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Friday August 26, 1977
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Bruce Kison rapped three hits, drove in one run and set up another with the first stolen base of his career while pitching the Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Padres. Ed Ott doubled and scored on a single by Kison in the third inning. Kison doubled in the fifth, pilfered third and came home on a single by Frank Taveras, who had four hits in the game. Dave Parker accounted for the Pirates' last run with a homer in the sixth. Dave Kingman homered for the Padres' run. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Friday, August 26, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Pirates      0  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3 15  2
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   4   1     0   0   .238      Richards lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Parker rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .343      Ivie 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Robinson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .303      Hendrick cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Gonzalez 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Kingman 1b            4   1   1   1     0   3   .221
Ott c                 4   1   1   0     0   1   .272      Almon ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .259
Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .237      Champion 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Kison p               3   1   3   1     0   0   .241        Rettenmund ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .318
  Gossage p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Ashford 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .221
                                                          Owchinko p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .114
                                                            Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Turner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               37   3  15   3     0   6             Totals               35   1   6   1     0  10

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 18,696
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Padres 7
DP: Pirates 0, Padres 1
Errors: Taveras, Garner
Doubles: Taveras (14), Ott (9), Kison (3), Hendrick (19)
Home Runs: Parker (18), Kingman (20)
Stolen Bases: Kison (1)
Caught Stealing: Parker 2 (16), Taveras (15)
GIDP: Garner (10)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(7-6)            7     5   1   1   0   7   1  27   4.67
Gossage SV(18)          2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8   1.96
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0  10   1  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko L(6-9)         6    10   3   3   0   3   1  24   4.16
Tomlin                  2     3   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.33
Spillner                1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.59
Totals                  9    15   3   3   0   6   1  37

Passed Balls: Tenace (12)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras doubled to left [Taveras out at third (left
to third)]; Garner flied out to right; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Tenace flied out to center;
Ivie singled to center; Hendrick doubled to left [Ivie to
third]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson popped to first; Oliver struck out;
Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kingman struck out; Almon struck out; Champion
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott doubled to right; Moreno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tenace allowed a passed ball [Ott to
third]; Kison singled to center [Ott scored]; Taveras singled to
center [Kison to second]; Garner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Taveras out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Owchinko grounded out (third to first); Richards
grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to center; Robinson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Parker was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Oliver singled
to shortstop; Gonzalez singled to left [Oliver to second]; Ott
forced Oliver (third unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie flied out to left; Hendrick grounded out (third
to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno struck out; Kison doubled to left; Kison
stole third; Taveras singled to center [Kison scored]; Taveras
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first);
Garner flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Kingman struck out; Almon grounded out (shortstop to
first); Champion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Padres 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker homered; Robinson struck out; Oliver made an
out to shortstop; Gonzalez flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: SCANLON BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Scanlon reached on an
error by Taveras [Scanlon to first]; Richards lined to
shortstop; Tenace struck out; Ivie grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PIRATES 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED SCANLON (PITCHING); Ott grounded
out (first to pitcher); Moreno struck out; Kison singled to
right; Taveras singled to right [Kison to second]; Garner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
3, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield
flied out to left; Kingman homered; Almon struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker singled to left; Robinson was called out on
strikes; Parker was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Oliver grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Rettenmund singled
to right; TURNER BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Turner singled to right
[Rettenmund to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING);
Richards struck out; Tenace popped to first in foul territory;
Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PIRATES 9TH: SPILLNER REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); ASHFORD
REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING 2B); Gonzalez flied out to center;
Ott struck out (catcher to first); Moreno singled to center;
Gossage singled to right [Moreno to third]; Taveras lined to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Hendrick singled to right; Winfield reached on an
error by Garner [Hendrick to second, Winfield to first]; Kingman
struck out; Almon flied out to right; Ashford struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 1.



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