Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
August 27, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1981 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 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)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Francisco Giants 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 6 0 3 2
Foli ss 5 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 5 0 0 0
Robinson B. 1b 2 0 1 0
  Easler pr,lf 4 0 1 0
Lacy rf 6 0 1 0
Pena c 6 1 3 0
Alexander lf,1b 3 2 2 1
  Thompson 1b 3 1 1 0
Garner 2b 3 0 1 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Berra 2b 0 0 0 0
Solomon p 2 0 1 0
  Montanez ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Nicosia ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson D. ph,p 1 0 0 0
Totals 49 4 14 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 6 1 2 1
Cabell 1b 6 1 2 0
Clark rf 6 1 2 4
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Herndon lf 5 0 2 0
Leonard cf 4 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
May c 5 1 1 0
LeMaster ss 4 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 1 0
  Pettini ss 0 0 0 0
Blue p 1 1 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 1 0
  Minton p 1 0 0 0
  Martin cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 000 020 101 000 04142
San Francisco 000 030 100 000 15112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon   8.0 8 4 1 1 0
  Tekulve   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Robinson  L (0-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.1
11
5
2
1
2
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   7.0 8 3 3 0 3
  Minton   4.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Holland  W (4-4) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
13.0
14
4
4
2
7

  E–Foli (8), G Alexander (2), Evans (12), May (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, San Francisco 2.  2B–Pittsburgh B Robinson (2,off Blue); G Alexander 2 (4,off Blue 2); Easler (14,off Minton); Lacy (5,off Holland), San Francisco Clark (12,off Solomon).  HR–San Francisco Morgan (7,7th inning off Solomon 0 on, 1 out); Clark (11,13th inning off D Robinson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Solomon (4,off Blue); Foli (11,off Holland); Blue (5,off Solomon).  IBB–Madlock (5,by Holland); Berra (4,by Holland).  HBP–Evans (1,by Solomon).  SB–Moreno (28,2nd base off Minton/May); Pena (1,2nd base off Minton/May).  WP–Blue 2 (7).  HBP–Solomon (2,Evans).  IBB–Holland 2 (7,Madlock,Berra).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–3:56.  A–10,807.
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