With last-out help from Bruce Kison, Dock Ellis gained his first victory since April 24 when the Pirates defeated the Giants, 5-2. Ellis was removed with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning. Kison allowed one run to score on a wild pitch before retiring Bobby Bonds on an infield grounder.

The Pirates put together doubles by Richie Zisk and Manny Sanguillen, two errors and a single by Mario Mendoza for two runs in the second inning and added another run on two errors by Tom Bradley and a single by Gene Clines in the fifth. Singles by Zisk and Rennie Stennett and a grounder by Sanguillen produced a tally in the sixth. Ed Kirkpatrick closed out the Pirates' scoring with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 8, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      0  2  0    0  1  1    0  0  1  -   5 12  2
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  5


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Bonds rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Kirkpatrick 1b        5   1   1   1     0   0   .291      Speier 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Hebner 3b             5   0   3   0     0   0   .296        Fuentes 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Stargell lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .325
Zisk rf               4   2   2   0     0   2   .307      Goodson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Sanguillen c          3   1   1   2     1   0   .264        Phillips pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .252
Mendoza ss            3   0   2   1     0   0   .292      Thomasson lf          4   0   2   1     0   1   .268
Ellis p               4   1   1   0     0   1   .176      Miller ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .326
  Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rudolph c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .213
                                                            Kingman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .248
                                                          Bradley p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                            Arnold ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Matthews ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .232

Totals               38   5  12   5     1   5             Totals               33   2   7   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  9,138
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Giants 8
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 1
Errors: Clines, Ellis, Maddox, Goodson, Thomasson, Bradley 2
Doubles: Zisk (11), Sanguillen (6), Maddox (17), Thomasson (5)
Home Runs: Kirkpatrick (1)
Caught Stealing: Mendoza (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (1), Bradley (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(2-5)            8.2   7   2   2   3   5   0  36   4.47
Kison SV(2)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.72
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   5   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(6-5)          7    10   4   2   1   3   0  33   3.88
Williams                2     2   1   1   0   2   1   7   2.66
Totals                  9    12   5   3   1   5   1  40

Wild Pitches: Kison (4)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Lee Weyer


PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to pitcher); Hebner singled to
right; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Speier flied out to center; Maddox
doubled to right; Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk doubled to center [Zisk to third (error by
Maddox)]; Stennett struck out; Sanguillen doubled to left [Zisk
scored, Sanguillen to third (error by Thomasson)]; Mendoza
singled to right [Sanguillen scored (unearned)]; On a bunt Ellis
made an out to pitcher; Clines forced Mendoza (shortstop
unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thomasson reached on an error by Clines [Thomasson to second];
Miller singled to right [Thomasson out at home (right to
catcher)]; Rudolph made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to pitcher);
Hebner flied out to center; Stargell made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bradley made an out to first; Bonds flied out to
center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk struck out; Stennett flied out to right;
Sanguillen walked; Mendoza forced Sanguillen (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Maddox walked; Maddox was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Ellis [Maddox to second]; Goodson flied out
to right; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to
third]; Thomasson doubled to right [Maddox scored]; Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Giants 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Ellis reached on an error by Bradley [Ellis to
third (error by Bradley)]; Clines singled to right [Ellis scored
(unearned)]; Kirkpatrick lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Clines out at first]; Hebner singled to center;
Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Rudolph singled to center; Bradley out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rudolph to second]; Bonds
flied out to center [Rudolph to third]; Speier was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 1.

PIRATES 6TH: FUENTES REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING 2B); Zisk singled
to shortstop; Stennett singled to right [Zisk to third];
Sanguillen reached on an error by Goodson [Zisk scored (RBI),
Stennett to second, Sanguillen to first]; Mendoza out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Stennett to third, Sanguillen
to second]; Ellis singled to third [Stennett stayed at third,
Sanguillen stayed at second]; Clines lined to shortstop;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Maddox made an out to first; Goodson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ontiveros grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner singled to center; Stargell flied out to
center; Zisk struck out; Stennett made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomasson singled to second; Miller flied out to
center; Rudolph struck out; ARNOLD BATTED FOR BRADLEY; Arnold
singled to center [Thomasson to third]; Bonds flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 1.

PIRATES 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); Mendoza singled to right;
Mendoza was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ellis
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
flied out to right; Goodson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kirkpatrick homered; Hebner flied out to right; Stargell was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants
1.

GIANTS 9TH: Ontiveros walked; PHILLIPS RAN FOR ONTIVEROS;
Thomasson was called out on strikes; Miller struck out; KINGMAN
BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Kingman singled to left [Phillips to third];
MATTHEWS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Matthews walked [Kingman to
second]; KISON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Kison threw a wild
pitch [Phillips scored, Kingman to third, Matthews to second];
Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Giants 2.

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