Four-hit pitching by rookie Sutcliffe, his fifth victory in his last six decisions, enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Pirates, 4-2. Joe Ferguson gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the second inning with a homer after Dusty Baker reached base on a walk.

Steve Garvey had an RBI double in the third inning and Bill Russell stroked a run-scoring two-bagger in the fifth. The Bucs' tallies came on a two-run inside-the-park round-tripper by Dave Parker in the fourth frame, his second inside-the-park clout this season. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Monday, June      4, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  2
Pirates      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   2   3   0     0   0   .270      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Russell ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .305      Foli ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Parker rf             2   1   1   2     2   0   .311
Garvey 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .314      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      B. Robinson lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Baker lf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .314      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Ferguson c            4   1   1   2     0   0   .206      Garner 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Thomas cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .281      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Sutcliffe p           4   0   0   0     0   2   .125        Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               33   4   8   4     4   5             Totals               30   2   4   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 14,727
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Pirates 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Ferguson 2
Doubles: Garvey 2 (14), Russell (14), Stargell (8)
Home Runs: Ferguson (8), Parker (10)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (15), Thomas (5)
Caught Stealing: Smith (1), B. Robinson (2)
GIDP: B. Robinson (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe W(6-3)        9     4   2   2   3   2   1  33   3.79
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   2   1  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(2-1)           5     7   4   4   3   3   1  23   1.84
Romo                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.07
Tekulve                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.85
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   5   1  37

Balks: Sutcliffe (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Terry Tata


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second;
Russell struck out; Smith reached on a fielder's choice [Lopes
out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Smith was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli lined
to first; Parker walked; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to right; Cey struck out; Baker
walked; Ferguson homered [Baker scored]; Thomas popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson reached on an error by Ferguson [B.
Robinson to first]; Ott grounded out (second to first) [B.
Robinson to second]; B. Robinson was picked off and caught
stealing third (pitcher to third); Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates
0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutcliffe grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
singled to center; Russell popped to shortstop; Smith singled to
left [Lopes to second]; Garvey doubled to left [Lopes scored,
Smith out at home (left to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner struck out; Rooker struck out; Moreno flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey popped to shortstop; Baker walked; Ferguson
grounded out (third to first) [Baker to second]; Thomas was
walked intentionally; Sutcliffe grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli singled to left; Parker hit an inside the park
homer to center [Foli scored]; Stargell doubled to right; B.
Robinson flied out to center; Ott grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Stargell to third]; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes singled to left; Russell doubled to left
[Lopes scored]; Smith struck out; Garvey popped to shortstop;
Cey flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner popped to third; EASLER BATTED FOR ROOKER;
Easler flied out to left; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 6TH: ROMO REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Baker flied out to
right; Ferguson popped to second; Thomas flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli walked; Parker walked [Foli to second];
Stargell flied out to right; B. Robinson grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Foli out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Sutcliffe was called out on strikes; Lopes grounded
out (third to first); Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott flied out to center; Stennett flied out to
left; Garner singled to left; MILNER BATTED FOR ROMO; Garner was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Ferguson [Garner to
second]; Sutcliffe balked [Garner to third]; Milner popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Pirates 2.

DODGERS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Smith grounded
out (second to first); Garvey doubled to left; Cey grounded out
(third to first); Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Moreno flied
out to left; Foli flied out to left; Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
walked; Thomas stole second; Sutcliffe struck out; Lopes
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to right; B. Robinson flied out
to left; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Pirates 2.