Chris Speier's bases-loaded single with none out in the bottom of the 11th enabled the Giants to edge past the Pirates, 2-1. Bobby Murcer, who scored the winning run, opened the inning with a single. Loser Dave Giusti walked Gary Matthews and both runners advanced when a pickoff play misfired. Willie Montanez was given an intentional walk to load the bases, and Speier followed with a line drive over the drawn-in outfield.

The Pirates' lone tally came in the second on Manny Sanguillen's two-out double and a single by Mario Mendoza. Montanez tied it in the fifth with a solo homer off Pirate starter Bruce Kison. The victory gave the Giants a sweep of the series and resulted in a four-game winning streak, their longest of the season. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       21, 1975 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  7  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     1   1   .260      Joshua cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .264      Miller 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Oliver cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .248      Murcer rf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .286
Stargell 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .298
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .308      Montanez 1b           3   1   1   1     2   0   .263
Zisk lf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .259      Speier ss             4   0   1   1     0   1   .284
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     1   1   .357      Goodson 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .218
Mendoza ss            2   0   1   1     0   0   .143      Rader c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .278
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Taveras ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Popovich ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Kison p               4   0   0   0     0   3   .118        Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   1   7   1     3  11             Totals               34   2   8   2     7   6

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance:  3,513
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Giants 10
DP: Pirates 3, Giants 0
Errors: Matthews
Doubles: Stennett 2 (5), Sanguillen (6), Murcer (9), Goodson (7), Matthews (11)
Triples: Oliver (3)
Home Runs: Montanez (5)
Stolen Bases: Parker (2), Murcer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Speier (3)
GIDP: Murcer (4), Miller (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (7,by Montefusco)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   8.1   5   1   1   4   5   1  33   2.68
Giusti L(2-1)           1.2   3   1   1   3   1   0   9   0.87
Totals                 10     8   2   2   7   6   1  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              9     6   1   1   3  10   0  38   2.98
Lavelle                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.61
Barr W(5-3)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.37
Totals                 11     7   1   1   3  11   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Montefusco (1)
Wild Pitches: Kison (2), Montefusco (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett doubled to left; Hebner struck out; Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted) [Stennett to third]; Stargell
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua flied out to left; Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker made an out to shortstop; Zisk struck out;
Sanguillen doubled to left; Mendoza singled to center
[Sanguillen scored]; Kison struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews lined to second; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); Speier lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner
was hit by a pitch; Montefusco threw a wild pitch [Hebner to
second]; Oliver struck out; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Goodson grounded out (second to first); Rader was
called out on strikes; Montefusco was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to right; Parker stole second; Zisk
popped to first in foul territory; Sanguillen was walked
intentionally; Mendoza grounded out (pitcher to first) [Parker
to third, Sanguillen to second]; Kison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Joshua was called out on strikes; Miller grounded
out (pitcher to first); Murcer doubled to right; Matthews flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett struck out; Hebner lined to shortstop;
Oliver tripled to right; Stargell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Montanez homered; Speier struck out (catcher to
first); Goodson popped to third in foul territory; Rader walked;
Kison threw a wild pitch [Rader to second]; Montefusco flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
struck out; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Joshua grounded out (first unassisted); Miller flied
out to center; Murcer walked; Matthews grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 7TH: KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first); Kison struck out; Stennett
walked; Hebner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: TAVERAS REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING SS); Montanez
flied out to center; Speier grounded out (third to first);
Goodson doubled to center; Rader was walked intentionally;
Montefusco flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Giants 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver reached on an error by Matthews [Oliver to
second]; Stargell flied out to center [Oliver to third]; Parker
was walked intentionally; Zisk popped to second; Sanguillen
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Miller
singled to shortstop; Murcer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Kison
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett doubled to right;
Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Matthews doubled to center; Montanez was walked
intentionally; Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Matthews to third, Montanez to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED KISON
(PITCHING); Goodson was walked intentionally; Rader hit into a
double play (shortstop to catcher) [Matthews out at home]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 10TH: LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Oliver
struck out; Stargell grounded out (second to first); Parker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 10TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Adams struck out; Joshua
singled to shortstop; Miller grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Joshua out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 11TH: BARR REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Zisk singled to
right; Sanguillen flied out to right; POPOVICH BATTED FOR
TAVERAS; Popovich flied out to right; Giusti flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 11TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Murcer
singled to right; Matthews walked [Murcer to second]; Murcer
stole third; Montanez was walked intentionally [Matthews to
second]; Speier singled to left [Murcer scored, Matthews to
third, Montanez to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Giants 2.