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Tuesday May 4, 1976
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The Pirates, who were trailing, 3-2, erupted for four runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Giants, 6-5. Bill Robinson doubled and Willie Stargell followed with a homer to put the Pirates ahead. Their two other runs then counted on a triple by Dave Parker and singles by Richie Hebner, Mario Mendoza and Jerry Reuss, who batted in his own winning marker. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Tuesday, May 4, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Giants       2  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   5  9  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  2  4    0  0  x  -   6 10  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .283      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   1     0   1   .253
Thomas 2b             5   2   1   0     0   0   .226      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .289        Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Matthews lf           3   1   1   1     2   0   .262      Robinson cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .379
Montanez 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .291      Stargell 1b           3   1   1   2     1   0   .373
Speier ss             4   0   2   1     1   0   .288      Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   1     1   1   .357      Parker rf             4   2   1   0     0   0   .286
Hill c                3   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Hebner 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .281
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Mendoza ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .500
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Reuss p               3   0   2   1     0   1   .400
Caldwell p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Moose p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ontiveros ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     5   3             Totals               35   6  10   6     1   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  4,729
Left on Base: Giants 11, Pirates 6
DP: Giants 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Montanez, Reitz, Parker, Hebner 2
Doubles: Speier (5), Joshua (3), Robinson (2)
Triples: Parker (2)
Home Runs: Stargell (4)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Caldwell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (1)
GIDP: Sanguillen (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(0-4)         5.1   8   6   4   0   2   1  25   6.45
Williams                1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   8   0.82
Moffitt                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.18
Totals                  8    10   6   4   1   2   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(3-2)            6.1   8   5   3   3   3   0  32   4.19
Moose SV(3)             2.2   1   0   0   2   0   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   3   5   3   0  43

Passed Balls: Hill (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua singled to center; Thomas singled to right
[Joshua to third, Thomas to second (error by Parker)]; Murcer
struck out; Matthews was walked intentionally; Montanez forced
Matthews (shortstop to second) [Joshua scored, Thomas to third];
On a bunt Speier singled to pitcher [Thomas scored, Montanez to
second]; Reitz struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Hill reached on an error by Hebner; Caldwell out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hill to second]; Joshua
grounded out (second to first) [Hill to third]; Thomas grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Zisk flied
out to center; Parker grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Matthews
walked; Montanez forced Matthews (third to second); Speier lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza
grounded out (second to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Hill grounded
out (second to first); Caldwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first); Robinson singled to left; Stargell flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk flied out to center; Parker reached on an
error by Montanez; Hebner singled to right [Parker to third];
Mendoza singled to center [Parker scored (unearned), Hebner to
second]; Reuss singled to third [Hebner to third, Mendoza to
second]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hebner
scored (unearned), Mendoza to third, Reuss to second];
Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Montanez
singled to center; Speier doubled to left [Montanez to third];
Reitz was walked intentionally; Hill singled to center [Montanez
scored, Speier to third, Reitz to second]; Caldwell flied out to
right; Joshua flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Robinson doubled to left; Stargell homered
[Robinson scored]; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Parker
tripled to left; Hebner singled to right [Parker scored];
WILLIAMS REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Hill allowed a passed
ball [Hebner to second]; Mendoza singled to third [Hebner stayed
at second]; Reuss singled to center [Hebner scored, Mendoza to
second]; Stennett reached on an error by Reitz [Reuss to second,
Mendoza to third]; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Stennett out at second]; 4 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomas reached on an error by Hebner [Thomas to
second]; Murcer popped to shortstop; Thomas stole third;
Matthews singled to left [Thomas scored (unearned)]; Montanez
singled to center [Matthews to second]; MOOSE REPLACED REUSS
(PITCHING); Speier walked [Matthews to third, Montanez to
second]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Matthews scored
(unearned)]; ADAMS BATTED FOR HILL; Adams lined to second; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: SADEK REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING C ); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Stargell walked; Zisk flied out
to right; Parker forced Stargell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 8TH: DYER REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); ONTIVEROS
BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first);
Joshua doubled to right; Thomas grounded out (second to first);
Murcer walked; Matthews forced Murcer (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Hebner flied
out to center; Mendoza flied out to right; Moose grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Montanez flied out to left; Speier flied out to
center; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
5, Pirates 6.



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