The Pirates swept a twin bill from the Padres, winning the first game, 3-2 in 10 innings, and taking the second contest, 10-6, with a five-run rally in the seventh inning. The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the 10th in the opener when the Bucs began their winning rally with a leadoff double by Ed Ott. Mario Mendoza drew an intentional walk and a sacrifice by Frank Taveras moved the runners to second and third. Dave Parker, who just came off the 15-day-disabled list and was wearing a hockey goalie's mask to protect his cracked left cheekbone, was intentionally walked to load the bases. John Milner then smashed a hit down the right field line to win the game.

The Padres led, 6-5, going into the bottom of the seventh inning of the nightcap when Omar Moreno began the Pirates' comeback with a base on balls. Padre starter Bob Shirley was relieved by Dennis Kinney, who yielded a triple to Parker to tie the score. Mark Lee replaced Kinney and got Bill Robinson on a pop fly, intentionally walked Willie Stargell and retired Phil Garner on short fly. Ott then smashed a two-base hit to score the tie-breaking tally and Ken Macha followed with a two-run single. Macha advanced to second on a fielding error by Don Reynolds and scored on a single by winning pitcher Grant Jackson. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Padres       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  5  1
Pirates      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  9  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .258      Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
Perkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .221
Turner lf,rf          4   0   0   1     0   1   .256        Parker ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Winfield cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .296      Milner lf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .320
Gamble rf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .280      B. Robinson rf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .251
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Stargell 1b           4   1   2   2     0   2   .289
Gonzalez 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Baker 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Sweet c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Garner 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .244
  Tenace ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Ashford 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Ott ph              1   1   1   0     0   0   .248
  Richards ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Bibby p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .105
  Almon 3b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Owchinko p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .179        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Mendoza 2b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .275

Totals               33   2   5   1     2   7             Totals               32   3   9   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:43
Left on Base: Padres 4, Pirates 8
DP: Padres 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Baker, Moreno, Bibby
Doubles: Winfield (14), Almon (17), B. Robinson (17), Taveras (19), Stargell (11), Ott (7)
Home Runs: Stargell (14)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (12), Garner (14)
Caught Stealing: Garner (8), Taveras (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez (5), Stennett (1), Moreno (8), Taveras (5)
GIDP: Richards (5)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko                9     7   2   2   2   7   1  34   3.19
Fingers L(4-9)          0.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   5   3.30
Totals                  9.1   9   3   3   4   7   1  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   7     4   2   0   2   5   0  26   3.17
Hamilton                2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   9   4.61
Whitson W(3-3)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.08
Totals                 10     5   2   0   2   7   0  36

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


PADRES 1ST: Smith singled to left; Smith was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Bibby [Smith to third]; Perkins
struck out; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smith
scored (unearned)]; Winfield struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
flied out to center; Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gamble struck out; On a bunt Gonzalez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sweet flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson doubled to left; Stargell homered [B.
Robinson scored]; Stennett flied out to right; Garner walked;
Garner stole second; Garner was caught stealing third (catcher
to third); Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 2.

PADRES 3RD: Ashford flied out to right; Owchinko struck out;
Smith popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 3RD: Bibby grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
made an out to shortstop; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 2.

PADRES 4TH: Perkins flied out to left; Turner struck out;
Winfield singled to center; Winfield stole second; Gamble
singled to second [Winfield to third]; Gonzalez reached on an
error by Moreno [Winfield scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gamble out
at home (center to shortstop to catcher), Gonzalez to third]; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: On a bunt Milner singled to pitcher; B. Robinson
singled to shortstop [Milner to second]; Stargell struck out;
Stennett struck out; Garner made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PADRES 5TH: Sweet popped to first in foul territory; Ashford
flied out to center; Owchinko grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer grounded out (second to first); Bibby struck
out; Taveras doubled to center; Taveras was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Pirates 2.

PADRES 6TH: Smith flied out to center; Perkins grounded out
(second to first); Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno struck out; Milner flied out to center; B.
Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Pirates 2.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield doubled to left; Gamble walked; Gonzalez
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Winfield to third,
Gamble to second]; Sweet was walked intentionally; RICHARDS
BATTED FOR ASHFORD; Richards grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Sweet out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: ALMON REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING 3B); Stargell
doubled to right; Fernando Gonzalez hurt on Stargell
double; BAKER REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING 2B); Stennett out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stargell to third];
Garner was walked intentionally; Dyer struck out; SANGUILLEN
BATTED FOR BIBBY; Sanguillen forced Garner (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PADRES 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Owchinko
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (second to
first); Perkins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: On a bunt Taveras singled to second [Taveras to
second (error by Baker)]; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Taveras to third]; Milner grounded out
(catcher to first); B. Robinson reached on a fielder's choice
[Taveras out at home (third to catcher to third), B. Robinson to
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PADRES 9TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Winfield
flied out to left; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell struck out; Stennett lined to second;
Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Pirates 2.

PADRES 10TH: Baker popped to shortstop; TENACE BATTED FOR SWEET;
Tenace struck out; Almon doubled to left; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR
OWCHINKO; WHITSON REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED
HAMILTON (PLAYING 2B); Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 10TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FINGERS
REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); OTT BATTED FOR DYER;
Ott doubled to left; Mendoza was walked intentionally; Taveras
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ott to third, Mendoza
to second]; PARKER BATTED FOR MORENO; Parker was walked
intentionally; Milner singled to right [Ott scored, Mendoza to
third, Parker to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2,
Pirates 3.