After being held to three hits, Pittsburgh exploded for three runs on a pair of homers after two were out in the eighth inning to defeat the Giants, 3-2. John Curtis, pitching for the Giants, had a 2-0 lead before Omar Moreno ignited the Pirates' rally with a single. Willie Stargell then batted for Dale Berra and came through with a homer to tie the score. Dave Parker followed Stargell to the plate and also hit for the circuit to produce the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Friday, June      8, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   3  7  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .251      Moreno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .321
Whitfield lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Foli ss               0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .279        Berra ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .183
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .276        Stargell ph,1b      1   1   1   2     0   0   .326
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Parker rf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .310
Hill c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .172      B. Robinson 1b,3b     4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
  Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Lacy lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .319        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Andrews 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Garner 3b,ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Curtis p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nicosia c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .280
                                                          D. Robinson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
                                                            Easler ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                            Alexander lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .667

Totals               31   2   6   2     0   5             Totals               29   3   7   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 18,227
Left on Base: Giants 4, Pirates 5
DP: Giants 1, Pirates 1
Errors: McCovey, D. Robinson, Romo
Doubles: McCovey (5), Whitfield (9)
Home Runs: Stargell (11), Parker (12)
Stolen Bases: North (19), Moreno (22)
Caught Stealing: Parker (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: North (2)
GIDP: Andrews (1), Moreno (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(1-3)           7.2   7   3   3   3   4   2  31   6.28
Moffitt                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.24
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   4   2  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             6     5   1   1   0   2   0  22   2.99
Romo W(3-2)             2     1   1   0   0   3   0   8   2.78
Jackson SV(7)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.55
Totals                  9     6   2   1   0   5   0  33

Wild Pitches: Curtis (4)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to left; Whitfield flied out to left;
BERRA REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING SS); North stole second; Tim
Foli sprained right ankle; North was picked off second but
was safe on an error by D. Robinson [North to third]; Clark was
called out on strikes; McCovey doubled to center [North scored];
Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Berra flied out to
center; Moreno stole second; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Moreno
to third]; Parker walked; Parker was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Hill singled to pitcher; LeMaster singled to right
[Hill to second]; Andrews grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Hill to third, LeMaster out at second];
Curtis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Lacy flied out to right; Garner flied out to
center; Stennett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 3RD: North grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield
doubled to center; Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia walked; D. Robinson was called out on
strikes; Moreno forced Nicosia (second to shortstop); Berra
forced Moreno (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Hill grounded
out (third to first); LeMaster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (first unassisted); B. Robinson
made an out to second; Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Curtis
flied to left in foul territory; North flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner struck out; Stennett flied out to center;
McCovey dropped a foul fly hit by Nicosia for an error; Nicosia
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark
flied out to center; McCovey popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: EASLER BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Easler walked;
Moreno grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Easler
out at second]; Berra made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

GIANTS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Evans struck out;
Hill grounded out (pitcher unassisted); LeMaster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker singled to right; B. Robinson flied out to
center; Lacy singled to left [Parker to second]; Garner grounded
out (second to first) [Parker to third, Lacy to second];
Stennett lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Pirates 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Andrews singled to center; Curtis reached on an
error by Romo on a sacrifice bunt [Andrews to third, Curtis to
first]; North hit a sacrifice fly to center [Andrews scored
(unearned)]; Whitfield struck out; Clark struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first);
SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROMO; Sanguillen flied out to center;
Moreno singled to left; STARGELL BATTED FOR BERRA; Stargell
homered [Moreno scored]; Parker homered; B. Robinson singled to
center; MOFFITT REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Lacy forced B.
Robinson (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Pirates 3.

GIANTS 9TH: STARGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); JACKSON REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); ALEXANDER
REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING LF); McCovey flied out to center;
Evans made an out to second; MADLOCK BATTED FOR HILL; Madlock
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Pirates 3.