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Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 18, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 18, 1973 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 18, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 18, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 19,569 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: John Kibler |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Mike Phillips | Third Baseman |
Dave Rader | Catcher |
Jim Barr | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
Milt May | Catcher |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 18, 1973
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Bonds trying to get to home. Oliver throws the ball in to Maxvill who relays the ball to May, who tags Bonds, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Barr
Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Barr
Hebner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Barr
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stennett scores. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Barr
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Barr
Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Barr
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Barr
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Barr
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Briles
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Briles
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Briles
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Barr
Briles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Barr
Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Barr
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Briles
Barr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Briles, and towards Maxvill, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Barr
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Barr
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Barr
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Barr
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Briles
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Speier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Briles
Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Barr
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Barr
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Briles vs. Barr
Briles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching. Dave Kingman now playing third base.
There's a wild pitch. Briles moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. Willoughby
Stennett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Willoughby
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a line drive into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Briles
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Willoughby
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Willoughby
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Willoughby
Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Zisk reaches third base with a triple. Oliver scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Willoughby
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Willoughby
May hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Briles
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Briles
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Briles
There goes Bonds. The throw from May and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Briles
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. Briles
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hebner. Bonds scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Briles
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Willoughby
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Willoughby
Briles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Willoughby
Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Briles moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching. Bruce Miller now playing shortstop.
There's a wild pitch. Briles moves to third. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hebner vs. McMahon
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. McMahon
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Briles
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hebner. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Briles
Rader takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Briles
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Briles
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Rader moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuentes vs. Walker
Luke Walker now pitching.
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Walker
There goes Fuentes. The throw from May and he is safe. Fuentes steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Walker
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Walker
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Matthews vs. Walker
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. McMahon
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. McMahon
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. McMahon
Robertson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnold vs. Walker
Chris Arnold pinch hits for Don McMahon.
Arnold takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Walker
Miller takes first base on ball four. Arnold moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Giusti
Dave Giusti now pitching. Gene Clines now playing center field. Al Oliver now playing first base.
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Arnold moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomasson vs. Giusti
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Dave Kingman.
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out. Arnold scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Giusti
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Moffitt
Chris Arnold now playing third base. Randy Moffitt now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Moffitt covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Moffitt
Maxvill hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Moffitt
Clines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Moffitt
Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebner vs. Moffitt
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Giusti
Fuentes hits a line drive towards first. Oliver reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Giusti
Bonds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Giusti
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Giusti
Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnold vs. Giusti
Arnold hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/18/1973 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Maddox G, cf 5 0 1 1 Stennett R, 2b 5 1 3 0 Fuentes T, 2b 5 0 2 1 Hebner R, 3b 5 1 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 2 2 1 Oliver A, cf-1b 4 2 2 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Stargell W, lf 3 1 1 3 Matthews G, lf 5 0 1 0 Zisk R, rf 4 0 2 1 Speier C, ss 3 0 2 0 Robertson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Giusti D, p 0 0 0 0 Arnold C, ph-3b 1 1 0 0 May M, c 4 1 1 0 Phillips M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 4 0 0 0 Willoughby J, p 0 0 0 0 Briles N, p 3 0 2 1 Miller B, ss 1 1 0 0 Walker L, p 0 0 0 0 Rader D, c 3 1 0 0 Clines G, cf 0 0 0 0 Barr J, p 1 0 0 0 Kingman D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Thomasson G, ph 1 0 0 1 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 9 4 36 6 12 6 San Francisco 000 001 211 -- 5 Pittsburgh 400 110 00x -- 6 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Barr J (L) 3.1 7 5 5 1 2 Willoughby J 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 McMahon D 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Moffitt R 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Briles N (W) 6.1 6 3 1 2 7 Walker L* 0.2 1 1 1 3 1 Giusti D (S) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- May M, Hebner R 2 LOB -- San Francisco 10, Pittsburgh 8 2B -- Speier C, May M, Oliver A 3B -- Zisk R HR -- Stargell W, Bonds B SB -- Bonds B, Fuentes T WP -- Willoughby J, McMahon D T -- 2:50 A -- 19569
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