San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 3 3 2 0
Smith ss 6 2 3 2
Perkins 1b 4 1 3 2
Winfield cf 6 0 1 1
Turner rf 4 0 0 1
Gonzalez 2b 5 0 0 0
Tenace c 4 0 0 0
  Gamble pr 0 1 0 0
  Roberts c 0 0 0 0
Almon 3b 3 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Sweet ph 1 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Ashford 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 9 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 1 2 0
Moreno cf 5 1 2 0
Parker rf 5 1 2 2
Robinson lf 4 2 0 0
Stargell 1b 5 1 2 2
  Macha pr 0 1 0 0
Stennett 2b 5 0 2 2
Ott c 5 0 0 0
Garner 3b 2 1 2 1
  Mendoza pr,3b 1 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 1 1
Kison p 2 0 0 0
  Brye ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 13 8
San Diego 100 020 003 1792
Pittsburgh 400 200 000 28133
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   5.0 8 6 6 2 4
  Lolich   2.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Lee   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Fingers  L (4-10) 0.1 3 2 1 0 0
Totals
9.1
13
8
7
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   6.0 5 3 3 4 3
  Hamilton   2.1 2 3 2 1 0
  Tekulve  W (5-5) 1.2 2 1 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
9
7
5
7
3

  E–Smith (15), Perkins (1), Stennett (11), Garner (18), Mendoza (3).  2B–San Diego Richards 2 (14,off Kison 2); Smith (11,off Hamilton), Pittsburgh Parker (14,off Perry).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (7,off Perry); Stargell (1,off Perry).  HR–Pittsburgh Garner (3,4th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Baker (6,off Tekulve).  HBP–Tenace (8,by Kison).  IBB–Richards (6,by Tekulve); Perkins (1,by Tekulve).  SB–Perkins (1,2nd base off Kison/Ott); Mendoza (3,2nd base off Lolich/Tenace).  WP–Kison (1), Tekulve (4).  HBP–Kison (3,Tenace).  IBB–Tekulve 2 (10,Richards,Perkins).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:35.  A–7,045.
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