The batting of Bill Robinson, who drove in four runs with a homer, double and sacrifice fly, enabled the Pirates to defeat the Giants, 5-2. After Robinson's double produced the Pirates' initial run in the first inning, the Giants went ahead with consecutive RBI doubles by Johnnie LeMaster and Marc Hill in the second. But Robinson then put the game in the Pirates' winning column by hitting a homer in the third to score behind John Milner, who was on base with a double. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Pirates      1  0  2    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   5  8  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            5   0   3   0     0   0   .315      Taveras ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .277
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     2   0   .245      Moreno cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Clark rf              5   0   3   0     0   0   .313      Milner lf             2   2   2   1     1   0   .317
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .243        Brye rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Ivie 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .329      B. Robinson rf,lf     3   1   2   4     0   0   .248
Herndon cf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .291      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .284
LeMaster ss           4   1   1   1     0   1   .225      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .253
Hill c                3   0   1   1     0   0   .234      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Garner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .065      Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .200
  Andrews ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .228        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               36   2  10   2     3   3             Totals               28   5   8   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 15,733
Left on Base: Giants 10, Pirates 5
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Curtis, Taveras
Doubles: Clark (23), LeMaster (12), Hill (8), Madlock (13), B. Robinson (16), Milner (9), Taveras (18)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Moreno 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (5), Milner (2)
GIDP: Clark (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(7-4)       6     7   4   4   2   4   1  27   3.79
Curtis                  2     1   1   0   0   2   0   7   3.41
Totals                  8     8   5   4   2   6   1  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(4-6)           6.2   7   2   2   2   1   0  29   5.00
Tekulve SV(14)          2.1   3   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.17
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Evans flied
out to center; Clark doubled to right; Cruz popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno was
called out on strikes; Milner singled to center; B. Robinson
doubled to left [Milner scored]; Stargell was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie singled to left; Herndon forced Ivie (first to
shortstop); LeMaster doubled to right [Herndon scored]; Hill
doubled to right [LeMaster scored]; Montefusco was called out on
strikes; Madlock popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to center; Ott flied out to left;
Garner popped to first in foul territory; Rooker struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans made an out to second; Clark singled to
pitcher; Cruz forced Clark (shortstop to second); Ivie forced
Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras popped to third in foul territory; Moreno
lined to third; Milner doubled to left; B. Robinson homered
[Milner scored]; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (second to first); LeMaster
flied out to center; Hill flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett singled to right; Ott forced Stennett
(first to shortstop); Garner popped to second; On a bunt Rooker
made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates
3.

GIANTS 5TH: Montefusco grounded out (catcher to first); Madlock
doubled to left; Evans walked; Clark grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras doubled to left; Moreno out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to third]; Milner was walked
intentionally; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Taveras
scored]; Stargell walked [Milner to second]; Stennett grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates
4.

GIANTS 6TH: Cruz flied out to center; Ivie reached on an error
by Taveras [Ivie to first]; Herndon forced Ivie (shortstop to
second); LeMaster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott popped to shortstop; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rooker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Pirates 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill popped to second; ANDREWS BATTED FOR
MONTEFUSCO; Andrews walked; Madlock singled to center [Andrews
to second]; Evans flied out to left; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); Clark singled to third [Andrews out at home (third
to catcher), Madlock to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: CURTIS REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Taveras singled
to third; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Taveras to second]; Taveras was picked off second but was safe
on an error by Curtis [Taveras to third]; Milner hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Taveras scored (unearned)]; B. Robinson grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 5.

GIANTS 8TH: BRYE REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING RF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cruz singled to left; Ivie
struck out; Herndon forced Cruz (shortstop to second); LeMaster
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell struck out; Stennett grounded out (second
to first); Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 5.

GIANTS 9TH: WHITFIELD BATTED FOR HILL; Whitfield lined to left;
DWYER BATTED FOR CURTIS; Dwyer grounded out (second to first);
Madlock singled to right; Evans walked [Madlock to second];
Clark popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates
5.