The Giants, who had scored only eight runs in Jim Barr's previous eight starting assignments, made amends as San Francisco defeated the Pirates, 7-2, giving the Frisco hurler his first victory in nearly two months. A three-run double by Chris Speier in the seventh wrapped up the game for the Giants, who never trailed.

A walk, Derrel Thomas' triple and a Pirate error accounted for two runs in the first. A double by Gary Thomasson and single by Gary Matthews made it 3-1 in the third, after Richie Zisk had put the Pirates on the scoreboard with a solo homer in the second. Singles by Speier and Mike Sadek, sandwiched around an infield out, produced a Giant run in the fourth. Base hits by Paul Popovich, Rennie Stennett and Richie Hebner, who broke out of an 0-for-27 slump with four safeties, gave the Pirates their final run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Monday, July      21, 1975 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
Giants       2  0  1    1  0  0    3  0  x  -   7 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Joshua cf             3   1   0   0     2   1   .313
Hebner 3b             5   0   4   1     0   0   .266      Thomas 2b             5   2   2   1     0   0   .267
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Thomasson rf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .221
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .306      Matthews lf           3   1   3   1     1   0   .285
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .334      Montanez 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .273
Zisk lf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .270      Speier ss             4   1   2   3     0   1   .277
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .342      Miller 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Sadek c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .300
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Barr p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .073
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Howe ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .153
Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Popovich ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .200
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .234

Totals               38   2  11   2     0   4             Totals               33   7  11   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  3,417
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Giants 8
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 1
Errors: Stennett, Miller
Doubles: Hebner (12), Thomasson (5), Speier (19)
Triples: Thomas (6)
Home Runs: Zisk (11)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr (6)
GIDP: Parker (10)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(4-2)       4     7   4   4   1   2   0  19   3.10
Tekulve                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.80
Hernandez               2     3   3   3   3   1   0  12   3.32
Totals                  8    11   7   7   5   3   0  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(7-8)             9    11   2   2   0   4   1  38   2.47
Totals                  9    11   2   2   0   4   1  38

Wild Pitches: Hernandez (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner
doubled to left; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Hebner to third]; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua walked; Thomas tripled to left [Joshua
scored, Thomas scored (error by Stennett) (no RBI)]; Thomasson
lined to third; Matthews singled to right; Montanez singled to
left [Matthews out at third (shortstop to third), Montanez to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Speier struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
homered; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Miller flied out to right; Sadek grounded out (third
to first); Barr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria was called out on strikes; Stennett
flied out to right; Hebner singled to right; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Joshua struck out; Thomas flied out to left;
Thomasson doubled to left; Matthews singled to left [Thomasson
scored, Matthews to second (on throw to home)]; Montanez flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell singled to right; Parker grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stargell out at
second]; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier singled to center; Miller grounded out
(second to first) [Speier to second]; Sadek singled to left
[Speier scored]; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Sadek to second]; Joshua grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); POPOVICH BATTED FOR
CANDELARIA; Popovich singled to shortstop; Stennett singled to
right [Popovich to second]; Hebner singled to center [Popovich
scored, Stennett to second]; Oliver flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: TEKULVE REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Thomas popped
to third in foul territory; Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Matthews singled to center; Matthews stole second;
Montanez was walked intentionally; Speier grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell struck out; Parker grounded out (second to
first); Zisk singled to left; Sanguillen singled to center [Zisk
to third, Sanguillen to second (on throw to 3b)]; KIRKPATRICK
BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: MENDOZA REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING SS); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Sadek grounded out (pitcher to
first); Barr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

PIRATES 7TH: ROBINSON BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Robinson flied out to
left; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner singled
to right; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Joshua
walked; Thomas forced Joshua (second to shortstop); Thomasson
grounded out (second to first) [Thomas to second]; Matthews was
walked intentionally; Montanez walked [Thomas to third, Matthews
to second]; Speier doubled to center [Thomas scored, Matthews
scored, Montanez scored]; Hernandez threw a wild pitch [Speier
to third]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Parker
singled to left; Zisk forced Parker (third to second);
Sanguillen reached on an error by Miller [Zisk to second,
Sanguillen to first]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Robertson
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: HOWE REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING SS); Sadek flied
out to left; Barr singled to pitcher; Joshua forced Barr (second
to shortstop); Thomas singled to left [Joshua to second];
Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 7.

PIRATES 9TH: DYER BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Dyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stennett flied out to right; Hebner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Giants 7.