Willie McCovey smashed two homers before leaving the game and Gary Thomasson, who replaced him, added a two-run blast to power the Giants to a 5-3 victory over the Pirates. The Giants scored their initial run in the third inning on singles by Dave Rader, Garry Maddox and Tito Fuentes. McCovey hit his homers in the fourth and sixth. Thomasson's blow followed in the seventh.

Ron Bryant, who was working on a perfect game, lost his stuff in the Pirates' half of the seventh and was removed after giving up Pirate runs on a walk to Dave Cash, singles by Al Oliver, Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk, a pass to Bob Robertson and single by Dal Maxvill. Elias Sosa, relieving with two out, retired Richie Hebner on a grounder to end the Prates' rally. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Friday, August    17, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  0  1    1  0  1    2  0  0  -   5 11  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  5  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .312      Cash 3b               2   1   0   0     2   0   .262
Fuentes 2b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .243
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .302      Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
McCovey 1b            2   2   2   2     1   0   .267      Stargell lf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .301
  Thomasson 1b        2   1   1   2     0   0   .279      Zisk rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .345
Goodson 3b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Robertson 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .246
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Maxvill ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .237
Rader c               1   1   1   0     3   0   .230        Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Bryant p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .149      Moose p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Alley ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clines ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
                                                            Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .278

Totals               36   5  11   5     5   4             Totals               32   3   5   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 15,789
Left on Base: Giants 9, Pirates 6
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Goodson (20)
Home Runs: McCovey 2 (23), Thomasson (3)
Stolen Bases: Speier (4)
Caught Stealing: Speier (4)
GIDP: Matthews (9)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant W(18-8)          6.2   4   3   3   2   3   0  26   2.88
Sosa SV(12)             2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0  10   3.15
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   4   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(7-11)           6     8   3   3   3   3   2  27   3.95
Johnson                 1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   4.07
Giusti                  2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   1.68
Totals                  9    11   5   5   5   4   3  41

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


GIANTS 1ST: 68 minute rain delay before start of game;
Maddox grounded out (third to first); Fuentes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Stennett was
called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Goodson flied out to left; Matthews
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [McCovey out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Zisk lined
to shortstop; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier singled to right; Speier stole second; Speier
was caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop); Rader singled
to pitcher; Bryant struck out; Maddox singled to right [Rader to
second]; Fuentes singled to left [Rader scored, Maddox to
second]; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Robertson flied out to right; Maxvill flied out to
right; Moose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey homered; Goodson doubled to right; Matthews
grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Goodson to third]; Rader was walked intentionally;
Bryant grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; Zisk grounded out (second to
first); Sanguillen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey homered; Goodson singled to center; Matthews
struck out; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first) [Goodson to
second]; Rader was walked intentionally; Bryant grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: THOMASSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Robertson
flied out to right; Maxvill made an out to second; ALLEY BATTED
FOR MOOSE; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED ALLEY (PITCHING); Maddox made an
out to second; Fuentes singled to center; Bonds popped to third;
Thomasson homered [Fuentes scored]; Goodson grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Cash walked; Stennett struck out; Oliver singled to
center [Cash to third]; Stargell singled to left [Cash scored,
Oliver to second]; Zisk singled to left [Oliver scored, Stargell
to second]; Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Robertson
walked [Stargell to third, Zisk to second]; Maxvill singled to
left [Stargell scored, Zisk to third, Robertson to second];
CLINES BATTED FOR JOHNSON; SOSA REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING);
HEBNER BATTED FOR CLINES; Hebner grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Matthews flied
out to left; Speier struck out (catcher to first); Rader walked;
Sosa forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Cash walked; Stennett struck out; Oliver flied out
to left; Stargell singled to right [Cash to second]; Zisk flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Maddox singled to left; Sanguillen allowed a passed
ball [Maddox to second]; Fuentes lined to shortstop; Bonds was
walked intentionally; Thomasson forced Bonds (shortstop to
second) [Maddox to third]; Goodson made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen made an out to second; Robertson walked;
PARKER BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Parker flied out to right; MAY BATTED
FOR GIUSTI; May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 3.