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. Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1Game Played on Saturday, August 21, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumPirates 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. |
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