Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1978 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 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 1 0
Milner lf 3 1 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 2
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 0 2 0
Dyer c 2 0 0 0
  Ott ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
  Sanguillen c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 2 0
Russell ss 4 1 3 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
  Davalillo rf 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 0 0
Garvey 1b 3 0 0 1
Baker lf 4 0 1 1
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Burke cf 4 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 2 0
Sutton p 3 0 1 0
  Lacy lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 2
Pittsburgh 020 000 000251
Los Angeles 300 000 00x3101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (2-6) 6.1 10 3 3 2 3
  Tekulve   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (3-4) 8.0 5 2 2 2 9
  Forster  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
11

  E–Parker (4), Lopes (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (4,off Sutton), Los Angeles Lopes (8,off Candelaria); Grote (2,off Candelaria); Russell (8,off Candelaria).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (4,2nd inning off Sutton 1 on, 0 out).  CS–Parker (2,2nd base by Sutton/Grote); Smith (1,3rd base by Candelaria/Dyer).  BK–Candelaria (3).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:32.  A–32,243.
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