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Monday June 6, 1977
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Pinch-hitter Darrell Evans and Mike Sadek delivered run-scoring doubles back-to-back in the 12th inning to carry the Giants past the Pirates, 3-1. Gary Lavelle notched his fifth victory with 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Monday, June 6, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 10  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            5   0   1   0     1   1   .248      Taveras ss            1   0   0   0     3   0   .249
Foli ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Mendoza ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Madlock 3b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Garner 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Whitfield lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .355
Clark rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Oliver cf,lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .314
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   1     1   1   .299      Robinson lf,1b        5   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Elliott lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .301
  Thomasson ph,lf,cf  1   1   0   0     1   0   .258        Moreno pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .225      Stennett 2b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .318
  Evans ph,3b         1   1   1   1     0   0   .281      Dyer c                4   0   2   0     1   0   .306
Sadek c               5   0   2   1     0   1   .232      Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Knepper p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               43   3  10   3     3   8             Totals               40   1   6   1     5  10

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  6,635
Left on Base: Giants 7, Pirates 9
DP: Giants 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Foli, Stennett, Gossage
Doubles: Evans (7), Sadek (4), Oliver 2 (10)
Home Runs: McCovey (9)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (23), Stennett (14)
GIDP: Madlock (14), Andrews (2)
Hit by Pitch: Parker (3,by Knepper)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 8.1   5   1   1   3   4   0  32   4.80
Lavelle W(5-2)          3.2   1   0   0   2   6   0  14   0.64
Totals                 12     6   1   1   5  10   0  46

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              8     6   1   1   1   3   1  28   1.66
Kison                   0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.48
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.26
Gossage L(4-2)          3     3   2   2   1   5   0  13   1.48
Totals                 12    10   3   3   3   8   1  46

Passed Balls: Sadek (3)
Hit by Pitch: Knepper (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


GIANTS 1ST: Andrews walked; Foli flied out to center; Madlock
singled to left [Andrews to second]; Andrews was picked off
second (catcher to third) [Madlock to second]; Clark flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Garner flied
out to left [Taveras to third]; Parker struck out; Oliver
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey homered; Elliott singled to left; Herndon
struck out; Sadek lined to center; Knepper struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson made an out to shortstop; Stargell was
called out on strikes; Stennett singled to right; Dyer grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews singled to left; Foli lined to center;
Madlock grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first);
Taveras walked; Sadek allowed a passed ball [Taveras to second];
Garner grounded out (catcher to first) [Taveras to third];
Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark lined to second; McCovey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Elliott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to left; Robinson popped to first
in foul territory; Stargell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon singled to center; Sadek grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Herndon to second]; Knepper lined to
right; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled to center; Stennett stole second;
Dyer singled to right [Dyer out at second (right to first to
shortstop to first to shortstop), Stennett out at home
(shortstop to catcher)]; Candelaria grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
flied out to center; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras flied out to center; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parker was hit by a pitch; Oliver doubled
to left [Parker to third]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey struck out; Elliott grounded out (shortstop
to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell struck out; Stennett flied out to right;
Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Sadek singled to center; Knepper forced Sadek
(pitcher to shortstop); Andrews grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Knepper out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: HELMS BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); Taveras walked; Garner forced Taveras
(third to second); Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 9TH: KISON REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Foli singled to
shortstop; Madlock forced Foli (third to second) [Madlock to
second (error by Stennett)]; Clark grounded out (shortstop to
first); McCovey was walked intentionally; THOMASSON BATTED FOR
ELLIOTT; JACKSON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Thomasson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Oliver
doubled to center; Robinson flied out to center [Oliver to
third]; LAVELLE REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Stargell walked;
MORENO RAN FOR STARGELL; Stennett forced Moreno (second to
shortstop) [Oliver scored, Stennett to second (error by Foli)];
Dyer was walked intentionally; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR JACKSON;
Gonzalez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 10TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); OLIVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
MENDOZA REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); GOSSAGE REPLACED GONZALEZ
(PITCHING); Herndon struck out; Sadek struck out; Lavelle struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 10TH: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
struck out; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 11TH: Andrews struck out; Foli popped to first; Madlock
singled to pitcher [Madlock to second (error by Gossage)]; Clark
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 11TH: Oliver lined to center; Robinson struck out;
Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 12TH: McCovey popped to third in foul territory;
Thomasson walked; EVANS BATTED FOR HERNDON; Evans doubled to
left [Thomasson scored]; Sadek doubled to right [Evans scored];
Lavelle struck out; Andrews grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 12TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WHITFIELD
REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING LF); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Stennett struck out; Dyer singled to right; MACHA
BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; Macha struck out; Mendoza grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 1.



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