| John Candelaria traveled the route for only the fourth time this season but gained his 15th victory for the Pirates, pitching a four-hitter to defeat the Giants, 3-1. Derrel Thomas homered in the sixth inning for the Giants' run. Phil Garner had three hits and a walk in five trips to the plate, drove in one run, stole three bases and scored twice to stand out in the Pirates' support of Candelaria. [The Sporting News] |
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August 30, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .240 Thomas cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .261 Garner 2b 4 2 3 1 1 0 .252 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Parker rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .345 Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Robinson 1b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .307 Clark rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Oliver lf 3 0 2 1 2 0 .302 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Gonzalez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Elliott lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Moreno cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Alexander c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Candelaria p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Montefusco p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Andrews ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Evans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 12 3 4 6 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 12,699 Left on Base: Pirates 12, Giants 3 DP: Pirates 1, Giants 1 Doubles: Robinson (23), Oliver (27), Foli (21) Triples: Taveras (7), Moreno (7) Home Runs: Thomas (7) Stolen Bases: Garner 3 (24), Taveras 2 (51), Parker (13) Sacrifice Flies: Parker (4) GIDP: Gonzalez (6), McCovey (13) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria W(15-4) 9 4 1 1 1 6 1 31 2.47 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 6 1 31 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco L(7-10) 6 9 3 3 1 2 0 27 3.54 Williams 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 10 4.02 Moffitt 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 3.51 Totals 9 12 3 3 4 6 0 42 Wild Pitches: Montefusco (5) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Montague PIRATES 1ST: Taveras tripled to center; Garner singled to left [Taveras scored]; Garner stole second; Montefusco threw a wild pitch [Garner to third]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garner scored]; Robinson doubled to left; Oliver popped to third in foul territory; Gonzalez flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Thomas flied out to right; Foli made an out to shortstop; Madlock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0. PIRATES 2ND: Ott flied out to left; Moreno struck out; Candelaria singled to center; Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark walked; McCovey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; Elliott singled to right; Harris forced Elliott (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0. PIRATES 3RD: Garner walked; Parker flied out to center; Garner stole second; Robinson singled to shortstop [Garner to third]; Oliver doubled to right [Garner scored, Robinson to third]; Gonzalez struck out; Ott popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Alexander struck out; Montefusco struck out; Thomas singled to center; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Madlock grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark was called out on strikes; McCovey made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 0. PIRATES 5TH: Garner singled to right; Parker singled to center [Garner to second]; Robinson forced Garner (pitcher to third) [Parker to second]; Oliver singled to second [Parker to third, Robinson to second]; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Elliott flied out to right; Harris popped to first in foul territory; Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 0. PIRATES 6TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Moreno flied out to left; Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Andrews struck out; Thomas homered; Foli doubled to left; Madlock flied out to center; Clark flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1. PIRATES 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Taveras singled to center; Garner flied out to center; Taveras stole second; Parker was walked intentionally; Taveras stole third and Parker stole second; Robinson struck out; Oliver was walked intentionally; Gonzalez forced Oliver (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey struck out; Elliott popped to first in foul territory; Harris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1. PIRATES 8TH: Ott flied out to center; Moreno tripled to right; Candelaria grounded out (second to first); Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); EVANS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Evans made an out to catcher; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1. PIRATES 9TH: MOFFITT REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Garner singled to center; Garner stole second; Parker grounded out (third to first); Robinson struck out; Oliver was walked intentionally; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: Foli flied out to right; Madlock flied out to left; Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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