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Saturday May 21, 1977
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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.



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