Derrel Thomas and Darrell Evans rapped three hits apiece, including a homer by Evans, to lead the Giants' scoring in a 5-1 victory over the Pirates, who were beaten for only the second time in their last 23 home games. Thomas beat out an infield hit in the first inning and Evans followed with his homer.

A double by Tim Foli and single by Thomas added a run in the second before the Giants wrapped up matters with their final pair in the fifth on a walk to Rob Andrews, singles by Evans and Willie McCovey and a sacrifice fly by Foli. The Pirates counted their lone run off Ed Halicki in the sixth when Bill Robinson doubled and Al Oliver singled. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    20, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       2  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas cf             5   1   3   1     0   1   .251      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Clark rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Andrews 2b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .274        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Evans 3b              4   2   3   2     1   0   .251        Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
McCovey 1b            5   0   1   1     0   2   .281      Garner 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Thomasson lf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .252      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .340
Whitfield rf,cf       3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Robinson 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .310
Foli ss               3   1   1   1     0   0   .229      Oliver lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .298
Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Stennett 2b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .336
Halicki p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .159      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .235
                                                          Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .260
                                                          O. Jones p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
                                                            Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                            Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Hairston ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .231
                                                            Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .279

Totals               34   5  10   5     5   5             Totals               36   1   9   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 15,947
Left on Base: Giants 8, Pirates 10
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Foli (20), Stennett (20), Robinson (21)
Home Runs: Evans (12)
Stolen Bases: Thomasson (9), Evans (7), Parker (12), Stennett (28)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (6)
Hit by Pitch: Dyer (3,by Halicki)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(11-9)         9     9   1   1   1   4   0  38   3.45
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   4   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones L(3-5)         2     6   3   3   1   0   1  12   5.03
Jackson                 3     2   2   2   3   2   0  14   3.86
Demery                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.86
Forster                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   5.10
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   5   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Halicki (5)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas singled to third; Andrews grounded out (third
to first) [Thomas to second]; Evans homered [Thomas scored];
McCovey flied out to left; Thomasson walked; Thomasson stole
second; Whitfield flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied to right in foul territory; Garner
singled to center; Parker forced Garner (first to shortstop);
Parker stole second; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Foli doubled to left; Hill flied out to right;
Halicki grounded out (third to first); Thomas singled to center
[Foli scored]; Andrews singled to right [Thomas to second];
Evans singled to right [Thomas out at home (right to catcher),
Andrews to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to left; Stennett flied out to
right; Moreno flied out to right; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: JACKSON REPLACED O. JONES (PITCHING); McCovey struck
out; Thomasson walked; Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Thomasson to second]; Foli made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Hill flied out to center; Halicki struck out; Thomas
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Robinson
popped to second; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Andrews walked; Evans singled to right [Andrews to
third]; McCovey singled to right [Andrews scored, Evans to
second]; Thomasson made an out to shortstop; Evans stole third;
Whitfield walked [McCovey to second]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Evans scored]; Hill grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett doubled to right; Moreno was called out on
strikes; Dyer was hit by a pitch; TOLAN BATTED FOR JACKSON;
Tolan flied out to left; Taveras popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 6TH: DEMERY REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Halicki flied out
to right; Thomas singled to center; Andrews singled to left
[Thomas to third, Andrews to second (on throw to 3b)]; Evans
walked; McCovey hit into a double play (right to catcher to
second) [Andrews out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Parker flied
out to right; Robinson doubled to left; Oliver singled to right
[Robinson scored]; Stennett singled to left [Oliver to third];
Stennett stole second; Moreno struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 5, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitfield
lined to right; Foli lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Dyer flied out to right; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR
DEMERY; Hairston walked; OTT BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Ott flied out
to left; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED
HAIRSTON (PLAYING SS); Hill grounded out (shortstop to first);
Halicki was called out on strikes; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: CLARK REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING RF); WHITFIELD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); Robinson singled to left; Oliver made an out to
second; Stennett singled to center [Robinson to second]; Moreno
popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Andrews grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (second to first); McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Dyer singled to center; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Gonzalez flied out to right; FREGOSI BATTED FOR
FORSTER; Fregosi made an out to second; Garner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 1.