Bucs stop Jints by taking 2 of 3...Marichal's shutout salvages game 3 for Jints

Aug 14 – Dock Ellis vs Jim Barr

Dock had a "good night" on the 13th, and came out to pitch a 5-hit shutout, winning 8-0.  The Pirates rapped out 13 hits, 6 for extra bases.  Leading 4-0 in the 5th, Ralph Kiner's grand slam off Barr sealed the game.  Every Pirate save Ellis had a hit, and 7 Buccos scored runs.  Ellis did not walk a batter and threw 82% of his pitches for strikes.

Pit   8 13  0

SF    0   5  0

W – Ellis (2-0), L – Barr (0-2)

HR – Kiner (2)

Aug 15 – Gaylord Perry vs. Doug Drabek

New venue, similar result as the Pirates were all over Perry, scoring 4 times in the 1st en route to a 9-1 win.  Five Pirate home runs carried the day, as did Doug Drabek's 8 innings of 2-hit ball.  The lone Giant run came on Willie Mays' solo HR in the 8th.  Dave Parker had 3 hits and drove in 3, and Johnny Ray added a 3-run blast.

SF   1  5  1

Pit  9 14  0

W – Drabek (2-1), L – G. Perry (1-1)

HR – Mays (5); Parker 2 (4, 5), Stargell (3), Bonilla (4), Ray (2)

Aug 16 – Juan Marichal vs. Jim Rooker

The Giants finally righted their ship as Juan Marichal held the Bucs to 5 hits, and Kevin Mitchell and Matt Williams each drove in a pair for a 6-0 San Francisco win.  The Giants didn't wait long, getting four consecutive one-out hits in the 1st inning, with Kevin Mitchell's double serving as the big blow.  Marichal did not walk a batter and did not allow more than one runner on base in any inning.

SF   6 11  0

Pit  0   5  3

W – Marichal (1-1), L – Rooker (0-2)

HR – Mays (6)

--submitted by Jesse Elicker--