Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 28, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 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 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 3 0 1 1
Stargell 1b 4 1 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 1 2 0
  Mendoza pr 0 0 0 0
Dyer c 4 0 2 0
Moreno cf 4 0 0 1
Candelaria p 2 0 0 1
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Brye ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 0 0
North cf 3 2 2 0
Smith rf 5 1 2 2
Cey 3b 4 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Baker lf 4 1 3 2
Ferguson c 3 1 1 0
Russell ss 3 1 1 0
John p 4 0 1 3
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
Pittsburgh 020 010 000371
Los Angeles 000 320 11x7123
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (8-11) 4.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Kison   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Tekulve   2.0 3 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
5
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (12-7) 7.1 6 3 0 1 5
  Forster  SV (14) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
0
1
7

  E–Dyer (3), Lopes 2 (10), John (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Los Angeles 2.  PB–Dyer (2).  2B–Los Angeles John (2,off Candelaria); North (10,off Candelaria).  CS–B Robinson (7,2nd base by Forster/Ferguson).  SB–North (18,2nd base off Tekulve/Dyer).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:42.  A–43,600.
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