Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 1 1 1
Garner 2b 4 1 2 1
Parker rf 4 1 2 1
Robinson cf,lf 3 0 1 1
Sanguillen 1b 3 0 1 0
  Moreno cf 1 0 0 0
Milner lf,1b 4 1 2 0
Berra 3b 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 4 0 1 0
Rooker p 3 1 0 1
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 0 0
North cf 5 0 0 0
Smith rf 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo pr,rf 2 1 2 0
Cey 3b 4 0 2 0
Garvey 1b 5 1 2 2
Baker lf 4 1 0 0
Yeager c 4 0 2 0
Russell ss 3 0 1 1
Rau p 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Lewallyn p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 1 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
  Monday ph 1 0 0 0
  Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Oates ph 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 130 010 0005101
Los Angeles 010 100 0013101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (6-7) 6.2 7 2 2 3 3
  Tekulve  SV (17) 2.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  L (10-6) 1.2 5 4 4 0 1
  Hough   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Lewallyn   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Rautzhan   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Welch   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Forster   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
0
6

  E–Taveras (24), Yeager (3).  PB–Yeager (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (16,off Rau), Los Angeles Yeager (6,off Rooker).  3B–Pittsburgh Taveras (5,off Rau).  HR–Pittsburgh Parker (16,5th inning off Rautzhan 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Garvey (14,4th inning off Rooker 0 on, 0 out).  SF–B Robinson (6,off Rau).  SB–Smith (8,2nd base off Rooker/Dyer).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:48.  A–48,587.
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