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. Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6Game Played on Thursday, July 20, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumDodgers 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. |
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