The Pirates got six runs in their last two turns at bat to overcome the Padres, 7-4. With the score tied, 4-4, in the eighth inning, Rennie Stennett singled and advanced to second when Ed Ott walked. Phil Garner then singled to score Stennett and Jim Bibby, in his first at-bat of the season, singled to score Ott. Garner tallied on Mario Mendoza's forceout.

The Pirates rallied for three runs in the seventh on RBI singles by pinch-hitter Willie Stargell and Omar Moreno and an error by Padres' shortstop Ozzie Smith. The Padres got two of their runs on homers by Dave Winfield and the others on RBI hits by Bill Almon and Mike Champion. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Monday, May 1, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  4  1
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    3  3  x  -   7  8  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   1   1   0     0   2   .292      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Almon 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .324        Stargell ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .214
Gamble lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .258        Mendoza pr,ss       1   1   0   1     0   0   .182
  Richards pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Moreno cf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .286
Winfield rf           2   1   1   2     0   0   .304      Parker rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .338
  Thomas rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      B. Robinson lf        4   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Tenace 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .189      Stennett 2b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .281
Champion 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Ott c                 3   2   2   1     1   0   .246
Davis c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Garner 3b             2   2   1   1     2   0   .190
  Sweet ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .273        Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reuss p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .179        Bibby p             1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000

Totals               29   4   4   4     5   6             Totals               32   7   8   6     5   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  2,786
Left on Base: Padres 5, Pirates 6
DP: Padres 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Smith, Garner
Doubles: Smith (2), Stennett (2)
Triples: Champion (1)
Home Runs: Winfield (6)
Stolen Bases: Garner (2)
Caught Stealing: Mendoza (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (3)
Hit by Pitch: Winfield (1,by Reuss)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   6.2   4   4   3   4   4   0  28   2.37
Fingers L(1-4)          0.2   3   3   3   1   1   0   7   4.60
Lee                     0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.25
Totals                  8     8   7   6   5   5   0  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  5     3   3   3   3   2   1  21   6.23
Reuss                   2     1   1   1   1   2   0   8   6.28
Bibby W(3-1)            2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.70
Totals                  9     4   4   4   5   6   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Reuss (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg


PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon
walked; Gamble lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Almon out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
struck out; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield lined to pitcher; Hendrick made an out to
shortstop; Tenace walked; Champion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milner flied out to right; Stennett doubled to center; Ott
singled to left [Stennett scored]; Garner walked [Ott to
second]; Rooker flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Pirates 1.

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

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras struck out; Moreno walked; Parker grounded
out (second to first) [Moreno to second]; B. Robinson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 4TH: Almon was called out on strikes; Gamble walked;
Winfield homered [Gamble scored]; Hendrick reached on an error
by Garner [Hendrick to first]; Tenace grounded out (third to
first) [Hendrick to second]; Champion flied out to center; 2 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett
flied out to right; Ott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 1.

PADRES 5TH: Davis flied out to center; Perry grounded out (third
to first); Smith doubled to right; Almon singled to left [Smith
scored, Almon to second (on throw to home)]; Gamble flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); BRYE BATTED
FOR ROOKER; Brye struck out; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Pirates 1.

PADRES 6TH: REUSS REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Winfield was hit by
a pitch; Hendrick hit into a double play (right to first)
[Winfield out at second]; Tenace walked; Champion tripled to
center [Tenace scored]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: THOMAS REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING RF); Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Parker walked; B. Robinson made
an out to second; Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 1.

PADRES 7TH: Perry struck out; Smith struck out; Almon grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to right; Ott singled to right;
Garner walked [Ott to second]; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR REUSS;
Sanguillen popped to shortstop; STARGELL BATTED FOR TAVERAS;
Stargell singled to center [Ott scored, Garner to third];
MENDOZA RAN FOR STARGELL; FINGERS REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING);
Moreno singled to center [Garner scored, Mendoza to third];
Parker reached on an error by Smith [Mendoza scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Moreno to second, Parker to first]; B. Robinson struck
out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 4.

PADRES 8TH: MENDOZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BIBBY REPLACED
SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Gamble walked; RICHARDS RAN FOR GAMBLE;
Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Richards to
second]; Hendrick popped to second; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: RICHARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Milner flied
out to right; Stennett singled to center; Ott walked [Stennett
to second]; Garner singled to center [Stennett scored, Ott to
third]; LEE REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Garner stole second;
Bibby singled to right [Ott scored, Garner to third]; Mendoza
forced Bibby (shortstop to second) [Garner scored]; Mendoza was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 7.

PADRES 9TH: Champion lined to second; SWEET BATTED FOR DAVIS;
Sweet struck out; TURNER BATTED FOR LEE; Turner struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Pirates 7.

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