The Dodgers erupted for six runs in the seventh inning, making Kent Tekulve the principal victim of their attack, to defeat the Pirates, 8-6. A pinch-double by Gary Thomasson and single by Rudy Law each accounted for two runs in the Dodgers' biggest inning of the season. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Game Played on Friday, May       16, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      2  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   6 12  1
Dodgers      0  2  0    0  0  0    6  0  x  -   8 11  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .268      Lopes 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .275
Foli ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Law cf                4   0   1   2     0   0   .292
Parker rf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .290      Smith rf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .336
B. Robinson 1b        5   1   1   2     0   0   .294      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Baker lf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .283
Lacy lf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .463      Cey 3b                4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
Garner 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .300      Russell ss            3   2   2   2     1   0   .286
Nicosia c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .160      Ferguson c            3   1   1   1     1   0   .125
  Milner ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .167      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thomasson ph        1   1   1   2     0   0   .345
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Candelaria p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Howe p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ott ph,c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .295

Totals               37   6  12   6     2   1             Totals               33   8  11   8     3   1

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 47,929
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Dodgers 4
DP: Pirates 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Nicosia, Cey, Ferguson
Doubles: Parker (5), Baker (7), Thomasson (2)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (6), Russell (1)
Stolen Bases: Lacy 2 (3), Alexander (1), Moreno (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Moreno (3)
GIDP: Garner (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              6.1   5   3   1   0   0   1  23   2.88
Tekulve L(5-1)          0     3   5   5   2   0   0   5   4.05
Jackson                 0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.70
Romo                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.08
Totals                  8    11   8   6   3   1   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(4-0)            7     8   4   4   1   1   1  29   2.39
Castillo                0.2   2   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.58
Howe                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.89
Sutcliffe SV(1)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.94
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   1   1  40

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli
grounded out (third to first); Parker singled to right; B.
Robinson homered [Parker scored]; Madlock grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Law grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Lacy singled to shortstop; Lacy stole second;
Garner walked; Nicosia singled to right [Lacy scored, Garner to
third]; Candelaria forced Nicosia (pitcher to shortstop); Moreno
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garner scored]; Foli singled to
right [Candelaria to second]; Parker grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia
dropped a foul fly hit by Baker for an error; Baker singled to
right; Cey popped to second; Russell homered (unearned) [Baker
scored (unearned)]; Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 3RD: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Madlock
reached on an error by Cey; Lacy singled to right [Madlock to
second]; Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Lacy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Reuss lined to left; Lopes grounded out (first
unassisted); Law grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Nicosia flied out to right; Candelaria grounded out
(third to first); Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith singled to left; Garvey flied out to center;
Baker flied out to center; Cey singled to left [Smith to third,
Cey out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
grounded out (first unassisted); B. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Reuss flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Madlock singled to left; Lacy forced Madlock (third
to second); Garner forced Lacy (second to shortstop); Nicosia
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Law
grounded out (first unassisted); Smith lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Candelaria struck out; Moreno singled to center;
Foli lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Moreno out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker
doubled to right; TEKULVE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Cey
singled to center [Baker to third]; Russell walked [Cey to
second]; Ferguson singled to right [Baker scored, Cey to third,
Russell to second]; THOMASSON BATTED FOR REUSS; Thomasson
doubled to left [Cey scored, Russell scored, Ferguson to third];
Lopes walked; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Law singled
to right [Ferguson scored, Thomasson scored, Lopes to third];
Smith singled to left [Lopes scored, Law out at third (left to
third)]; Garvey struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Dodgers 8.

PIRATES 8TH: CASTILLO REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Parker
doubled to right; B. Robinson flied out to center; Madlock flied
out to center; Lacy singled to center [Parker scored]; Lacy
stole second [Lacy to third (error by Ferguson)]; Garner walked;
HOWE REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); MILNER BATTED FOR NICOSIA;
Milner singled to left [Lacy scored, Garner to third]; ALEXANDER
RAN FOR MILNER; OTT BATTED FOR JACKSON; Alexander stole second;
Ott grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 6, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); OTT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Baker popped to shortstop; Cey popped to
first in foul territory; Russell singled to left; Ferguson
walked [Russell to second]; Howe grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 8.

PIRATES 9TH: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Foli
flied out to center; Parker grounded out (second to first)
[Moreno to third]; SUTCLIFFE REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); B.
Robinson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Dodgers 8.