With the infield drawn in, Gene Richards singled up the middle and drove in two runs to give the Padres a 6-4 victory over the Pirates. The Padres tied the score at 4-4 in the seventh inning on a double by Bill Almon and single by Dave Winfield.

George Hendrick opened the eighth with a scratch single and Chuck Baker beat out a bunt. After Bob Davis sacrificed, Oscar Gamble drew an intentional pass to fillthe  sacks, setting up the situation for Richards' game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Friday, May       12, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Pirates      3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
Padres       1  0  0    0  2  0    1  2  x  -   6 11  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   3   1     0   0   .275      Richards lf,1b        4   2   3   3     1   0   .267
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .197      Smith ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .291
Moreno cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Almon 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .324
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Winfield rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .282
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .290      Thomas 2b,lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Sanguillen 1b         2   0   1   1     0   1   .296      Hendrick cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .202
  Milner ph,1b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .148      Tenace 1b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .194
Brye lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Baker ph,2b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .375
Garner 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .224      Davis c               3   1   2   0     0   0   .194
Dyer c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Owchinko p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Ashford ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
  Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gamble ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .239
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   4     0   5             Totals               30   6  11   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 20,240
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Padres 7
DP: Pirates 1, Padres 1
Doubles: Moreno 2 (5), Stennett (4), Garner (3), Milner (2), Dyer (4), Davis (1), Almon (7)
Triples: Richards (3)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (10), Richards (10), Hendrick (1)
Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (1), Richards 2 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Davis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (2)
GIDP: Rooker (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  5.2   6   3   3   4   3   0  26   4.97
Tekulve L(2-2)          1.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   9   1.86
Jackson                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.00
Totals                  8    11   6   6   5   3   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko                5     8   4   4   0   2   0  21   3.02
D'Acquisto              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.08
Lee W(1-1)              2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.84
Fingers SV(7)           1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.54
Totals                  9    12   4   4   0   5   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to second; Moreno doubled to left
[Taveras scored]; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno
to third]; Stennett doubled to left [Moreno scored]; Sanguillen
singled to right [Stennett scored]; Sanguillen was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith
grounded out (second to first) [Richards to third]; Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Richards scored]; Winfield
walked; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Garner singled to second; Dyer flied out to center;
Rooker grounded into a double play (second to first) [Garner out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Tenace
struck out; Davis singled to right; Owchinko struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras popped to second; Moreno flied out to left;
Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Richards singled to right; On a bunt Smith singled
[Richards to second]; Almon struck out while Richards was caught
stealing third (catcher to third) [Smith stayed at first];
Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Padres 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
struck out; Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick
flied out to right; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner doubled to left; Dyer grounded out (first
unassisted) [Garner to third]; Rooker grounded out (shortstop to
first); Taveras singled to right [Garner scored]; Moreno doubled
to center [Taveras to third]; Parker struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Davis doubled to right; ASHFORD BATTED FOR OWCHINKO;
Ashford flied out to left; Richards tripled to right [Davis
scored]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Richards scored];
Almon singled to shortstop; Winfield flied out to left; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 3.

PIRATES 6TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); MILNER BATTED FOR SANGUILLEN;
Milner grounded out (second to first); Brye flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Thomas flied out
to right; Hendrick walked; Hendrick stole second; Tenace walked;
Davis flied out to right; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO;
TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); TURNER BATTED FOR REYNOLDS;
Turner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Padres 3.

PIRATES 7TH: LEE REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Garner was called
out on strikes; Dyer singled to right; Tekulve grounded out
(second to first) [Dyer to second]; Taveras singled to second
[Dyer to third]; Taveras stole second; Moreno lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: On a bunt Richards made an out to first; Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); Almon doubled to left; Winfield
singled to center [Almon scored]; Thomas lined to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Stennett
flied out to right; Milner doubled to right; Brye lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: Hendrick singled to third; BAKER BATTED FOR TENACE;
On a bunt Baker singled [Hendrick to second]; Davis out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hendrick to third, Baker to
second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR LEE; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE
(PITCHING); Gamble was walked intentionally; Richards singled to
center [Hendrick scored, Baker scored, Gamble out at third
(center to third), Richards to second (on throw to 3b)];
Richards was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 6.

PIRATES 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); BAKER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Garner grounded out
(first unassisted); Dyer doubled to right; OTT BATTED FOR
JACKSON; Ott struck out; STARGELL BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Stargell
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Padres 6.