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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 5, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 5, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,580 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Paul Pryor |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Lee Lacy | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 5, 1978
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Blyleven
Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Blyleven
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Smith reaches second base with a double. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garvey vs. Blyleven
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Monday vs. Blyleven
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Blyleven
Baker hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Blyleven
Lacy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Blyleven
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lacy scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Blyleven
Hooton hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hooton
Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Hooton
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Hooton
There goes Moreno. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Hooton
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milner vs. Hooton
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Hooton
Stargell takes first base on ball four. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Hooton
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Blyleven
Lopes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Lopes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Reuss
Jerry Reuss now pitching.
There goes Lopes. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Lopes steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Reuss
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Reuss
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Reuss
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hooton
Ott hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Hooton
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuss vs. Hooton
Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Reuss
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Reuss
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Reuss
Lacy hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hooton
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lacy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Hooton
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Hooton
There goes Moreno. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Hooton
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milner vs. Hooton
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Reuss
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Reuss
Hooton bunts between the mound and first base. Reuss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hooton for the out. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Reuss
Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Reuss
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moreno throws the ball in to Stennett who tags Russell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Grote moves to third. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Hooton
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Hooton
Stennett hits a popup into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hooton
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Hooton
Garner 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
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Reuss
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Reuss
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Reuss
Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Hooton
Steve Brye pinch hits for Jerry Reuss.
Brye 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hooton
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lacy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Hooton
Moreno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kison
Bruce Kison now pitching.
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Kison
Lacy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Baker trying to get to third. Parker throws the ball in to Garner, who tags Baker for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Kison
Grote takes first base on ball four. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hooton vs. Kison
Hooton bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lacy moves to third. Grote moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopes vs. Kison
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to home to get Lacy. Grote moves to third. Hooton moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Kison
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Hooton
Parker 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Hooton
Milner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Hooton
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kison
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Kison
Garvey hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Kison
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kison covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Hooton
Glenn Burke now playing center field. Rick Monday now playing right field.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hooton
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Hooton
Garner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Hooton
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Bruce Kison.
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first, with Hooton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McEnaney
Will McEnaney now pitching.
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. McEnaney
Lacy is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. McEnaney
Grote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. McEnaney
Hooton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hooton
Ted Martinez now playing third base.
Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Taveras reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Hooton
Moreno hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote scoops up the ball and tags Moreno for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Hooton
Parker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Hooton
Milner 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
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. McEnaney
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. McEnaney
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. McEnaney
Burke hits a line driveBurke is thrown out after the base hit. Russell goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. McEnaney
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Hooton
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Hooton
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hooton
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Hooton
Garner hits a popup towards third. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1978 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0
Russell B, ss 5 2 3 0 Moreno O, cf 3 1 1 0
Smith R, rf 3 1 1 1 Parker D, rf 4 0 0 0
Burke G, cf 1 0 1 0 Milner J, lf 4 0 1 1
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 1 Stargell W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Monday R, cf-rf 4 1 1 1 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Baker D, lf 4 1 2 2 Ott E, c 4 1 1 1
Lacy L, 3b 3 1 2 0 Garner P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Martinez T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 0 0 0 0
Grote J, c 3 0 2 1 Reuss J, p 1 0 0 0
Hooton B, p 2 0 0 0 Brye S, ph 1 0 0 0
Kison B, p 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen M, ph 1 0 0 0
McEnaney W, p 0 0 0 0
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34 7 13 6 33 2 7 2
Los Angeles 510 000 001 -- 7
Pittsburgh 100 000 100 -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton B (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L)* 1.0 7 6 6 0 0
Reuss J 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
Kison B 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
McEnaney W 2.0 2 1 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 2nd
E -- Parker D
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Smith R, Lopes D, Taveras F
HR -- Baker D, Ott E
SB -- Moreno O 2, Lopes D
SH -- Hooton B 2
SF -- Garvey S, Smith R
HBP -- by McEnaney W (Lacy L)
WP -- Blyleven B 2
T -- 2:24
A -- 7580
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