Richie Zisk drove in three runs with a homer and triple to power the Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Giants. Zisk hit his homer in the third inning after Omar Moreno had reached base with a safe bunt. In the fifth, Moreno singled and scored again on Zisk's triple. Dave Parker singled to drive in Zisk and later in the outburst Rennie Stennett plated Parker with a single. Gary Thomasson hit two doubles for the Giants, batting in one run and scoring one. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Friday, August    27, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  1
Pirates      0  0  2    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   5 12  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomasson cf          4   1   2   1     0   1   .255      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Moreno cf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .345
Matthews lf           2   0   0   1     1   1   .285      Zisk lf               3   2   2   3     1   0   .291
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .303
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Evans 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .203      Kirkpatrick 1b        3   0   2   0     1   0   .250
Speier 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .275
Sadek c               1   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Ontiveros ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .169      Demery p              4   0   2   0     0   1   .115
  Rader c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Montefusco p          1   1   1   0     0   0   .111
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .293

Totals               31   2   8   2     3   4             Totals               35   5  12   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 12,580
Left on Base: Giants 7, Pirates 9
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Matthews
Doubles: Thomasson 2 (16), Kirkpatrick (8)
Triples: Zisk (2)
Home Runs: Zisk (18)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (45), Moreno (7), Parker (11)
Caught Stealing: Hebner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Montefusco (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Matthews (6)
GIDP: Adams (4)
Hit by Pitch: Taveras (4,by Montefusco)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(13-11)     5     9   5   5   2   3   1  26   3.13
Heaverlo                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.43
Caldwell                2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   5.09
Totals                  8    12   5   5   2   3   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery W(8-4)           9     8   2   2   3   4   0  36   3.28
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Montefusco (3)
Wild Pitches: Montefusco (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson made an out to second; LeMaster grounded
out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was hit by a pitch; Taveras stole second;
Montefusco threw a wild pitch [Taveras to third]; Moreno struck
out; Zisk walked; Parker made an out to second; Hebner forced
Zisk (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Stennett singled to
right [Kirkpatrick to second]; Sanguillen flied out to right;
Demery struck out; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek
flied out to right; Montefusco singled to right; Thomasson
doubled to center [Montefusco scored]; LeMaster singled to right
[Thomasson out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: On a bunt Moreno singled to first; Zisk homered
[Moreno scored]; Parker made an out to third; Hebner singled to
right; Hebner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Kirkpatrick walked; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews struck out; Murcer singled to left; Reitz
lined to right; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to center; Demery grounded out
(shortstop to first); Taveras popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Sadek walked;
Montefusco out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sadek to
second]; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno singled to first; Moreno stole second; Zisk
tripled to center [Moreno scored]; Parker singled to right [Zisk
scored]; Hebner flied out to right; Parker stole second;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first) [Parker to third];
Stennett singled to right [Parker scored]; Sanguillen forced
Stennett (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 5.

GIANTS 6TH: LeMaster made an out to shortstop; Matthews walked;
Murcer flied out to center; Reitz forced Matthews (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Demery
singled to first; Taveras out on an unknown play; Moreno flied
out to left; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Speier singled to
right; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR SADEK; Ontiveros singled to second
[Speier to second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Adams grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ontiveros out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: CALDWELL REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED
ONTIVEROS (PLAYING C ); Parker grounded out (second to first);
Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); Kirkpatrick doubled to
center; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomasson doubled to right; LeMaster flied out to
left [Thomasson to third]; Matthews hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Thomasson scored]; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Demery
singled to left [Demery to second (error by Matthews)]; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Reitz struck out; Evans walked; Speier forced Evans
(second to shortstop); Rader singled to center [Speier to
second]; HERNDON BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Herndon made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 5.