A two-run homer by Dave Parker triggered the Pirates to a 3-1 triumph over the Dodgers. Parker's blast came in the first inning and followed a one-out single by Tim Foli. The Pirates scored another run in the eighth on an error by shortstop Bill Russell and singles by Ed Ott and Rennie Stennett. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      5, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .274      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .319
Russell ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Foli ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .294
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .245      Parker rf             4   1   1   2     0   2   .310
Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .310      Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .320
Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .281      B. Robinson lf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .276
  Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Ott c                 3   0   2   0     0   0   .272
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .309      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .243
Thomasson cf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .280      Garner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .209      Blyleven p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .179
Sutton p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .118        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Joshua ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .345

Totals               31   1   7   1     7   5             Totals               32   3   8   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 11,088
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Pirates 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Pirates 3
Errors: Russell
Doubles: B. Robinson (8)
Home Runs: Thomasson (6), Parker (11)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Ott (3)
GIDP: Russell 2 (6), Ferguson (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(6-5)           5     4   2   2   2   4   1  21   3.55
LaGrow                  3     4   1   0   0   1   0  14   5.87
Totals                  8     8   3   2   2   5   1  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(2-2)         7.1   6   1   1   7   5   1  34   4.61
Tekulve SV(5)           1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.65
Totals                  9     7   1   1   7   5   1  38

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Russell grounded
out (second to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith struck out; Garvey
walked; Cey walked [Garvey to second]; Baker forced Cey (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno popped to shortstop; Foli singled to left;
Parker homered [Foli scored]; Stargell flied out to left; B.
Robinson doubled to right; Ott popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson homered; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Sutton walked; Lopes singled to left [Sutton to
second]; Russell grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lopes out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Garner
flied out to right; Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Foli
grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to left; Thomasson grounded out
(second to first); Ferguson walked; Sutton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; B. Robinson singled to right
[Stargell to second]; Ott out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Stargell to third, B. Robinson to second]; Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Garner was walked intentionally;
Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes singled to shortstop; Lopes stole second;
Russell flied out to left; Smith struck out; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno struck out; Foli lined to left; Parker flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey singled to center; Baker struck out; Thomasson
forced Cey (second to shortstop); Ferguson singled to left
[Thomasson to second]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SUTTON; Davalillo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: LAGROW REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Stargell
singled to right; B. Robinson flied out to center; Ott singled
to left [Stargell to second]; Stennett flied out to center;
Garner lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates
2.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes flied out to center; Russell singled to
second; Smith struck out; Garvey popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Blyleven flied out to center; Moreno grounded out
(second to first); Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Baker walked;
Thomasson walked [Baker to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); Ferguson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Thomasson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Parker struck
out; Stargell flied out to left; B. Robinson reached on an error
by Russell [B. Robinson to first]; Ott singled to center [B.
Robinson to third]; Stennett singled to right [B. Robinson
scored (unearned), Ott to third]; Garner flied out to center; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 9TH: JOSHUA BATTED FOR LAGROW; Joshua singled to center;
Lopes flied out to right; Russell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Joshua out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.