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Saturday September 1, 1979
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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, September 1, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  2    2  0  2  -   7 13  1
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   2   0     0   3   .289      Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .247
Garner 2b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .291      Andrews 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .243
Lacy lf               5   2   3   3     0   0   .268      Clark rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
B. Robinson rf        5   0   2   0     0   1   .265      Evans 3b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .257
Madlock 3b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .286      Ivie 1b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .314
Sanguillen 1b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .289
  Stargell 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .303      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Berra ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Sadek c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .234
Nicosia c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .281      Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Bibby p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Johnston ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .171
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  13   6     1   7             Totals               29   2   5   2     0   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 27,382
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Giants 1
DP: Pirates 1, Giants 1
Errors: Berra, Evans
Doubles: B. Robinson (16), Sanguillen (4), Clark (25)
Triples: Moreno (12)
Home Runs: Lacy (5)
Stolen Bases: Madlock 2 (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Sanguillen (2), Bibby (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (5)
GIDP: Ivie (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(10-3)           9     5   2   1   0   8   0  30   2.69
Totals                  9     5   2   1   0   8   0  30

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(9-10)         8     9   5   4   1   7   1  34   4.31
Moffitt                 1     4   2   2   0   0   0   6   7.68
Totals                  9    13   7   6   1   7   1  40

Passed Balls: Sadek (9)
Wild Pitches: Knepper 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Doug Harvey


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Garner made an out to shortstop;
Lacy made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon struck out; Andrews struck out; Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson doubled to right; Madlock singled to
third [B. Robinson stayed at second]; Sanguillen out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [B. Robinson to third, Madlock
to second]; Berra struck out; Nicosia was walked intentionally;
Bibby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to center; Ivie grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second];
Whitfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno tripled to center; Garner hit into a double
play (right to catcher) [Moreno out at home]; Lacy grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Sadek
struck out; Knepper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson struck out; Madlock singled to left;
Madlock stole second; Knepper threw a wild pitch [Madlock to
third]; Sanguillen doubled to center [Madlock scored]; Berra
grounded out (second to first); Nicosia popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
singled to right; Clark doubled to left [Andrews to third];
Evans hit a sacrifice fly to center [Andrews scored, Clark to
third]; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Bibby grounded out (second to first); Moreno struck
out; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants
1.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); LeMaster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Lacy singled to center; B. Robinson singled to
right [Lacy to third]; Madlock forced B. Robinson (third to
second) [Lacy scored]; Knepper threw a wild pitch [Madlock to
second]; Madlock stole third; Sanguillen grounded out (first
unassisted); Berra reached on an error by Evans [Madlock scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Berra to first]; Nicosia flied out to
right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: STARGELL REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt
Knepper made an out to pitcher; Herndon struck out; Andrews
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Giants 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Bibby grounded out (third to first); Moreno struck
out; Garner singled to left; Lacy homered [Garner scored]; B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark singled to shortstop [Clark to second (error
by Berra)]; Evans flied out to right; Ivie singled to left
[Clark scored (unearned), Ivie out at second (left to second)];
Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
popped to third in foul territory; Berra grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: LeMaster grounded out (first unassisted); Sadek
grounded out (first unassisted); JOHNSTON BATTED FOR KNEPPER;
Johnston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 2.

PIRATES 9TH: MOFFITT REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); Nicosia
singled to center; Bibby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Nicosia to second]; Moreno singled to center [Nicosia
out at home (center to catcher), Moreno to second (on throw to
home)]; Garner singled to left [Moreno scored]; Sadek allowed a
passed ball [Garner to second]; Lacy singled to center [Garner
scored, Lacy to second (on throw to home)]; B. Robinson made an
out to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon flied out to center; Andrews flied out to
left; Clark made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
7, Giants 2.



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