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Pirates
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 22, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 22, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 22, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 22, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Robinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 18,872 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Ed Montague |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| John Tamargo | Catcher |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 22, 1978
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Montefusco
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Montefusco
There goes Taveras. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Montefusco
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Montefusco
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Montefusco
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Robinson
Madlock strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Robinson
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Robinson
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Robinson
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Montefusco
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Milner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Montefusco
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garner vs. Montefusco
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Milner tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Montefusco
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Robinson
Herndon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Robinson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Montefusco
Taveras hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Montefusco
Parker hits a line drive towards the mound. Montefusco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Robinson
Tamargo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Robinson
Montefusco strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Robinson
Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Montefusco
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Montefusco
Stargell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Montefusco
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Robinson
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Robinson
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Robinson
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Montefusco
Ott hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Madlock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Montefusco
Garner hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Montefusco
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Robinson
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Robinson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tamargo vs. Robinson
Tamargo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montefusco vs. Robinson
Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields the ball and throws to second. Taveras drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Taveras. Herndon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Robinson
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Montefusco
Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Montefusco
There goes Taveras. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Montefusco
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Montefusco
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Robinson
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Robinson
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Robinson
McCovey hits a line drive towards third. Robinson catches it and throws to first to double up Clark. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Montefusco
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Lavelle
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garner vs. Lavelle
Garner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanguillen vs. Lavelle
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Don Robinson.
There's a wild pitch. Milner scores. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Lavelle
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Whitson
Ed Whitson now pitching.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Whitson
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Whitson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tamargo vs. Whitson
Tamargo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herndon scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavelle vs. Whitson
Lavelle strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Lavelle
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Lavelle
Moreno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Lavelle
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lavelle
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Whitson
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Whitfield bunts between the mound and first base. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Jackson
Clark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields it and throws to second for the out. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Jackson
Mario Mendoza now playing third base. Bill Robinson now playing left field.
Evans hits a popup towards third. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Lavelle
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Lavelle
Mendoza hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Lavelle
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Jackson
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Jackson
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
Ivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tamargo vs. Jackson
Johnnie LeMaster pinch runs for Mike Ivie.
There goes LeMaster. The throw from Ott and he is out, Garner applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Jackson
Tamargo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Tamargo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Tekulve
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Gary Lavelle. Kent Tekulve now pitching. Duffy Dyer now catching. Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Hector Cruz.
Dwyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Tekulve
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Taveras fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Moffitt
Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop. Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Garner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyer vs. Moffitt
Dyer bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taveras vs. Moffitt
Taveras hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Madlock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brye vs. Curtis
John Curtis now pitching. Marc Hill now catching. Steve Brye pinch hits for Omar Moreno.
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Tekulve
Steve Brye now playing center field.
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Tekulve
There's a wild pitch. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Tekulve
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
McCovey hits a line drive into right field. Parker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Parker. Whitfield scores. Clark moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/22/1978 -- Pittsburgh at San Francisco (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 5 0 2 0 Madlock B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Moreno O, cf 3 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 3 1 1 0
Brye S, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 2 0 1 0
Parker D, rf 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 5 0 1 0
Robinson B, 3b-lf 4 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Stargell W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Herndon L, cf 4 2 2 0
Milner J, lf 3 2 1 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0
Mendoza M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Ivie M, ph 0 0 0 0
Ott E, c 4 0 0 0 LeMaster J, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Tamargo J, c 3 0 2 1
Hamilton D, p 0 0 0 0 Hill M, c 0 0 0 0
Garner P, 2b 2 0 1 1 Montefusco J, p 2 0 0 0
Robinson D, p 2 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 1 0 0 0
Sanguillen M, ph 1 0 0 0 Cruz H, ph 0 0 0 0
Whitson E, p 0 0 0 0 Dwyer J, ph 0 0 0 0
Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Dyer D, c 0 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 6 1 31 3 8 1
Pittsburgh 010 000 100 0 -- 2
San Francisco 000 010 100 1 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D 6.0 3 1 0 3 6
Whitson E* 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Jackson G 1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Tekulve K (L)+ 0.1 1 1 0 2 0
Hamilton D 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J# 6.0 4 2 2 1 8
Lavelle G 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Moffitt R 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Curtis J (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Robinson B, Taveras F, Parker D
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, San Francisco 10
2B -- Milner J, Clark J, Tamargo J, Garner P
SB -- Taveras F 2
CS -- LeMaster J
SH -- Whitfield T, Dyer D
SF -- Garner P
WP -- Lavelle G, Tekulve K
T -- 3:08
A -- 18872
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