San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 1 1 0
Perkins 1b 4 0 0 0
Turner lf,rf 4 0 0 1
Winfield cf 4 1 2 0
Gamble rf 3 0 1 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0
  Baker 2b 1 0 0 0
Sweet c 2 0 0 0
  Tenace ph,c 1 0 0 0
Ashford 3b 2 0 0 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 0
  Almon 3b 1 0 1 0
Owchinko p 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 2 0
Moreno cf 3 0 0 0
  Parker ph 0 0 0 0
Milner lf 5 0 2 1
Robinson rf 4 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 2
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
  Whitson p 0 0 0 0
Garner 3b 2 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 1 1 0
Bibby p 2 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
San Diego 100 100 000 0251
Pittsburgh 020 000 000 1392
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko   9.0 7 2 2 2 7
  Fingers  L (4-9) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.1
9
3
3
4
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby   7.0 4 2 0 2 5
  Hamilton   2.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Whitson  W (3-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
5
2
0
2
7

  E–Baker (5), Moreno (4), Bibby (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Diego Winfield (14,off Bibby); Almon (17,off Hamilton), Pittsburgh B Robinson (17,off Owchinko); Taveras (19,off Owchinko); Stargell (11,off Owchinko); Ott (7,off Fingers).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (14,2nd inning off Owchinko 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Gonzalez (5,off Bibby); Stennett (1,off Owchinko); Moreno (8,off Owchinko); Taveras (5,off Fingers).  IBB–Sweet (6,by Bibby); Garner (4,by Owchinko); Mendoza (1,by Fingers); Parker (11,by Fingers).  SB–Winfield (12,2nd base off Bibby/Dyer); Garner (14,2nd base off Owchinko/Sweet).  CS–Garner (8,3rd base by Owchinko/Sweet); Taveras (17,3rd base by Owchinko/Sweet).  IBB–Owchinko (7,Garner); Fingers 2 (10,Mendoza,Parker); Bibby (5,Sweet).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:43.
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