgers opened the scoring in the third with two runs on a walk to Ellie Rodriguez, triple by Davey Lopes and single by Bill Buckner. Three singles added a run in the fourth before Steve Garvey hit a homer with Buckner on base in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    21, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  2  1
Dodgers      0  0  2    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .227
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Buckner lf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .302
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Lee rf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .249        Baker rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Parker rf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .304      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .307
Robinson cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Lyttle cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .300
Moose p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Rodriguez c           3   1   1   0     1   0   .203
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Sutton p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .098
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .093

Totals               30   1   2   1     0   4             Totals               32   5  10   5     2   3

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 42,235
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Dodgers 6
DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Stennett, Lopes
Doubles: Sanguillen (14)
Triples: Lopes (5)
Home Runs: Parker (8), Garvey (9)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (6)
GIDP: Rodriguez (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(3-8)            5     9   5   5   2   3   1  26   3.31
Tekulve                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.65
Medich                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.79
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   3   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(15-9)          9     2   1   1   0   4   1  30   3.80
Totals                  9     2   1   1   0   4   1  30

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
popped to third in foul territory; Zisk grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Buckner singled to second; Buckner stole second; Lee struck out;
Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Parker
flied out to center; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

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

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
popped to second; Moose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Rodriguez walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rodriguez to second]; Lopes tripled to
right [Rodriguez scored]; Buckner singled to right [Lopes
scored]; Lee flied out to left; Garvey flied out to center; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
flied out to center; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
struck out; Lyttle singled to center; Rodriguez singled to right
[Lyttle to second]; Sutton singled to center [Lyttle scored,
Rodriguez to second]; Lopes forced Sutton (shortstop to second);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell flied out to left; Parker was called out
on strikes; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner singled to center; Lee grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Buckner to second]; Garvey homered
[Buckner scored]; Cey flied out to right; Russell singled to
second [Russell to second (error by Stennett)]; Lyttle was
walked intentionally; Rodriguez flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett flied out to right; Sanguillen popped to
first in foul territory; HELMS BATTED FOR MOOSE; Helms flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: TEKULVE REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Sutton grounded
out (second to first); Lopes flied out to left; Buckner flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras was called out on strikes; Hebner flied out
to right; Zisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Lee grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Cey lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 8TH: BAKER REPLACED LEE (PLAYING RF); Stargell struck
out; Parker homered; Robinson struck out; Stennett reached on an
error by Lopes [Stennett to first]; Sanguillen doubled to right
[Stennett to third]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: MEDICH REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Lyttle singled to left; Rodriguez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Lyttle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Taveras flied out to center; Hebner flied out to
center; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 5.