The Pirates extended their winning streak to seven games when Larry Demery pitched a five-hitter and shut out the Padres, 5-0. The Pirates scored in the first inning on a single by Frank Taveras, a stolen base and double by Willie Stargell.

After another stolen base by Taveras and wild throw by catcher Bob Davis added a marker in the third, the Pirates iced the victory with three runs in the fourth. Richie Hebner knocked in two tallies with a double and later scored on the front end of a double steal with Manny Sanguillen. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 2, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Pirates      1  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Taveras ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .255
Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .313
Turner lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .231      Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Winfield cf           1   0   0   0     3   0   .278      Stargell 1b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .254
Ivie 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .299
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Hebner 3b             2   1   2   2     1   0   .227
Kubiak 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
B. Davis c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Sanguillen c          2   0   0   0     1   0   .291
  W. Davis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Demery p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .138
Freisleben p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     4   5             Totals               28   5   8   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  5,545
Left on Base: Padres 8, Pirates 3
DP: Padres 2, Pirates 1
Errors: B. Davis
Doubles: Turner 2 (11), Hernandez (11), Stargell (15), Hebner (18)
Stolen Bases: Ivie (6), Taveras 2 (48), Sanguillen (2), Hebner (1)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (3), Taveras (6)
GIDP: Ivie (8), Sanguillen (14), Stennett (10)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(8-12)      4     6   5   4   3   2   0  19   3.77
Tomlin                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.28
Folkers                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.37
Totals                  8     8   5   4   4   5   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery W(9-4)           9     5   0   0   4   5   0  35   3.01
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   5   0  35

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


PADRES 1ST: Grubb walked; Hernandez lined to center; Turner
doubled to right [Grubb to third]; Winfield was walked
intentionally; Ivie flied out to center; Fuentes lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Taveras stole second;
Moreno walked; Zisk flied out to center [Taveras to third];
Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Stargell doubled to center [Taveras scored]; Parker flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 2ND: Kubiak lined to second; B. Davis grounded out
(second to first); Freisleben flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner singled to right; Stennett struck out;
Sanguillen grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Pirates 1.

PADRES 3RD: Grubb flied out to center; Hernandez doubled to
left; Turner was called out on strikes; Winfield lined to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Demery singled to left; Taveras forced Demery
(pitcher to shortstop); Taveras stole second [Taveras scored
(error by B. Davis) (unearned)]; Moreno grounded out (second to
first); Zisk struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Pirates 2.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie singled to left; Ivie stole second; Fuentes
flied out to center; Kubiak struck out; B. Davis flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Parker singled to left [Stargell
to second]; Hebner doubled to right [Stargell scored, Parker
scored]; Stennett made an out to second; Sanguillen was walked
intentionally; Demery flied out to center [Hebner to third];
Hebner stole home and Sanguillen stole second; Taveras flied out
to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PADRES 5TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Rettenmund was
called out on strikes; Grubb flied out to left; Hernandez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: TOMLIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Moreno
grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk grounded out (third to
first); Stargell singled to right; Parker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PADRES 6TH: Turner doubled to center; Winfield walked; Ivie
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Turner
to third, Winfield out at second]; Fuentes lined to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner walked; Stennett grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second];
Sanguillen made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Pirates 5.

PADRES 7TH: Kubiak lined to second; B. Davis was called out on
strikes; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Melendez singled to center;
Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: FOLKERS REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Demery struck
out; Taveras singled to second; Taveras was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno lined to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PADRES 8TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Turner grounded out
(second to first); Winfield walked; Ivie was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Zisk struck out; Stargell lined to second; Parker
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates
5.

PADRES 9TH: Fuentes lined to center; Kubiak grounded out (first
to pitcher); W. DAVIS BATTED FOR B. DAVIS; W. Davis flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.