Phil Garner broke a 3-3 tie with a home run in the eighth inning and the Pirates went on to down the Padres, 5-3, ending their string of seven straight defeats. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Monday, June      20, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  1  -   5  9  1
Padres       0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Richards lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Garner 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .216      Tenace 3b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .235
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .361      Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Robinson lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Moreno pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Oliver cf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Almon ss              2   0   2   0     1   0   .227
Stargell 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .268        Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Dyer c                2   1   0   0     1   0   .277      Champion 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
  Ott c               0   1   0   0     1   0   .254        Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .241      Davis c               2   1   0   1     0   0   .167
O. Jones p            2   1   0   0     0   1   .250      Shirley p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .061
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Gossage p           1   0   1   1     0   0   .375

Totals               35   5   9   2     2   4             Totals               32   3   7   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 26,030
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Padres 4
DP: Pirates 3, Padres 0
Errors: Garner, Almon 2
Doubles: Stargell (8), Taveras (8)
Home Runs: Garner (5)
Stolen Bases: Richards (23)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (12), Moreno (4)
GIDP: Hendrick (4)
Hit by Pitch: Davis (2,by O. Jones)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones                6     7   3   3   1   2   0  25   5.56
Tekulve W(4-1)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.30
Gossage SV(11)          2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.39
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   6   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(6-7)          8.1   7   5   2   2   4   1  34   3.05
Fingers                 0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.50
Totals                  9     9   5   2   2   4   1  37

Hit by Pitch: O. Jones (2)
Balks: O. Jones 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to right; Stennett was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Garner singled to left; Parker popped to first in foul
territory; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
reached on an error by Garner [Tenace to first]; Kingman struck
out; Winfield forced Tenace (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver popped to third in foul territory; Stargell
grounded out (second to first); Dyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; O. Jones balked
[Hendrick to second]; Almon walked; On a bunt Champion singled
to third [Hendrick to third, Almon to second]; Davis forced
Champion (shortstop unassisted) [Hendrick scored, Almon to
third]; On a bunt Shirley hit into a double play (first to
third) [Almon out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Padres 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to left; O. Jones struck out;
Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
flied out to right; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
grounded out (second to first); Robinson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield singled to center; Hendrick grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Winfield out at
second]; Almon singled to center; Champion flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Stargell
doubled to right; Dyer walked; Taveras popped to first in foul
territory; O. Jones reached on an error by Almon [Stargell
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Dyer to third, O. Jones to second];
Stennett reached on an error by Almon [Dyer scored (unearned)
(no RBI), O. Jones scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stennett to
second]; Garner lined to right; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Davis was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Shirley struck
out; Richards singled to center [Davis to third]; Richards stole
second; Tenace singled to left [Davis scored, Richards scored];
O. Jones balked [Tenace to second]; Kingman lined into a double
play (third to second) [Tenace out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker struck out; Robinson made an out to second;
Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield lined to center; Hendrick flied out to
right; Almon singled to shortstop; Champion forced Almon
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres
3.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell grounded out (third to first); Dyer flied
out to right; Taveras doubled to left; FREGOSI BATTED FOR O.
JONES; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Davis grounded
out (second to first); OTT REPLACED DYER (PLAYING C ); Shirley
was called out on strikes (catcher to first); Richards grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres
3.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett flied out to center; Garner homered;
Parker was called out on strikes; Robinson singled to left;
MORENO RAN FOR ROBINSON; Moreno was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); OLIVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GOSSAGE REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING);
Tenace struck out; Kingman flied out to right; Winfield flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver singled to right; Stargell struck out; Ott
walked [Oliver to second]; FINGERS REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING);
Oliver was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Taveras
singled to right [Ott to second]; Gossage singled to right [Ott
scored, Taveras to third]; Stennett forced Gossage (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); IVIE
BATTED FOR ALMON; Ivie struck out; TURNER BATTED FOR CHAMPION;
Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 3.