Pittsburgh shortstop Tim Foli dropped a pop fly with the bases loaded in the first inning that allowed three runs to score and start the Giants on their way to an 8-3 victory over the Pirates. A single by Jack Clark accounted for the first marker in the four-run opening frame. The Giants tallied three times in the third on singles by Jeff Leonard and Milt May, a double by Johnnie LeMaster and single by Doyle Alexander. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    29, 1981 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   3 12  1
Giants       4  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   8  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   0   1   1     1   1   .274      Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .243
Foli ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Pettini 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Easler lf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .293      Bergman 1b            2   1   1   0     3   0   .258
Thompson 1b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .188      Clark rf              5   1   1   1     0   3   .255
xBerra 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .000      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Pena c                5   0   1   1     0   0   .321      Leonard lf            4   2   1   0     1   1   .263
Lacy rf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .284      Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Garner 2b             3   1   2   0     2   1   .264      May c                 4   1   2   0     0   0   .303
Tiant p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      LeMaster ss           3   1   1   2     1   1   .244
  Montanez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .175      Alexander p           3   1   2   1     0   0   .167
  D. Robinson p       1   1   1   0     1   0   .286        Breining p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nicosia ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               39   3  12   2     6   7             Totals               33   8   8   4     8   6

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 10,738
Left on Base: Pirates 16, Giants 9
DP: Pirates 0, Giants 0
Errors: Foli, May
Doubles: Bergman (8), LeMaster (6), Alexander (3)
Stolen Bases: Garner (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(0-3)            4     6   7   4   5   5   0  24   5.60
D. Robinson             4     2   1   1   3   1   0  17   7.27
Totals                  8     8   8   5   8   6   0  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(7-5)        6.1  11   2   2   2   5   0  32   2.81
Breining                0.2   0   1   0   3   1   0   5   3.02
Minton                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.19
Holland                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.43
Totals                  9    12   3   2   6   7   0  46

Wild Pitches: D. Robinson 2 (3)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Foli
flied out to left; Easler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Morgan walked; Bergman walked [Morgan to second];
Clark singled to left [Morgan scored, Bergman to second]; Evans
flied out to center; Leonard walked [Bergman to third, Clark to
second]; Martin was called out on strikes; May reached on an
error by Foli [Bergman scored (unearned) (no RBI), Clark scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI), May to
second]; LeMaster was called out on strikes; 4 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson singled to second; Berra forced Thompson
(shortstop to second); Pena flied out to right; Lacy struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Alexander popped to first in foul territory; Morgan
flied out to right; Bergman doubled to left; Clark struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner singled to shortstop; Garner stole second;
Tiant struck out; Moreno flied out to center; Foli popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans flied out to center; Leonard singled to left;
Martin flied out to right; May singled to second [Leonard to
second]; LeMaster doubled to left [Leonard scored, May scored];
Alexander singled to center [LeMaster scored]; Morgan made an
out to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 7.

PIRATES 4TH: Easler grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); Berra singled to third; Pena
singled to left [Berra to third]; Lacy forced Pena (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 7.

GIANTS 4TH: Bergman walked; Clark struck out; Evans walked
[Bergman to second]; Leonard struck out; Martin made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 7.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner walked; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR TIANT; Montanez
singled to left [Garner to third]; Moreno singled to right
[Garner scored, Montanez to second]; Foli flied out to center;
Easler struck out; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 7.

GIANTS 5TH: D. ROBINSON REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); May lined
to second; LeMaster popped to first in foul territory; Alexander
doubled to center; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Alexander to
third]; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Alexander scored];
Morgan walked; Bergman flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Giants 8.

PIRATES 6TH: Berra made an out to shortstop; Pena flied out to
left; Lacy singled to left; Garner walked [Lacy to second]; D.
Robinson singled to second [Lacy to third, Garner to second];
Moreno struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 8.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark struck out; Evans grounded out (second to
first); Leonard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 8.

PIRATES 7TH: PETTINI REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Foli flied
out to left; Easler singled to left; Thompson singled to right
[Easler to second]; Berra singled to left [Easler to third,
Thompson to second]; BREINING REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
Pena forced Berra (third to second) [Easler scored, Thompson to
third]; Lacy walked [Pena to second]; Garner struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 8.

GIANTS 7TH: Martin grounded out (third to first); May singled to
center; LeMaster walked [May to second]; Breining forced May
(first to third) [LeMaster to second]; Pettini forced LeMaster
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 8.

PIRATES 8TH: D. Robinson walked; Moreno walked [D. Robinson to
second]; MINTON REPLACED BREINING (PITCHING); Foli grounded out
(second to first) [D. Robinson to third, Moreno to second];
Easler flied out to left; Thompson walked; Berra reached on
catcher's interference by May [D. Robinson scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Moreno to third, Thompson to second]; Pena forced Berra
(second to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Giants 8.

GIANTS 8TH: Bergman walked; Clark flied out to left; Evans flied
out to center; Leonard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 8.

PIRATES 9TH: HOLLAND REPLACED MINTON (PITCHING); Lacy flied out
to left; Garner singled to right; NICOSIA BATTED FOR D.
ROBINSON; Nicosia struck out; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 8.