Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
July 27, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1978 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf,3b 4 1 2 1
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0
Ott c 4 1 1 1
Garner 3b 3 1 1 1
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Whitson p 2 0 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Brye lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 3 1 1 1
Smith ss 4 1 3 1
Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0
Winfield cf,rf 3 2 1 2
Gamble rf 3 0 3 1
  Thomas pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 1
Sweet c 3 0 0 0
Almon 3b 3 1 0 0
Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Perkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 1 1 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 10 6
Pittsburgh 002 100 000391
San Diego 300 000 21x6100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby   0.1 4 3 3 0 0
  Whitson  L (3-4) 6.0 3 1 1 2 2
  Jackson   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Tekulve   1.1 1 1 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
4
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   3.0 4 3 3 2 2
  Lee   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Shirley  W (6-11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Fingers  SV (22) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
5

  E–B Robinson (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 3, San Diego 2.  PB–Sweet (7).  HR–Pittsburgh Ott (6,3rd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 0 out); Garner (5,3rd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 0 out); B Robinson (7,4th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Richards (3,off Jackson); Gonzalez (2,off Tekulve).  IBB–Sweet (7,by Tekulve).  SB–Winfield (15,2nd base off Bibby/Ott); Smith (26,2nd base off Whitson/Ott).  CS–Gamble (2,2nd base by Whitson/Ott).  WP–Fingers (2).  IBB–Tekulve (13,Sweet).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:44.  A–14,076.
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