Taking advantage of Pirate defensive lapses, the Padres broke a 5-5 tie with a two-run seventh inning and made the Bucs walk the plank to the tune of 7-5. Gene Richards led off the seventh with a walk, stole second, moved to third on Ozzie Smith's sacrifice bunt and scored when pitcher Jim Bibby overthrew third. Smith made it to second on Bibby's error, took third on a groundout and scored when the Pirates failed to tag him out on a fielder's choice grounder.

The Pirates took a 5-1 lead in the third with a three-run homer by Dave Parker being the key blow, But the Padres railed for four in the sixth on a homer by Oscar Gamble, RBI double by Bill Almon and homer by Jerry Turner, whose smash came on Bibby's first pitch after the reliever entered the game. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       3, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Padres       0  1  0    0  0  4    2  0  0  -   7  8  3
Pirates      1  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Taveras ss            4   2   1   0     0   1   .213
Smith ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .297        Milner ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .100
Gamble rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .269        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Hendrick rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .271
Winfield cf           4   1   0   1     1   0   .289      Parker rf             5   1   2   4     0   2   .349
Tenace 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .205      B. Robinson lf        5   0   0   0     0   2   .247
Sweet c               2   1   0   1     1   0   .152      Stennett 2b           4   1   2   0     1   1   .290
Almon 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .329      Sanguillen 1b,c       5   0   2   0     0   0   .273
Champion 2b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Garner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .197
  Turner ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .207      Dyer c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .188
  Baker 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .357        Ott ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Shirley p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Robinson p         2   0   2   0     0   0   .231
  Thomas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Bibby p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  D'Acquisto p        2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stargell ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .209

Totals               33   7   8   6     5   3             Totals               37   5  11   5     5   9

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance:  5,052
Left on Base: Padres 7, Pirates 10
DP: Padres 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Tenace 2, Champion, Taveras, Bibby
Doubles: Tenace (4), Almon (5), Stennett (3)
Home Runs: Gamble (2), Turner (2), Parker (6)
Stolen Bases: Richards (8), Taveras (5)
Caught Stealing: Winfield (1), Garner (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Sweet (1)
GIDP: Winfield (4), B. Robinson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (2,by Tekulve)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley                 2.1   6   5   4   0   0   1  12   6.45
Spillner                1.2   4   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.92
D'Acquisto W(1-0)       3.1   1   0   0   5   5   0  16   0.00
Fingers SV(5)           1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.15
Totals                  9    11   5   4   5   9   1  42

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             5.2   5   4   4   4   1   1  25   2.84
Bibby L(3-2)            0.2   1   3   2   1   1   1   5   4.22
Tekulve                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.55
Kison                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9     8   7   6   5   3   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Tekulve (1)

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


PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Smith singled to left;
Smith was picked off first (pitcher to first); Gamble grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second
[Taveras to third (error by Tenace)]; Moreno popped to third in
foul territory; Parker singled to center [Taveras scored]; B.
Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Parker out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Pirates 1.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Tenace doubled to left [Winfield to
third]; Sweet hit a sacrifice fly to center [Winfield scored];
Almon was called out on strikes; Champion walked; Shirley walked
[Tenace to third, Champion to second]; Richards popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett doubled to center; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first) [Stennett to third]; Garner singled to center
[Stennett scored]; Garner was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Dyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 2.

PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (third to first); Gamble grounded
out (shortstop to first); Winfield lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson singled to right; Tenace dropped a foul
fly hit by Taveras for an error; Taveras forced D. Robinson
(pitcher to shortstop); Moreno reached on an error by Champion
[Taveras to third, Moreno to second (on throw)]; Parker homered
[Taveras scored, Moreno scored (unearned)]; SPILLNER REPLACED
SHIRLEY (PITCHING); B. Robinson struck out; Stennett singled to
left; Sanguillen singled to third [Stennett to second]; Garner
forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 5.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied out to right; Sweet flied out to
center; Almon singled to second; Champion grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Dyer struck out; D. Robinson singled to second;
Taveras struck out; Moreno singled to third [D. Robinson to
second]; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Pirates 5.

PADRES 5TH: THOMAS BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Richards grounded out (first unassisted);
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); B. Robinson
popped to third in foul territory; Stennett struck out;
Sanguillen singled to center; Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 5.

PADRES 6TH: Gamble homered; Winfield grounded out (second to
first); Tenace lined to left; Sweet walked; Almon doubled to
left [Sweet scored]; BIBBY REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING);
TURNER BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Turner homered [Almon scored];
D'Acquisto struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates
5.

PIRATES 6TH: BAKER REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 2B); Dyer walked;
Bibby forced Dyer (pitcher to shortstop); Taveras grounded out
(third to first) [Bibby to second]; Moreno walked; Parker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates 5.

PADRES 7TH: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Richards
scored (error by Bibby) (unearned) (no RBI), Smith to second];
Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first) [Smith to third]; TEKULVE
REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Winfield reached on a fielder's
choice [Smith scored]; Tenace was hit by a pitch [Winfield to
second]; Winfield was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Tenace to second]; Sweet lined to second; 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson struck out; Stennett walked; Sanguillen
popped to second; Garner forced Stennett (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 5.

PADRES 8TH: Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker singled
to center; D'Acquisto forced Baker (catcher to second); Richards
reached on an error by Taveras [D'Acquisto to third, Richards to
second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: OTT BATTED FOR DYER; Ott walked; STARGELL BATTED
FOR TEKULVE; Stargell struck out; MILNER BATTED FOR TAVERAS;
Milner walked [Ott to second]; FINGERS REPLACED D'ACQUISTO
(PITCHING); Moreno lined to shortstop; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 5.

PADRES 9TH: STARGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KISON REPLACED
OTT (PITCHING); SANGUILLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
MENDOZA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING SS); Gamble singled to right;
Winfield grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Gamble out at second]; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: HENDRICK REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); B. Robinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Pirates 5.