San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 19, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1981 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 2 2 0
Cabell 1b 4 0 1 0
Leonard rf 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 1 2 1
Herndon lf 4 0 1 2
May c 3 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0
Alexander p 1 0 0 0
  Tufts p 0 0 0 0
  Stennett ph 1 0 0 0
  Breining p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 1 2 1
Foli ss 4 1 2 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 3 2
Thompson 1b 2 0 0 1
Easler lf 4 0 1 0
Pena c 4 2 2 1
Lacy rf 4 1 2 1
Garner 2b 2 1 0 1
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 12 7
San Francisco 000 102 000371
Pittsburgh 013 201 00x7120
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (6-5) 2.2 6 4 4 0 2
  Tufts   1.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Breining   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Holland   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (1-0) 5.2 5 3 3 3 3
  Jackson  SV (3) 3.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
3

  E–Martin (1).  DP–San Francisco 3, Pittsburgh 2.  PB–Pena (4).  2B–San Francisco Evans (11,off Jones); Morgan (11,off Jones); Herndon (12,off Jones), Pittsburgh Madlock (14,off Alexander); Moreno (8,off Alexander).  3B–Pittsburgh Madlock (1,off Alexander); Moreno (6,off Tufts).  HR–Pittsburgh Lacy (1,2nd inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out); Pena (2,4th inning off Tufts 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Jones (1,off Tufts).  SF–Thompson (3,off Alexander); Garner (2,off Breining).  CS–Morgan (2,2nd base by Jones/Pena); Moreno (10,2nd base by Breining/May).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:22.  A–8,414.
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