Chipping away at Tommy John for nine hits and six runs in six innings, the Pirates handed the Dodger hurler his first setback of the season, 6-4. Bill Robinson singled in Omar Moreno for a run in the first inning and the Pirates added two more in the second when Jim Rooker singled in Phil Garner after the latter's double had plated Rennie Stennett.

Garner's fielder's choice grounder accounted for a run in the third and Dave Parker had a two-run single in the sixth. The Dodgers scored a run in the seventh on four walks and added three more in the ninth on Bill Russell's RBI single and two-run homer by Reggie Smith. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       7, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   4  6  1
Pirates      1  2  1    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   6  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .307      Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Russell ss            4   1   2   2     1   0   .270        Mendoza ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Smith rf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .316      Moreno cf             3   2   0   0     2   3   .256
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     1   1   .312      Parker rf             4   0   1   2     0   3   .337
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .275      B. Robinson lf        3   1   2   1     1   0   .262
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .208
Monday cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .382      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .203      Garner 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .193
  Davalillo ph        1   1   0   0     0   0   .200      Dyer c                4   1   1   0     0   1   .200
John p                1   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Rooker p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .100
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bibby p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacy ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .385

Totals               32   4   6   4     8   6             Totals               35   6   9   6     3  10

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 18,208
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Pirates 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Russell, Garner
Doubles: Smith (10), Russell (5), Garner (2)
Home Runs: Smith (5)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (16), B. Robinson 2 (6), Garner (3), Rooker (1), Taveras 2 (7)
GIDP: Russell (6), Lopes (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(4-1)             6     9   6   5   3   8   0  32   2.89
Garman                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.27
Totals                  8     9   6   5   3  10   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(2-1)           6     4   1   1   5   3   0  26   5.01
Bibby                   2.2   2   3   0   3   3   1  13   3.38
Tekulve SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.52
Totals                  9     6   4   1   8   6   1  40

Wild Pitches: Rooker (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell flied out to center;
Smith walked; Cey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno
walked; Moreno stole second; Parker struck out; B. Robinson
singled to left [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson stole second;
Stargell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Baker
grounded out (third to first); Monday singled to left; Yeager
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to second; Garner doubled to left
[Stennett scored]; Garner stole third; Dyer grounded out (third
to first); Rooker singled to right [Garner scored]; Rooker stole
second; Taveras singled to left [Rooker to third, Taveras to
second (on throw to home)]; Moreno struck out; Parker struck
out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 3RD: John grounded out (third to first); Lopes singled
to left; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: B. Robinson singled to shortstop; B. Robinson stole
second; Stargell struck out; Stennett reached on an error by
Russell [B. Robinson to third, Stennett to first]; Garner
reached on a fielder's choice [B. Robinson scored (unearned),
Stennett to second]; Dyer grounded out (third to first)
[Stennett to third, Garner to second]; Rooker struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith doubled to right; Cey flied out to right;
Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates
4.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras stole second;
Taveras stole third; Moreno struck out; Parker struck out; B.
Robinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Monday popped to third in foul territory; Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); John walked; Lopes flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell lined to first; Stennett grounded out
(pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell doubled to left; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cey walked; Rooker threw a wild pitch
[Russell to third, Cey to second]; Garvey struck out; Baker
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Dyer singled to right; Rooker grounded out (first
to second) [Dyer to second]; Taveras grounded out (second to
first) [Dyer to third]; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second;
Parker singled to right [Dyer scored, Moreno scored]; B.
Robinson walked [Parker to second]; Stargell grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Monday walked; Yeager walked [Monday to second];
MOTA BATTED FOR JOHN; BIBBY REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Mota
forced Yeager (shortstop unassisted) [Monday to third]; Lopes
walked [Mota to second]; Russell walked [Monday scored, Mota to
third, Lopes to second]; Smith popped to second; Cey popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Stennett flied out
to center; Garner popped to first in foul territory; Dyer struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 6.

DODGERS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Garvey
struck out; Baker struck out; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Bibby grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
flied to left in foul territory; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 6.

DODGERS 9TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo reached on
an error by Garner [Davalillo to first]; LACY BATTED FOR GARMAN;
Lacy walked [Davalillo to second]; Lopes grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Davalillo to third, Lacy out at second];
Russell singled to center [Davalillo scored (unearned)]; Smith
homered (unearned) [Russell scored (unearned)]; TEKULVE REPLACED
BIBBY (PITCHING); Cey flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 6.