A safe squeeze bunt by Rob Andrews with one out in the 11th inning scored Larry Herndon and brought the Giants a 6-5 victory over the Pirates. Herndon singled and took third on a single by Jack Clark before Andrews pushed his bunt to the right of the pitcher's mound and was safe when Ed Whitson slipped trying to field the ball.

Phil Garner drove in two of the Pirates' runs with a triple and double and scored once. Darrell Evans hit two homers for the Giants and also drove in the tying run with a single in the ninth for his fourth RBI of the game. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Saturday, July      15, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  1    0  1  -   6 15  0
Pirates      3  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  -   5  9  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b,1b         6   0   2   0     0   0   .315      Taveras ss            6   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Dwyer cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .223
  Herndon ph,cf       3   1   2   0     0   1   .295      Sanguillen 1b         5   0   1   1     0   0   .288
Clark rf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .311      B. Robinson lf        5   1   1   1     0   1   .247
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .234      Stennett 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .257
  Andrews pr,2b       1   0   1   1     0   0   .235        Mendoza 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Evans 3b              6   2   3   4     0   3   .250      Garner 3b             3   1   2   2     1   1   .246
Whitfield lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Brye rf               3   0   0   1     1   1   .217
  Cruz ph,lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .248
Metzger ss            5   0   3   0     0   1   .283      Blyleven p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .146
Hill c                3   0   1   0     2   1   .235        Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .122        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .327        Stargell ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .284
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Rooker pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .100        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               46   6  15   5     3  13             Totals               38   5   9   5     5   6

Time of Game: 3:19   Attendance: 16,174
Left on Base: Giants 12, Pirates 8
DP: Giants 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Whitfield (12), Herndon (11), Garner (13)
Triples: Taveras (3), Garner (5)
Home Runs: Evans 2 (10)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (2), Evans (3), Clark (10), Andrews (4), Moreno (40), B. Robinson (10)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (4), Garner (2), Dyer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Brye (1)
GIDP: Hill (7)
Hit by Pitch: Clark (3,by Blyleven)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    7     8   5   5   2   2   0  30   2.60
Moffitt                 1.2   0   0   0   2   2   0   7   3.78
Lavelle W(7-7)          2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.44
Totals                 11     9   5   5   5   6   0  46

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                5     7   4   4   2   4   2  25   3.41
Jackson                 2.2   3   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.25
Tekulve                 1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   2.25
Whitson L(2-3)          2     3   1   1   0   5   0   9   2.10
Totals                 11    15   6   6   3  13   2  51

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (4)
Wild Pitches: Blue (3)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Dwyer flied out to
center; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras tripled to right; Moreno walked; Moreno
stole second; Sanguillen singled to right [Taveras scored,
Moreno to third]; B. Robinson forced Sanguillen (shortstop to
second) [Moreno scored]; Blue threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson to
second]; Stennett flied out to right; Garner doubled to center
[B. Robinson scored]; Brye was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Evans
homered; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Dyer grounded out (third to first); Blyleven
grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill walked; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Hill to second]; Madlock singled to center [Hill stayed
at second]; Dwyer flied out to center; Clark was hit by a pitch
[Hill to third, Madlock to second]; McCovey grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno singled to center; Moreno was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sanguillen flied out to
left; B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans struck out; Whitfield lined to left; Metzger
singled to center; Metzger stole second [Metzger to third (error
by Stennett)]; Hill walked; Blue struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett singled to right; Garner out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stennett to second]; Brye
grounded out (third to first); Dyer was walked intentionally;
Blyleven singled to right [Stennett to third, Dyer to second];
Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 1, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock flied out to right; On a bunt Dwyer grounded
out (pitcher to first); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno struck out; Sanguillen popped to second; B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey singled to center; Evans homered [McCovey
scored]; Whitfield doubled to left; Metzger singled to center
[Whitfield to third]; JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Hill
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Whitfield scored (no RBI), Metzger out at second]; Blue was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Pirates
3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to center; Garner tripled to
center [Stennett scored]; Brye hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Garner scored]; Dyer flied out to center; Jackson grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Pirates 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Madlock flied out to center; HERNDON BATTED FOR
DWYER; Herndon doubled to left; Clark lined to left; McCovey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Taveras flied
out to right; Moreno popped to first in foul territory;
Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Pirates 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans struck out; CRUZ BATTED FOR WHITFIELD; Cruz
flied out to center; Metzger singled to right; Hill singled to
shortstop [Metzger to third]; IVIE BATTED FOR BLUE; TEKULVE
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Ivie grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); CRUZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); B. Robinson struck out; Stennett flied out to
right; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Pirates 5.

GIANTS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Madlock
singled to shortstop; Herndon struck out; Clark forced Madlock
(pitcher to shortstop); McCovey walked [Clark to second];
ANDREWS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans singled to right [Clark scored,
Andrews to third]; Evans stole second; Cruz grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MADLOCK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Brye walked; Dyer out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Brye to second]; STARGELL
BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Stargell was walked intentionally; ROOKER
RAN FOR STARGELL; Taveras flied out to left; LAVELLE REPLACED
MOFFITT (PITCHING); Moreno forced Rooker (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 5.

GIANTS 10TH: WHITSON REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Metzger was
called out on strikes; Hill was called out on strikes; Lavelle
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 10TH: Sanguillen lined to second; B. Robinson singled to
left; On a bunt Mendoza struck out; B. Robinson stole second;
Garner walked; Brye popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 5, Pirates 5.

GIANTS 11TH: Madlock flied out to center; Herndon singled to
second; Clark singled to right [Herndon to third]; On a bunt
Andrews singled to pitcher [Herndon scored, Clark to second];
Evans was called out on strikes; Clark stole third and Andrews
stole second; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 11TH: Dyer was called out on strikes; MACHA BATTED FOR
WHITSON; Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
6, Pirates 5.