A throwing error by L. A. reliever Terry Forster permitted the winning run to score as the Pirates outlasted the Dodgers, 7-6, in 10 innings. Ed Ott led off the Buc 10th by beating out an infield hit but was forced at second by Phil Garner on an attempted sacrifice.

With the infield drawn in expecting a bunt, Bruce Kison singled past third baseman Lee Lacy, sending Garner to third. Frank Taveras then hit a chopper back to Forster but the pitcher threw wildly past first base to allow the winning run to cross the plate. After a see-saw early struggle, the Dodgers had tied the contest in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Reggie Smith. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Game Played on Thursday, July      20, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      3  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  -   6 10  3
Pirates      0  1  0    5  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   7  9  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .292      Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .282
North cf              4   2   2   0     1   1   .268      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .223
Smith rf              4   1   1   3     0   0   .297      Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .313
Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     2   0   .257      B. Robinson lf        4   1   1   1     0   1   .252
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Stargell 1b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .295
Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     1   1   .297      Stennett 2b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Baker lf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .281        Mendoza 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Ferguson c            5   0   0   0     0   2   .210      Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Garner 3b             4   1   0   1     0   0   .247
Rhoden p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .132      Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .140
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whitson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .265        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Welch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Kison p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .111
  Lacy ph,3b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .293

Totals               36   6  10   4     5   7             Totals               37   7   9   5     0   9

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 13,823
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Pirates 2
DP: Dodgers 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Cey, Forster, Ferguson, Taveras, Stennett, Garner
Doubles: Stargell 2 (13), B. Robinson (20)
Home Runs: Smith (17)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (14), Lopes (28)
Caught Stealing: Garner (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Rhoden (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (8)
GIDP: North (4), Ferguson (9)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                  3     4   4   4   0   2   0  13   3.93
Rautzhan                2     2   2   1   0   3   0   8   1.50
Welch                   3     0   0   0   0   4   0   9   2.66
Forster L(2-3)          1.1   3   1   0   0   0   0   7   2.43
Totals                  9.1   9   7   5   0   9   0  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                5.2   7   5   3   2   5   1  26   3.46
Whitson                 2.2   2   1   1   3   2   0  12   2.08
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.42
Kison W(2-2)            1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.11
Totals                 10    10   6   4   5   7   1  43

Wild Pitches: Rhoden (4), Blyleven 2 (5)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; North singled to third
[Lopes scored (error by Garner) (error by Stennett) (unearned)
(no RBI), North to third]; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher)
[North scored]; Cey walked; Garvey singled to left [Cey to
third]; Baker forced Garvey (shortstop to second) [Cey scored];
Ferguson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno
flied out to center; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell flied out to left; Rhoden was called out on
strikes; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson struck out; Stargell doubled to center;
Rhoden threw a wild pitch [Stargell to third]; Stennett grounded
out (second to first) [Stargell scored]; Ott grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 3RD: North singled to right; Smith popped to second;
North stole second; Cey popped to catcher in foul territory;
North stole third; Garvey reached on an error by Taveras [North
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garvey to first]; Blyleven threw a
wild pitch [Garvey to second]; Baker singled to left [Garvey out
at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner grounded out (second to first); Blyleven was
called out on strikes; Taveras lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
singled to left; Rhoden out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Russell to second]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch
[Russell to third]; Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno singled to center; Parker singled to center
[Moreno to third]; B. Robinson doubled to center [Moreno scored,
Parker to third]; RAUTZHAN REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Stargell
doubled to center [Parker scored, B. Robinson scored]; Stennett
singled to left [Stargell to third]; Ott made an out to second;
Garner reached on an error by Cey [Stargell scored (RBI),
Stennett scored (error by Ferguson) (unearned), Garner to
third]; Garner was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted);
Blyleven struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Pirates 6.

DODGERS 5TH: North struck out; Smith homered; Cey popped to
third; Garvey walked; Baker flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras was called out on strikes (catcher to
first); Moreno grounded out (second to first); Parker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); WHITSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); MONDAY BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Monday struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: WELCH REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); B. Robinson flied
out to center; Stargell popped to third in foul territory;
Stennett grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Pirates 6.

DODGERS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Lopes
walked; North grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Lopes out at second]; Smith grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott flied out to center; Garner popped to
shortstop; Whitson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Pirates 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey walked; Garvey struck out; Baker flied out to
right; Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras struck out; Moreno struck out; Parker was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates
6.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell flied out to right; LACY BATTED FOR WELCH;
Lacy singled to center; Lopes singled to right [Lacy to third];
Lopes stole second; North walked; JACKSON REPLACED WHITSON
(PITCHING); Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lacy scored,
Lopes to third, North to second]; KISON REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Cey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 9TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FORSTER REPLACED
CEY (PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stargell grounded out (second to first); Mendoza grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 6.

DODGERS 10TH: Garvey singled to left; Baker forced Garvey
(second to shortstop); Ferguson grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 10TH: Ott singled to first; Garner forced Ott (pitcher
to shortstop); Kison singled to left [Garner to third]; Taveras
singled to pitcher [Garner scored (error by Forster) (unearned)
(no RBI), Kison to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 7.