The losing streak of the Pirates was extended to six games when they were defeated in a doubleheader by the Giants, 7-3 and 2-1, cutting their East division lead to one game over the Cubs and two games over the Mets. The Pirates scored two runs in the first inning of the opener, but the Giants came back with three in their half on a double by Bobby Bonds, single by Willie Mays, double by Willie McCovey and single by Ken Henderson. McCovey homered in the third and scored after drawing a walk in the fifth when the Giants added two runs. A single by Hal Lanier and Bonds' second double of the game accounted for another tally in the sixth.

Ron Bryant pitched the first complete game of his major league carer for vGiants in the nightcap. With the score tied, 1-1, Jim Ray Hart doubled in the eighth, moved to third on a bunt by Tito Fuentes and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by John Stephenson. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    30, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Giants       3  0  1    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   7 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               4   1   3   0     1   0   .293      Bonds rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Hebner 3b             3   1   1   0     2   1   .273      Hunt 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Oliver rf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .272      Mays cf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .282
Stargell lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .264      McCovey 1b            3   3   2   2     1   0   .287
Robertson 1b          4   1   1   1     1   0   .294      Henderson lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Mazeroski 2b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Dietz c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .324
J. May c              4   0   0   0     1   0   .202      Hart 3b               2   0   0   0     2   0   .310
Alley ss              3   0   1   1     1   0   .244      Lanier ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .228
Walker p              2   0   0   0     1   2   .129      Reberger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jerry Johnson p     2   0   1   0     0   1   .083
  Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .262        Robertson p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .098
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   3     7   6             Totals               33   7  11   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:42
Left on Base: Pirates 13, Giants 7
DP: Pirates 1, Giants 1
Errors: Alou, Hunt
Doubles: Alou (18), Bonds 2 (32), McCovey (31)
Home Runs: McCovey (34)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Robertson (6)
GIDP: J. May (3), Bonds (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(10-6)          4.2   9   6   5   2   3   1  24   3.63
Lamb                    1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   1.26
Dal Canton              2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.20
Totals                  8    11   7   6   4   4   1  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reberger                1.1   3   2   2   3   0   0  10   5.80
Jerry Johnson W(4-2)    3.2   4   1   1   3   4   0  18   4.53
Robertson SV(1)         4     2   0   0   1   2   0  15   5.00
Totals                  9     9   3   3   7   6   0  43

Wild Pitches: Reberger 2 (13)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo


PIRATES 1ST: Alou doubled to right; Reberger threw a wild pitch
[Alou to third]; Hebner walked; Oliver singled to right [Hebner
to third, Alou scored]; Stargell flied out to left; Robertson
singled to center [Oliver to second, Hebner scored]; Mazeroski
grounded out (first unassisted) [Robertson to second, Oliver to
third]; J. May flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds doubled to left; Hunt grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bonds to third]; Mays singled to left [Bonds
scored]; McCovey doubled to center [Mays scored]; Henderson
singled to center [McCovey scored]; Henderson stole second;
Dietz struck out; Hart was walked intentionally; Lanier grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants
3.

PIRATES 2ND: Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker
walked; Reberger threw a wild pitch [Walker to second]; Alou
walked; JERRY JOHNSON REPLACED REBERGER (PITCHING); Hebner
walked [Walker to third, Alou to second]; Oliver struck out;
Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Jerry Johnson struck out; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hunt singled to left; Mays flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Robertson flied to right in foul territory;
Mazeroski singled to left; J. May popped to second in foul
territory; Alley popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: McCovey homered; Henderson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Dietz grounded out (second to first); Hart grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants
4.

PIRATES 4TH: Walker was called out on strikes; On a bunt Alou
singled; Hebner singled to right [Alou to third]; Oliver flied
out to center; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); Jerry
Johnson singled; Bonds grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Jerry Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Robertson walked; Mazeroski flied out to center; J.
May walked [Robertson to second]; Alley singled to left [J. May
to second, Robertson scored]; On a bunt Walker struck out; Alou
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
3, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays was
called out on strikes; McCovey walked; Henderson singled to
right [McCovey to second]; Dietz singled to center [McCovey
scored, Henderson scored (error by Alou) (unearned), Dietz to
third]; LAMB REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Hart flied out to left;
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 6.

PIRATES 6TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED JERRY JOHNSON (PITCHING); Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver grounded out (shortstop
to first); Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Lanier singled to right; Robertson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lanier to second]; Bonds
doubled to center [Lanier scored]; Hunt made an out to second;
Mays walked; McCovey flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson flied out to right; Mazeroski reached on
an error by Hunt; J. May flied out to right; Alley walked
[Mazeroski to second]; PAGAN BATTED FOR LAMB; Pagan was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 7.

GIANTS 7TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Henderson
flied out to right; Dietz flied out to center; Hart walked;
Lanier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Alou singled to right; Hebner struck out; Oliver
flied out to left; Stargell made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Robertson flied out to right; Bonds made an out to
first; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 7.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson made an out to third; Mazeroski singled
to left; J. May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Mazeroski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 7.