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A three-run homer by Jack Clark broke a tie in the sixth inning and carried the Giants to a 6-1 triumph over the Pirates. Dennis Littlejohn connected for a two-run round-tripper in the ninth, his first major league homer. San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1Game Played on Tuesday, August 21, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumGiants 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 - 6 9 1
Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
North cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .274 Moreno cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .294
Strain 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 .266 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Clark rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .278 Parker rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .303
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 B. Robinson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273
Herndon lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Lacy lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269
Ivie lf,1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .318 Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Garner 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .295
LeMaster ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .262 Nicosia c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Littlejohn c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .213 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Knepper p 3 1 1 0 1 2 .203 Stennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kison p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .139
Sanguillen c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Totals 35 6 9 5 3 6 Totals 30 1 6 1 3 2
Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 20,999
Left on Base: Giants 5, Pirates 5
DP: Giants 3, Pirates 1
Errors: Ivie, Madlock
Doubles: Ivie (11), North (15), LeMaster (9), Kison (2)
Home Runs: Clark (25), Littlejohn (1), Parker (22)
Caught Stealing: North (20)
GIDP: Nicosia (2), Lacy (1), Stennett (9)
Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Knepper W(9-8) 9 6 1 1 3 2 1 33 4.37
Totals 9 6 1 1 3 2 1 33
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Kison L(8-7) 5.2 5 4 3 2 3 1 24 3.72
Romo 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 2.32
Jackson 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 5 3.73
Totals 9 9 6 5 3 6 2 38
Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Jerry Dale
GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Strain
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli
grounded out (third to first); Parker homered; B. Robinson
walked; Lacy grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.
GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to left; Ivie doubled to left;
Evans made an out to shortstop; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 2ND: Madlock popped to catcher in foul territory; Garner
walked; Nicosia grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants
0, Pirates 1.
GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn grounded out (third to first); Knepper
walked; North forced Knepper (second to shortstop); North was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 3RD: Kison doubled to center; Kison was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno was called out on strikes;
Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0,
Pirates 1.
GIANTS 4TH: Strain grounded out (second to first); Clark flied
out to right; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to center; B. Robinson singled to
center; Lacy grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Pirates 1.
GIANTS 5TH: Ivie lined to shortstop; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 5TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Garner
popped to shortstop; Nicosia lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.
GIANTS 6TH: Littlejohn struck out; Knepper singled to right;
North doubled to left [Knepper to third]; Strain reached on an
error by Madlock [Knepper scored (no RBI), North stayed at
second, Strain to first]; Clark homered [North scored, Strain
scored (unearned)]; McCovey struck out; Ivie singled to left;
Evans walked [Ivie to second]; ROMO REPLACED NICOSIA (PITCHING);
SANGUILLEN REPLACED KISON (PLAYING C ); LeMaster singled to
shortstop [Ivie to third, Evans to second]; Littlejohn popped to
shortstop; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen popped to second; Moreno singled to
center; Foli lined to second; Parker grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.
GIANTS 7TH: Knepper struck out; North singled to right; Strain
lined into a double play (third to first) [North out at first];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.
GIANTS 8TH: Clark popped to first in foul territory; McCovey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie walked; Evans flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 8TH: HERNDON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Garner singled to center; STENNETT
BATTED FOR ROMO; Stennett grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; Sanguillen grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates
1.
GIANTS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); LeMaster
doubled to left; Littlejohn homered [LeMaster scored]; Knepper
was called out on strikes; North was called out on strikes;
Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 9TH: Moreno singled to left; Foli forced Moreno
(shortstop to second); Parker reached on an error by Ivie [Foli
to second, Parker to first]; B. Robinson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Lacy walked [Foli to third, Parker to second];
Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 6, Pirates 1.
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