San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1977 at Three Rivers Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Clark rf 5 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0
Evans 3b 5 1 4 3
McCovey 1b 5 0 0 0
Thomasson lf 4 1 1 1
Whitfield cf 5 1 2 0
Alexander c 4 0 1 0
LeMaster ss 1 0 0 0
  Madlock ph 0 0 0 0
  Foli ss 1 0 0 0
Montefusco p 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 0 0 0 1
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
Garner 3b,2b 5 1 2 2
Parker rf 5 1 3 0
Robinson 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver lf,cf 2 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 1
  Forster pr 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0
Moreno cf 2 1 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Dyer c 2 1 0 0
Kison p 2 0 0 0
  Gossage p 1 0 0 0
  Tolan ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 3
San Francisco 100 002 0205103
Pittsburgh 120 000 010460
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco   5.0 4 3 2 2 3
  Lavelle  W (7-7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Curtis   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Moffitt  SV (9) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   5.1 8 3 3 2 2
  Gossage  L (8-8) 2.2 2 2 2 4 3
  Tekulve   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
6
5

  E–Alexander (3), LeMaster (11), Foli (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Francisco Whitfield (18,off Kison); Evans (15,off Gossage).  HR–San Francisco Thomasson (14,6th inning off Kison 0 on, 1 out); Evans (13,8th inning off Gossage 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Alexander (2,by Gossage); Moreno (1,by Montefusco).  SH–Oliver (2,off Curtis).  SB–Garner 3 (18,2nd base off Montefusco/Alexander 2,3rd base off Montefusco/Alexander); Moreno 2 (40,2nd base off Montefusco/Alexander,3rd base off Montefusco/Alexander); Dyer (5,2nd base off Montefusco/Alexander).  HBP–Montefusco (2,Moreno); Gossage (2,Alexander).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–3:03.  A–32,232.
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