Dock Ellis became a winner for the seventh straight time and also drove in the clinching run with a single as the Pirates defeated the Giants, 4-2. The Giants nicked Ellis for a run in the first inning on a single by Garry Maddox, his theft of second, an infield out and single by Bobby Bonds, but Manny Sanguillen was hit by a pitch in second and Ed Kirkpatrick homered to put the Pirates ahead. The Giants tied the score in the seventh when Bonds doubled, took third on a passed ball and counted on an infield hit by Gary Matthews.

Willie Stargell singled for the Pirates in the eighth and gave way on the paths to Gene Clines. Richie Zisk singled Clines to third. Sanguillen forced Zisk, Clines holding third. Ed Halicki, pitching for the Giants, walked Kirkpatrick intentionally to load the bases. Paul Popovich then batted for Mario Mendoza and hit a sacrifice fly to break the tie. Ellis followed with his single to produce an insurance marker. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 21, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0
Pirates      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .294      Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Bonds rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .265      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .314
Matthews lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .277      Stargell lf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .304
Goodson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Clines pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .226
Ontiveros 3b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Zisk rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .328
Miller ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Sanguillen c          3   2   0   0     0   0   .285
Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Kirkpatrick 1b        2   1   1   2     2   0   .251
Halicki p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Taveras ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .261
                                                            Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .295
                                                            Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
                                                            Popovich ph,ss      0   0   0   1     0   0   .185
                                                          Ellis p               4   0   1   1     0   0   .239

Totals               30   2   7   2     2   2             Totals               30   4   9   4     5   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 19,814
Left on Base: Giants 3, Pirates 9
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 3
Doubles: Bonds (20), Maddox (25), Zisk (28)
Triples: Matthews (5)
Home Runs: Kirkpatrick (5)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (14)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (8), Stennett (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Popovich (2)
GIDP: Miller (5), Matthews (9)
Hit by Pitch: Sanguillen (4,by Halicki)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(1-7)          8     9   4   4   5   2   1  37   4.50
Totals                  8     9   4   4   5   2   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(10-8)           9     7   2   1   2   2   0  32   3.24
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   2   0  32

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (7)
Hit by Pitch: Halicki (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Satch Davidson


GIANTS 1ST: Maddox singled to left; Maddox stole second; Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Maddox to third]; Bonds
singled to left [Maddox scored]; Bonds was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Matthews tripled to center;
Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett lined to second; Hebner popped to third in
foul territory; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ontiveros singled to left; Miller grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at
second]; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to right; Zisk flied out to
left; Sanguillen was hit by a pitch; Kirkpatrick homered
[Sanguillen scored]; Taveras walked; Ellis grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Halicki struck out; Maddox flied out to right;
Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
singled to right; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hebner
to second]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Zisk made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds popped to second in foul territory; Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Ontiveros flied out to right; Miller grounded out
(third to first); Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Ellis flied out to left; Stennett popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hebner walked; Oliver singled to left [Hebner
to third, Oliver out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Halicki grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell singled to left; Zisk doubled [Stargell to
third]; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
was walked intentionally; PARKER BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Parker
struck out; Ellis forced Kirkpatrick (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING SS); Bonds doubled
to center; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Bonds to third];
Matthews singled to shortstop [Bonds scored (unearned)]; Goodson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Matthews to second]; Ontiveros
walked; Miller lined into a double play (second unassisted)
[Ontiveros out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett singled to shortstop; Stennett was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hebner flied out to
center; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Rader flied out to left; Halicki struck out; Maddox
doubled to center; Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell singled to center; CLINES RAN FOR
STARGELL; Zisk singled to left [Clines to third]; Sanguillen
forced Zisk (third to second); Kirkpatrick was walked
intentionally [Sanguillen to second]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Popovich hit a sacrifice fly to right [Clines scored,
Sanguillen to third]; Ellis singled to center [Sanguillen
scored, Kirkpatrick to second]; Stennett forced Ellis (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 9TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); POPOVICH STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Bonds walked; Matthews grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonds out at
second]; Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 4.

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