Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 5, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1978 at Three Rivers 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0
Russell ss 5 2 3 0
Smith rf 3 1 1 1
  Burke cf 1 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 1
Monday cf,rf 4 1 1 1
Baker lf 4 1 2 2
Lacy 3b 3 1 2 0
  Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 2 1
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 13 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 3 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Milner lf 4 0 1 1
Stargell 1b 3 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Ott c 4 1 1 1
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Brye ph 1 0 0 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Los Angeles 510 000 0017130
Pittsburgh 100 000 100271
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (2-3) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (1-3) 1.0 7 6 6 0 0
  Reuss   4.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Kison   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  McEnaney   2.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
1
3

  E–Parker (3).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Smith (9,off Blyleven); Lopes (6,off Blyleven), Pittsburgh Taveras (3,off Hooton).  HR–Los Angeles Baker (2,1st inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Ott (2,7th inning off Hooton 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hooton 2 (5,off Reuss,off Kison).  SF–Garvey (2,off Blyleven); Smith (4,off Reuss).  HBP–Lacy (1,by McEnaney).  SB–Lopes (11,3rd base off Reuss/Ott); Moreno 2 (14,2nd base off Hooton/Grote 2).  WP–Blyleven 2 (3).  HBP–McEnaney (1,Lacy).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:24.  A–7,580.
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