Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 0 0 0
  Burke cf 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 1 1 1
Cey 3b 4 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 3 0
Monday cf,rf 4 0 2 1
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Sutton p 1 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Grote ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 3 0
Moreno cf 2 1 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 0
Robinson lf 4 1 1 1
Stargell 1b 3 0 1 2
Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Candelaria p 4 0 2 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
Los Angeles 000 000 101280
Pittsburgh 300 000 00x3100
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (2-3) 5.0 8 3 3 3 3
  Castillo   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Hough   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (2-4) 8.0 6 2 2 0 5
  Tekulve   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
6

  E–None.  2B–Los Angeles Monday (6,off Tekulve), Pittsburgh Taveras 2 (5,off Sutton 2); Candelaria (1,off Sutton).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (2,off Sutton).  HR–Los Angeles Lacy (2,9th inning off Candelaria 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Stargell (3,by Sutton).  SB–Stargell (2,2nd base off Sutton/Yeager).  CS–Taveras 2 (5,2nd base by Castillo/Yeager,2nd base by Hough/Yeager).  IBB–Sutton (2,Stargell).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:30.  A–8,919.
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