The Dodgers reached Bert Blyleven for three runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Pirates, 3-1. Dodgers' runs scored on singles by Davey Lopes, Rudy Law and Reggie Smith, an infield out by Steve Garvey and single by Bill Russell. Don Sutton pitched the first eight innings for the Dodgers and gave up three hits, with a homer by Bill Madlock in the eighth accounting for the Pirates' tally. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       17, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  0
Dodgers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .260      Lopes 2b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .266
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Law cf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Smith rf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .345
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Thomas rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Easler lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .243
Madlock 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .270      Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .291
Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Russell ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .294
Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Ferguson c            2   0   1   0     2   1   .167
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Guerrero pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Thomasson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .345
                                                            Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     0   6             Totals               31   3   9   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 50,082
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Dodgers 10
DP: Pirates 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Lopes
Home Runs: Madlock (4)
Stolen Bases: Russell (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (2), Sutton (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(0-4)         7     8   3   3   4   5   0  32   3.28
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.86
Totals                  8     9   3   3   5   5   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(4-0)           8     3   1   1   0   6   1  27   2.06
Howe SV(4)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.75
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   6   1  30

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno reached on an error by Lopes; Moreno was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Foli singled to left;
Parker struck out; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Law singled to left [Lopes to
second]; Smith singled to right [Lopes scored, Law to third];
Garvey forced Smith (shortstop to second) [Law scored]; Baker
singled to center [Garvey to second]; Cey struck out; Russell
singled to left [Garvey scored, Baker to third, Russell to
second (on throw)]; Ferguson was walked intentionally; Sutton
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler grounded out (second to first); Madlock
flied out to center; Ott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Lopes flied out to left; Law grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith walked; Garvey popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner singled to second; Blyleven out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Garner to second]; Moreno
struck out; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Baker struck out; Cey popped to shortstop; Russell
singled to center; Russell stole second; Ferguson was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to right; Milner grounded out
(first unassisted); Easler was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Sutton flied out to center; Lopes was called out on
strikes; Law grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Madlock lined to third; Ott grounded out (first
unassisted); Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith singled to right; Garvey singled to shortstop
[Smith to second]; Baker singled to right [Smith to third,
Garvey to second]; Garvey was picked off second (pitcher to
second); Cey popped to shortstop; Russell forced Baker
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers
3.

PIRATES 6TH: Blyleven was called out on strikes; Moreno struck
out; Foli made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Ferguson to second]; Lopes reached on a
fielder's choice [Ferguson out at third (shortstop to second)];
Law flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); Milner flied
out to right; Easler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith flied out to center; Garvey struck out; Baker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Madlock
homered; Ott flied out to right; Garner flied out to center;
STARGELL BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Stargell popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (second to
first); Ferguson singled to center; GUERRERO RAN FOR FERGUSON;
THOMASSON BATTED FOR SUTTON; Thomasson walked [Guerrero to
second]; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 9TH: YEAGER REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING C ); HOWE
REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Moreno grounded out (second to
first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 3.