Steve Stone, the Giants' rookie righthander, pitched a shutout for his first major league victory, beating the Pirates, 2-0, on a five-hitter. Stone also received credit for a run batted in by drawing a pass from Luke Walker with the bases loaded in the second inning. An infield hit by Chris Speier, single by Tito Fuentes and sacrifice fly by Willie Mays added a run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Friday, April     23, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Speier ss             4   1   2   0     1   0   .313      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Mays cf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .353      Clemente rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .259
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .172      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Dietz c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .280      Davalillo lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .350
Henderson lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .351      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Foster rf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .263      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Gallagher 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .231      J. Hernandez ss       3   0   0   0     0   1   .318
  Heise 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Walker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Stone p               3   0   0   1     1   1   .000        Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     6   3             Totals               32   0   5   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 12,350
Left on Base: Giants 10, Pirates 6
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Hebner, J. Hernandez
Doubles: Foster (3), Sanguillen (3)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mays (2)
GIDP: Gallagher (4), Mays (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(1-0)            9     5   0   0   1   3   0  33   2.35
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   3   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(1-2)           8     7   2   1   5   3   0  35   2.25
Grant                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9     7   2   1   6   3   0  39

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (1)

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner made
an out to second; Clemente singled to right; Oliver made an out
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Dietz forced McCovey (shortstop to
second); Henderson forced Dietz (third to second); Foster
reached on an error by Hebner [Henderson to third, Foster to
second]; Gallagher was walked intentionally; Stone walked
[Henderson scored (unearned), Foster to third, Gallagher to
second]; Speier forced Stone (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER),
0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Davalillo grounded out (first unassisted);
Robertson made an out to second; Sanguillen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes reached on an error by J. Hernandez; Mays
forced Fuentes (pitcher to second); McCovey struck out; Dietz
forced Mays (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez was called out on strikes; Walker
grounded out (second to first); Cash grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Foster doubled to center; Gallagher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner flied out to center; Clemente walked; Oliver
forced Clemente (shortstop to second); Davalillo singled [Oliver
to second]; Robertson forced Davalillo (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier singled; Fuentes singled to left [Speier to
third]; Mays hit a sacrifice fly to center [Speier scored];
McCovey flied out to left; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball
[Fuentes to second]; Dietz walked; Henderson flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen doubled; J. Hernandez grounded out
(second to first) [Sanguillen to third]; Walker struck out; Cash
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Foster singled to left; Gallagher grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foster out at
second]; Stone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Clemente
grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled to left; Davalillo
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier singled to right; Fuentes flied out to
center; Mays grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: HEISE REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Robertson
flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out to left; J. Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Dietz was
called out on strikes; Henderson singled; Foster singled to left
[Henderson to second]; Heise forced Foster (second unassisted);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: PAGAN BATTED FOR WALKER; Pagan flied out to left;
Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 9TH: GRANT REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Stone grounded out
(pitcher to first); Speier walked; Fuentes flied out to center;
Mays flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Clemente grounded out (third to first); Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted); Davalillo singled to center;
Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.