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Wednesday May 17, 1978
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Tommy John doubled home two runs in his own behalf to highlight a five-run, fourth-inning outburst and Davey Lopes and Ron Cey added two-run homers in leading the Dodgers to a 10-1 rout of the Pirates. John and Steve Yeager each drove in a pair of runs in the fourth frame when the Dodgers sent 10 men to the plate.

Lopes hit a two-run homer in the third and Cey added a two-run shot in the seventh. Lee Lacy also homered for the Dodgers in the eighth as a pinch-hitter for Lopes. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 17, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2
Dodgers      0  0  2    5  0  0    2  1  x  -  10 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .315
Moreno cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .243        Lacy ph,2b          1   1   1   1     0   0   .297
Parker rf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .303      Russell ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .281
Stennett 2b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .306        Martinez ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith rf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .341
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Cey 3b                3   2   1   2     1   1   .291
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .217      Garvey 1b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .241
Brye lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Baker lf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .324
Garner 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .233        Davalillo pr,lf     1   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      North cf              1   1   0   1     3   0   .208
Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Yeager c              4   2   2   2     0   0   .237
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      John p                2   0   1   2     0   0   .222
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mendoza 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               29   1   4   1     3   7             Totals               30  10  11  10     7   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 33,097
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Dodgers 5
DP: Pirates 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Taveras, Moreno, John
Doubles: John (1)
Home Runs: Lopes (4), Cey (3), Lacy (3)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (7), Davalillo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: John 2 (6)
GIDP: Brye (1), Smith (2), Garvey (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(2-2)           3.1   4   6   6   4   1   1  16   6.12
Bibby                   0.2   2   1   0   1   1   0   5   2.76
Kison                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.86
McEnaney                2     4   3   3   1   0   2  11   7.94
Totals                  8    11  10   9   7   2   3  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(6-1)             9     4   1   1   3   7   0  32   2.54
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   7   0  32

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras reached on an error by John [Taveras to
first]; Taveras was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Moreno walked; Parker singled
to right [Moreno to third]; Stennett grounded out (second to
first) [Moreno scored, Parker to second]; Stargell grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell walked [Lopes to second];
Lopes was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Smith
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Russell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Brye grounded out (third to first); Garner walked;
Dyer singled to shortstop [Garner to second]; Garner was picked
off second (catcher to second); Rooker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first); Baker lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno
grounded out (first unassisted); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
singled to left; John out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes homered [Yeager scored];
Russell flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stargell singled to right; Brye grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith singled to left; Cey walked [Smith to
second]; Garvey forced Smith (third unassisted) [Cey to second];
Baker singled to center [Cey to third, Garvey to second]; North
walked [Cey scored, Garvey to third, Baker to second]; BIBBY
REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Yeager singled to center [Garvey
scored, Baker scored, North to third (error by Moreno), Yeager
to second]; John doubled to left [North scored, Yeager scored
(unearned)]; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell
walked; Smith struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Dodgers 7.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR BIBBY;
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 5TH: KISON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Cey reached
on an error by Taveras [Cey to first]; Garvey grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cey out at second];
Baker singled to pitcher; DAVALILLO RAN FOR BAKER; Davalillo was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.

PIRATES 6TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Taveras
singled to shortstop; Moreno flied out to right; Parker struck
out; Stennett forced Taveras (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 6TH: North walked; Yeager flied out to left; John out on
a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [North to second]; Lopes
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell struck out; Brye grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 7TH: MCENANEY REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); MENDOZA
REPLACED KISON (PLAYING 2B); Russell flied out to left; Smith
singled to center; Cey homered [Smith scored]; Garvey grounded
out (third to first); Davalillo singled to left; North walked
[Davalillo to second]; Yeager forced North (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 9.

PIRATES 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Dyer
grounded out (third to first); Mendoza lined to shortstop;
Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 8TH: John grounded out (third to first); LACY BATTED FOR
LOPES; Lacy homered; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Dodgers 10.

PIRATES 9TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Moreno struck
out; Parker walked; FREGOSI BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Fregosi struck
out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 10.



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