Ed Halicki, making his first start since being recalled from the minors, benefited from 16-hit support, including Willie Montanez' three-run homer in the sixth, to gain credit for the Giants' 12-4 victory over the Pirates. San Francisco iced the game with a five-run third, with Gary Matthews and Dave Rader each contributing run-scoring doubles. Von Joshua chipped in with a solo homer for the Giants. The Pirates reached Halicki for eight hits and all their runs in the first seven innings, including an inside-the-park homer by Rennie Stennett. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Tuesday, May       20, 1975 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  0  1    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   4  9  1
Giants       1  0  5    0  0  3    3  0  x  -  12 16  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .169      Joshua cf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .340
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Thomas 2b             3   2   2   0     0   1   .250
Hebner 3b             2   0   1   2     0   1   .275        Miller 2b           2   1   1   1     0   0   .346
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Murcer rf             2   2   2   1     3   0   .279
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .262        Thomasson pr,rf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .310      Matthews lf           4   2   3   2     1   1   .299
Robinson lf           4   0   0   0     0   4   .280      Montanez 1b           4   2   1   3     1   1   .262
Stennett 2b           3   2   2   1     1   0   .252      Speier ss             5   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Dyer c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .154      Goodson 3b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .214
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Rader c               5   1   3   2     0   0   .286
  McDowell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Halicki p             2   0   0   0     1   2   .000
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   1   1     0   0   .133        Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Howe ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .179        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               33   4   9   4     1  10             Totals               39  12  16  11     6   9

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  1,759
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Giants 9
DP: Pirates 1, Giants 1
Errors: Stennett, Goodson
Doubles: Stargell (4), Howe (1), Murcer (8), Matthews (10), Rader (5), Goodson (6)
Triples: Stennett (1), Miller (1)
Home Runs: Stennett (2), Joshua (1), Montanez (4)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (3), Thomas 2 (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (1)
GIDP: Oliver (6), Goodson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (6,by Halicki)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(2-3)            2.2   8   6   6   1   3   1  16   4.88
McDowell                1.1   2   0   0   2   2   0   8   1.89
Moose                   2     1   3   3   2   1   1   9   4.96
Hernandez               2     5   3   3   1   3   0  12   5.87
Totals                  8    16  12  12   6   9   2  45

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(1-0)          6.1   9   4   4   0   8   1  28   5.68
Lavelle                 1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.67
Williams                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.33
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1  10   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Halicki (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras reached on an error by Goodson [Taveras out
at second (first to shortstop)]; Hebner struck out; Oliver
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua flied out to center; Thomas singled to
center; Murcer singled to right [Thomas to third]; Thomas stole
home and Murcer stole second [Murcer to third (error by
Stennett)]; Matthews struck out; Montanez struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell doubled; Parker popped to third; Robinson
struck out; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

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

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer singled to center; Ellis out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Dyer to second]; Taveras grounded out
(first unassisted) [Dyer to third]; Hebner singled to third
[Dyer scored]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Halicki was called out on strikes; Joshua homered;
Thomas singled to third; Thomas stole second; Murcer doubled to
center [Thomas scored]; Matthews doubled to left [Murcer
scored]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Speier flied out to
left; Goodson singled to center [Matthews scored, Montanez to
second]; MCDOWELL REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Rader doubled
[Montanez scored, Goodson to third]; Halicki walked; Joshua
struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 6.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Parker struck out; Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomas was called out on strikes (catcher to first);
Murcer walked; Matthews singled to right [Murcer to second];
Montanez flied out to left; Speier lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 6.

PIRATES 5TH: MILLER REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING 2B); Stennett
tripled to center; Dyer popped to third in foul territory;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Kirkpatrick singled to right
[Stennett scored]; Taveras singled to left [Kirkpatrick to
second]; Hebner was hit by a pitch [Kirkpatrick to third,
Taveras to second]; Oliver grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 6.

GIANTS 5TH: MOOSE REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Goodson flied
out to left; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Halicki
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Parker
struck out; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Joshua flied out to left; Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer walked; Matthews walked [Murcer to
second]; Montanez homered [Murcer scored, Matthews scored];
Speier lined to second; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants
9.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett hit an inside the park homer to center;
Dyer flied out to center; HOWE BATTED FOR MOOSE; Howe doubled to
left; Taveras singled to third [Howe to third]; LAVELLE REPLACED
HALICKI (PITCHING); Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howe
scored]; Oliver struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Giants 9.

GIANTS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Goodson doubled
to left; Rader singled to center [Goodson scored]; Lavelle was
called out on strikes; Joshua struck out; Miller tripled to
center [Rader scored]; Murcer walked; THOMASSON RAN FOR MURCER;
Matthews singled to second [Miller scored, Thomasson to second];
Montanez forced Matthews (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 12.

PIRATES 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stargell
made an out to third; Parker popped to third in foul territory;
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 12.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier lined to center; Goodson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rader singled to right; BROWN BATTED FOR
LAVELLE; Brown struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Giants 12.

PIRATES 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Stennett
walked; Dyer flied out to right; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Robertson popped to first in foul territory; ZISK BATTED FOR
TAVERAS; Zisk lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Giants 12.