Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 4, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 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 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 1
Parker rf 2 0 1 0
  Macha 1b 1 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Jones T. p 0 0 0 0
  Fregosi ph 1 0 0 0
Oliver lf 3 0 0 0
  Hairston lf 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez 3b 2 0 1 0
  Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Dilone ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 1 1 0
Moreno cf 3 0 1 0
Jones O. p 1 0 0 0
  Berra 3b 2 0 1 1
Totals 32 2 7 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 2 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 1
Smith rf 3 2 2 1
  Grote c 1 0 0 0
Cey 3b 2 1 0 0
  Lacy ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 1
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Davalillo cf,rf 3 1 2 0
  Goodson ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Baker lf 3 2 1 3
  Leonard lf 0 0 0 0
Yeager c 2 1 1 1
  Burke cf 2 0 0 0
John p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 8 7
Pittsburgh 000 000 020271
Los Angeles 100 421 00x880
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jones O.  L (3-6) 4.2 8 7 6 2 3
  Whitson   1.1 0 1 1 3 1
  Jones T.   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
8
7
5
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (17-5) 9.0 7 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
2

  E–Moreno (8).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Dyer (10,off John); Garner (29,off John).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (27,1st inning off O Jones 0 on, 2 out); Baker (22,4th inning off O Jones 2 on, 2 out); Yeager (14,4th inning off O Jones 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Parker (6,by John).  SF–Russell (4,off Whitson).  SB–Taveras (53,2nd base off John/Grote).  CS–Lopes (12,2nd base by O Jones/Dyer).  HBP–John (3,Parker).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:12.  A–36,686.
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