The Giants beat the Pirates, 7-3, as Bob Knepper turned in his second complete game of the season and Willie McCovey drove in two runs with a first-inning double. The two-base hit was the veteran first baseman's fourth in the last four games during which he drove in nine runs. Marc Hill hit a two-run homer for the Giants in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 30, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Giants 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 - 7 11 1 Pirates 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .213 Garner 3b,ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Whitfield lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .275 Moreno cf 3 1 1 0 1 2 .283 Evans 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .194 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .351 McCovey 1b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .254 B. Robinson lf,3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .297 James pr,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Clark rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .230 Sanguillen 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .167 Herndon cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Dyer c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273 Hill c 4 2 2 2 0 1 .212 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194 Brye ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Knepper p 3 0 1 1 0 0 .091 Blyleven p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .083 Kison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fregosi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Totals 34 7 11 7 2 1 Totals 34 3 7 3 2 6 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 7,929 Left on Base: Giants 6, Pirates 7 DP: Giants 0, Pirates 1 Errors: LeMaster, Parker Doubles: McCovey (5), Knepper (1), Clark (5), Dyer (2) Home Runs: Hill (1), Sanguillen (1) Stolen Bases: Moreno (11) Caught Stealing: Whitfield (2) Sacrifice Hits: Knepper (1), Whitfield (2) Sacrifice Flies: Clark (2), B. Robinson (1) GIDP: James (1) Hit by Pitch: Clark (1,by Blyleven) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(3-1) 9 7 3 3 2 6 1 37 2.57 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 6 1 37 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(1-2) 5.1 8 5 5 1 1 1 25 3.72 Kison 1.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 3.27 Tekulve 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.71 Jackson 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 5.14 Totals 9 11 7 6 2 1 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (2) Wild Pitches: Blyleven (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield singled to center; Evans walked [Whitfield to second]; McCovey doubled to left [Whitfield scored, Evans scored]; Clark was hit by a pitch; Herndon flied out to center; Hill was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Garner was called out on strikes; Moreno singled to left; Parker singled to center [Moreno to third]; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moreno scored]; Stennett flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 1. GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster lined to shortstop; Knepper grounded out (second to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen homered; Dyer reached on an error by LeMaster [Dyer to first]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dyer to second]; Blyleven grounded out (catcher to first); Garner grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2. GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield lined to shortstop; Evans flied out to center; McCovey singled to left; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [McCovey to second]; Clark popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno was called out on strikes; Parker struck out; B. Robinson singled to left; Stennett lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill singled to center; LeMaster flied out to right; Knepper doubled to right [Hill scored]; Madlock flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Dyer struck out; Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 2. GIANTS 5TH: On a bunt Whitfield singled to second; Whitfield was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Evans flied out to left; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Blyleven singled to left; Garner flied out to center; Moreno struck out; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 2. GIANTS 6TH: Clark doubled to left; On a bunt Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Hill homered [Clark scored]; KISON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); LeMaster singled to left; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [LeMaster to second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson grounded out (catcher to first); Stennett flied out to left; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 2. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield reached on an error by Parker [Whitfield to second]; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Whitfield to third]; McCovey walked; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to left [Whitfield scored (unearned)]; Herndon grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dyer flied out to right; BRYE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Brye flied out to left; OTT BATTED FOR KISON; Ott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 2. GIANTS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hill grounded out (third to first); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; On a bunt Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Dave Parker called for interference; B. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 2. GIANTS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Madlock singled to left; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Madlock to second]; Evans singled to center [Madlock scored]; James grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: Stennett singled to center; Sanguillen flied out to center; Dyer doubled to left [Stennett scored]; Brye grounded out (pitcher to first); FREGOSI BATTED FOR JACKSON; Fregosi walked; Garner flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Pirates 3.

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