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Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 27, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 27, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Demery |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,580 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Ed Sudol |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Second Baseman |
| Mike Sadek | Catcher |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | First Baseman |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Larry Demery | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 27, 1976
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Demery
Thomasson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Demery
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Demery
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Montefusco
Taveras is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Montefusco
There goes Taveras. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Montefusco
There's a wild pitch. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Montefusco
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Montefusco
Parker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebner vs. Montefusco
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Demery
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Demery
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Demery
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirkpatrick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Montefusco
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Montefusco
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Montefusco
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demery vs. Montefusco
Demery strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Montefusco
Taveras strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Demery
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Demery
Sadek hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Demery
Montefusco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Demery
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. Montefusco goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Demery
LeMaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Thomasson trying to get to home. Parker throws the ball in to Sanguillen who tags Thomasson who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno bunts towards first. Evans fields the ball and throws to Montefusco covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Montefusco
Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Montefusco
Parker hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Montefusco
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Montefusco
There goes Hebner. The throw from Sadek and he is out, LeMaster applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Montefusco
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Montefusco
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Demery
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Demery
Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Demery
Reitz hits a line drive into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Demery
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Montefusco
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demery vs. Montefusco
Demery hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Montefusco
Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Demery
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Demery
Sadek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montefusco vs. Demery
Montefusco bunts towards first. Kirkpatrick scoops it up and throws to first, with Stennett covering, for the out. Sadek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Demery
Thomasson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans fields the ball and throws to Montefusco covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Montefusco
There goes Moreno. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Montefusco
Zisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomasson who is chasing the ball. Zisk reaches third base with a triple. Moreno scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Montefusco
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zisk scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Montefusco
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Montefusco
There goes Parker. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Parker steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Montefusco
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stennett vs. Montefusco
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Montefusco
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Demery
LeMaster hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Demery
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Demery
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Demery
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demery vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Demery hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans fields the ball and throws to Heaverlo covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Heaverlo
Taveras hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Heaverlo
Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Heaverlo
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Demery
Evans hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Demery
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Demery
Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Mike Sadek.
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Demery
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Dave Heaverlo.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Caldwell
Mike Caldwell now pitching. Dave Rader now catching.
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Caldwell
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Caldwell
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. Caldwell
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Demery
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Demery
LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomasson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. Demery
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomasson tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Demery
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirkpatrick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Caldwell
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demery vs. Caldwell
Demery hits a line drive into left field. Matthews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Matthews. Demery moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Caldwell
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Caldwell
Moreno hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Demery
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Demery
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Demery
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Demery
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Demery
Larry Herndon pinch hits for Mike Caldwell.
Herndon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1976 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Thomasson G, cf 4 1 2 1 Taveras F, ss 4 0 0 0
LeMaster J, ss 4 0 1 0 Moreno O, cf 5 2 2 0
Matthews G, lf 2 0 0 1 Zisk R, lf 3 2 2 3
Murcer B, rf 4 0 1 0 Parker D, rf 4 1 1 1
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Evans D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, 1b 3 0 2 0
Speier C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 2 1
Sadek M, c 1 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, c 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros S, ph 1 0 1 0 Demery L, p 4 0 2 0
Rader D, c 1 0 1 0
Montefusco J, p 1 1 1 0
Heaverlo D, p 0 0 0 0
Adams G, ph 1 0 0 0
Caldwell M, p 0 0 0 0
Herndon L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 8 2 35 5 12 5
San Francisco 001 000 010 -- 2
Pittsburgh 002 030 00x -- 5
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J (L) 5.0 9 5 5 2 3
Heaverlo D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Caldwell M 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Demery L (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 4
E -- Matthews G
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Thomasson G 2, Kirkpatrick E
3B -- Zisk R
HR -- Zisk R
SB -- Taveras F, Moreno O, Parker D
CS -- Hebner R
SH -- Montefusco J
SF -- Matthews G
HBP -- by Montefusco J (Taveras F)
WP -- Montefusco J
T -- 2:25
A -- 12580
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