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Tuesday August 27, 1974
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The Pirates scored nine runs on only three hits in the third inning and whipped the Giants, 13-2, as Dock Ellis recorded his eighth straight victory. Al Oliver, batting twice in the Pirates' big inning, singled with the bases loaded on his first trip, driving in two runs, and doubled to produce two more runs on his second appearance. The Pirates' only other hit in the stanza was a single by Richie Zisk, but they also profited from five walks, two hit batsmen and an error while sending 14 men to the plate. Oliver drove in another run with a single in the ninth for his fifth RBI. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 13, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 27, 1974 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      0  0  9    0  0  0    1  0  3  -  13 12  2
Giants       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .280      Maddox cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .295
Hebner 3b             2   1   0   3     3   0   .298      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Oliver cf             5   1   3   5     1   1   .324      Bonds rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Stargell lf           3   1   0   0     0   0   .304        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .357
  Clines lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Matthews lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .281
Zisk rf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .333      Goodson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Sanguillen c          5   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
  Ryan c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Kingman 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .218
Kirkpatrick 1b        3   3   3   0     2   0   .259      Rader c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Taveras ss            5   2   2   0     0   0   .259      D'Acquisto p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .121
Ellis p               3   3   1   2     2   0   .245        Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Morris p            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Thomasson ph,rf     2   0   2   0     0   0   .245

Totals               37  13  12  12     9   3             Totals               36   2  10   2     0   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  3,273
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Giants 8
DP: Pirates 1, Giants 2
Errors: Oliver, Taveras, Bonds, Halicki
Doubles: Oliver (31), Kirkpatrick (3), Maddox (27)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (31)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (6)
GIDP: Sanguillen (10), Clines (11), Rader (7)
Hit by Pitch: Stennett (2,by D'Acquisto), Stargell (5,by D'Acquisto)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(11-8)           9    10   2   2   0   2   0  37   3.17
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   2   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto L(9-12)      2     3   6   5   4   0   0  14   3.62
Halicki                 0.2   0   3   0   3   0   0   6   4.29
Morris                  4.1   4   1   1   2   2   0  19   3.48
Moffitt                 2     5   3   3   0   1   0  10   4.45
Totals                  9    12  13   9   9   3   0  49

Hit by Pitch: D'Acquisto 2 (6)
Wild Pitches: Ellis 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to right; Hebner flied out to
left; Oliver walked; Stargell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Maddox doubled to left; Fuentes out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Maddox to third]; Bonds singled to left
[Maddox scored]; Bonds stole second; Matthews singled to center
[Bonds scored, Matthews to second (error by Oliver)]; Goodson
flied out to left; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Matthews to third];
Speier grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk singled to left; Sanguillen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Zisk out at second];
Kirkpatrick walked; Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman singled to center; Rader grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kingman out at
second]; D'Acquisto struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Giants 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis walked; Stennett was hit by a pitch [Ellis to
second]; Hebner walked [Ellis to third, Stennett to second];
Oliver singled to center [Ellis scored, Stennett scored, Hebner
to second]; Stargell was hit by a pitch [Hebner to third, Oliver
to second]; Zisk singled to right [Hebner scored, Oliver scored,
Stargell to third, Zisk to second (error by Bonds)]; HALICKI
REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded out (second
to first); Kirkpatrick was walked intentionally; Taveras reached
on an error by Halicki [Stargell scored (no RBI), Zisk to third,
Kirkpatrick to second]; Ellis walked [Zisk scored (unearned),
Kirkpatrick to third, Taveras to second]; Stennett made an out
to second; Hebner walked [Kirkpatrick scored (unearned), Taveras
to third, Ellis to second]; MORRIS REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING);
Oliver doubled to center [Taveras scored (unearned), Ellis
scored (unearned), Hebner to third]; Stargell grounded out
(first unassisted); 9 R (5 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds reached on an error by Taveras;
Matthews singled to left [Bonds to second]; Goodson grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Giants 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk was called out on strikes; Sanguillen popped
to first in foul territory; Kirkpatrick singled to right;
Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier lined to center; On a bunt Kingman singled to
third; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kingman to
second]; Morris singled to right [Kingman to third]; Maddox
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Giants 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
flied out to right; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 9, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes flied out to right; Bonds flied out to
right; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 9, Giants 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver was called out on strikes; Stargell flied
out to left; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 9, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Goodson flied out to center; Speier was called out
on strikes; Kingman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 9, Giants 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kirkpatrick singled to shortstop; Taveras singled to center
[Kirkpatrick to second]; Ellis grounded out (third to first)
[Kirkpatrick to third, Taveras to second]; Stennett was walked
intentionally; Hebner walked [Kirkpatrick scored, Taveras to
third, Stennett to second]; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 10, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: CLINES REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Rader singled
to left; THOMASSON BATTED FOR MORRIS; Thomasson singled to
center [Rader to second]; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Rader to
third, Thomasson to second]; Maddox flied out to center; Fuentes
reached on a fielder's choice [Rader out at home (third to
catcher)]; Bonds forced Fuentes (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 10, Giants 2.

PIRATES 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MOFFITT
REPLACED BONDS (PITCHING); Clines was called out on strikes;
Zisk popped to first in foul territory; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 10, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory;
Goodson grounded out (first unassisted); Speier flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 10, Giants 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Kirkpatrick doubled to left; Taveras singled to
left [Kirkpatrick to third]; Ellis singled to right [Kirkpatrick
scored, Taveras to second]; Stennett singled to shortstop
[Taveras to third, Ellis to second]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Taveras scored]; Oliver singled [Ellis scored,
Stennett to second]; Clines grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 13, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: RYAN REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Kingman
popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader grounded out (pitcher
to first); Thomasson singled to right; Maddox flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 13, Giants 2.



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