Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 3, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1977 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Garner 2b 4 1 2 0
Parker rf 4 2 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Tolan 1b 1 0 1 0
Oliver lf 3 0 1 2
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 4 1 2 1
Rooker p 2 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Dilone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 1 0 0
Smith rf 4 1 2 1
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 3 2
Baker lf 3 1 1 1
Burke cf 3 1 0 0
Yeager c 2 0 0 1
Sutton p 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 5
Pittsburgh 001 100 0204102
Los Angeles 311 001 00x671
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (11-9) 6.0 7 6 3 0 4
  Tekulve   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
3
0
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (13-8) 7.0 6 2 2 0 8
  Rautzhan   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Garman  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
0
8

  E–Taveras (21), Gonzalez (2), Smith (5).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Robinson (24,off Sutton); Gonzalez (10,off Sutton); Garner (28,off Rautzhan).  HR–Pittsburgh Moreno (7,3rd inning off Sutton 0 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Garvey (29,1st inning off Rooker 1 on, 2 out); Smith (26,3rd inning off Rooker 0 on, 1 out); Baker (21,6th inning off Rooker 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Oliver (8,off Sutton); Yeager (3,off Rooker).  SB–Burke (7,3rd base off Rooker/Ott).  CS–Garvey (4,2nd base by Rooker/Ott).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:07.  A–44,505.
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