A two-run homer by Enos Cabell in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Giants to a 5-3 triumph over the Pirates. The score was 3-3 when Bill North drew a one-out walk and Cabell followed with his round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Friday, June      5, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   5  9  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   0   0     1   3   .237      Moreno cf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .251
Cabell 3b             5   1   1   2     0   2   .269      Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .264
Clark rf              4   1   3   0     1   0   .227      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Evans 1b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Stargell 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Herndon lf            5   1   2   2     0   1   .315        Cruz p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .234        Scurry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .295        Bevacqua ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .294
LeMaster ss           4   0   0   1     0   2   .264        Garner pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Ripley p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .154        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holland p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Breining p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Easler lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .336
  Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Madlock 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .336
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Berra 2b              3   1   1   0     1   2   .278
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Nicosia c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .242
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Perez p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Thompson ph,1b      2   0   1   1     0   1   .171
                                                            Pena ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               38   5   9   5     3  12             Totals               34   3   8   3     3   9

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance:  8,361
Left on Base: Giants 9, Pirates 8
DP: Giants 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Evans, Madlock 2
Doubles: Madlock (11), Thompson (3), Bevacqua (1)
Home Runs: Herndon (2), Cabell (2)
Stolen Bases: Easler 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley                  4     5   3   3   1   3   0  18   3.39
Holland                 3.1   2   0   0   1   5   0  14   3.12
Breining W(2-1)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.25
Minton                  0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.07
Lavelle SV(4)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.67
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   9   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perez                   5     6   3   3   1   5   1  24   2.75
Cruz                    2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7   2.16
Scurry                  1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.18
Romo L(0-3)             0.1   2   2   2   1   1   1   4   5.14
Jackson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.08
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3  12   2  41

Passed Balls: Nicosia (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert


GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Cabell struck out; Clark singled
to center; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli struck
out; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon singled to center; Morgan forced Herndon
(second to shortstop); May singled to right [Morgan to third];
LeMaster reached on an error by Madlock [Morgan scored, May to
second]; Ripley forced May (third to shortstop) [LeMaster to
second]; North struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Easler
walked; Easler stole second; Madlock popped to first in foul
territory; Berra struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Cabell reached on an error by Madlock; Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cabell to second]; Evans
flied out to center; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia flied out to left; Perez grounded out
(third to first); Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Morgan struck out; May singled to right; LeMaster
made an out to first; Ripley singled to center [May to second];
North forced Ripley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli singled to shortstop; Parker grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Foli to second]; Stargell
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Foli to third]; Easler flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Cabell flied out to right; Clark walked; Evans flied
out to right; Herndon homered [Clark scored]; Morgan flied out
to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Madlock doubled to left; 1:02 rain delay;
Berra singled to right [Madlock to third]; Nicosia singled to
left [Madlock scored, Berra to second]; THOMPSON BATTED FOR
PEREZ; Thompson doubled to center [Berra scored, Nicosia to
third]; HOLLAND REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Moreno struck out;
Foli hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nicosia scored, Thompson to
third]; Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 6TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CRUZ REPLACED
STARGELL (PITCHING); May flied out to right; LeMaster struck
out; Holland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Cruz struck out; Easler reached on an error by
Evans; Easler stole second; Madlock walked; Berra struck out;
Nicosia made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
3, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 7TH: North struck out; Cabell struck out; Clark singled
to left; Evans made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Thompson struck out; Moreno flied out to left; Foli
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 8TH: SCURRY REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Herndon was called
out on strikes; Morgan walked; Nicosia allowed a passed ball
[Morgan to second]; May lined to shortstop; LeMaster struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker was called out on strikes; BEVACQUA BATTED
FOR SCURRY; Bevacqua doubled to left; GARNER RAN FOR BEVACQUA;
Easler singled to shortstop [Garner stayed at second]; BREINING
REPLACED HOLLAND (PITCHING); Madlock lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Easler out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Pirates 3.

GIANTS 9TH: ROMO REPLACED GARNER (PITCHING); BERGMAN BATTED FOR
BREINING; Bergman struck out; North walked; Cabell homered
[North scored]; Clark singled to left; JACKSON REPLACED ROMO
(PITCHING); Evans flied out to center; Herndon flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: MINTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Berra walked;
MILNER BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Milner singled to center [Berra to
second]; LAVELLE REPLACED MINTON (PITCHING); PENA BATTED FOR
THOMPSON; Pena made an out to first; Moreno struck out; Foli
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Pirates 3.