Taking advantage of Pirate defensive lapses, the Padres broke a 5-5 tie with a two-run seventh inning and made the Bucs walk the plank to the tune of 7-5. Gene Richards led off the seventh with a walk, stole second, moved to third on Ozzie Smith's sacrifice bunt and scored when pitcher Jim Bibby overthrew third. Smith made it to second on Bibby's error, took third on a groundout and scored when the Pirates failed to tag him out on a fielder's choice grounder.

The Pirates took a 5-1 lead in the third with a three-run homer by Dave Parker being the key blow, But the Padres railed for four in the sixth on a homer by Oscar Gamble, RBI double by Bill Almon and homer by Jerry Turner, whose smash came on Bibby's first pitch after the reliever entered the game. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 - 7 8 3 Pirates 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .222 Taveras ss 4 2 1 0 0 1 .213 Smith ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Milner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 Gamble rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .269 Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Hendrick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Moreno cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .271 Winfield cf 4 1 0 1 1 0 .289 Parker rf 5 1 2 4 0 2 .349 Tenace 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .205 B. Robinson lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Sweet c 2 1 0 1 1 0 .152 Stennett 2b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .290 Almon 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .329 Sanguillen 1b,c 5 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Champion 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Garner 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .197 Turner ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .207 Dyer c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .188 Baker 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .357 Ott ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Kison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Robinson p 2 0 2 0 0 0 .231 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Bibby p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 D'Acquisto p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stargell ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Totals 33 7 8 6 5 3 Totals 37 5 11 5 5 9 Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 5,052 Left on Base: Padres 7, Pirates 10 DP: Padres 1, Pirates 1 Errors: Tenace 2, Champion, Taveras, Bibby Doubles: Tenace (4), Almon (5), Stennett (3) Home Runs: Gamble (2), Turner (2), Parker (6) Stolen Bases: Richards (8), Taveras (5) Caught Stealing: Winfield (1), Garner (4) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (5) Sacrifice Flies: Sweet (1) GIDP: Winfield (4), B. Robinson (1) Hit by Pitch: Tenace (2,by Tekulve) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley 2.1 6 5 4 0 0 1 12 6.45 Spillner 1.2 4 0 0 0 3 0 9 2.92 D'Acquisto W(1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 5 5 0 16 0.00 Fingers SV(5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.15 Totals 9 11 5 4 5 9 1 42 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson 5.2 5 4 4 4 1 1 25 2.84 Bibby L(3-2) 0.2 1 3 2 1 1 1 5 4.22 Tekulve 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.55 Kison 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.00 Totals 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 41 Hit by Pitch: Tekulve (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Smith singled to left; Smith was picked off first (pitcher to first); Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second [Taveras to third (error by Tenace)]; Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Parker singled to center [Taveras scored]; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 1. PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Tenace doubled to left [Winfield to third]; Sweet hit a sacrifice fly to center [Winfield scored]; Almon was called out on strikes; Champion walked; Shirley walked [Tenace to third, Champion to second]; Richards popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett doubled to center; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first) [Stennett to third]; Garner singled to center [Stennett scored]; Garner was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 2. PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (third to first); Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson singled to right; Tenace dropped a foul fly hit by Taveras for an error; Taveras forced D. Robinson (pitcher to shortstop); Moreno reached on an error by Champion [Taveras to third, Moreno to second (on throw)]; Parker homered [Taveras scored, Moreno scored (unearned)]; SPILLNER REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); B. Robinson struck out; Stennett singled to left; Sanguillen singled to third [Stennett to second]; Garner forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5. PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied out to right; Sweet flied out to center; Almon singled to second; Champion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 4TH: Dyer struck out; D. Robinson singled to second; Taveras struck out; Moreno singled to third [D. Robinson to second]; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5. PADRES 5TH: THOMAS BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Thomas grounded out (second to first); Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 5TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); B. Robinson popped to third in foul territory; Stennett struck out; Sanguillen singled to center; Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5. PADRES 6TH: Gamble homered; Winfield grounded out (second to first); Tenace lined to left; Sweet walked; Almon doubled to left [Sweet scored]; BIBBY REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); TURNER BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Turner homered [Almon scored]; D'Acquisto struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Pirates 5. PIRATES 6TH: BAKER REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 2B); Dyer walked; Bibby forced Dyer (pitcher to shortstop); Taveras grounded out (third to first) [Bibby to second]; Moreno walked; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Pirates 5. PADRES 7TH: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Richards scored (error by Bibby) (unearned) (no RBI), Smith to second]; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first) [Smith to third]; TEKULVE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Winfield reached on a fielder's choice [Smith scored]; Tenace was hit by a pitch [Winfield to second]; Winfield was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Tenace to second]; Sweet lined to second; 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson struck out; Stennett walked; Sanguillen popped to second; Garner forced Stennett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5. PADRES 8TH: Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker singled to center; D'Acquisto forced Baker (catcher to second); Richards reached on an error by Taveras [D'Acquisto to third, Richards to second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5. PIRATES 8TH: OTT BATTED FOR DYER; Ott walked; STARGELL BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Stargell struck out; MILNER BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Milner walked [Ott to second]; FINGERS REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Moreno lined to shortstop; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5. PADRES 9TH: STARGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KISON REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); SANGUILLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); MENDOZA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING SS); Gamble singled to right; Winfield grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gamble out at second]; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5. PIRATES 9TH: HENDRICK REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5.

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