PIT @ SFN

October 02, 1971

Final Score: PIT 4 - SFN 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Candlestick Park
Attendance
40,977
Game Duration
164 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Gaylord Perry
Losing Pitcher
Steve Blass

Umpires

Home Plate
Tom Gorman
First Base
Shag Crawford
Second Base
Lee Weyer
Third Base
Andy Olsen

Line Score

PIT @ SFN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PIT 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 0
SFN 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 x 5 7 2

PIT Batting

PIT @ SFN — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Gene Alley 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Steve Blass 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Cash 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
Roberto Clemente 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Vic Davalillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Giusti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Richie Hebner 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Jackie Hernandez 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Milt May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Moose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Oliver 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Bob Robertson 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Manny Sanguillen 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Willie Stargell 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 37 4 9 3 1 5 1 0 0 0 .243

SFN Batting

PIT @ SFN — SFN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bobby Bonds 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Dietz 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tito Fuentes 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250
Al Gallagher 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Henderson 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Dave Kingman 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Hal Lanier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Mays 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Willie McCovey 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Gaylord Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chris Speier 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Team Totals 28 5 7 5 3 10 2 0 2 0 .250

PIT Pitching

PIT @ SFN — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Steve Blass (L) L 5.0 6 5 5 2 9 2 9.00
Dave Giusti - 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Bob Moose - 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 7 5 5 3 10 2 5.62

SFN Pitching

PIT @ SFN — SFN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gaylord Perry (W) W 9.0 9 4 3 1 5 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 9 4 3 1 5 0 3.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants, October 2, 1971

The San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 at Candlestick Park on October 2, 1971, a League Championship Series game. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 40,977, a game time of 164 minutes, and a day start for this game. The line score has the Pittsburgh Pirates crossing the plate in the third and seventh; the third brought 2 runs. The San Francisco Giants scored in the third and fifth innings, with the biggest frame a 4-run fifth. The Pittsburgh Pirates had 9 hits and the San Francisco Giants 7, with 0 and 2 errors. The win went to Gaylord Perry, allowing 3 earned runs on 9 hits in 9.0 innings. Steve Blass took the loss after 5.0 innings and 5 runs. Steve Blass led all pitchers with 9 strikeouts. The Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching table lists Steve Blass, Dave Giusti, and Bob Moose. The Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitter was Dave Cash, 2 for 5, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Al Oliver drove in 2 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The San Francisco Giants' top hitter was Ken Henderson, 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Tito Fuentes drove in 2 for the San Francisco Giants. Tito Fuentes and Willie McCovey also homered for the San Francisco Giants. The home-plate umpire was Tom Gorman.

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