After being contained in Game 1, both offenses broke out to combine for 22 hits in Game 2. One team made the most of its opportunities, while the other team left 10 men on base.
Oakland started 18-game winner Ken Holtzman and Pittsburgh gave the ball to Jim Rooker and his sub-3.00 ERA. The A's started the scoring in the bottom of the first with a two-run homer from Joe Rudi. The Pirates answered in the second with a solo shot from Willie Stargell. Richie Zisk delivered an RBI single in the fourth to tie the game at two apiece. A two-run single from Bill Robinson in the fifth gave the Pirates the lead. Dave Parker blasted a two-run shot in the seventh to extend the lead to 6-2. The Bucs added three more in the eighth, with two runs coming home on a triple from Parker. Gene Tenace drove in a run for Oakland in the eighth, but it was too little too late.
Rooker picked up the win while striking out 10 in his 7 1/3 innings. With the lefty Holtzman starting for the A's, Pirates manager replaced his regular centerfielder Al Oliver with Bill Robinson for this game. The move worked out splendidly with Robinson collecting five hits, two RBI, and two runs scored. Now tied at one game apiece, the series moves to Pittsburgh for Game 3.
Game 2: Pittsburgh 9, Oakland 3
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