The Pirates built up a 6-0 lead with the aid of a homer by Willie Stargell and then outlasted the Giants, 6-5. The Pirates scored four runs in the first inning before Giants' starter Jim Barr was able to retire a batter. Rennie Stennett, Richie Hebner and Al Oliver singled for one run and Stargell followed with his homer for three more. A double by Milt May and single by Nelson Briles added a run in the fourth and what proved to be the Pirates' deciding marker counted in the fifth on a double by Oliver and triple by Richie Zisk. Bobby Bonds homered for the Giants. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Saturday, August 18, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    2  1  1  -   5  9  0
Pirates      4  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   6 12  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .310      Stennett 2b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .248
Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .277      Hebner 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .267
Bonds rf              4   2   2   1     1   2   .303      Oliver cf,1b          4   2   2   1     0   0   .275
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .266      Stargell lf           3   1   1   3     1   0   .301
Matthews lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Zisk rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .349
Speier ss             3   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
  Arnold ph,3b        1   1   0   0     1   0   .250      May c                 4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Phillips 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Maxvill ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .230
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Briles p              3   0   2   1     0   0   .241
  Miller ss           1   1   0   0     1   0   .111        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .069
Rader c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .228        Clines cf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .137
  Kingman 3b          2   0   0   0     0   2   .191
  Thomasson ph        1   0   0   1     0   0   .277
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .077

Totals               37   5   9   4     5   9             Totals               36   6  12   6     2   5

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 19,569
Left on Base: Giants 10, Pirates 8
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Hebner 2, May
Doubles: Speier (13), May (6), Oliver (21)
Triples: Zisk (5)
Home Runs: Bonds (33), Stargell (35)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (33), Fuentes (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(9-13)            3.1   7   5   5   1   2   1  18   3.53
Willoughby              2     4   1   1   0   2   0  10   4.66
McMahon                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.00
Moffitt                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.54
Totals                  8    12   6   6   2   5   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(12-11)         6.1   6   3   1   2   7   0  28   2.76
Walker                  0.2   1   1   1   3   1   0   6   4.37
Giusti SV(16)           2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   1.76
Totals                  9     9   5   3   5   9   1  42

Wild Pitches: Willoughby (2), McMahon (2)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Maddox lined to shortstop; Fuentes grounded out
(third to first); Bonds singled to left; McCovey singled to
center [Bonds out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to center; Hebner singled to left
[Stennett to second]; Oliver singled to left [Stennett scored,
Hebner to second]; Stargell homered [Hebner scored, Oliver
scored]; Zisk singled to right; Robertson flied out to left; May
was called out on strikes; Maxvill forced Zisk (shortstop to
second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews struck out; Speier singled to center;
Phillips grounded out (pitcher to first) [Speier to second];
Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Briles grounded out (second to first); Stennett
flied out to center; Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Barr grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Fuentes singled to center;
Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
walked; Zisk forced Stargell (shortstop to second); Robertson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (second to pitcher); Matthews
grounded out (third to first); Speier doubled to left; Phillips
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: May doubled to right; Maxvill was called out on
strikes; Briles singled to center [May scored]; WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); KINGMAN REPLACED BARR (PLAYING
3B); Willoughby threw a wild pitch [Briles to second]; Stennett
popped to second; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader lined to center; Kingman struck out; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver doubled to left; Stargell grounded out
(third to first); Zisk tripled to right [Oliver scored];
Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Bonds walked; Bonds stole
second [Bonds to third (error by May)]; McCovey struck out;
Matthews reached on an error by Hebner [Bonds scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Matthews to first]; Speier grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Maxvill was called out on strikes; Briles singled
to left; Stennett singled to center [Briles to second]; MCMAHON
REPLACED SPEIER (PITCHING); MILLER REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PLAYING
SS); McMahon threw a wild pitch [Briles to third, Stennett to
second]; Hebner flied out to right; Oliver made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Miller reached on an error by Hebner [Miller to
first]; Rader walked [Miller to second]; Kingman struck out;
Maddox singled to center [Miller scored (unearned), Rader to
third]; WALKER REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Fuentes singled to
center [Rader scored, Maddox to third]; Fuentes stole second;
Bonds struck out; McCovey walked; Matthews flied out to right; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Zisk flied
out to right; Robertson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 8TH: ARNOLD BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Arnold walked; Miller
walked [Arnold to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING);
CLINES REPLACED WALKER (PLAYING CF); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Rader flied out to right [Arnold to third];
THOMASSON BATTED FOR KINGMAN; Thomasson forced Miller (second to
shortstop) [Arnold scored]; Maddox was called out on strikes; 1
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: ARNOLD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MOFFITT
REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); May grounded out (first to
pitcher); Maxvill lined to shortstop; Clines walked; Stennett
singled to center [Clines to third]; Hebner flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Fuentes lined to first; Bonds homered; McCovey
grounded out (second to first); Matthews singled to left; Arnold
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 6.

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