The Pirates defeated the Giants, 5-1, as Bert Blyleven struck out 12 batters in gaining his second victory. The Pirates scored a pair of runs in the second inning on a single by Rennie Stennett, triple by Phil Garner and double by Duffy Dyer.

They added three more in the fifth on a single by Frank Taveras, a pair of walks, a sacrifice fly by John Milner and two-run double by Willie Stargell. The loss snapped the Giants' four-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       10, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  2  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .248      Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Moreno cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .264      Whitfield lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .253
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .321      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .227
Milner lf             1   0   0   1     1   0   .120      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .216
  Brye lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Clark rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .243
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .213      Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .239
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .294      Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .211
Garner 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .220      LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   3   .221
Dyer c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .250      Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Blyleven p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .063        Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     3   2             Totals               33   1   6   1     2  12

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  4,766
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Giants 7
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 0
Errors: LeMaster
Doubles: Dyer (3), Stargell (2), Parker (4)
Triples: Garner (4)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (19), Taveras (9), Garner (4), Dyer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Milner (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(2-3)         9     6   1   1   2  12   0  35   4.27
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2  12   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(2-4)             5     7   5   5   3   0   0  24   3.18
Minton                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.00
Curtis                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.26
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   2   0  39

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Moreno
singled to center; Moreno was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); Evans walked; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell
grounded out (second to first); Stennett singled to center;
Garner tripled to left [Stennett scored]; Dyer doubled to right
[Garner scored]; Blyleven grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark grounded out (third to first); Herndon popped
to first; Hill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to right; Moreno singled to
center; Moreno stole second; Parker made an out to shortstop;
Milner walked; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster struck out; Barr was called out on strikes;
Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
flied out to left; Dyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield singled to left; Evans singled to right
[Whitfield to third, Evans to second (on throw to 3b)]; McCovey
grounded out (second to first) [Whitfield scored, Evans to
third]; Clark was called out on strikes; Herndon struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Blyleven grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras
singled to center; Taveras stole second [Taveras to third (error
by LeMaster)]; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker was
walked intentionally; Milner popped out on a sacrifice fly to
shortstop [Taveras scored]; Stargell doubled to center [Moreno
scored, Parker scored]; Stennett grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); LeMaster was
called out on strikes; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR BARR; Heintzelman
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Giants 1.

PIRATES 6TH: MINTON REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); Garner
grounded out (first unassisted); Dyer flied out to left;
Blyleven grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: BRYE REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Madlock singled
to center; Whitfield flied out to center; Evans flied out to
center; McCovey singled to right [Madlock to second]; Clark
walked [Madlock to third, McCovey to second]; Herndon struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to
first); Parker doubled to center; Brye flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill flied out to right; LeMaster was called out on
strikes; IVIE BATTED FOR MINTON; Ivie grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 1.

PIRATES 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Stargell popped to
third in foul territory; Stennett grounded out (first to
pitcher); Garner singled to left; Dyer singled to center [Garner
to second]; Garner stole third and Dyer stole second; Blyleven
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Madlock flied out to center; Whitfield was called
out on strikes; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Omar Moreno called
for interference for running out of baseline; Parker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey flied out to left; Clark singled to left;
Herndon singled to pitcher [Clark to second]; Hill struck out;
LeMaster popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Giants 1.