Tom Paciorek, who represented a last-minute change in the Dodgers' lineup, smashed a three-run homer as well as two singles to lead the way to a 6-2 victory over the Pirates. When Steve Yeager developed back pains in warm-ups, manager Walter Alston put Joe Ferguson behind the plate and stationed Paciorek in right field. Paciorek hit his homer in the second inning with Ron Cey and Ferguson on base.

The Pirates picked up a run on singles by Rennie Stennett and Bill Robinson around a balk by Doug Rau in the third, but the Dodgers scored somewhat similarly on a walk to Bill Russell, balk by Bob Moose and single by Davey Lopes in the fifth. A single by Al Oliver, a passed ball and single by Manny Sanguillen put the Pirates on the scoreboard again in the sixth, but the Dodgers pulled away with RBI singles by Cey in the seventh and Steve Garvey in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       10, 1975 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  3  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   6 10  0
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes cf              4   0   1   1     1   1   .237      Stennett 2b           3   1   1   0     0   2   .242
Lacy 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .424        Popovich 2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .111
Wynn lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .305      Robinson rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .297
Garvey 1b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .356      Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .226
Cey 3b                2   1   1   1     3   0   .276      Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .259
Ferguson c            5   1   0   0     0   2   .167      Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Paciorek rf           4   1   3   3     0   0   .375      Sanguillen c          4   0   3   1     0   0   .354
Russell ss            1   1   0   0     2   0   .091      Hebner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .115
  Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .152        Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Rau p                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .176        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Moose p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .301

Totals               34   6  10   6     7   4             Totals               36   2  10   2     0   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 24,870
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Pirates 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 3
Errors: Stargell 2
Doubles: Popovich (1)
Home Runs: Paciorek (1)
Caught Stealing: Lacy (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau (3)
GIDP: Lacy (4), Rau (1), Sanguillen (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(5-1)              9    10   2   2   0   7   0  36   2.59
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   7   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(2-2)           4.2   4   4   4   3   0   1  20   3.77
Moose                   2.1   4   1   1   3   2   0  13   4.66
Demery                  2     2   1   0   1   2   0   9   1.88
Totals                  9    10   6   5   7   4   1  42

Passed Balls: Ferguson (3)
Wild Pitches: Demery (1)
Balks: Rau 2 (2), Moose (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lacy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lopes out at second]; Wynn flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out; Robinson lined to left; Oliver
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey
walked; Ferguson reached on a fielder's choice [Cey to second];
Paciorek homered [Cey scored, Ferguson scored]; Russell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rau grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell lined to right; Zisk flied out to right;
Sanguillen singled to third; Hebner singled to center
[Sanguillen to second]; Taveras forced Sanguillen (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
singled to center; Wynn flied out to right; Lacy was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker struck out; Stennett singled to right; Rau
balked [Stennett to second]; Robinson singled to third [Stennett
scored, Robinson to second (on throw to home)]; Oliver grounded
out (second to first) [Robinson to third]; Stargell was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen
singled to third; Hebner flied out to right; Taveras lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Paciorek flied out to left; Russell walked; Rau out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Russell to second]; Lopes
singled to left [Russell scored]; Lacy singled to center [Lopes
to third]; MOOSE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Wynn walked [Lacy
to second]; Garvey made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moose was called out on strikes; Stennett was
called out on strikes; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey walked; Moose balked [Cey to second]; Ferguson
struck out; Paciorek singled to left [Cey to third, Paciorek to
second (on throw to home)]; Rennie Stennett ejected by 2B
umpire Art Williams for bumping the arbiter arguing the call at
2B on Tom Paciorek; Stennett bumped Williams and was suspended
two days (May 13 and 14); POPOVICH REPLACED STENNETT
(PLAYING 2B); Russell was walked intentionally; Rau grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Russell out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Ferguson allowed a passed
ball [Oliver to second]; Stargell flied out to left; Zisk made
an out to second; Sanguillen singled to center [Oliver scored];
Rau balked [Sanguillen to second]; Hebner singled to shortstop
[Sanguillen to third]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robertson
forced Hebner (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING SS); Lopes was
called out on strikes; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wynn singled to left; Garvey singled to center [Wynn to second];
Cey singled to center [Wynn scored, Garvey to third]; Ferguson
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: DYER BATTED FOR MOOSE; Dyer flied out to left;
Popovich doubled to right; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Pirates 2.

DODGERS 8TH: DEMERY REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Paciorek singled
to left; CRUZ BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Cruz lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Paciorek out at first]; Rau was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); Stargell
struck out; Zisk singled to center; Sanguillen grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes made an out to shortstop; Lacy reached on an
error by Stargell [Lacy to first]; Demery threw a wild pitch
[Lacy to second]; Wynn flied out to center; Garvey singled to
right [Lacy scored (unearned), Garvey to second (error by
Stargell)]; Willie Stargell called for obstruction; Cey
was walked intentionally; Ferguson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Hebner flied out to center; HOWE BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Howe grounded out (second to first); PARKER BATTED FOR
DEMERY; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 2.