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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 17, 1978 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 33,097 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Joe West 3B: John Kibler |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Bill North | Center Fielder |
Steve Yeager | Catcher |
Tommy John | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 17, 1978
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. John
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John juggles the ball. That's an error on John. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. John
John fires to first and has Taveras trapped. There's the throw to Russell who tags Taveras for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. John
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. John
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stennett vs. John
Stennett 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 scores. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. John
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Rooker
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Rooker
Russell takes first base on ball four. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Rooker
Rooker spins and fires to second, with Taveras covering, and Lopes is picked off. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. John
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. John
Garner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. John
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rooker vs. John
Yeager fires to second and picks off Garner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. John
Rooker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Rooker
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Rooker
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Rooker
Baker hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. John
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. John
Parker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Rooker
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Rooker
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
John vs. Rooker
John bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Rooker
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Rooker
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. John
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. John
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. John
Brye 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 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Rooker
Cey takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Rooker
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Rooker
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cey moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
North vs. Rooker
North takes first base on ball four. Cey scores. Garvey moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yeager vs. Bibby
Jim Bibby now pitching.
Yeager 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. Garvey scores. Baker scores. North moves to third. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
John vs. Bibby
John hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. John reaches second base with a double. North scores. Yeager scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Bibby
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Bibby
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bibby
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. John
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. John
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Jim Bibby.
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Kison
Bruce Kison now pitching.
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Kison
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kison
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Kison
Vic Davalillo pinch runs for Dusty Baker.
There goes Davalillo. The throw from Dyer and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. John
Vic Davalillo now playing left field.
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. John
Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. John
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. John
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lopes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Kison
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Kison
Yeager hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
John vs. Kison
John bunts towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats John for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Kison
Lopes hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. John
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. John
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. John
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. McEnaney
Will McEnaney now pitching. Mario Mendoza now playing second base.
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McEnaney
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. McEnaney
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. McEnaney
Davalillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. McEnaney
North takes first base on ball four. Davalillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. McEnaney
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. John
Ted Martinez now playing shortstop.
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. John
Mendoza hits a line drive towards short. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. John
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
John vs. McEnaney
John hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. McEnaney
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Davey Lopes.
Lacy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. McEnaney
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McEnaney
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. John
Lee Lacy now playing second base.
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. John
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. John
Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Will McEnaney.
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. John
Stargell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1978 -- 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 3 1 1 2 Moreno O, cf 3 1 0 0 Lacy L, ph-2b 1 1 1 1 Parker D, rf 3 0 1 0 Russell B, ss 2 0 0 0 Stennett R, 2b 3 0 0 1 Martinez T, ss 1 0 0 0 McEnaney W, p 0 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 5 1 2 0 Fregosi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 3 2 1 2 Stargell W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 1 0 0 Brye S, lf 3 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 3 1 2 0 Garner P, 3b 2 0 0 0 Davalillo V, pr-lf 1 0 1 0 Dyer D, c 3 0 1 0 North B, cf 1 1 0 1 Rooker J, p 1 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 4 2 2 2 Bibby J, p 0 0 0 0 John T, p 2 0 1 2 Sanguillen M, ph 1 0 0 0 Kison B, p 0 0 0 0 Mendoza M, 2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 4 1 30 10 11 10 Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1 Los Angeles 002 500 21x -- 10 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Rooker J (L) 3.1 4 6 6 4 1 Bibby J 0.2 2 1 0 1 1 Kison B 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 McEnaney W 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO John T (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 7 E -- John T, Moreno O, Taveras F DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 5 2B -- John T HR -- Lopes D, Cey R, Lacy L CS -- Taveras F, Davalillo V SH -- John T 2 T -- 2:30 A -- 33097
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