Two homers by Gary Matthews and one by Derrel Thomas supplied the Giants' chief power in a 7-3 victory over the Pirates. With the score tied, 3-3, Thomas hit his homer in the seventh inning. Bobby Murcer singled and Matthews then hit his second homer of the game to clinch the outcome. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Friday, April     23, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Giants       2  1  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   7 14  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .243      Joshua cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .280
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .268      Thomas 2b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .293
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .419      Murcer rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Stargell 1b           5   0   1   0     0   2   .406      Matthews lf           4   2   3   3     0   0   .386
Parker rf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .308      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Zisk lf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .205      Speier ss             4   2   2   0     0   0   .316
Sanguillen c          4   1   4   0     0   0   .341      Reitz 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .395
Helms 3b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .125      Sadek c               3   0   2   1     0   0   .556
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Thomasson ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .250
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hill c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuss p               3   0   1   1     0   0   .400      Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Robertson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .167        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Mendoza pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     4   8             Totals               35   7  14   6     0   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 15,621
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Giants 6
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 1
Doubles: Stennett (3), Sanguillen (2), Sadek (2), Montanez (1), Speier (1)
Home Runs: Matthews 2 (5), Thomas (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (3)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Helms (1), Lavelle (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomasson (1)
GIDP: Taveras (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(2-1)            7    12   6   6   0   3   3  32   5.25
Demery                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   1.50
Totals                  8    14   7   7   0   3   3  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(3-1)       7     8   3   2   2   6   0  32   2.28
Lavelle SV(4)           2     2   0   0   2   2   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9    10   3   2   4   8   0  41

Passed Balls: Sadek (2)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out but advanced to first on a
passed ball; Taveras stole second; Stennett doubled to right
[Taveras scored (unearned)]; Oliver was called out on strikes;
Stargell flied out to left; Parker struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua singled to left; Thomas singled to right
[Joshua to second]; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop) [Joshua to third]; Murcer made an out to catcher;
Reuss threw a wild pitch [Joshua scored]; Matthews homered;
Montanez grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk flied out to center; Sanguillen doubled to
third; Helms made an out to shortstop; Reuss singled to right
[Sanguillen scored]; Taveras singled to pitcher [Reuss to
second]; Stennett walked [Reuss to third, Taveras to second];
Oliver made an out to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier singled to left; Reitz singled to center
[Speier to second]; Sadek doubled to left [Speier scored, Reitz
to third]; Montefusco struck out; Joshua struck out; Thomas
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Stargell struck out; Parker grounded out (first to
pitcher); Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Murcer flied out to left; Matthews grounded out
(second to first); Montanez doubled to center; Speier flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen singled to right; Helms out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Sanguillen to second]; Reuss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Sadek singled
to right; Montefusco flied out to left; Joshua flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Oliver
flied out to right; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas lined to third; Murcer made an out to third;
Matthews singled to right; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker flied out to left; Zisk walked; Sanguillen
singled to right [Zisk to third]; Helms grounded out (third to
first) [Zisk scored, Sanguillen to second]; Reuss grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
popped to catcher in foul territory; Sadek flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory;
Stennett singled to center; Oliver flied out to right; Stargell
singled to second [Stennett to second]; Parker forced Stargell
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants
3.

GIANTS 7TH: ARNOLD BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Arnold grounded out
(second to first); Joshua grounded out (first to pitcher);
Thomas homered; Murcer singled to right; Matthews homered
[Murcer scored]; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 6.

PIRATES 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Zisk singled to
left; Sanguillen singled to center [Zisk to second]; ROBINSON
BATTED FOR HELMS; Robinson struck out; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR
REUSS; Robertson walked [Zisk to third, Sanguillen to second];
MENDOZA RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Taveras grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Mendoza out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: DEMERY REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); MENDOZA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Speier doubled to left; Reitz singled to
second [Speier to third]; THOMASSON BATTED FOR SADEK; Thomasson
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Speier scored]; Lavelle out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Reitz to second]; Joshua
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Giants 7.

PIRATES 9TH: HILL REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING C ); Stennett
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver walked; Stargell
grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to second]; Parker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 7.