Timely hitting by Dave Winfield propelled the Padres to a 2-1 triumph over the Pirates. Winfield tied the game at 1-1 with a solo home run in the seventh and drove in the winning run in the ninth.

Gene Richards opened the Padre ninth with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Ozzie Smith. Kent Tekulve replaced Jim Rooker on the mound for the Bucs and walked pinch-hitter Oscar Gamble intentionally. Winfield then lined the second pitch to center for the decisive blow. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      25, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            2   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Richards lf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .303
Moreno cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .223      Smith ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .303      Perkins 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
B. Robinson 3b,lf     4   0   1   1     0   1   .249        Ashford ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Stargell 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .288        Gamble ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .282
  Sanguillen 1b       3   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Roberts pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Winfield rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .291
  Mendoza 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Tenace c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Gonzalez 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Rooker p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Almon 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .260
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Owchinko p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .163

Totals               31   1   5   1     0   6             Totals               28   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 17,522
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Padres 4
DP: Pirates 1, Padres 0
Doubles: B. Robinson (21)
Home Runs: Winfield (17)
Stolen Bases: Richards (29)
Caught Stealing: Richards (14), Almon (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (6), Smith (23)
Hit by Pitch: Taveras (3,by Owchinko)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(5-7)           8.1   6   2   2   1   4   1  29   4.65
Tekulve                 0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.11
Totals                  8.1   7   2   2   2   4   1  31

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko W(6-7)         9     5   1   1   0   6   0  33   2.98
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Owchinko (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was hit by a pitch; Moreno forced Taveras
(second to shortstop); Parker grounded out (second to first)
[Moreno to second]; B. Robinson doubled to left [Moreno scored];
Stargell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Richards stole second; On
a bunt Smith hit into a double play (pitcher to shortstop)
[Richards out at third]; Perkins grounded out (pitcher to
first); Willie Stargell spiked by Broderick Perkins; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Garner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dyer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: SANGUILLEN REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Winfield
flied out to center; Tenace walked; Thomas flied out to center;
Gonzalez singled to center [Tenace to second]; Almon grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 3RD: On a bunt Rooker grounded out (catcher to first);
Taveras struck out; Moreno popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Owchinko grounded out (second to first); Richards
grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker was called out on strikes; B. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Perkins was called out on strikes; Winfield grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner flied out to right; Garner singled to right;
Dyer flied out to left; Rooker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to right; On a bunt Moreno popped
to catcher in foul territory; Parker grounded out (second to
shortstop to first) [Taveras to second]; B. Robinson struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Owchinko struck out; Richards singled to right;
Richards was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Milner struck
out; Garner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Perkins grounded out (second to
first); Winfield homered; Tenace flied out to right; Thomas
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Dyer singled to right; Rooker singled to center
[Dyer to second]; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Dyer to third, Rooker to second]; Moreno grounded out
(first unassisted); Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Almon singled to
right; Almon was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to second to first to shortstop); On a bunt Owchinko
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 1.

PIRATES 9TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Sanguillen flied out
to center; Mendoza was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Richards singled to right; Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Richards to second]; ASHFORD BATTED
FOR PERKINS; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED
FOR ASHFORD; Gamble was walked intentionally; ROBERTS RAN FOR
GAMBLE; Winfield singled to left [Richards scored, Roberts to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 2.