After waiting for three hours, 42 minutes with a rain delay in the sixth inning, the Pirates finally edged the Giants, 6-5, on a bases-loaded passed ball by San Francisco catcher Mike Sadek. It was the sixth successive setback for the Giants.

The score was 5-5 when Willie Stargell led off the Bucs' eighth with a single. Pinch-runner Alberto Lois advanced to second on an infield out and to third on walks to Bill Madlock and Phil Garner. A 2-2 pitch by Gary Lavelle to pinch-hitter Lee Lacy eluded the Frisco catcher with Lois racing across the plate. [The Sporting News]
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Monday, August 20, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Giants       0  3  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  0
Pirates      1  2  1    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6  9  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .253      Moreno cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .293
Strain 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Foli ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Clark rf              5   1   1   1     0   3   .278      Parker rf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .303
McCovey 1b            4   1   3   0     1   0   .264      Stargell 1b           2   1   2   1     2   0   .302
  Blue pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .127        Lois pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Evans 3b              4   0   2   1     1   1   .257        Nicosia c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Johnston lf           4   0   0   0     1   2   .182      Milner lf,1b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .301
Metzger ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .235      Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
  North ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Ott c                 3   1   1   0     0   0   .276
  Sadek c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .240        B. Robinson ph,lf   1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Littlejohn c          3   1   2   0     0   1   .212      Garner 2b             3   1   2   0     1   1   .294
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Montefusco p          3   0   1   2     0   2   .176        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  LeMaster ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .276
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               39   5  12   5     4  12             Totals               28   6   9   5     4   5

Time of Game: 3:42   Attendance: 18,714
Left on Base: Giants 11, Pirates 6
DP: Giants 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Garner
Doubles: McCovey (7), Montefusco (2), Littlejohn (2), Herndon (9), Evans (17), Parker (34)
Home Runs: Clark (24), Stargell (23)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (56), Garner (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (13), Blyleven (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (7), Milner (4)
GIDP: Sadek (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              5     8   5   5   2   2   1  24   4.04
Griffin                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.39
Lavelle L(7-7)          2     1   1   0   2   2   0   9   2.07
Totals                  8     9   6   5   4   5   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                6    10   5   5   1   8   1  30   3.71
Jackson                 0.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   3.49
Romo W(10-3)            1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   2.38
Tekulve SV(23)          1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.93
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4  12   1  43

Passed Balls: Sadek (8)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Steve Fields


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon flied out to center; Strain grounded out
(third to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Moreno stole second; Foli
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Moreno to third];
Parker hit a sacrifice fly to left [Moreno scored]; Stargell
walked; Milner flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Pirates 1.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey doubled to left; Evans struck out; Johnston
grounded out (shortstop to first) [McCovey to third]; Metzger
singled to shortstop [McCovey scored]; Littlejohn singled to
center [Metzger to third]; Montefusco doubled to center [Metzger
scored, Littlejohn scored]; Herndon struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Ott singled
to left; Garner singled to left [Ott to second]; Blyleven out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ott to third, Garner to
second]; Moreno singled to left [Ott scored, Garner scored];
Foli flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates
3.

GIANTS 3RD: Strain singled to left; Clark struck out; McCovey
singled to center [Strain to third]; Evans singled to right
[Strain scored, McCovey to second]; Johnston was called out on
strikes; Metzger flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
homered; Milner grounded out (second to pitcher); Madlock
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Pirates 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Littlejohn doubled to center; Montefusco struck out;
Herndon reached on a fielder's choice [Littlejohn out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Strain grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner singled
to right; Blyleven struck out; Garner stole second; Moreno
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Pirates 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Clark homered; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans flied out to left; Johnston walked; Metzger
reached on an error by Garner [Johnston to second, Metzger to
first]; Littlejohn was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli singled to second; Parker doubled to left
[Foli to third]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Milner
sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Foli scored,
Parker to third, Stargell out at second (center to third to
second)]; Madlock struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5,
Pirates 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Montefusco struck out; Herndon doubled to center;
Strain popped to first in foul territory; Clark was called out
on strikes; 3:42 rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Ott popped
to third in foul territory; Garner struck out; SANGUILLEN BATTED
FOR BLYLEVEN; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 5.

GIANTS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); McCovey
walked; Evans doubled to left [McCovey to third]; Johnston
popped to second; NORTH BATTED FOR METZGER; North was walked
intentionally; ROMO REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); WHITFIELD
BATTED FOR LITTLEJOHN; Whitfield struck out; LEMASTER BATTED FOR
GRIFFIN; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); LEMASTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SADEK REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING C );
Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (second
to first); Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Pirates 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon struck out; Strain flied out to left; Clark
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell singled to right; LOIS RAN FOR STARGELL;
Milner grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lois to second]; Madlock
was walked intentionally; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR OTT; B.
Robinson struck out; Garner walked [Lois to third, Madlock to
second]; LACY BATTED FOR ROMO; Sadek allowed a passed ball [Lois
scored (unearned), Madlock to third, Garner to second]; Lacy was
called out on strikes; Leon Lacy ejected by HP umpire Jerry
Dale; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 6.

GIANTS 9TH: B. ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NICOSIA
REPLACED LOIS (PLAYING C ); TEKULVE REPLACED LACY (PITCHING);
MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McCovey singled to
center; BLUE RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans walked [Blue to second];
Johnston struck out; Sadek grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 6.
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