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Tuesday August 30, 1977
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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.



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