After Jack Clark's circus catch had saved the game in the top of the ninth, the Giants pushed across a run in the bottom of the inning to nip the Pirates, 3-2. The Pirates, who were trailing, 2-0, going into the last inning, tied the score after one out. Ed Ott, Phil Garner and pinch-hitter Rennie Stennett singled to cut the Frisco lead to 2-1. After Jim Fregosi flied out, pinch-hitter Steve Brye singled Garner home with the tying tally. Omar Moreno then hit a deep drive to right that Clark caught to prevent the Pirates from forging ahead.

The winning marker for the Giants came when Clark beat out a bunt with one out, stole second, continued to third on catcher Ott's bad throw and scored on Larry Herndon's line single to center. The first two Giant runs were driven in by Willie McCovey on an infield out and a single. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2 11  1
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  6  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Madlock 2b            2   2   1   0     0   0   .226
  Brye ph,lf          1   0   1   1     0   0   .333        Heintzelman 2b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .223
B. Robinson lf,3b     4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      McCovey 1b            3   0   1   2     0   1   .214
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .211        James pr,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Ott c                 4   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Clark rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .240
Garner 3b,ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .207      Herndon cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .239
Mendoza 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .267      LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     1   2   .232
  Milner ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Sadek c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
  Stennett ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .296      Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Rooker pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
D. Robinson p         2   0   1   0     0   1   .267        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fregosi ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               38   2  11   2     0   6             Totals               30   3   6   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 10,459
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Giants 5
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 2
Errors: Ott, Evans 2
Doubles: D. Robinson (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (8), Moreno (17), James (1), LeMaster (3), Clark (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (4)
GIDP: Stargell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (1,by D. Robinson)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             6     4   2   2   0   4   0  23   2.86
Kison                   2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.25
Tekulve L(2-1)          0.1   2   1   0   0   0   0   3   0.51
Totals                  8.1   6   3   2   1   7   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              8.1   9   2   2   0   6   0  34   2.40
Lavelle                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.21
Moffitt                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.45
Curtis W(1-1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.06
Totals                  9    11   2   2   0   6   0  38

Hit by Pitch: D. Robinson (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole second;
Moreno struck out; Parker popped to third in foul territory; B.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Whitfield
popped to first in foul territory; Evans singled to right
[Madlock to third, Evans to second (on throw to 3b)]; McCovey
grounded out (second to first) [Madlock scored, Evans to third];
Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell popped to shortstop; Ott reached on an
error by Evans [Ott to first]; Garner struck out; Mendoza
singled to left [Ott to second]; D. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: On a bunt Herndon popped to catcher in foul
territory; LeMaster was called out on strikes; Sadek flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco popped to shortstop; Madlock flied out to
right; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson reached on an error by Evans [B.
Robinson to first]; Stargell grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; Ott flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans flied out to center; McCovey was called out on
strikes; Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
singled to left; D. Robinson doubled to center [Mendoza to
third]; Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster
struck out; Sadek singled to center; Montefusco popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson
flied out to left; Stargell singled to left; Ott flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock singled to right; Whitfield out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Madlock to second]; Evans
flied out to center [Madlock to third]; McCovey singled to
center [Madlock scored]; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; James stole
second; Clark struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 2.

PIRATES 7TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Garner singled
to shortstop; Mendoza hit into a double play (first to pitcher)
[Garner out at second]; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON;
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: KISON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Herndon struck
out; LeMaster walked; LeMaster stole second; Sadek grounded out
(third to first) [LeMaster to third]; Montefusco was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 2.

PIRATES 8TH: HEINTZELMAN REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Taveras
was called out on strikes; Moreno singled to center; Moreno
stole second; Parker popped to catcher in foul territory; B.
Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Heintzelman struck out; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to center; Ott singled to
center; Garner singled to center [Ott to second]; MILNER BATTED
FOR MENDOZA; LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); STENNETT
BATTED FOR MILNER; Stennett singled to center [Ott scored,
Garner to second]; ROOKER RAN FOR STENNETT; FREGOSI BATTED FOR
KISON; MOFFITT REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Fregosi flied out to
left; BRYE BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Brye singled to left [Garner
scored, Rooker to second]; CURTIS REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING);
Moreno flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BRYE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 2B); James grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
singled to third; Clark stole second [Clark to third (error by
Ott)]; Herndon singled to center [Clark scored (unearned)]; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.