Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. John
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garner vs. John
  
  Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. John
  
  Parker is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. John
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Jones
  
  Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Jones
  
  There goes Lopes. The throw from Dyer and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Jones
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Jones
  
  Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Jones
  
  Cey strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. John
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. John
  
  Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dyer vs. John
  
  Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Jones
  
  Garvey strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Jones
  
  Davalillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Jones
  
  Baker strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yeager vs. Jones
  
  Yeager hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moreno vs. John
  
  Moreno hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. John scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. John
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. John
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  John vs. Jones
  
  John hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Jones
  
  Lopes hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Jones
  
  Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garner vs. John
  
  Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. John
  
  Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. John
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Jones
  
  Smith hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Jones
  
  Cey hits a line drive towards third. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Jones
  
  Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Jones covering. Safe. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davalillo vs. Jones
  
  Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garvey moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baker vs. Jones
  
  Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Jones
  
  Yeager hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  John vs. Jones
  
  John hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. John
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. John
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyer vs. John
  
  Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Jones
  
  Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Jones
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Jones
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cey vs. Jones
  
  Cey takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garvey vs. Jones
  
  Garvey hits a line drive into center field. Moreno picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moreno. Smith scores. Cey goes all the way around to score. Garvey moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Davalillo vs. Whitson
  
  Ed Whitson now pitching. Dale Berra now playing third base.
  
  Davalillo hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moreno vs. John
  
  Jerry Grote now catching. Glenn Burke now playing center field. Vic Davalillo now playing right field.
  
  Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. John
  
  Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taveras vs. John
  
  Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garner vs. John
  
  Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Parker vs. John
  
  Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Whitson
  
  Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burke vs. Whitson
  
  Burke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  John vs. Whitson
  
  John takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lopes vs. Whitson
  
  Lopes takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to third. John moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Russell vs. Whitson
  
  Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baker tags and scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grote vs. Whitson
  
  Grote strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. John
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. John
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dilone vs. John
  
  Miguel Dilone pinch hits for Ed Whitson.
  
  Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lacy vs. Jones
  
  Miguel Dilone now playing right field. Ken Macha now playing first base. Timothy Jones now pitching. Lee Lacy pinch hits for Ron Cey.
  
  Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Macha scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lacy for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Jones
  
  Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodson vs. Jones
  
  Ed Goodson pinch hits for Vic Davalillo.
  
  Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyer vs. John
  
  Lee Lacy now playing third base. Ed Goodson now playing first base. Joe Simpson now playing right field.
  
  Dyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Dyer reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Moreno vs. John
  
  Moreno bunts towards the mound. John fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dyer moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Berra vs. John
  
  Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lacy fields it and throws to second for the out. Dyer scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taveras vs. John
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garner vs. John
  
  There goes Taveras. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garner vs. John
  
  Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Garner reaches second base with a double. Taveras scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Macha vs. John
  
  Macha strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Jones
  
  Jerry Hairston now playing left field.
  
  Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burke vs. Jones
  
  Burke strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  John vs. Jones
  
  John hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fregosi vs. John
  
  Jeffrey Leonard now playing left field. Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Timothy Jones.
  
  Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lacy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hairston vs. John
  
  Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dilone vs. John
  
  Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/4/1977 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Taveras F, ss         4  1  1  0   Lopes D, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Garner P, 2b          4  0  1  1   Russell B, ss         3  0  0  1   
Parker D, rf          2  0  1  0   Smith R, rf           3  2  2  1   
Macha K, 1b           1  0  0  0   Grote J, c            1  0  0  0   
Robinson B, 1b        3  0  0  0   Cey R, 3b             2  1  0  0   
Jones T, p            0  0  0  0   Lacy L, ph-3b         1  0  0  0   
Fregosi J, ph         1  0  0  0   Garvey S, 1b          4  1  2  1   
Oliver A, lf          3  0  0  0   Simpson J, rf         0  0  0  0   
Hairston J, lf        1  0  0  0   Davalillo V, cf-rf    3  1  2  0   
Gonzalez F, 3b        2  0  1  0   Goodson E, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   
Whitson E, p          0  0  0  0   Baker D, lf           3  2  1  3   
Dilone M, ph-rf       2  0  0  0   Leonard J, lf         0  0  0  0   
Dyer D, c             3  1  1  0   Yeager S, c           2  1  1  1   
Moreno O, cf          3  0  1  0   Burke G, cf           2  0  0  0   
Jones O, p            1  0  0  0   John T, p             3  0  0  0   
Berra D, 3b           2  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  7  2                        30  8  8  7

Pittsburgh       000 000 020 --  2
Los Angeles      100 421 00x --  8

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones O (L)           4.2  8  7  6  2  3
Whitson E             1.1  0  1  1  3  1
Jones T               2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
John T (W)            9.0  7  2  2  0  2

E -- Moreno O
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 4
2B -- Dyer D, Garner P
HR -- Smith R, Baker D, Yeager S
SB -- Taveras F
CS -- Lopes D
SF -- Russell B
HBP -- by John T (Parker D)
T -- 2:12
A -- 36686

    

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