| Dusty Baker and Davey Lopes each hit a two-run homer to power the Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Baker's blow in the fourth inning followed a single by Lee Lacy. Tommy John, who was the winner on a five-hitter, singled in the seventh and scored on Lopes' drive. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Saturday, May 21, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 8 2 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 3 5 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .311 Moreno cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .239 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Taveras ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Smith cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .331 Parker rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .373 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .314 Oliver lf 4 0 0 1 0 2 .293 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Lacy rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .341 Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Hale cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Garner 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .219 Baker lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .309 Dyer c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .324 Yeager c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 John p 4 1 1 0 0 0 .176 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 34 4 8 4 2 4 Totals 33 3 5 3 1 5 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 32,674 Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Pirates 4 DP: Dodgers 0, Pirates 2 Errors: Lopes, Russell, Robinson Doubles: Dyer (4), Taveras (5) Home Runs: Baker (6), Lopes (3) GIDP: Russell (6), Yeager (2) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(4-2) 9 5 3 3 1 5 0 34 3.91 Totals 9 5 3 3 1 5 0 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker L(4-2) 7 7 4 4 2 3 2 30 3.05 Tekulve 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.35 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 4 2 36 Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Taveras lined to second; Parker singled to pitcher; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Garvey singled to center [Cey to second]; Lacy flied out to center; Baker grounded out (first unassisted) [Cey to third, Garvey to second]; Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Robinson lined to shortstop; Stennett grounded out (second to first); Garner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. DODGERS 3RD: John reached on an error by Robinson (assist by Garner) [John to first]; Lopes walked [John to second]; Russell lined to left; Smith struck out; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Dyer doubled to center; On a bunt Rooker struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Dyer to third]; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey popped to second in foul territory; Lacy singled to center; Baker homered [Lacy scored]; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); John lined to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes popped to second in foul territory; Russell lined to shortstop; Smith singled to center; Cey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Garner grounded out (third to first); Dyer reached on an error by Russell [Dyer to first]; Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy made an out to first; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno walked; Taveras doubled to right [Moreno to third]; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno scored, Taveras to third]; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Taveras scored]; Robinson flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 2. DODGERS 7TH: Yeager flied out to center; John singled to left; Lopes homered [John scored]; Russell flied out to center; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: HALE REPLACED LACY (PLAYING CF); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stennett singled to center; Garner forced Stennett (third to second) [Garner to second (error by Lopes)]; Dyer singled to center [Garner scored]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ROOKER; Gonzalez forced Dyer (shortstop to second); Moreno struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 3. DODGERS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Cey grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Parker struck out; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 3. DODGERS 9TH: Baker singled to center; Yeager grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; John lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 3. PIRATES 9TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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