The slumping Giants collected only five hits off Jim Rooker and Larry Demery and lost to the Pirates, 3-0, for their fifth defeat in a row and 10th in the last 11 games. Rennie Stennett had three hits for the Pirates, who gained their fifth victory in the last six games. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       6, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Pirates      1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3 11  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Stennett 2b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .264
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Thomas 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .239      Oliver cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .360
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .343
Matthews lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .244      Parker rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Zisk lf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .273
Montanez 1b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .319      Dyer c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .286
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .330      Rooker p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .222
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Demery p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Barr p                1   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Arnold ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .100
  Joshua lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268

Totals               31   0   5   0     7   4             Totals               32   3  11   3     1   1

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  5,111
Left on Base: Giants 11, Pirates 7
DP: Giants 3, Pirates 1
Errors: Reitz
Doubles: Parker (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (1)
GIDP: Reitz (7), Mendoza (1), Dyer (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(1-2)             6     9   3   3   0   1   0  26   4.19
Lavelle                 2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   0.36
Totals                  8    11   3   3   1   1   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(3-1)           6.2   4   0   0   7   2   0  30   2.36
Demery SV(1)            2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.90
Totals                  9     5   0   0   7   4   0  38

Passed Balls: Dyer (1)
Wild Pitches: Rooker (3)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Thomas
grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to center; Hebner singled to right
[Stennett to third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Stennett scored]; Stargell flied out to center; Parker grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates
1.

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

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
reached on an error by Reitz; Mendoza grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Dyer out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill grounded out (second to first); Barr flied out
to center; Herndon walked; Dyer allowed a passed ball [Herndon
to second]; Thomas walked; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker singled to third; Stennett singled to right
[Rooker to third]; Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Rooker scored, Stennett to second]; Oliver lined into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Stennett out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews walked; Montanez singled to left [Matthews
to second]; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Montanez to second,
Matthews to third]; Speier popped to first; Reitz popped to
shortstop; Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Parker
lined to right; Zisk singled to left; Dyer forced Zisk (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Barr walked; Herndon was called out on strikes;
Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first) [Barr to second]; Murcer
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Rooker
was called out on strikes; Stennett singled to left; Hebner
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews walked; Montanez forced Matthews (second to
shortstop); Speier popped to shortstop; Reitz walked [Montanez
to second]; Hill grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell
flied out to center; Parker singled to center; Zisk singled to
center [Parker to third]; Dyer singled to shortstop [Parker
scored, Zisk to second]; Mendoza flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 7TH: ARNOLD BATTED FOR BARR; Arnold walked; Herndon flied
out to right; Thomas singled to second [Arnold to second];
Murcer forced Thomas (second to shortstop) [Arnold to third];
DEMERY REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Matthews grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: JOSHUA REPLACED ARNOLD (PLAYING LF); LAVELLE
REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); Demery singled to center; Stennett
flied out to right; Hebner grounded out (second to first)
[Demery to second]; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Montanez singled to center; Speier flied out to
center; Reitz struck out; ADAMS BATTED FOR HILL; Adams struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: SADEK REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING C ); Stargell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker doubled to center;
Zisk was walked intentionally; Dyer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); RADER BATTED
FOR HERNDON; Rader flied out to center; Thomas flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 3.