Completing a sweep of the four-game series, the Pirates gained their sixth straight victory by defeating the Giants, 5-3. In addition, the Pirates won all six games played in Candlestick Park this year and became the first club to achieve a sweep against the Giants since the club moved West in 1958.

Starting their attack on Vida Blue, the Pirates scored twice in the second inning on two walks and a double by Steve Nicosia. Omar Moreno singled, stole second and scored on a single by Bill Robinson in the third. With their lead cut to 3-2, the Pirates pulled away in the seventh with a run on a pass to Nicosia, sacrifice by John Candelaria and double by Moreno. Nicosia's second double in the game and a triple by Phil Garner clinched the victory in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  2  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   5  7  0
Giants       0  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   2   1     0   2   .290      North cf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .267
Garner 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .290      Strain 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Lacy lf               4   0   0   0     1   3   .261      Herndon rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .247
B. Robinson rf        4   0   1   1     0   1   .265      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Madlock 3b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .285      Whitfield lf          3   1   3   0     1   0   .295
Sanguillen 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Andrews 3b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .245
  Stargell 1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .303      LeMaster ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Berra ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .196      Littlejohn c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .212
Nicosia c             3   1   2   2     1   0   .288      Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .130
  Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .538        Sadek ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .232
  Ott c               0   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Evans ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .258

Totals               31   5   7   5     6   9             Totals               35   3   9   3     1  10

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 15,663
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Giants 7
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 1
Errors: LeMaster
Doubles: Nicosia 2 (14), Moreno (16), Ivie (15), LeMaster (10)
Triples: Garner (8), Whitfield (4)
Home Runs: Herndon (7)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (60), B. Robinson (11), Lacy (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Candelaria 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Andrews (4)
GIDP: Nicosia (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(13-8)      9     9   3   3   1  10   1  37   3.22
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1  10   1  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(10-13)           7     5   4   4   4   5   0  29   5.18
Halicki                 1.1   1   1   1   2   2   0   7   4.50
Lavelle                 0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.20
Totals                  9     7   5   5   6   9   0  39

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Garner flied out to center; Lacy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Strain struck out; Herndon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Madlock
walked; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first) [Madlock to
second]; Berra walked; Nicosia doubled to right [Madlock scored,
Berra scored, Nicosia to third (error by LeMaster)]; Candelaria
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to left; Whitfield tripled to center;
Andrews hit a sacrifice fly to center [Whitfield scored];
LeMaster popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno singled to shortstop; Moreno stole second;
Garner flied out to center [Moreno to third]; Lacy struck out;
B. Robinson singled to left [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson stole
second; Madlock walked; Sanguillen flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn struck out; Blue struck out; North flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Berra singled to left; Nicosia grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Berra out at
second]; Candelaria struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain flied out to right; Herndon homered; Ivie
flied out to center; Whitfield singled to right; Andrews singled
to left [Whitfield to second]; LeMaster grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Garner
popped to third in foul territory; Lacy flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Littlejohn flied out to center; Blue struck out;
North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 2.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Madlock struck out;
Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: STARGELL REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING 1B); Strain
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon flied out to right;
Ivie doubled to center; Whitfield walked; Andrews flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Berra lined to first; Nicosia walked; Candelaria
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nicosia to second];
Moreno doubled to left [Nicosia scored]; Garner grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster doubled to left; Littlejohn flied out to
left; SADEK BATTED FOR BLUE; Sadek was called out on strikes;
North singled to left [LeMaster scored, North to second (on
throw to home)]; Strain flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 3.

PIRATES 8TH: HALICKI REPLACED SADEK (PITCHING); Lacy walked;
Lacy stole second; B. Robinson struck out; Madlock flied out to
center; Stargell was walked intentionally; Berra struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon flied out to right; Ivie struck out;
Whitfield singled to right; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Nicosia doubled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR NICOSIA;
Candelaria out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Alexander
to third]; LAVELLE REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Moreno struck
out; Garner tripled to left [Alexander scored]; Lacy was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: OTT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); LeMaster popped
to catcher in foul territory; Littlejohn was called out on
strikes; EVANS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Evans singled to right; North
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
5, Giants 3.