The Pirates erupted for 15 hits and scored five runs in the third inning while walloping the Giants, 9-4. Two-run doubles by Ed Ott and John Candelaria and a triple by Phil Garner, one of a career high five hits in the game for the third baseman, highlighted the third-inning uprising. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      19, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      1  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   9 15  0
Giants       1  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   0   2   0     1   1   .311      North cf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .271
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Parker rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .307        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stargell 1b           4   2   2   2     1   0   .312        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
B. Robinson lf        5   2   1   0     0   1   .269      Clark rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .299
Ott c                 5   2   3   3     0   0   .265      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Garner 3b             5   1   5   1     0   0   .285      Herndon lf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .330
Stennett 2b           3   1   0   1     1   2   .222      Evans 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Candelaria p          3   0   1   2     0   0   .107      LeMaster ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .272
  Romo p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
                                                          Hill c                1   0   0   0     2   0   .182
                                                            Sadek pr,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
                                                          Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .136
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Madlock ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .254

Totals               40   9  15   9     4   5             Totals               33   4   8   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 39,861
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Giants 4
DP: Pirates 1, Giants 0
Errors: North 2, Hill
Doubles: Parker (17), Stargell (10), Ott (9), Candelaria (2), Andrews (1)
Triples: Garner (4)
Home Runs: Stargell (12), North (3), Clark (12), Herndon (4)
Stolen Bases: Garner (4)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Romo (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stennett (1)
GIDP: Whitfield (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(5-6)       6     7   4   4   2   1   3  26   3.95
Romo SV(1)              3     1   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.45
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   4   3  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(1-3)       2.2   8   6   6   2   2   0  18   4.46
Roberts                 2.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.65
Griffin                 2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.94
Moffitt                 1     3   3   2   0   1   1   7   7.26
Minton                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.40
Totals                  9    15   9   8   4   5   1  46

Wild Pitches: Roberts (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Ed Montague


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli flied out to center; Parker
doubled to left; Stargell doubled to center [Parker scored]; B.
Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North homered; Andrews flied out to center; Clark
flied out to center; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott singled to center; Garner singled to center
[Ott to second]; Stennett struck out; On a bunt Candelaria
forced Ott (third to shortstop) [Garner to second]; Moreno flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon singled to center; Evans singled to center
[Herndon to third]; LeMaster reached on a fielder's choice
[Herndon out at home (shortstop to catcher), Evans to second];
Hill walked [Evans to third, LeMaster to second]; Montefusco
forced Evans (third to catcher) [LeMaster to third, Hill to
second]; North singled to right [LeMaster scored, Hill out at
home (right to catcher), Montefusco to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli made an out to first; Parker grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Stargell walked; B. Robinson
singled to center [Stargell to third]; Ott doubled to center
[Stargell scored, B. Robinson scored, Ott to third (error by
North)]; Garner tripled to center [Ott scored]; Stennett was
walked intentionally; Candelaria doubled to left [Garner scored,
Stennett scored]; ROBERTS REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING);
Roberts threw a wild pitch [Candelaria to third]; Moreno walked;
Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews doubled to center; Clark made an out to
shortstop; McCovey grounded out (second to first) [Andrews to
third]; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to left; Stargell made an out to
second; B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster
flied out to left; Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner singled
to right; Stennett forced Garner (third to second); Candelaria
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); North struck out; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 2.

PIRATES 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Moreno singled to
center; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Foli walked; Parker forced Foli (pitcher to
shortstop); Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark homered; McCovey flied out to center; Herndon
homered; Evans made an out to shortstop; LeMaster grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 4.

PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson struck out; Ott grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garner singled to center; Garner stole second [Garner
to third (error by Hill)]; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill walked; SADEK RAN FOR HILL; MADLOCK BATTED FOR
GRIFFIN; ROMO REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Madlock struck
out; North flied out to center; Andrews forced Sadek (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 4.

PIRATES 8TH: MADLOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SADEK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MOFFITT REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Romo
was called out on strikes; Moreno singled to shortstop; Foli
grounded out (third to first) [Moreno to second]; Parker
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey was
called out on strikes; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 6, Giants 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell homered; B. Robinson reached on an error
by North [B. Robinson to second]; Ott singled to center [B.
Robinson scored (unearned)]; MINTON REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING);
Garner singled to right [Ott to third]; Stennett hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Ott scored]; Romo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Garner to second]; Moreno grounded out (second to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans singled to right; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; Whitfield grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; Sadek grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Giants 4.