Dave Kingman, playing in his second game with the Giants after being called up from Phoenix (Pacific Coast), smashed a grand-slam homer to highlight the Giants' 15-11 victory in a slugfest with the Pirates. Willie Stargell hit two homers for the Pirates and Bob Robertson and Jose Pagan rapped one apiece.

Ken Henderson had a homer for the Giants, who smashed an 8-8 tie with a seven-run explosion in the seventh inning. A single by Jimmy Rosario and safe bunts by Hal Lanier and Frank Duffy opened the outburst. Bobby Bonds doubled to drive in two runs. After another run scored on a single by Tito Fuentes, Henderson drew an intentional pass, filling the bases and setting the stage for Kingman's clout. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Game Played on Saturday, July 31, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      3  1  3    0  1  0    0  3  0  -  11 14  2
Giants       1  1  0    4  0  2    7  0  x  -  15 15  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   1     1   0   .324      Bonds rf              4   2   1   2     1   1   .312
Davalillo rf          5   1   2   1     0   2   .282      Fuentes 2b            6   2   3   3     0   0   .280
Oliver cf             4   2   2   1     1   1   .282      Henderson lf          4   3   2   2     2   0   .273
Stargell lf           5   2   2   5     0   3   .310      McCovey 1b            2   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Robertson 1b          5   1   1   1     0   2   .265        Kingman ph,1b       3   1   2   5     0   0   .500
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .330      Dietz c               4   0   0   0     1   2   .268
Pagan 3b              5   1   1   1     0   2   .244      Speier ss             4   1   0   0     1   0   .251
J. Hernandez ss       4   1   2   1     0   1   .226      Rosario cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .260
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Mays cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Mazeroski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Lanier 3b             4   3   3   1     1   1   .233
Johnson p             1   1   0   0     0   0   .061      Carrithers p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Veale p             1   1   1   0     0   0   .375        Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Briles p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .238        Gallagher ph        0   1   0   0     1   0   .256
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        McMahon p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Alley ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Duffy ph            2   1   1   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  11  14  11     2  13             Totals               39  15  15  13     7   8

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 18,834
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Giants 9
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 0
Errors: Oliver, Pagan
Doubles: Sanguillen (22), Lanier (7), Fuentes 2 (18), Henderson (14), Kingman (1), Bonds (21)
Home Runs: Stargell 2 (36), Robertson (22), Pagan (4), Henderson (12), Kingman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr (1)
Hit by Pitch: Sanguillen (3,by Carrithers), Bonds (3,by Johnson)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 1.2   4   2   2   1   0   1  11   3.41
Veale                   1.2   2   4   4   3   3   0  10   7.36
Briles                  2.2   2   2   1   2   4   0  12   4.14
Giusti L(4-4)           0.1   5   6   6   1   0   1   7   3.67
Grant                   1.2   2   1   0   0   1   0   8   3.59
Totals                  8    15  15  13   7   8   2  48

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers              1.2   5   4   4   1   2   2  12   4.55
Barr                    2.1   5   3   3   0   4   0  12  11.57
McMahon W(9-3)          3     2   1   1   0   6   1  11   3.60
Hamilton SV(4)          2     2   3   3   1   1   1   9   3.31
Totals                  9    14  11  11   2  13   4  44

Passed Balls: Dietz (14)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (5), Carrithers (1)
Wild Pitches: Johnson (3), Veale (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Davalillo
struck out; Oliver singled to left; Stargell homered [Oliver
scored]; Robertson homered; Sanguillen was hit by a pitch; Pagan
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to left; Fuentes flied out to
center; Henderson homered; McCovey singled to center; Johnson
threw a wild pitch [McCovey to second]; Dietz walked; Speier
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 1.

PIRATES 2ND: J. Hernandez singled to center; Johnson forced J.
Hernandez (pitcher to shortstop); Cash walked [Johnson to
second]; Davalillo flied to left in foul territory; Oliver
singled to right [Cash to third, Johnson scored]; BARR REPLACED
CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Stargell struck out; Debut game for
Jim Barr; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Rosario flied out to left; Lanier doubled to right;
Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lanier to
third]; Bonds was hit by a pitch; Fuentes singled to right
[Bonds to second, Lanier scored]; VEALE REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Henderson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Robertson flied out to right; Sanguillen doubled to
right; Dietz allowed a passed ball [Sanguillen to third]; Pagan
struck out; J. Hernandez singled [Sanguillen scored]; Veale
singled to pitcher [J. Hernandez to second]; Cash singled to
left [Veale to third, J. Hernandez scored]; Davalillo singled to
center [Cash to second, Veale scored]; Oliver popped to third in
foul territory; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: McCovey struck out; Dietz made an out to third;
Speier walked; Rosario struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 7, Giants 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Robertson flied out to center;
Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Giants
2.

GIANTS 4TH: Lanier walked; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR BARR; Gallagher
walked [Lanier to second]; Bonds struck out; Fuentes doubled to
left [Gallagher scored, Lanier scored]; Veale threw a wild pitch
[Fuentes to third]; Henderson doubled to left [Fuentes scored];
KINGMAN BATTED FOR MCCOVEY; BRILES REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING);
Kingman doubled to left [Henderson scored]; Dietz struck out;
Speier grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 7, Giants 6.

PIRATES 5TH: KINGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCMAHON
REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Pagan homered; J. Hernandez
struck out; Briles struck out; Cash grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Giants 6.

GIANTS 5TH: Rosario flied out to left; Lanier struck out;
McMahon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Giants 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Davalillo struck out; Oliver struck out; Stargell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds walked; Fuentes doubled [Bonds scored (error
by Oliver) (no RBI), Fuentes scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Henderson walked; Kingman flied out to left; Dietz struck out;
Speier flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 8, Giants 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen singled to right;
Pagan forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second); J. Hernandez made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Giants 8.

GIANTS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Rosario singled
to right; Lanier singled to pitcher [Rosario to second]; DUFFY
BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Duffy singled to third [Lanier to second,
Rosario to third]; Bonds doubled to left [Duffy to third, Lanier
scored, Rosario scored]; Fuentes grounded out (second to first);
Henderson was walked intentionally; Kingman homered [Duffy
scored, Bonds scored, Henderson scored]; GRANT REPLACED J.
HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); ALLEY REPLACED GIUSTI (PLAYING SS); Dietz
flied out to center; Speier reached on an error by Pagan;
Rosario singled to second [Speier to second]; Lanier singled to
left [Rosario to third, Speier scored (unearned)]; Duffy struck
out; 7 R (6 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Giants 15.

PIRATES 8TH: MAYS REPLACED ROSARIO (PLAYING CF); HAMILTON
REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Alley grounded out (third to first);
Cash flied out to left; Davalillo singled to center; Oliver
walked [Davalillo to second]; Stargell homered [Davalillo
scored, Oliver scored]; Robertson struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 11, Giants 15.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to
right; Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 11, Giants 15.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Pagan grounded
out (third to first); MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR GRANT; Mazeroski
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 11, Giants 15.

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