Darrell Evans hit a three-run homer and Mike Sadek figured in the scoring of three other runs as the Giants defeated the Pirates, 6-3. After Evans smashed his homer in the first inning, Jim Barr had his only bad inning of the game, giving up three Pirates' runs in the second, including a homer by Bill Robinson.

Mike Sadek doubled in the fifth, advanced on a sacrifice by Barr and scored on a sacrifice fly by Derrel Thomas. Sadek walked with the bases loaded in the sixth and drove in the Giants' last run with a squeeze bunt in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    31, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Pirates      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Giants       3  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  x  -   6 10  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Thomas cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .259
  Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Foli ss               4   1   2   0     0   1   .224
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Madlock 3b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .301
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Parker rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .345      Evans lf              4   2   4   3     0   0   .263
Robinson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .306      Thomasson rf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Clark ph,rf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Gonzalez 3b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .284      Harris 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .248
Ott c                 3   1   1   0     1   0   .264      Sadek c               2   1   1   2     1   0   .245
Moreno cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .240      Barr p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .138
Kison p               2   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Hairston ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               33   3   8   2     2   4             Totals               29   6  10   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  4,267
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Giants 6
DP: Pirates 2, Giants 0
Errors: Parker, Madlock
Doubles: Gonzalez (9), Ott (10), Sadek (6)
Home Runs: Robinson (24), Evans (14)
Stolen Bases: Ott (4), Gonzalez (3)
Caught Stealing: Parker (17), Moreno (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr (11), Sadek (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (4)
GIDP: Madlock (24)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(7-7)            5.1   8   5   5   1   2   1  23   4.79
Jackson                 0.2   0   0   0   2   2   0   4   3.82
Gossage                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.95
Forster                 0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   5.21
Tekulve                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.16
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   5   1  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(12-12)           9     8   3   3   2   4   1  35   4.50
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Garner
flied out to left; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Foli singled
to center; Madlock singled to shortstop [Foli to second];
McCovey flied out to center [Foli to third]; Evans homered [Foli
scored, Madlock scored]; Thomasson flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson homered; Oliver made an out to pitcher;
Gonzalez doubled to left; Ott walked; Moreno flied out to center
[Gonzalez to third]; Gonzalez stole home and Ott stole second;
Kison singled to center [Ott scored]; Taveras flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Sadek flied
out to right; Barr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Giants 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner grounded out (second to first); Parker
singled to center; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Foli
singled to left; Madlock grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
struck out; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey flied out to left; Evans singled to right;
Thomasson walked [Evans to second]; Harris hit into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Evans out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 3.

PIRATES 5TH: On a bunt Moreno singled to first; Moreno was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kison flied out
to center; Taveras popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek doubled to left; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Sadek to third]; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Sadek scored]; Foli struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Giants 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner was called out on strikes; Parker walked;
Robinson forced Parker (shortstop to second); Oliver popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock singled to left; McCovey flied out to
center; Evans singled to right [Madlock to second]; JACKSON
REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); CLARK BATTED FOR THOMASSON; Clark
struck out; Harris walked [Madlock to third, Evans to second];
Sadek walked [Madlock scored, Evans to third, Harris to second];
Barr struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 5.

PIRATES 7TH: CLARK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Gonzalez flied
out to right; Ott made an out to second; Moreno singled to
right; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Moreno was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); Thomas
grounded out (second to first); Foli popped to first in foul
territory; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 5.

PIRATES 8TH: FREGOSI BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; Fregosi reached on an
error by Madlock [Fregosi to first]; TOLAN BATTED FOR TAVERAS;
Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fregosi to second];
Garner grounded out (second to first) [Fregosi to third]; Parker
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); MENDOZA
REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING SS); McCovey grounded out (first
unassisted); Evans singled to right; Clark singled to right
[Evans to third, Clark to second (error by Parker)]; Harris
walked; TEKULVE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Sadek out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Evans scored, Clark to third,
Harris to second]; Barr struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Robinson flied out to center; Oliver flied to left
in foul territory; Gonzalez singled to left; Ott doubled to left
[Gonzalez to third]; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Giants 6.