#80 May 1, 1973 0.0
The Giants trailed the Pirates 7-1 headed to the bottom of the ninth. Their win expectancy was 0%
With 2 out and a man on first, McCovey and then Ed Goodson both walked. Chris Arnold then hit a pinch hit grand slam, one of his 4 career homers. That cut the lead to 7-5.
That only makes the Giants win expectancy 1%, by the way.
A Gary Matthews double was then followed by walks to Dave Rader and Jim Howarth. Bases loaded.
Bobby Bonds, who had started the inning with a walk, then hit a bases clearing game winning double and the Giants won the game 8-7.
This was a mid-week night game. There were fewer than 8,000 paid.
How many people were actually in the park to watch as improbable a comeback as ever happened in Candlestick history?
#79 is tomorrow
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