Going seven innings, Perry got credit for 11th win of season as Padres outlasted Pirates, 6-5. Gonzalez drove in three runs with pair of singles. Two of his RBIs came in seventh inning off reliever Jackson with two out and bases loaded. Other RBI came in fourth and followed walks to Gamble and Ashford. Pirates scored two in ninth on double by Taveras but Fingers came on to put out fire. [The Sporting News]
San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Game Played on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  2  -   5  9  1
Padres       0  0  2    1  1  0    2  0  x  -   6  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   3   2     0   0   .283      Richards lf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .304
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Smith ss              4   2   1   1     1   0   .261
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Perkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
B. Robinson lf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .249      Winfield cf,rf        2   1   0   0     2   1   .290
Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Gamble rf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .287
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254        Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .139
Ott c                 2   2   1   0     2   0   .238        D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Garner 3b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .252        Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Ashford 3b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .230
  Reuss p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   2   3     0   0   .224
  Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Sweet c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .222
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Tenace ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Stargell ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .140
  Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Thomas cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245

Totals               34   5   9   5     4   3             Totals               31   6   8   6     6   5

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 16,556
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Padres 9
DP: Pirates 0, Padres 2
Errors: Garner
Doubles: Taveras 2 (21), B. Robinson (22)
Triples: Richards (9)
Home Runs: Garner (4)
Stolen Bases: Smith (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (8), Perkins (1)
GIDP: Kison (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(2-3)            4     4   3   3   2   3   0  18   3.46
Reuss                   2     1   1   1   2   1   0  10   7.02
Jackson                 2     3   2   2   2   1   0  11   2.61
Totals                  8     8   6   6   6   5   0  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(11-4)           7     8   3   3   1   2   1  28   3.28
Shirley                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.23
D'Acquisto              0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   2.37
Lolich                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.42
Fingers SV(21)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.49
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   3   1  38

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Moreno flied out to
right; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Taveras to
second]; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith
flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner singled to center; Stennett lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Milner out at first]; Ott flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
singled to right; Ashford struck out; Gonzalez flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner singled to center; Kison grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; Taveras
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Sweet singled to center; Perry out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Sweet to second]; Richards tripled to
right [Sweet scored]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Richards scored]; Perkins grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Parker
grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; Gamble walked; Ashford walked
[Gamble to second]; Gonzalez singled to center [Gamble scored,
Ashford to second]; Sweet forced Gonzalez (first to shortstop)
[Ashford to third]; Perry struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Padres 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner flied out to left; Stennett singled to
shortstop; Ott singled to right [Stennett to third]; Garner
popped to first in foul territory; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR KISON;
Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: REUSS REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Richards
grounded out (second to first); Smith walked; Smith stole
second; Perkins flied out to center; Winfield was walked
intentionally; Gamble singled to left [Smith scored, Winfield to
second]; Ashford grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras doubled to left; Moreno flied out to center
[Taveras to third]; Parker popped to shortstop; B. Robinson
doubled to center [Taveras scored]; Milner struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 4.

PADRES 6TH: Gonzalez reached on an error by Garner [Gonzalez to
first]; Sweet grounded out (second to first) [Gonzalez to
second]; Perry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gonzalez to
third]; Richards was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to right; Ott walked; Garner
homered [Ott scored]; MACHA BATTED FOR REUSS; Macha struck out;
Taveras lined to third; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres
4.

PADRES 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Smith singled to
third; Perkins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Smith to second]; Winfield was walked intentionally; Gamble
flied out to right; Ashford walked [Smith to third, Winfield to
second]; Gonzalez singled to right [Smith scored, Winfield
scored, Ashford to second]; TENACE BATTED FOR SWEET; Tenace
flied to left in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
3, Padres 6.

PIRATES 8TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SHIRLEY
REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); THOMAS REPLACED PERRY (PLAYING CF);
WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Moreno walked; Parker
struck out; B. Robinson flied out to center; Milner flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 6.

PADRES 8TH: Thomas flied out to left; Richards singled to right;
Smith popped to first in foul territory; Perkins struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 6.

PIRATES 9TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Stennett
flied out to right; Ott walked; Garner walked [Ott to second];
STARGELL BATTED FOR JACKSON; LOLICH REPLACED D'ACQUISTO
(PITCHING); BRYE BATTED FOR STARGELL; Brye flied out to left;
Taveras doubled to left [Ott scored, Garner scored]; FINGERS
REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Moreno grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Padres 6.
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