Triples by Jack Clark and Willie McCovey sparked a three-run third inning, while Bob Knepper hurled a six-hitter to give the Giants a 6-2 decision over the Pirates. Clark's three-bagger scored Bill Madlock, who had doubled, and McCovey then drove in Clark with a shot off the right-center field fence

Mike Ivie followed McCovey's hit with a single, ending the afternoon for Pirate starter John Candelaria. The Pirate runs were unearned, the result of consecutive errors by McCovey and Madlock in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Thursday, May 11, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Giants       0  0  3    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   6 10  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Madlock 2b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .229
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Evans 3b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .238
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .318      Clark rf              4   1   2   1     1   2   .252
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .292      McCovey 1b            2   1   1   1     1   0   .222
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .200        Whitfield pr,lf     2   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Brye lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Ivie lf,1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .324
Garner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .213      Herndon cf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .253
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Hill c                3   0   0   1     1   1   .203
Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .188      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   1     0   2   .213
  Kison p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knepper p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .056
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   0     1   6             Totals               33   6  10   6     6  10

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  6,071
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Giants 11
DP: Pirates 1, Giants 2
Errors: Garner, Madlock, Evans, McCovey
Doubles: Madlock (3), Evans (6)
Triples: Clark (1), McCovey (2)
GIDP: Dyer (1), Garner (5), Ivie (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ivie (1,by Kison), LeMaster (1,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(2-5)       2.1   5   3   3   3   1   0  14   4.42
Kison                   2     2   2   2   2   3   0  12   3.00
McEnaney                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.91
Bibby                   2.1   1   0   0   0   4   0   8   2.87
Jackson                 1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   5.40
Totals                  8    10   6   6   6  10   0  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(4-1)          9     6   2   0   1   6   0  34   1.87
Totals                  9     6   2   0   1   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Kison 2 (2)
Balks: Kison (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Moreno grounded out
(pitcher to first); Parker singled to center [Parker out at
second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Evans walked [Madlock to second];
Clark singled to left [Madlock to third, Evans to second];
McCovey flied out to left; Ivie grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett popped to first in foul territory;
Stargell was called out on strikes; Brye flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon walked; Hill grounded out (third to first)
[Herndon to second]; LeMaster struck out; Knepper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner walked; Dyer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Garner out at second];
Candelaria was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock doubled to left; Evans grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Madlock to third]; Clark tripled to center [Madlock
scored]; McCovey tripled to right [Clark scored]; Garner dropped
a foul fly hit by Ivie for an error; Ivie singled to left
[McCovey scored]; KISON REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Kison
balked [Ivie to second]; Herndon singled to third [Ivie to
third]; Hill popped to third in foul territory; LeMaster struck
out; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras singled to right; Moreno forced Taveras
(third to second); Parker forced Moreno (second to shortstop);
Stennett singled to center [Parker to second]; Stargell reached
on an error by McCovey [Parker to third, Stennett to second,
Stargell to first]; Brye reached on an error by Madlock [Parker
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stennett scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Stargell to third, Brye to second]; Garner struck out; 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Knepper grounded out (first to pitcher); Madlock
grounded out (second to first); Evans was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer flied out to center; Kison reached on an error
by Evans [Kison to first]; Taveras flied out to center; Moreno
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Clark was called out on strikes; McCovey walked;
Ivie was hit by a pitch [McCovey to second]; WHITFIELD RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Herndon singled to right [Whitfield to third, Ivie to
second]; Hill walked [Whitfield scored, Ivie to third, Herndon
to second]; LeMaster was hit by a pitch [Ivie scored, Herndon to
third, Hill to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED KISON (PITCHING);
Knepper struck out; BIBBY REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Madlock
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 5.

PIRATES 6TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Parker was called out on strikes;
Stennett lined to first; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans doubled to left; Clark was called out on
strikes; Whitfield flied out to center; Ivie was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Brye flied to right in foul territory; Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon flied out to right; Hill was called out on
strikes; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 5.

PIRATES 8TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR BIBBY; Sanguillen singled to
second; Taveras singled to center [Sanguillen to second]; Moreno
flied out to left; Parker popped to first in foul territory;
Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Knepper
struck out; Madlock flied out to left; Evans singled to center;
Clark walked [Evans to second]; Whitfield singled to left [Evans
scored, Clark to third]; Ivie popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell struck out; Brye singled to center; Garner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brye
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 6.

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