A six-hitter by Jim Bibby carried the Pirates to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Giants. All of the Pirates' runs came in the third inning. With one out, Bibby singled and was forced at second by Frank Taveras. Omar Moreno singled to right and Taveras scored all the way from first. A double by Dave Parker scored Moreno and a single by Bill Robinson plated Parker. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Friday, July      21, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     0   0   .279      Madlock 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Moreno cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .224      Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .315
Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .312      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .320
B. Robinson lf        3   0   1   1     1   0   .253      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Sanguillen 1b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Herndon cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .298
  Mendoza 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Garner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Hill c                4   0   2   0     0   1   .239
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .236      Knepper p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .078
Bibby p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .136        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               32   3   6   3     1   7             Totals               33   0   6   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 23,882
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Giants 8
DP: Pirates 1, Giants 0
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Parker (15), Clark (28), Herndon (13)
Stolen Bases: B. Robinson (11)
Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (2)
GIDP: Herndon (8)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (3,by Bibby)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(6-4)            9     6   0   0   1   6   0  35   2.78
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   6   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(11-6)         7     5   3   3   1   6   0  27   2.67
Moffitt                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.45
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   7   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Bibby (2)
Wild Pitches: Bibby (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to pitcher; Moreno was called out on
strikes; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock popped to second; Whitfield popped to
second; Clark doubled to right; McCovey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first);
Sanguillen singled to center; Stennett forced Sanguillen (third
to second); Garner forced Stennett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Herndon
singled to second; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Herndon to second]; Hill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer was called out on strikes; Bibby singled to
center; Taveras forced Bibby (third to second); Moreno singled
to right [Taveras scored]; Parker doubled to right [Moreno
scored]; B. Robinson singled to center [Parker scored];
Sanguillen popped to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper flied out to center; Madlock singled to
center; Whitfield struck out; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Madlock
to second]; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett was called out on strikes; Garner was
called out on strikes; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey flied out to right; Evans reached on an
error by Stennett [Evans to first]; Herndon grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at
second]; Rennie Stennett hurt on pivot but stayed in
game; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Bibby flied out to center; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moreno popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Hill
singled to left; Knepper walked [Hill to second]; Madlock flied
out to center; Whitfield flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (first unassisted); B. Robinson
walked; Sanguillen flied out to center; B. Robinson stole
second; Stennett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Clark
grounded out (pitcher to first); McCovey struck out; Evans
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
flied out to right; Bibby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon struck out; Metzger flied out to left; Hill
singled to center; DWYER BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Dwyer was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

PIRATES 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Taveras flied
out to center; Moreno flied out to left; Parker struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Madlock was hit by a pitch; Whitfield flied out to
left; Clark popped to right; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

PIRATES 9TH: B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory;
Sanguillen singled to center; Sanguillen was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Mendoza popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Herndon
doubled to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Herndon
to third]; Hill flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 0.