The Giants beat the Pirates, 7-3, as Bob Knepper turned in his second complete game of the season and Willie McCovey drove in two runs with a first-inning double. The two-base hit was the veteran first baseman's fourth in the last four games during which he drove in nine runs. Marc Hill hit a two-run homer for the Giants in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     30, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       2  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  1  -   7 11  1
Pirates      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .213      Garner 3b,ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .180
Whitfield lf          4   2   2   0     0   0   .275      Moreno cf             3   1   1   0     1   2   .283
Evans 3b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .194      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .351
McCovey 1b            3   0   2   2     1   0   .254      B. Robinson lf,3b     3   0   1   1     0   0   .297
  James pr,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Clark rf              2   1   1   1     0   0   .230      Sanguillen 1b         4   1   1   1     0   0   .167
Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Dyer c                4   0   1   1     0   1   .273
Hill c                4   2   2   2     0   1   .212      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .194        Brye ph,lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Knepper p             3   0   1   1     0   0   .091      Blyleven p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fregosi ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .182

Totals               34   7  11   7     2   1             Totals               34   3   7   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  7,929
Left on Base: Giants 6, Pirates 7
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 1
Errors: LeMaster, Parker
Doubles: McCovey (5), Knepper (1), Clark (5), Dyer (2)
Home Runs: Hill (1), Sanguillen (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (11)
Caught Stealing: Whitfield (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Knepper (1), Whitfield (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (2), B. Robinson (1)
GIDP: James (1)
Hit by Pitch: Clark (1,by Blyleven)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(3-1)          9     7   3   3   2   6   1  37   2.57
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   6   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(1-2)         5.1   8   5   5   1   1   1  25   3.72
Kison                   1.2   1   1   0   1   0   0   8   3.27
Tekulve                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.71
Jackson                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   5.14
Totals                  9    11   7   6   2   1   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (2)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
singled to center; Evans walked [Whitfield to second]; McCovey
doubled to left [Whitfield scored, Evans scored]; Clark was hit
by a pitch; Herndon flied out to center; Hill was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Garner was called out on strikes; Moreno singled to
left; Parker singled to center [Moreno to third]; B. Robinson
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moreno scored]; Stennett flied to
right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 1.

GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster lined to shortstop; Knepper grounded out
(second to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen homered; Dyer reached on an error by
LeMaster [Dyer to first]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Dyer to second]; Blyleven grounded out (catcher to
first); Garner grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield lined to shortstop; Evans flied out to
center; McCovey singled to left; Blyleven threw a wild pitch
[McCovey to second]; Clark popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno was called out on strikes; Parker struck
out; B. Robinson singled to left; Stennett lined to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill
singled to center; LeMaster flied out to right; Knepper doubled
to right [Hill scored]; Madlock flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Dyer struck out;
Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 5TH: On a bunt Whitfield singled to second; Whitfield was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Evans flied out
to left; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Blyleven singled to left; Garner flied out to
center; Moreno struck out; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark doubled to left; On a bunt Herndon grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hill homered [Clark scored]; KISON
REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); LeMaster singled to left; Knepper
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [LeMaster to second];
Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson grounded out (catcher to first);
Stennett flied out to left; Sanguillen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield reached on an error by Parker [Whitfield
to second]; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Whitfield to
third]; McCovey walked; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Clark hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Whitfield scored (unearned)]; Herndon
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 6, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dyer flied out
to right; BRYE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Brye flied out to left; OTT
BATTED FOR KISON; Ott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 6, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); BRYE STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING LF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GARNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hill grounded out (third to
first); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
6, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Moreno
walked; Moreno stole second; On a bunt Parker grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dave Parker called for interference;
B. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 6, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Madlock singled
to left; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Madlock to second]; Evans singled to center [Madlock scored];
James grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett singled to center; Sanguillen flied out to
center; Dyer doubled to left [Stennett scored]; Brye grounded
out (pitcher to first); FREGOSI BATTED FOR JACKSON; Fregosi
walked; Garner flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 7, Pirates 3.