A two run homer by Dave Parker helped the Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the Dodgers in a game played under protest by L.A. Controversy arose in the fourth inning with the Pirates leading 3-2. With Bill Robinson on third and one out, Rennie Stennett lofted a sacrifice fly to right. While the ball was in play, plate umpire Terry Tata signaled interference on Dodger catcher Joe Ferguson.

The umpires offered Pirate manager Chuck Tanner the choice of accepting interference -- which would have left Robinson on third and put Stennett on first -- or taking the action of the play, which saw Robinson score the eventual winning run. Tanner chose the play and a protest was lodged by Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda. Parker's blast came in the fifth inning to close out the scoring. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, July 19, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 Pirates 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 x - 6 10 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Taveras ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .283 North cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .263 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Smith rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .298 Parker rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .313 Cey 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .260 B. Robinson lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .252 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .295 Sanguillen 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .295 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Stennett 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .257 Ferguson c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .215 Garner 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .250 Russell ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Dyer c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .243 Rau p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Rooker p 2 0 0 1 0 1 .188 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Monday ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Totals 34 3 9 3 4 4 Totals 29 6 10 5 4 2 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 15,527 Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Pirates 5 DP: Dodgers 0, Pirates 2 Doubles: North (9), B. Robinson (19) Triples: Lopes (3) Home Runs: Smith (16), Parker (15) Stolen Bases: Russell (6), North (12), Lopes (27) Caught Stealing: Taveras (18), Dyer (1), B. Robinson (6) Sacrifice Flies: Rooker (1), Stennett (2) GIDP: Monday (4) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau L(10-5) 5 9 6 6 3 0 1 25 3.67 Hough 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 2.60 Totals 8 10 6 6 4 2 1 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(5-6) 8 8 3 3 3 4 1 34 4.87 Tekulve SV(16) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.15 Totals 9 9 3 3 4 4 1 38 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor DODGERS 1ST: Lopes tripled to left; North popped to second; Smith walked; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey was called out on strikes; Baker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to second; On a bunt Moreno made an out to pitcher; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Russell singled to second; Russell stole second; Rau grounded out (second to first) [Russell to third]; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson singled to left; Sanguillen singled to right [B. Robinson to third]; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt Garner singled to first [B. Robinson scored, Sanguillen to second]; Dyer walked [Sanguillen to third, Garner to second]; Rooker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sanguillen scored, Garner to third]; Dyer was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first) [Garner scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. DODGERS 3RD: North singled to center; North stole second; Smith homered [North scored]; Cey lined to right; Garvey flied out to left; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno flied out to left; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 3. DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson struck out; Russell grounded out (third to first); Rau struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson doubled to center; Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted) [B. Robinson to third]; Stennett hit a sacrifice fly to right [B. Robinson scored]; Garner walked; Dyer singled to center [Garner to second]; Rooker flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 4. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes flied out to right; North doubled to center; Smith flied out to center; Cey walked; Garvey singled to center [North scored, Cey to second]; Baker flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras singled to center; On a bunt Moreno made an out to third; Parker homered [Taveras scored]; B. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Sanguillen walked; Stennett singled to right [Sanguillen to second]; Garner forced Stennett (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 6. DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); MOTA BATTED FOR RAU; Mota grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 6. PIRATES 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Dyer grounded out (second to first); Rooker struck out; Taveras popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 6. DODGERS 7TH: Lopes popped to second; North singled to center; Smith lined into a double play (third to first) [North out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 6. PIRATES 7TH: Moreno popped to first in foul territory; Parker flied out to center; B. Robinson walked; Sanguillen singled to right [B. Robinson to second]; B. Robinson was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to second to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 6. DODGERS 8TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 6. PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Garner was called out on strikes; Dyer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 6. DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson singled to center; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Russell singled to right [Ferguson to second]; MONDAY BATTED FOR HOUGH; Monday grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ferguson to third, Russell out at second]; Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; North grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 6.

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