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Wednesday August 28, 1974
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Ed Kirkpatrick doubled home two runs with two out in the 11th inning to enable the Pirates to extend their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Giants. The Pirates scored their initial run in the third on singles by Rennie Stennett, Richie Hebner and Al Oliver. The Giants knotted the count in their half. Garry Maddox singled and stole second. Gary Thomasson walked and, after a double steal, Maddox scored on an infield out by Gary Matthews.

The Giants, who collected 11 hits off Jerry Reuss and three more off Dave Giusti, stranded 16 runners, including three in the seventh, three in the ninth and three more in the 10th. Jim Barr, who hurled the route for the Giants, walked Dave Parker and Richie Zisk in the 11th. After Manny Sanguillen forced Zisk at second, Kirkpatrick came through with his double. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 28, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   3  8  3
Giants       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1 14  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Maddox cf             6   1   2   0     0   1   .295
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .297      Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Oliver cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .323      Thomasson rf          5   0   2   0     1   1   .248
Parker lf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .291      Matthews lf           5   0   1   1     1   0   .280
Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Speier ss             5   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Sanguillen c          5   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Kingman 1b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .222
Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   1   2     1   0   .259      Miller 3b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Rudolph c             5   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .194        Phillips pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Rader c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Barr p                5   0   3   0     0   0   .264

Totals               40   3   8   3     4   3             Totals               45   1  14   1     4   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  3,679
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Giants 16
DP: Pirates 3, Giants 1
Errors: Sanguillen, Taveras, Reuss
Doubles: Taveras (3), Kirkpatrick (4)
Stolen Bases: Maddox 2 (17), Thomasson (6), Kingman (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (11)
GIDP: Matthews (10), Kingman (5), Rudolph (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   9    11   1   1   4   2   0  41   3.61
Giusti W(6-4)           2     3   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.68
Totals                 11    14   1   1   4   2   0  50

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(10-8)           11     8   3   3   4   3   0  44   2.58
Totals                 11     8   3   3   4   3   0  44

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner
flied out to left; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
singled to left; Thomasson struck out; Matthews singled to right
[Fuentes to second]; Speier forced Matthews (second unassisted);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
singled to left; Sanguillen singled to right [Zisk to second];
Kirkpatrick forced Sanguillen (third to second) [Zisk to third];
Taveras forced Kirkpatrick (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: On a bunt Kingman made an out to catcher; Miller
popped to first in foul territory; Rudolph singled to right;
Barr made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss was called out on strikes; Stennett singled
to center; Hebner singled to right [Stennett to third]; Oliver
singled to left [Stennett scored, Hebner to second]; Parker
flied out to center [Hebner to third]; Zisk grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox singled to center; Fuentes flied out to
center; Maddox stole second; Thomasson walked; Maddox stole
third and Thomasson stole second; Matthews grounded out (second
to first) [Maddox scored, Thomasson to third]; Speier grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen made an out to second; Kirkpatrick
walked; Taveras forced Kirkpatrick (pitcher to shortstop); Reuss
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: On a bunt Kingman singled to third; Miller singled
to left [Kingman to second]; Rudolph made an out to first; Barr
flied out to center; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled to center; Hebner walked [Stennett
to second]; Oliver lined into a double play (right to second)
[Stennett out at second]; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Thomasson
singled to left; Matthews grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Thomasson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier walked; Kingman grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; Miller
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras lined to center; Reuss struck out; Stennett
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Rudolph made an out to first; Barr singled to left;
Maddox singled to left [Barr to second]; Fuentes lined to left;
Thomasson reached on an error by Taveras [Barr to third, Maddox
to second]; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier popped to third in foul territory; On a bunt
Kingman singled to third; Kingman stole second [Kingman to third
(error by Sanguillen)]; Miller was walked intentionally; Rudolph
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants
1.

PIRATES 9TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Barr singled to left; Maddox reached on a fielder's
choice [Barr to second (error by Reuss)]; Fuentes out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Barr to third, Maddox to
second]; Thomasson flied out to right; Matthews was walked
intentionally; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 10TH: Taveras doubled to left; POPOVICH BATTED FOR
REUSS; Popovich flied out to right [Taveras to third]; Stennett
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 10TH: GIUSTI REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Kingman made
an out to second; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rudolph singled to center; PHILLIPS RAN FOR RUDOLPH; Barr
singled to left [Phillips to second]; Maddox forced Barr
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants
1.

PIRATES 11TH: RADER REPLACED PHILLIPS (PLAYING C ); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker walked; Zisk walked
[Parker to second]; Sanguillen forced Zisk (first to shortstop)
[Parker to third]; Kirkpatrick doubled to left [Parker scored,
Sanguillen scored]; Taveras grounded out (first to pitcher); 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 11TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Thomasson
singled to second; Matthews flied out to center; Speier made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 1.



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