Sloppy defensive play by the Giants enabled the Pirates to win, 3-2. Errors by catcher Milt May and center fielder Bill North, plus a sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson, gave the Bucs a first-inning run. A double by Phil Garner, a hit batsman, bunt single by Jim Bibby and throwing error by Giants pitcher Bob Knepper produced another in the second. The third Pirates tally came in the eighth on a double by Tim Foli and single by Dave Parker. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       14, 1980 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  0
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   4   .265      North cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Foli ss               5   2   3   0     0   0   .260      Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Parker rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Clark rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .253
B. Robinson 1b,lf     3   0   0   1     0   2   .306      Evans 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Madlock 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .265      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Lacy lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .444      May c                 2   0   1   0     1   0   .260
  Milner 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Sadek pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .319        Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Nicosia c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .136      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Bibby p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .211      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                          Knepper p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .300
                                                            McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .169
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   2     3   8             Totals               32   2   5   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  8,734
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Giants 6
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 0
Errors: North, May, Knepper
Doubles: Garner (4), Foli (6), North (4)
Stolen Bases: Parker (5), Foli (3)
Caught Stealing: Nicosia (1), Parker (1)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Nicosia (1,by Knepper)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(5-0)            7     5   2   2   2   3   0  28   3.44
Tekulve SV(4)           2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.86
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   3   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(2-5)          7     4   2   0   2   6   0  28   5.12
Lavelle                 2     4   1   1   1   2   0  10   4.50
Totals                  9     8   3   1   3   8   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Knepper (3)
Wild Pitches: Bibby (2)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; May dropped a foul fly hit by
Foli for an error; Foli singled to left; Parker reached on an
error by North [Foli to third]; Parker stole second; B. Robinson
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Foli scored (unearned)]; Madlock
walked; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to left; Wohlford lined to
shortstop; Clark walked; Evans singled to left [Clark to third];
Ivie singled to right [Clark scored, Evans to second]; May
walked [Evans to third, Ivie to second]; Stennett made an out to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Garner doubled to left; Nicosia was hit by a pitch;
Bibby singled to third [Garner scored (error by Knepper)
(unearned), Nicosia to third, Bibby to second]; Moreno was
called out on strikes; Foli popped to catcher in foul territory;
Parker flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster made an out to shortstop; Knepper singled
to pitcher; North grounded out (pitcher to first) [Knepper to
second]; Wohlford popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

PIRATES 3RD: B. Robinson flied out to center; Madlock made an
out to second; Lacy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans popped to
catcher in foul territory; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner flied out to right; Nicosia grounded out
(third to first); Bibby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: May made an out to second; Stennett flied out to
center; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to left; Foli stole
second; Parker popped to third in foul territory; B. Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Knepper struck out; North grounded out (second to
first); Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
grounded out (third to first); Garner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark flied out to center; Evans lined to first;
Ivie made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Giants 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Nicosia walked; Nicosia was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Bibby flied out to left; Moreno struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: May singled to left; SADEK RAN FOR MAY; Bibby threw
a wild pitch [Sadek to second]; Stennett flied out to right;
LeMaster struck out; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR KNEPPER; McCovey flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

PIRATES 8TH: SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LAVELLE REPLACED
MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Foli doubled to left; Parker singled to
center [Foli scored]; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); B. Robinson struck out; Madlock walked; Lacy forced
Madlock (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: North doubled to left; B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); MILNER REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 1B); TEKULVE
REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Wohlford flied out to right [North to
third]; Clark walked; Evans grounded out (first unassisted)
[North scored, Clark to second]; Ivie flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia
singled to center; Tekulve struck out; Moreno singled to left
[Nicosia to second]; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: WHITFIELD BATTED FOR SADEK; Whitfield flied out to
center; Stennett grounded out (third to first); HERNDON BATTED
FOR LEMASTER; Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 2.