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Showing tremendous power, the Giants bombed the Pirates in both games of a doubleheader, 11-7 and 8-3. The Giants were losing the opener, 7-6, before they exploded for five runs in the eighth inning. Willie Mays drove in two runs with a bases-loaded double to send the Giants ahead and Willie McCovey followed with a three-run homer to clinch the outcome.

Dave Kingman, playing first base in place of McCovey in the nightcap, smashed two homers, each with a man on base, and Al Gallagher supplied three runs with a double and single. Willie Stargell hit two homers for the Pirates and reached the 100 mark in RBIs. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, August 1, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      0  2  1    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   7 12  1
Giants       1  0  2    2  1  0    0  5  x  -  11 13  4


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .326      Bonds rf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .314
Oliver cf             5   2   2   2     0   2   .284      Fuentes 2b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .282
Clemente rf           4   1   1   3     0   1   .335      Mays cf               5   2   2   2     0   1   .290
Stargell lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .309      McCovey 1b            4   2   1   3     1   1   .280
Robertson 1b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .261        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   1     0   0   .332      Henderson lf          4   1   3   2     1   0   .279
Pagan 3b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .254      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
J. Hernandez ss       4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Gibson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .188
Moose p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .121      Lanier 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .235
  Stennett ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .333        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .061        Kingman ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .400
  Mazeroski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Marichal p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .134
  Kison p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Gallagher 3b        2   1   1   0     0   0   .258
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               38   7  12   7     0   5             Totals               37  11  13  10     2   3

Time of Game: 2:28
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Giants 6
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 0
Errors: J. Hernandez, McCovey, Gibson, Lanier, Marichal
Doubles: Sanguillen (23), J. Hernandez (5), Stargell (19), Henderson 2 (16), Fuentes (19), Mays (16)
Home Runs: Oliver (5), Clemente (11), Bonds (21), McCovey (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Pagan (2), Clemente (2)
Hit by Pitch: Fuentes (4,by Moose), Bonds (4,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose                   4     7   5   5   1   0   1  21   3.87
Johnson                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.46
Kison L(2-2)            2.2   3   4   4   1   2   0  13   3.38
Veale                   0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   7.58
Totals                  8    13  11  11   2   3   2  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                5.1   8   6   4   0   1   2  25   3.02
J. Johnson W(12-4)      2.2   4   1   0   0   2   0  12   2.61
McMahon SV(4)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.54
Totals                  9    12   7   4   0   5   2  40

Passed Balls: Gibson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Moose (2), Kison (3)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
flied out to center; Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Fuentes was hit by a pitch
[Bonds to second]; Mays forced Bonds (third unassisted) [Fuentes
to second]; McCovey forced Mays (second to shortstop) [Fuentes
scored (error by J. Hernandez)]; Henderson doubled [McCovey to
third]; Speier grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Robertson
reached on an error by Lanier; Sanguillen doubled to right
[Robertson scored (unearned)]; Sanguillen was picked off second
but was safe on an error by Marichal [Sanguillen to third];
Pagan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sanguillen scored
(unearned)]; J. Hernandez doubled to right; Moose grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Gibson grounded out (second to first); Lanier
grounded out (pitcher to first); Marichal grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
homered; Clemente flied out to center; Stargell made an out to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to
right; Mays singled to third; McCovey walked [Mays to second];
Henderson doubled to center [Mays scored, McCovey scored,
Henderson to third (on throw)]; Speier flied out to center; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 3.

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

GIANTS 4TH: Gibson made an out to first; Lanier singled to
right; Marichal made an out to second; Bonds homered [Lanier
scored]; Fuentes doubled to right; Mays grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 5.

PIRATES 5TH: J. Hernandez struck out; STENNETT BATTED FOR MOOSE;
Stennett singled to center; Cash singled to right [Stennett to
third]; Oliver singled [Cash to second, Stennett scored]; Cash
was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Clemente homered
[Oliver scored]; Stargell reached on an error by McCovey;
Robertson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); McCovey struck
out; Henderson singled; Speier grounded out (second to first)
[Henderson to second]; Gibson singled to center [Henderson
scored, Gibson to second (on throw)]; Lanier reached on a
fielder's choice [Gibson out at third (third unassisted)]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen made an out to first; Pagan singled to
left; J. JOHNSON REPLACED LANIER (PITCHING); GALLAGHER REPLACED
MARICHAL (PLAYING 3B); J. Hernandez forced Pagan (shortstop to
second); MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Mazeroski made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: KISON REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PITCHING); Gallagher flied
out to right; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
6, Giants 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Cash singled to right; Gibson allowed a passed ball
[Cash to third (error by Gibson)]; Oliver struck out; Clemente
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cash scored (unearned)]; Stargell
doubled to center; Robertson grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Mays struck out; McCovey made an out to shortstop;
Henderson walked; Speier forced Henderson (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Giants 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen singled to left; Pagan singled to right
[Sanguillen to second]; J. Hernandez forced Pagan (third to
shortstop to second) [Sanguillen to third]; Kison struck out;
Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 7, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); KINGMAN
BATTED FOR J. JOHNSON; Kingman struck out; Gallagher singled to
shortstop; Bonds was hit by a pitch [Gallagher to second];
Fuentes singled to left [Bonds to second, Gallagher to third];
Mays doubled [Fuentes to third, Bonds scored, Gallagher scored];
VEALE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); McCovey homered [Fuentes
scored, Mays scored]; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Giants 11.

PIRATES 9TH: KINGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCMAHON
REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Oliver was called out on strikes;
Clemente struck out; Stargell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Giants 11.



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