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Saturday July 22, 1978
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A throwing error by Dave Parker enabled the winning run to score as the Giants edged the Pirates, 3-2, in 10 innings. The score was tied, 2-2, when Terry Whitfield led off the 10th with a single and went to second on a wild pitch by Kent Tekulve. Jack Clark drew a walk and Dave Hamilton replaced Tekulve.

Willie McCovey stroked a single to right. Whitfield held at third but dashed home when Parker threw the ball over the head of catcher Duffy Dyer. The Giants had tied the game in the seventh stanza on an RBI single by John Tamargo. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 22, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   2  6  3
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0    1  -   3  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Madlock 2b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .316
Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     1   3   .221      Whitfield lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .315
  Brye ph,cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Clark rf              2   0   1   0     3   1   .321
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      McCovey 1b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .225
B. Robinson 3b,lf     4   0   0   0     0   2   .249      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .294      Herndon cf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .300
Milner lf             3   2   1   0     0   0   .320      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Mendoza 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Ivie ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .326
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .234        LeMaster pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Tamargo c             3   0   2   1     1   1   .313
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hill c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Garner 2b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .246      Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .061
D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .140        Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .299        Cruz ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Dwyer ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .224
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   6   1     2  10             Totals               31   3   8   1     8   7

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 18,872
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Giants 10
DP: Pirates 2, Giants 0
Errors: Taveras, Parker, B. Robinson
Doubles: Milner (10), Garner (15), Clark (29), Tamargo (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (26)
Caught Stealing: LeMaster (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Dyer (2), Whitfield (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (5)
GIDP: Metzger (11)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             6     3   1   0   3   6   0  22   3.62
Whitson                 1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   2.27
Jackson                 1.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   2.33
Tekulve L(5-6)          0.1   1   1   0   2   0   0   4   2.14
Hamilton                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.85
Totals                  9     8   3   1   8   7   0  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              6     4   2   2   1   8   0  23   3.91
Lavelle                 3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   3.02
Moffitt                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.41
Curtis W(3-1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.51
Totals                 10     6   2   2   2  10   0  38

Wild Pitches: Tekulve (5), Lavelle (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Taveras stole second;
Moreno walked; Parker struck out; B. Robinson struck out;
Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock struck out; Whitfield walked; Clark struck
out; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner doubled to right; Ott flied out to center
[Milner to third]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milner
scored]; D. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to shortstop; Herndon popped to
second; Metzger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to left; Moreno was called out on
strikes; Parker lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Tamargo struck out; Montefusco struck out; Madlock
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson was called out on strikes; Stargell was
called out on strikes; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Clark
doubled to right; McCovey struck out; Evans grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott lined to second; Garner popped to first in foul
territory; D. Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon singled to third [Herndon to second (error
by B. Robinson)]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tamargo walked; Montefusco forced Tamargo (pitcher to shortstop)
[Herndon scored (error by Taveras) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole second;
Moreno struck out; Parker grounded out (second to first)
[Taveras to third]; B. Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark
walked; McCovey lined into a double play (third to first) [Clark
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell singled to left; LAVELLE REPLACED
MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Milner forced Stargell (second to
shortstop); Ott grounded out (third to first) [Milner to third];
Garner was walked intentionally; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR D.
ROBINSON; Lavelle threw a wild pitch [Milner scored, Garner to
second]; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: WHITSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Evans
grounded out (second to first); Herndon singled to center;
Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Herndon to second];
Tamargo singled to right [Herndon scored]; Lavelle struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno was
called out on strikes; Parker singled to right; B. Robinson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Madlock walked; JACKSON REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING);
Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Madlock
to second]; Clark was walked intentionally; McCovey forced Clark
(first to shortstop) [Madlock to third]; MENDOZA REPLACED MILNER
(PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Evans
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to center; Mendoza lined to
third; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants
2.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); IVIE BATTED
FOR METZGER; Ivie walked; LEMASTER RAN FOR IVIE; LeMaster was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Tamargo doubled to
right; CRUZ BATTED FOR LAVELLE; TEKULVE REPLACED OTT (PITCHING);
DYER REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING C ); DWYER BATTED FOR CRUZ; Dwyer
was walked intentionally; Madlock forced Dwyer (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 2.

PIRATES 10TH: LEMASTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MOFFITT
REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Garner doubled to left; Dyer out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Garner to third]; Taveras
lined to second; CURTIS REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); HILL
REPLACED TAMARGO (PLAYING C ); BRYE BATTED FOR MORENO; Brye
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 10TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Whitfield singled
to right; Tekulve threw a wild pitch [Whitfield to second];
Clark walked; HAMILTON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); McCovey
singled to right [Whitfield scored (error by Parker) (unearned)
(no RBI), Clark to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Giants 3.



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