Saturday June 6, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A pinch-hit homer by John Milner keyed a three-run sixth inning that enabled the Pirates to edge the Giants, 7-6. The Bucs were behind, 5-4, when Dale Berra drew a walk and Milner unloaded a two-run circuit clout.

After Milner's blast, Omar Moreno beat out a bunt, took second on a single by Tim Foli and reached third on an error by left fielder Larry Herndon. Dave Parker and Bill Madlock then walked to force home Moreno. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 6

Game Played on Saturday, June 6, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Giants 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 6 1 Pirates 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 x - 7 10 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 3 1 1 0 1 2 .240 Moreno cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .255 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Foli ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Clark rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .223 Parker rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .281 Evans 1b 4 1 1 3 0 1 .224 Lacy pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Herndon lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .309 Madlock 3b 1 1 0 1 2 1 .333 Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .229 Easler lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .327 May c 3 2 2 2 1 1 .302 Thompson 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .174 LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Berra 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .280 Wohlford ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Nicosia c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .255 Pettini pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Robinson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Griffin p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Scurry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Breining p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .238 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Cruz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Totals 31 6 6 6 5 8 Totals 32 7 10 7 4 3 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 11,362 Left on Base: Giants 3, Pirates 7 DP: Giants 1, Pirates 2 Errors: Herndon Home Runs: Evans (8), May (2), Thompson (7), Milner (1) Stolen Bases: North 2 (25), Morgan (9), LeMaster (3), Moreno (17), Madlock 2 (11), Berra (7) Sacrifice Hits: Nicosia (2) GIDP: LeMaster (4), Martin (5), Easler (2) Hit by Pitch: Madlock (2,by Griffin) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin L(4-4) 5.1 10 7 7 2 2 2 29 3.99 Breining 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2.20 Minton 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.89 Totals 8 10 7 7 4 3 2 38 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson 3.1 5 5 5 3 2 1 18 7.59 Scurry W(2-2) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 3.86 Cruz 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 1 9 2.37 Tekulve SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.15 Totals 9 6 6 6 5 8 2 36 Hit by Pitch: Griffin (3) Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt GIANTS 1ST: North walked; North stole second; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [North to third]; Clark walked; Evans homered [North scored, Clark scored]; Herndon struck out; Morgan flied out to right; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Foli flied out to center; Parker singled to center [Moreno scored]; Madlock walked [Parker to second]; Easler flied out to center [Parker to third]; Madlock stole second; Thompson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 1. GIANTS 2ND: May struck out; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia singled to left; D. Robinson singled to right [Nicosia to second]; Moreno flied out to right; Foli lined to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 1. GIANTS 3RD: North singled to center; North stole second; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (second to first); Madlock was hit by a pitch; Madlock stole second; Easler flied out to right; Thompson homered [Madlock scored]; Berra singled to left; Berra stole second; Nicosia singled to center [Berra scored]; D. Robinson made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 4. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; May singled to right [Morgan scored]; LeMaster singled to right [May to third]; LeMaster stole second; Griffin singled to right [May scored, LeMaster to third]; SCURRY REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); North struck out; Cabell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 4. GIANTS 5TH: Clark flied out to right; Evans struck out; Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: Madlock struck out; Easler flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 4. GIANTS 6TH: Morgan flied out to left; May walked; LeMaster grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: Berra walked; Nicosia out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Berra to second]; MILNER BATTED FOR SCURRY; Milner homered [Berra scored]; Moreno singled to third; Foli singled to left [Moreno to third (error by Herndon)]; BREINING REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Parker walked [Foli to second]; LACY RAN FOR PARKER; Madlock walked [Moreno scored, Foli to third, Lacy to second]; Easler grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Madlock out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 7. GIANTS 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BERGMAN BATTED FOR BREINING; Bergman flied out to center; North struck out; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 7. PIRATES 7TH: MINTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Thompson flied out to left; Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 7. GIANTS 8TH: Clark flied out to right; Evans made an out to shortstop; Herndon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 7. PIRATES 8TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 7. GIANTS 9TH: Morgan struck out; May homered; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Wohlford walked; PETTINI RAN FOR WOHLFORD; MARTIN BATTED FOR MINTON; TEKULVE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Martin grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Pettini out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 7.

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