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Friday July 30, 1971
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Six consecutive singles in the sixth inning produced four runs and carried the Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Pirates. Gaylord Perry, Bobby Bonds and Tito Fuentes got the first three hits to load the bases.

Willie Mays singled to drive in one run and Willie McCovey followed with a single to plate two tallies and kayo Bruce Kison. After Nelson Briles relieved, Ken Henderson singled for the fourth run of the frame. Willie Stargell hit his 34th homer for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Friday, July 30, 1971 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  x  -   5 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .325      Bonds rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .313
Clines cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Fuentes 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .277
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Mays cf               2   2   1   1     2   0   .288
Clemente rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .336      McCovey 1b            3   0   1   2     0   0   .279
Stargell lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .309        Kingman pr,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robertson 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .266      Henderson lf          3   0   2   1     1   0   .270
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Dietz c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .271
Pagan 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Speier ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
J. Hernandez ss       4   0   2   0     0   0   .218      Lanier 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Perry p               3   1   1   0     0   0   .125
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Davalillo ph,cf     2   0   1   1     0   0   .279

Totals               35   2   8   2     1   2             Totals               30   5  11   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 10,088
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Giants 6
DP: Pirates 4, Giants 1
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Robertson (12), Davalillo (5)
Home Runs: Stargell (34)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (6)
GIDP: Stargell (5), Mays (8), Perry (4), Lanier (5)
Hit by Pitch: Fuentes (3,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(2-1)            5     9   4   4   1   2   0  22   2.60
Briles                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.16
Grant                   2     1   1   1   2   0   0   9   3.68
Totals                  8    11   5   5   4   2   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(10-8)           9     8   2   2   1   2   1  36   3.36
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   2   1  36

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (10)
Hit by Pitch: Kison (2)
Wild Pitches: Perry (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey


PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente reached on an error
by Speier; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes was hit
by a pitch; Mays grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson doubled to left; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first) [Robertson to third]; Pagan grounded out
(third to first); J. Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson
singled; Dietz lined into a double play (third to first)
[Henderson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison was called out on strikes; Cash singled to
left; Clines forced Cash (second unassisted); Clemente grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants
0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier grounded out (second to first); Lanier
singled to right; On a bunt Perry grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to second) [Lanier out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (third to first); Robertson
struck out; Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds singled to center; Bonds was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Fuentes singled; Mays walked
[Fuentes to second]; McCovey popped to third in foul territory;
Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Pagan flied out to left; J. Hernandez singled to
center; Kison made an out to third; Cash forced J. Hernandez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants
0.

GIANTS 5TH: Dietz struck out; Speier grounded out (second to
first); Lanier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); Clemente
flied to right in foul territory; Stargell homered; Robertson
singled to center; Sanguillen made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Perry singled to center; Bonds singled to center
[Perry to second]; Fuentes singled to right [Bonds to second,
Perry to third]; Mays singled to center [Fuentes to second,
Bonds to third, Perry scored]; McCovey singled [Mays to second,
Fuentes scored, Bonds scored]; KINGMAN RAN FOR MCCOVEY; BRILES
REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Henderson singled to center [Mays
scored, Kingman to third, Henderson to second (on throw)];
Debut game for Dave Kingman; Dietz was walked intentionally;
Speier popped to third in foul territory; Lanier grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dietz out at
second]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 4.

PIRATES 7TH: KINGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Pagan singled;
Perry threw a wild pitch [Pagan to second]; J. Hernandez flied
out to right [Pagan to third]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR BRILES;
Davalillo doubled to center [Pagan scored]; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Davalillo to third]; Clines made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: GRANT REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); DAVALILLO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Perry grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Clemente walked; Stargell grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Clemente out at second];
Robertson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Mays walked; Kingman made an out to second;
Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Mays to second]; Henderson was
walked intentionally; Dietz forced Henderson (shortstop to
second) [Mays to third]; Speier singled to center [Dietz to
second, Mays scored]; Lanier flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen flied out to center; Pagan grounded out
(shortstop to first); J. Hernandez singled to center; Davalillo
forced J. Hernandez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Giants 5.



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