The Pirates picked up their fourth game on the Phillies in four days by slamming the Padres, 10-1, to pull within 3½ lengths of the pace-setters in the East Division flag race. The Padres committed six errors, three by shortstop Bill Almon. However, the Pirates didn't need any help. Fernando Gonzalez put the game away with a homer after singles by Ken Macha and Al Oliver in the third inning. The Padres' lone run off Jim Rooker scored in the fourth when Mike Ivie doubled and George Hendrick singled. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 10, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    28, 1977 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Pirates      2  0  3    0  2  0    0  0  3  -  10 12  1
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  6


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Rettenmund lf         5   0   0   0     0   1   .304
  Mendoza ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Almon ss              5   0   1   0     0   2   .261
Garner 2b             5   2   1   0     0   0   .247      Ivie 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Parker rf             4   3   3   0     1   0   .345      Hendrick cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .302
Macha 1b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .240      Winfield rf           2   0   1   0     2   0   .287
Oliver cf,lf          5   2   3   2     0   0   .300      Kingman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Gonzalez lf,3b        4   1   2   3     1   0   .288      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Berra 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Roberts c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .191
  Moreno cf           2   1   1   1     0   0   .237      Shirley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .089
Dyer c                4   0   0   1     1   1   .244        Ashford ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Rooker p              5   0   1   0     0   3   .214        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
                                                            Wehrmeister p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Tenace ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .230
                                                            Sawyer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Champion ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .227

Totals               42  10  12   7     4   6             Totals               34   1   7   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 10,371
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Padres 10
DP: Pirates 0, Padres 0
Errors: Moreno, Almon 3, Hendrick, Kingman, Sutherland
Doubles: Oliver 2 (26), Moreno (17), Rooker (1), Ivie (26), Kingman (16)
Home Runs: Gonzalez (4)
Stolen Bases: Garner (21)
Caught Stealing: Garner (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(11-8)          9     7   1   1   4   5   0  38   3.28
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   5   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(8-16)         3     6   5   4   1   1   1  16   4.08
Griffin                 2     1   2   0   3   3   0  11   4.49
Wehrmeister             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.90
Sawyer                  2     4   3   2   0   1   0  11   5.62
Totals                  9    12  10   6   4   6   1  46

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Garner singled to
center; Parker singled to center [Garner scored (error by
Hendrick) (no RBI), Parker to second]; Macha walked; Oliver
reached on an error by Kingman [Parker scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Macha out at third (right to third), Oliver to second];
Gonzalez singled to shortstop [Oliver stayed at second]; Berra
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Almon struck
out; Ivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Padres 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Rooker
grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Winfield walked
[Hendrick to second]; Kingman struck out; Sutherland lined to
right; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Padres 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner reached on an error by Almon [Garner to
first]; Parker made an out to shortstop; Garner was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Macha singled to center;
Oliver singled to right [Macha to third]; Gonzalez homered
[Macha scored, Oliver scored]; Berra struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: ASHFORD BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Ashford flied out to
right; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 0.

PIRATES 4TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Dyer flied out
to center; Rooker struck out; Taveras popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie doubled to center; Hendrick singled to left
[Ivie scored]; Winfield walked [Hendrick to second]; Kingman
flied out to right; Sutherland struck out; Roberts forced
Hendrick (shortstop to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Padres 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner reached on an error by Almon [Garner to
first]; Garner stole second; Parker walked; Macha struck out;
Oliver doubled to right [Garner scored (unearned), Parker to
third]; Gonzalez was walked intentionally; Berra flied out to
right; Dyer walked [Parker scored (unearned), Oliver to third,
Gonzalez to second]; Rooker struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 7, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: MORENO REPLACED BERRA (PLAYING CF); GONZALEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
SCANLON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Scanlon flied out to center;
Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Almon
singled to right; Ivie flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 7, Padres 1.

PIRATES 6TH: WEHRMEISTER REPLACED SCANLON (PITCHING); Taveras
grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (third to
first); Parker singled to left; Macha reached on an error by
Almon [Parker to third, Macha to first]; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: MENDOZA REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Hendrick made
an out to second; Winfield flied out to right; Kingman doubled
to left; Sutherland flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 7, Padres 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Moreno grounded out
(second to first); Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 7, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Roberts flied out to left; TENACE BATTED FOR
WEHRMEISTER; Tenace walked; Rettenmund flied out to left; Almon
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Padres 1.

PIRATES 8TH: SAWYER REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Rooker was
called out on strikes; Mendoza grounded out (third to first);
Garner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Padres
1.

PADRES 8TH: Ivie flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Winfield singled to center [Winfield to
second (error by Moreno)]; Kingman made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Padres 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker singled to left; Macha grounded out (third
to first) [Parker to second]; Oliver doubled to center [Parker
scored]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver to
third]; Moreno doubled to right [Oliver scored]; Dyer reached on
an error by Sutherland [Moreno scored (unearned) (no RBI), Dyer
to first]; Rooker doubled to center [Dyer to third]; Mendoza
grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 10, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Roberts
walked; CHAMPION BATTED FOR SAWYER; Champion singled to third
[Roberts to second]; Rettenmund flied out to center; Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 10, Padres 1.