The Giants, after averting defeat with a homer by Jack Clark in the 11th inning, beat the Pirates in the 12th, 7-5, when Terry Whitfield walked and Gary Thomasson hit for the circuit. The Pirates forced the game into overtime when Bill Robinson whacked a two-run homer in the eighth to tie the score at 4-4. In the 11th, a double by Dave Parker, safe bunt by Al Oliver and sacrifice fly by Willie Stargell put the Pirates ahead, but Clark's circuit clout saved the Giants and paved the way for the victory on Thomasson's homer in the next inning. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Saturday, June      18, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5 12  0
Giants       0  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   7  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   1   2   0     1   0   .330      Madlock 3b            6   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Robinson 3b           5   1   1   2     0   1   .296      Whitfield rf          4   2   1   0     1   0   .314
  Garner 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Evans lf,1b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .255
Parker rf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .358      Thomasson cf,lf       6   1   1   2     0   2   .270
Oliver lf             5   0   3   0     0   0   .295      McCovey 1b            2   0   1   0     2   1   .294
Stargell 1b           3   0   1   1     0   2   .264        Herndon pr,cf       1   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Thomas cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Dyer ph,c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Foli ss               3   1   1   1     0   0   .208
Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .225      Andrews 2b            1   1   0   0     0   0   .267
Taveras ss            2   1   1   0     0   0   .245        Harris ph,2b        3   0   1   1     1   2   .200
  Hairston ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .321      Hill c                3   0   1   2     1   0   .227
  Mendoza ss          2   0   1   0     0   1   .188        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kison p               1   0   0   1     0   0   .231        Clark ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .266
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Halicki p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .147
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Sadek c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Forster ph,p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               41   5  12   5     2   8             Totals               38   7   9   7     7   7

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 10,231
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Giants 8
DP: Pirates 1, Giants 3
Doubles: Taveras (7), Stargell (7), Parker (19), Foli (14), Harris (2)
Home Runs: Robinson (7), Clark (5), Thomasson (9)
Stolen Bases: Stennett 2 (18), Moreno (21), Evans 2 (3), Herndon 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Oliver 2 (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison (3), Whitfield (2), Foli (1), Evans (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (2), Stargell (2), Foli (5)
GIDP: Moreno (3), Dyer (3), Hill (5)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (1,by Halicki)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   5.2   5   4   4   3   4   0  25   4.62
Jackson                 1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.78
Tekulve                 2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7   2.41
Gossage                 2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   1.44
Forster L(1-1)          0.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   3   6.35
Totals                 11.1   9   7   7   7   7   2  49

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki                 8     6   4   4   1   5   1  30   2.97
Lavelle                 3     5   1   1   0   2   0  12   1.20
Moffitt W(2-4)          1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.78
Totals                 12    12   5   5   2   8   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Halicki (2)
Wild Pitches: Kison (4)
Balks: Halicki (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Joe West


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett popped to first in foul territory;
Robinson struck out; Parker singled to right; Parker was out
trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans walked; Evans stole
second; Thomasson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to right; Stargell struck out while
Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ott
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to right; Foli doubled to center
[McCovey to third]; Andrews reached on a fielder's choice
[McCovey out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Foli to
third, Andrews to second]; Hill singled to center [Foli scored,
Andrews scored]; Halicki forced Hill (shortstop to second);
Madlock popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Giants 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to center; Taveras doubled to
center; Halicki balked [Taveras to third]; Kison reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Taveras scored]; Stennett
forced Kison (shortstop to second); Stennett stole second;
Robinson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (second to first); Thomasson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker popped to third in foul territory; Oliver
popped to third in foul territory; Stargell doubled to right;
Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey struck out; Foli flied out to center; HARRIS
BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 5TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Moreno struck
out; Taveras flied out to right; Kison grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill grounded out (first unassisted); Halicki struck
out; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to right; Stennett stole second;
Robinson grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Stennett to
third]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stennett scored];
Oliver grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield singled to right; Kison threw a wild pitch
[Whitfield to third]; Evans walked; Evans stole second;
Thomasson struck out; McCovey was walked intentionally; Foli hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Whitfield scored]; Harris doubled to
right [Evans scored, McCovey to third]; JACKSON REPLACED KISON
(PITCHING); Hill was walked intentionally; Halicki made an out
to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell was hit by a pitch; Ott flied out to left;
Moreno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Madlock singled to left; Whitfield out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Madlock to second]; Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 4.

PIRATES 8TH: HAIRSTON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Hairston walked; TOLAN
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Tolan struck out; Stennett flied out to
right; Robinson homered [Hairston scored]; Parker struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED
HAIRSTON (PLAYING SS); McCovey walked; HERNDON RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Herndon stole second; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Herndon to third]; Harris was walked intentionally;
Hill grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Harris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants
4.

PIRATES 9TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); LAVELLE REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); SADEK REPLACED HALICKI
(PLAYING C ); Oliver singled to center; Stargell struck out;
DYER BATTED FOR OTT; Dyer grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: DYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Sadek struck out;
Madlock made an out to second; Whitfield grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 4.

PIRATES 10TH: Moreno was called out on strikes; Mendoza singled
to left; FREGOSI BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Fregosi popped to first in
foul territory; Stennett singled to pitcher [Mendoza to second];
Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 10TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Evans lined to
center; Thomasson struck out; Herndon singled to shortstop;
Herndon stole second; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 4.

PIRATES 11TH: THOMAS REPLACED HERNDON (PLAYING CF); Parker
doubled to left; Oliver singled to first [Parker to third];
Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parker scored]; Dyer
popped to first in foul territory; Oliver was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 11TH: GARNER REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); Harris was
called out on strikes; CLARK BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Clark homered;
Sadek grounded out (second to first); Madlock made an out to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 5.

PIRATES 12TH: MOFFITT REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Moreno singled
to left; Moreno stole second; Mendoza was called out on strikes;
FORSTER BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; Forster popped to catcher in foul
territory; Stennett was walked intentionally; Garner forced
Stennett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 12TH: FORSTER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Whitfield
walked; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Whitfield to second]; Thomasson homered [Whitfield scored]; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 7.