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Thursday August 27, 1981
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Jack Clark hit a home run in the 13th inning to lift the Giants over the Pirates, 5-4. It was the fourth run batted in of the game for Clark, who doubled with the bases full in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Thursday, August 27, 1981 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Pirates      0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   4 14  2
Giants       0  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   5 11  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             6   0   3   2     0   0   .279      Morgan 2b             6   1   2   1     0   0   .240
Foli ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Cabell 1b             6   1   2   0     0   0   .248
Madlock 3b            5   0   0   0     1   0   .343      Clark rf              6   1   2   4     0   0   .254
B. Robinson 1b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  Easler pr,lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Herndon lf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .299
Lacy rf               6   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Leonard cf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Pena c                6   1   3   0     0   1   .333        Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
G. Alexander lf,1b    3   2   2   1     0   1   .281      May c                 5   1   1   0     0   0   .300
  Thompson 1b         3   1   1   0     0   2   .184      LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .262        Wohlford ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Pettini ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
x  Berra 2b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Blue p                1   1   0   0     0   0   .207
Solomon p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Bergman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Minton p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martin cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Nicosia ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Robinson ph,p    1   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               49   4  14   3     2   7             Totals               45   5  11   5     1   2

Time of Game: 3:56   Attendance: 10,807
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Giants 6
DP: Pirates 2, Giants 2
Errors: Foli, G. Alexander, Evans, May
Doubles: B. Robinson (2), G. Alexander 2 (4), Easler (14), Lacy (5), Clark (12)
Home Runs: Morgan (7), Clark (11)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (28), Pena (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Solomon (4), Foli (11), Blue (5)
GIDP: Nicosia (7), Easler (6), Minton (1)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (1,by Solomon)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon                 8     8   4   1   1   0   1  33   2.73
Tekulve                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.91
Jackson                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.67
D. Robinson L(0-2)      0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   8.78
Totals                 12.1  11   5   2   1   2   2  48

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    7     8   3   3   0   3   0  29   2.24
Minton                  4     4   1   1   0   2   0  16   3.24
Holland W(4-4)          2     2   0   0   2   2   0   9   2.47
Totals                 13    14   4   4   2   7   0  54

Hit by Pitch: Solomon (2)
Wild Pitches: Blue 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Dave Pallone


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to left; Foli grounded out
(pitcher to first); Madlock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Morgan made an out to first; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena singled to center; G.
Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Herndon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard walked; May grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner flied out to center; Solomon struck out;
Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Blue flied
out to center; Morgan singled to center; Cabell singled to left
[Morgan to second]; Clark lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli made an out to shortstop; Madlock flied out to
left; B. Robinson doubled to left; EASLER RAN FOR B. ROBINSON;
Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: G. ALEXANDER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); EASLER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Evans grounded out (second to
first); Herndon grounded out (third to first); Leonard grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Pena singled to right; G. Alexander doubled to
center [Pena scored]; Garner struck out; Solomon singled to
center [G. Alexander to third]; Moreno singled to right [G.
Alexander scored, Solomon to second]; Blue threw a wild pitch
[Solomon to third, Moreno to second]; Foli flied out to right;
Madlock grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: May singled to right; LeMaster popped to catcher in
foul territory; Blue reached on an error by G. Alexander on a
sacrifice bunt [May to second]; Morgan flied out to center;
Cabell singled to third [May to third, Blue to second]; Clark
doubled to left [May scored (unearned), Blue scored (unearned),
Cabell scored (unearned)]; Evans was hit by a pitch; Herndon
forced Evans (shortstop to second); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Giants 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Easler flied out to left; Lacy flied out to center;
Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Leonard grounded out (second to first); May flied
out to left; LeMaster popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 3.

PIRATES 7TH: G. Alexander doubled to left; Garner singled to
left [G. Alexander to third]; Solomon out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Garner to second]; Blue threw a wild pitch
[G. Alexander scored, Garner to third]; Moreno grounded out
(second to first); Foli flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR BLUE; THOMPSON REPLACED G.
ALEXANDER (PLAYING 1B); Bergman singled to center; Bergman was
picked off first (catcher to first); Morgan homered; Cabell
flied out to right; Clark grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 4.

PIRATES 8TH: MINTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler doubled to center;
Lacy grounded out (third to first); Pena struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans flied out to left; Herndon singled to right;
Leonard lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Herndon out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Thompson singled to right; STARGELL BATTED FOR
GARNER; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Thompson to
second]; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Montanez grounded out
(second to first) [Thompson to third]; Moreno singled to left
[Thompson scored]; Moreno stole second; Foli grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: BERRA REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 2B); TEKULVE
REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); May grounded out (second to
first); LeMaster reached on an error by Foli [LeMaster to
first]; Minton grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[LeMaster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Giants 4.

PIRATES 10TH: Madlock made an out to second; Easler flied out to
left; Lacy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 10TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 4.

PIRATES 11TH: Pena singled to left; Pena stole second; Thompson
struck out; Berra reached on catcher's interference by May;
NICOSIA BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Nicosia grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Berra out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 11TH: JACKSON REPLACED NICOSIA (PITCHING); Evans struck
out; Herndon singled to right; Leonard forced Herndon (shortstop
to second); May grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 4.

PIRATES 12TH: HOLLAND REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); MARTIN
REPLACED MINTON (PLAYING CF); Moreno singled to center; Evans
dropped a foul fly hit by Foli for an error; Foli out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Moreno to second]; Madlock
was walked intentionally; Easler grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 12TH: WOHLFORD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Wohlford singled to
right; Wohlford was picked off first (catcher to first); Martin
struck out; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Giants 4.

PIRATES 13TH: PETTINI REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING SS); Lacy
doubled to left; Pena flied out to right [Lacy to third];
Thompson was called out on strikes; Berra was walked
intentionally; D. ROBINSON BATTED FOR JACKSON; D. Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 13TH: D. ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Giants 5.



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