The Pirates recorded their fourth straight victory, defeating the Giants, 3-1. The Bucs scored two runs in the first inning on a single by Omar Moreno, pass to Phil Garner, an infield out and single by John Milner. Bill Madlock hit a sacrifice fly for an insurance run in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      16, 1980 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Moreno cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .262
Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Garner 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .271
  Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Milner 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .250
Evans 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Easler lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .371
May c                 4   1   2   0     0   0   .282      Madlock 3b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .238
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Ott c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .295
LeMaster ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .227      Berra ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Pettini 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .057
  Strain ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .304        Lacy ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .361
Whitson p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Venable ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
  Littlejohn ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   8   1     1   2             Totals               30   3   9   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 18,226
Left on Base: Giants 8, Pirates 5
DP: Giants 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Ott (9)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (51)
Caught Stealing: Easler (3), Lacy (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Madlock (2)
GIDP: Parker (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(8-9)          6     8   3   3   1   2   0  26   3.19
Holland                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.17
Totals                  8     9   3   3   1   5   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(4-7)         7     7   1   1   1   2   0  29   3.83
Jackson SV(5)           2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.09
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to center; Whitfield grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Herndon to second]; Clark grounded out
(second to first) [Herndon to third]; Evans walked; May grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Moreno stole second;
Garner walked; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to
third, Garner to second]; Milner singled to center [Moreno
scored, Garner scored]; Easler forced Milner (second to
shortstop); Madlock grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Stennett flied out to right; LeMaster flied out to
right; Pettini grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott doubled to left; Berra struck out; Blyleven
struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitson flied out to right; Herndon flied out to
right; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner singled to left; Parker grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; Milner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Pirates 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); May singled to second; Stennett
singled to right [May to third]; LeMaster singled to center [May
scored, Stennett to third]; Pettini flied out to center; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Easler singled to center; Easler was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Madlock made an out to
second; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitson grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
flied out to center; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Berra flied out to left; Blyleven made an out to
pitcher; Moreno singled to first; Moreno stole second; Garner
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied
out to left; May singled to center; Stennett singled to right
[May to second]; LeMaster lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Giants 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Milner
singled to left; Easler singled to right [Milner to third];
Madlock hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milner scored]; Ott
reached on an error by Stennett [Easler to second]; Berra flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Pettini singled to center; VENABLE BATTED FOR
WHITSON; Venable struck out; Herndon was called out on strikes;
Whitfield forced Pettini (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: HOLLAND REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); VENABLE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LACY BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Lacy
singled to left; Lacy was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Moreno struck out; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Clark made an out
to shortstop; Evans flied out to left; May grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker struck out; Milner flied out to center;
Easler was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Stennett made an out to second; LeMaster singled to
center; STRAIN BATTED FOR PETTINI; Strain flied out to left;
LITTLEJOHN BATTED FOR VENABLE; Littlejohn popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 3.