Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Sutton
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garner vs. Sutton
  
  Garner is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Sutton
  
  Parker strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Rooker
  
  Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Rooker
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez juggles the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. Lopes goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Rooker
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cey vs. Rooker
  
  Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garvey vs. Rooker
  
  Garvey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Rooker
  
  Baker strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Sutton
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Sutton
  
  Oliver strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ott vs. Sutton
  
  Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burke vs. Rooker
  
  Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Burke moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yeager vs. Rooker
  
  There goes Burke. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Burke steals third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Yeager vs. Rooker
  
  Yeager hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burke tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sutton vs. Rooker
  
  Sutton strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Rooker
  
  Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Sutton
  
  Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moreno vs. Sutton
  
  Moreno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rooker vs. Sutton
  
  Rooker strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Sutton
  
  Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Rooker
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Rooker
  
  Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Rooker
  
  Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Rooker
  
  Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Rooker
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garner vs. Sutton
  
  Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Parker vs. Sutton
  
  Parker 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 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Sutton
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Parker moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Oliver vs. Sutton
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker tags and scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ott vs. Sutton
  
  Ott strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burke vs. Rooker
  
  Burke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Rooker
  
  Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sutton vs. Rooker
  
  Sutton is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Sutton
  
  Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moreno vs. Sutton
  
  Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rooker vs. Sutton
  
  Rooker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taveras vs. Sutton
  
  Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moreno moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garner vs. Sutton
  
  Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Rooker
  
  Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Rooker
  
  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, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Rooker
  
  Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cey vs. Rooker
  
  Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Sutton
  
  Parker strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Sutton
  
  Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Sutton
  
  Oliver hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Rooker
  
  Bobby Tolan now playing first base.
  
  Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Rooker
  
  There goes Garvey. The throw from Ott and he is out, Garner applying the tag. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Rooker
  
  Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burke vs. Rooker
  
  Burke hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Rooker
  
  Yeager strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ott vs. Sutton
  
  Ott hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Sutton
  
  Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Moreno vs. Sutton
  
  Moreno strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hairston vs. Sutton
  
  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Jim Rooker.
  
  Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutton covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Tekulve
  
  Kent Tekulve now pitching. Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Don Sutton.
  
  Davalillo 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, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Tekulve
  
  Lopes 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, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Tekulve
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Rautzhan
  
  Lance Rautzhan now pitching.
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rautzhan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garner vs. Rautzhan
  
  Garner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Garner reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Parker vs. Rautzhan
  
  Parker hits a line drive into right field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Garner scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tolan vs. Rautzhan
  
  Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rautzhan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Parker moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oliver vs. Rautzhan
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker scores. Tolan moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ott vs. Rautzhan
  
  Ott 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 8

• Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Tekulve
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Tekulve
  
  Cey strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Tekulve
  
  Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Garman
  
  Mike Garman now pitching.
  
  Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moreno vs. Garman
  
  Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dilone vs. Garman
  
  Miguel Dilone pinch hits for Kent Tekulve.
  
  Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/3/1977 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Taveras F, ss         4  0  1  0   Lopes D, 2b           4  1  1  0   
Garner P, 2b          4  1  2  0   Russell B, ss         4  1  0  0   
Parker D, rf          4  2  1  0   Smith R, rf           4  1  2  1   
Robinson B, 1b        3  0  1  0   Cey R, 3b             4  0  0  0   
Tolan B, 1b           1  0  1  0   Garvey S, 1b          4  1  3  2   
Oliver A, lf          3  0  1  2   Baker D, lf           3  1  1  1   
Ott E, c              4  0  0  0   Burke G, cf           3  1  0  0   
Gonzalez F, 3b        4  0  1  0   Yeager S, c           2  0  0  1   
Moreno O, cf          4  1  2  1   Sutton D, p           2  0  0  0   
Rooker J, p           2  0  0  0   Davalillo V, ph       1  0  0  0   
Hairston J, ph        1  0  0  0   Rautzhan L, p         0  0  0  0   
Tekulve K, p          0  0  0  0   Garman M, p           0  0  0  0   
Dilone M, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4 10  3                        31  6  7  5

Pittsburgh       001 100 020 --  4
Los Angeles      311 001 00x --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L)          6.0  7  6  3  0  4
Tekulve K             2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sutton D (W)          7.0  6  2  2  0  8
Rautzhan L            1.0  4  2  2  0  0
Garman M (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Gonzalez F, Taveras F, Smith R
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Los Angeles 2
2B -- Robinson B, Gonzalez F, Garner P
HR -- Garvey S, Moreno O, Smith R, Baker D
SB -- Burke G
CS -- Garvey S
SF -- Yeager S, Oliver A
T -- 2:07
A -- 44505

    

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