The Pirates flubbed a chance to complete a triple play in the 10th inning, giving new life to the Cardinals, who proceeded to continue their rally to gain a 6-5 victory. The Pirates went ahead with a run in the top half of the 10th on a double by Richie Hebner, who hit two homers previously in the game, and a single by Willie Stargell. In the Cards' half, singles by Bake McBride, Ken Reitz and Tim McCarver produced the tying tally. Jose Cruz followed with a safe bunt, loading the bases.

Lou Brock lined to right field, where Gene Clines trapped the ball. The Cardinal runners held up, fearing a catch, and Jim Dwyer, running for Reitz, was easily forced out at the plate on Clines' throw to Mike Ryan. The Pirates' catcher then threw to Hebner at third, forcing McCarver, who had retreated to second. Hebner pegged the ball to Rennie Stennett, who tagged McCarver instead of stepping on second base, a move which would have forced Cruz for the third out. While the Pirates were arguing with the umpires that Stennett had tagged the bag, they failed to call time and Cruz alertly sauntered to second. Ted Sizemore then singled to drive in Cruz with the winning run. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Game Played on Friday, April 5, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      0  0  2    0  0  0    1  1  0    1  -   5 10  1
Cardinals    0  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  0    2  -   6 18  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brock lf              6   1   2   0     0   1   .333
Hebner 3b             5   3   3   3     0   0   .600      Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   1     2   1   .500
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Smith rf              4   0   2   2     1   0   .500
Stargell lf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .400      Torre 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Simmons c             5   1   2   0     0   0   .400
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      McBride cf            4   1   3   2     0   0   .750
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              4   0   3   0     1   0   .750
Parker 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250        Dwyer pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Sanguillen c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCarver ph         1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Ryan c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maxvill ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   1     0   0   .000        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taveras ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuss p               3   1   1   0     0   0   .333        Cruz ph             1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Clines rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               39   5  10   5     0   5             Totals               41   6  18   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 24,210
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 12
DP: Pirates 3, Cardinals 0
Errors: Zisk, Brock
Doubles: Hebner (1), McBride (1), Smith (1)
Triples: Simmons (1)
Home Runs: Hebner 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Brock (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kirkpatrick (1), McBride (1)
GIDP: Tyson (1), Smith (1), Brock (1)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (1,by Gibson), Parker (1,by Gibson)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   7    12   4   4   5   0   0  34   5.14
Giusti L(0-1)           2     5   2   2   0   3   0  11   9.00
Hernandez               0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9.2  18   6   6   5   3   0  47

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson                  8     8   4   3   0   3   2  34   3.38
Pena                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Hrabosky W(1-0)         1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   9.00
Totals                 10    10   5   4   0   5   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Gibson 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to center; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); Oliver was hit by a pitch; Stargell popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to left; Torre
singled to center [Smith to third]; Simmons popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk flied out to right; Parker struck out;
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: McBride doubled to left; Reitz popped to catcher
in foul territory; Tyson flied out to center; Gibson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Maxvill singled to center; On a bunt Reuss forced
Maxvill (pitcher to shortstop); Stennett flied out to right;
Hebner homered [Reuss scored]; Oliver singled to center;
Stargell popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to center; Sizemore singled to
third [Brock to second]; Smith doubled to left [Brock scored,
Sizemore scored]; Torre reached on a fielder's choice [Smith out
at third (shortstop to second)]; Simmons singled to center
[Torre to second]; McBride singled to right [Torre scored,
Simmons to third (error by Zisk), McBride to second]; Reitz was
walked intentionally; Tyson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Reitz out at second]; 3 R, 5 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk flied out to right; Parker grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: RYAN REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Gibson
flied out to center; Brock grounded out (first unassisted);
Sizemore walked; Smith walked [Sizemore to second]; Torre forced
Sizemore (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first); Reuss
singled to center; Stennett flied out to center; Hebner flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons lined to first; McBride lined to
shortstop; Reitz singled to right; Tyson walked [Reitz to
second]; Gibson forced Reitz (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Stargell
flied out to center; Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Sizemore walked; Smith
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Sizemore
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker singled to center; Ryan singled to left
[Parker to third (error by Brock)]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; Kirkpatrick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parker
scored (unearned)]; On a bunt Reuss made an out to pitcher;
Stennett forced Ryan (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: TAVERAS REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING SS); Torre
lined to left; Simmons tripled to right; McBride hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Simmons scored]; Reitz singled to center [Reitz
out at second (center to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner homered; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell
singled to right; Zisk struck out; Parker was hit by a pitch
[Stargell to second]; Ryan popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ZISK (PITCHING); CLINES REPLACED
REUSS (PLAYING RF); Tyson singled to left; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR
GIBSON; Melendez struck out; Brock was called out on strikes;
Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals
4.

PIRATES 9TH: PENA REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); On a bunt
Taveras made an out to first; Clines struck out; Stennett popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons lined to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 10TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Hebner doubled
to right; Oliver popped to shortstop; Stargell singled to center
[Hebner scored, Stargell to second (on throw to home)]; Giusti
struck out; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING 1B); On a
bunt McBride singled to second; Reitz singled to right [McBride
to third]; DWYER RAN FOR REITZ; MCCARVER BATTED FOR TYSON;
McCarver singled to right [McBride scored, Dwyer to second];
CRUZ BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; On a bunt Cruz singled to pitcher
[Dwyer to third, McCarver to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED GIUSTI
(PITCHING); Brock grounded into a double play (right to catcher
to third) [Cruz to second, Brock to first, Dwyer out at home,
McCarver out at third]; Lou Brock hit a soft liner on the
first pitch that was ruled a trap by 1B umpire Lee Weyer; none
of the runners had moved; Sizemore singled to left [Cruz
scored, Brock to second]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 6.

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