Bob Knepper pitched first the shutout and first complete game of the lefthander's major league career to gain an 8-0 victory and start the Giants off to a sweep of a doubleheader with the Pirates. The Giants won the second game, 8-6. Knepper yielded only five hits. The Giants' attack on Jim Rooker included homers by Derrel Thomas and Jack Clark, plus a two-run double by Bill Madlock and pair of run-scoring singles by Rob Andrews.

In the nightcap, the Giants took a 5-0 lead in the first inning, with four runs scoring on a bases-loaded single by Gary Thomasson and an error by Dave Parker, who let the ball get past him in right field. The Pirates came back to take a 6-5 lead in the seventh when Parker made amends for his error by hitting a homer with a man on base. However in the Giants' half, Andrews singled and Darrell Evans homered to decide the outcome of the game. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      19, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Giants       1  0  1    0  3  1    1  1  x  -   8 12  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .329      Andrews 2b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .272
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Harris 2b           1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Parker rf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .362      Thomas cf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .270
Robinson 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Madlock 3b            3   0   1   2     1   0   .306
Oliver lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Clark rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .266
Gonzalez 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Elliott lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .219
Moreno cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Alexander c           3   3   2   0     1   0   .667
  Garner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Knepper p             1   0   1   1     0   0   .125

Totals               29   0   5   0     0   2             Totals               32   8  12   8     3   1

Time of Game: 1:47
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Giants 6
DP: Pirates 1, Giants 3
Errors: Parker
Doubles: Madlock (15), Elliott (3), Harris (3)
Home Runs: Thomas (1), Clark (6)
Caught Stealing: Andrews (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Knepper 3 (4)
GIDP: Oliver (3), Taveras (4), Rooker (1), Clark (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(5-5)           8    12   8   7   3   1   2  38   3.33
Totals                  8    12   8   7   3   1   2  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(1-1)          9     5   0   0   0   2   0  29   3.82
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   2   0  29

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Taveras
was called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Andrews flied out to center; Thomas homered; Madlock
popped to first in foul territory; Clark grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson singled to center; Oliver grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Robinson out at
second]; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to left; Elliott flied out to
center; Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Giants 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer made an out to first; Moreno flied out to
left; Rooker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Alexander reached on an error by Parker [Alexander
to second]; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Alexander to third]; Andrews singled to right [Alexander scored
(unearned)]; Andrews was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Thomas struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett singled to second; Taveras grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at
second]; Parker singled to left; Robinson lined to third; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock walked; Clark grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Madlock out at second]; McCovey singled to
right; Elliott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
flied out to center; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Foli flied out to left; Alexander singled to center;
Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Alexander to
second]; Andrews singled to shortstop [Alexander scored]; Thomas
singled to center [Andrews to second]; Madlock doubled to left
[Andrews scored, Thomas scored]; Clark grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno singled to center; Rooker grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Moreno out at
second]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey flied out to center; Elliott doubled to
left; Foli flied out to center; Alexander was walked
intentionally; Knepper singled to left [Elliott scored,
Alexander to second]; Andrews forced Alexander (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Parker
singled to left; Robinson forced Parker (third to second);
Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Madlock flied
out to left; Clark homered; McCovey walked; Elliott made an out
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 7.

PIRATES 8TH: HARRIS REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B); Gonzalez
popped to first in foul territory; Dyer grounded out (shortstop
to first); Moreno lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Foli made an out to second; Alexander singled to
right; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Alexander to second]; Harris doubled to left [Alexander
scored]; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 8.

PIRATES 9TH: GARNER BATTED FOR ROOKER; Garner flied out to
center; Stennett flied out to right; Taveras lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 8.