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After the Pirates tied the game in the second off John Cumberland when Robertson hit a leadoff double and scored on Manny Sanguillén's single, the Giants retook the lead in the bottom half when Chris Speier hit a leadoff double and scored on Ken Henderson's single. Robertson's first home run of the game tied the score again in the fourth.
In Pittsburgh, the Pirates took Game 3 off a solid performance from starting pitcher Bob Johnson, and took Game 4 by a 9–5 score to secure the pennant. Both teams would meet again in the 2014 Wild Card Game, which the Giants won 8–0. The Pirates would win their next and most recent NL pennant in 1979, where they swept the Cincinnati Reds.
The playoffs were expanded in 2012 to include a second Wild Card team and in 2022 to include a third Wild Card team. Seven managers have led a team to the NLCS in three consecutive seasons; however, the most consecutive NLCS appearances by one manager is held by Bobby Cox , who led the Atlanta Braves to eight straight from 1991 to 1999.
By LARRY FLEISHER XN Sports The last time the Giants and Pirates faced each other in a postseason game, it was a four-game NLCS in 1971. Roberto Clemente sparkled for the Pirates while Willie ...
The Giants play at Candlestick Park, July 1971, with upper deck expansion in progress. The Giants battled their arch rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, throughout the season for the NL West Division lead. The Giants led by 8.5 games on September 1. In mid September the Dodgers won 8 in a row, including 5 over the Giants to narrow the gap to one game.
The Giants led by 8.5 games on September 1 but the Dodgers chipped away. In mid September, the Dodgers won 8 in a row, including 5 over the Giants to narrow the gap to one game. But they could get no closer; ultimately both teams won on the final day of the season and the Giants won the division by 1 game.
2025 Mlb Free-agent Signing Tracker, Trades: Justin Verlander Agrees To 1-Year Deal With Giants Veale earned himself back-to-back All-Star nods in 1965 and 1966 during his Pirates career, which ...
Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off three-run homer, Kyle Harrison pitched six shutout innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Friday. The game was scoreless until the ...