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Monday August 17, 1970
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With two out in the eighth inning, Willie Mays singled and Willie McCovey homered to bring the Giants a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. The Giants began the scoring with two runs in the second on singles by Jim Ray Hart and Hal Lanier, an error by Roberto Clemente and double by Bobby Bonds. Hart singled and Lanier doubled for another run in the fourth, but the Pirates went ahead with a four-run outburst in the fifth.

Gene Alley and Gene Clines singled and Matty Alou was safe on an error by Hart to load the bases. Dave Cash singled for one run and another scored when Clemente grounded into a double play. Willie Stargell then sent the Pirates ahead with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Monday, August 17, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Giants       0  2  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 11  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   1   1     1   1   .305      Alou cf               5   1   0   0     0   0   .282
Fuentes 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Cash 2b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .325
Mays cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Clemente rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .349
McCovey 1b            4   1   2   2     0   1   .277      Stargell lf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .272
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .311      Oliver 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Dietz c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Hart 3b               4   2   3   0     0   0   .312      Pagan 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Lanier ss             4   1   2   1     0   0   .237      Alley ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .249
Perry p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .120      Moose p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .159
                                                            Clines ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .636
                                                            Dal Canton p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .306

Totals               37   5  11   4     1   6             Totals               37   4  10   3     0   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 21,148
Left on Base: Giants 6, Pirates 6
DP: Giants 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Hart, Lanier, Clemente, Moose
Doubles: Bonds (27), Lanier (11)
Home Runs: McCovey (31), Stargell (25)
GIDP: Cash (6), Clemente (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(17-11)          9    10   4   0   0   4   1  37   3.50
Totals                  9    10   4   0   0   4   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose                   5     7   3   2   0   2   0  21   4.02
Dal Canton L(7-3)       3     4   2   2   0   4   1  13   4.44
Lamb                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    11   5   4   1   6   1  38

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to
center; Mays singled to center; McCovey singled to right [Mays
to third]; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou reached on an error by Lanier; Cash grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second to first)
[Alou out at second]; Clemente singled to right; Stargell forced
Clemente (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz struck out; Hart singled; Lanier singled to
right [Hart scored (error by Clemente), Lanier to second]; Perry
grounded out (third to first); Bonds doubled [Lanier scored
(unearned)]; Bonds was picked off second but was safe on an
error by Moose [Bonds to third]; Fuentes popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Sanguillen
grounded out (first unassisted); Pagan singled to left; Alley
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Mays flied out to right; McCovey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moose grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded
out (second to first); Cash singled to left; Clemente grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates
0.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz flied out to right; Hart singled to center;
Lanier doubled to left [Hart scored, Lanier out at third (left
to third)]; Perry flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver singled to left;
Sanguillen flied out to right; Pagan flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
flied out to center; Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley singled to center; CLINES BATTED FOR MOOSE;
Clines singled to center [Alley to second]; Alou reached on an
error by Hart [Clines to second, Alley to third]; Cash singled
[Alou to second, Clines to third, Alley scored (unearned)];
Clemente grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Alou to third, Clines scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cash
out at second]; Stargell homered (unearned) [Alou scored
(unearned)]; Oliver flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 6TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); McCovey
struck out; Henderson struck out; Dietz flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Pagan
flied out to center; Alley grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Hart grounded out (third to first); Lanier made an
out to second; Perry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Dal Canton struck out; Alou flied out to right;
Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds struck out; Fuentes flied out to center; Mays
singled to left; McCovey homered [Mays scored]; Henderson flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Clemente grounded out (second to first); Stargell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver singled; Sanguillen
singled to right [Oliver to second]; Pagan struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Dietz singled to center; Hart singled to left [Dietz
to third]; LAMB REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Lanier reached
on a fielder's choice [Dietz out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Hart to second]; Perry forced Hart (third unassisted) [Lanier to
second]; Bonds walked [Lanier to third, Perry to second];
Fuentes flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 5,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Alley popped to first in foul territory; ROBERTSON
BATTED FOR LAMB; Robertson flied out to right; Alou grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 4.



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