Rookie Don Robinson scattered five hits and gained his second straight complete-game victory when the Pirates defeated the Giants, 6-2. Dave Parker extended his batting streak to 12 games with a triple and single, driving in two runs, and Mario Mendoza smashed his first major league homer in the Pirates' attack. Bill Madlock batted in the Giants' pair with a double. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     29, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  2
Pirates      0  1  2    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   6 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .214      Taveras ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .203
Whitfield cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Mendoza ss          3   2   2   1     0   1   .250
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .191      Moreno cf             2   2   1   0     2   0   .281
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Parker rf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .357
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      B. Robinson lf        3   1   2   1     1   1   .295
Ivie lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .370      Milner 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .125
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   1     0   2   .268
Sadek c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Garner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .196
Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Robinson p         4   0   0   0     0   2   .091
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  James ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     0   5             Totals               31   6  10   6     4   8

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  7,976
Left on Base: Giants 3, Pirates 7
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 0
Errors: McCovey 2
Doubles: Madlock (2), Milner (1)
Triples: Parker (1)
Home Runs: Mendoza (1)
Stolen Bases: Garner (1), B. Robinson (4), Mendoza (2)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Stennett (1)
Hit by Pitch: Dyer (1,by Minton)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(1-3)             4.1   8   4   4   1   3   1  20   3.16
Curtis                  0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.66
Minton                  2     2   2   2   2   2   0  11   4.50
Williams                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.52
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   8   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson W(2-1)      9     5   2   2   0   5   0  32   2.23
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   5   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Minton (1)
Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock struck out; Whitfield flied out to center;
Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: On a bunt Taveras singled to third; Taveras was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno grounded
out (first unassisted); Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
struck out; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson singled to center; Milner doubled to
center [B. Robinson to third]; Stennett was called out on
strikes; On a bunt Garner singled to pitcher [B. Robinson
scored, Milner out at home (first to pitcher to catcher)];
Garner stole second; Dyer struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster flied out to left; Sadek grounded out
(second to first); Barr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson flied out to left; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moreno walked; Moreno was picked off first
but was safe on an error by McCovey [Moreno to second]; Parker
tripled to right [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson singled to center
[Parker scored]; B. Robinson stole second; Milner grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 4TH: MENDOZA REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Madlock lined
to shortstop; Whitfield singled to second; D. Robinson threw a
wild pitch [Whitfield to second]; Evans struck out; McCovey
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett was called out on strikes; Garner grounded
out (second to first); Dyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Clark flied out to center; Ivie popped to second;
LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: D. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Mendoza
homered; Moreno singled to right; CURTIS REPLACED BARR
(PITCHING); Moreno was picked off first but was safe on an error
by McCovey [Moreno to second]; Parker struck out; B. Robinson
was walked intentionally; Milner popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Sadek popped to first; HARRIS BATTED FOR CURTIS;
Harris lined to second; Madlock singled to center; Whitfield
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: MINTON REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Stennett flied
out to right; Garner grounded out (second to first); Dyer was
hit by a pitch; D. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans lined to first; McCovey flied out to right;
Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Mendoza singled to left; Mendoza stole second;
Moreno walked; Parker singled to right [Mendoza scored, Moreno
to third, Parker to second (on throw)]; B. Robinson struck out;
Milner was walked intentionally; Stennett hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Moreno scored]; Garner flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Ivie singled to left; LeMaster struck out; Sadek
singled to right [Ivie to second]; JAMES BATTED FOR MINTON;
James flied out to center; Madlock doubled to center [Ivie
scored, Sadek scored]; Whitfield flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Dyer flied out
to right; D. Robinson struck out; Mendoza struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans flied out to center; McCovey flied out to
center; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Pirates 6.