A homer by Dusty Baker climaxed a five-run outburst in the first inning that sent the Dodgers on their way to a 7-2 victory over the Pirates. Bill Russell singled, Reggie Smith doubled and Steve Garvey hit a sacrifice fly for the Dodgers' first run. Smith took third on a wild pitch by Bert Blyleven and crossed the plate on a single by Rick Monday before Baker bashed his homer. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Friday, May       5, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      5  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   7 13  0
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .312      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Russell ss            5   2   3   0     0   1   .272      Moreno cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .274
Smith rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .319      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Burke cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .364      Milner lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .125
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .297      Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .217
Monday cf,rf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .378      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Baker lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .319      Ott c                 4   1   1   1     0   0   .246
Lacy 3b               3   1   2   0     0   0   .333      Garner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Grote c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .385        Reuss p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  13   6     1   3             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  7,580
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Pirates 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Parker
Doubles: Smith (9), Lopes (6), Taveras (3)
Home Runs: Baker (2), Ott (2)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (11), Moreno 2 (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (2), Smith (4)
GIDP: Reuss (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lacy (1,by McEnaney)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(2-3)           9     7   2   2   2   4   1  35   2.94
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   1  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(1-3)         1     7   6   6   0   0   1  10   5.06
Reuss                   4     2   0   0   0   2   0  13   4.91
Kison                   2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.57
McEnaney                2     2   1   0   0   1   0   8   5.40
Totals                  9    13   7   6   1   3   1  40

Hit by Pitch: McEnaney (1)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Pryor


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Russell singled to
center; Smith doubled to right [Russell to third]; Garvey hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Russell scored]; Blyleven threw a wild
pitch [Smith to third]; Monday singled to center [Smith scored];
Baker homered [Monday scored]; Lacy singled to left; Blyleven
threw a wild pitch [Lacy to second]; Grote singled to center
[Lacy scored]; Hooton flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to second; Moreno walked; Moreno
stole second; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to
third]; Milner singled to right [Moreno scored]; Stargell walked
[Milner to second]; Stennett forced Stargell (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Lopes doubled to left; REUSS REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); Lopes stole third; Russell was called out on
strikes; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored];
Garvey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott made an out to shortstop; Garner singled to
left; Reuss grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Pirates 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Monday struck out; Baker grounded out (pitcher to
first); Lacy lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno
singled to right; Moreno stole second; Parker grounded out
(second to first) [Moreno to third]; Milner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Grote singled to center; Hooton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Grote to second]; Lopes flied out to
center; Russell singled to center [Grote to third, Russell out
at second (center to first to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell singled to right; Stennett popped to
center; Ott forced Stargell (second to shortstop); Garner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: BRYE BATTED FOR REUSS; Brye grounded out (second to
first); Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 6TH: KISON REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Baker singled to
right; Lacy singled to right [Baker out at third (right to
third)]; Grote walked [Lacy to second]; Hooton reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Lacy to third, Grote to
second]; Lopes forced Lacy (third to catcher) [Grote to third,
Hooton to second]; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Milner
struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith flied out to left; Garvey popped to first;
Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ott homered; Garner popped to first in foul territory;
SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR KISON; Sanguillen grounded out (second to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Baker
popped to second; Lacy was hit by a pitch; Grote popped to
second; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 3B); Taveras
doubled to left; Moreno grounded out (catcher unassisted)
[Taveras stayed at second]; Parker was called out on strikes;
Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell
singled to center; Burke singled to right [Russell scored (error
by Parker) (unearned) (no RBI), Burke out at third (catcher to
left)]; Glenn Burke rounded 2B too far; Garvey grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to left; Stennett singled to
right; Ott flied out to left; Garner popped to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Pirates 2.