After six straight defeats, the Pirates gained their first victory of the season, winning the opener of a doubleheader, 8-4, but the Cardinals came back to take the nightcap, 6-5. In the lidlifter, the Pirates put together five singles for three runs in the third inning and then added their remaining tallies in the fourth, two scoring on a double by Rennie Stennett and two on a homer by Willie Stargell. Bake McBride hit his first major league homer for the Cardinals. Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, April 14, 1974 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumCardinals 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 14 0 Pirates 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 x - 8 13 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Stennett 2b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .182 Dwyer lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hebner 3b 3 1 3 0 2 0 .355 Hickman ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 Oliver cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .294 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .343 Stargell lf 4 1 2 3 1 0 .207 Papi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parker rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .448 Smith rf 4 0 2 1 1 1 .382 Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Cruz 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Kirkpatrick c 2 1 2 0 2 0 .500 Melendez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Maxvill ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .300 Simmons c 5 1 1 0 0 0 .314 Moose p 2 2 1 0 2 0 .250 McBride cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .323 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reitz 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .452 Tyson ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .259 Thompson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hrabosky p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 McCarver ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .750 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 40 4 14 3 1 3 Totals 32 8 13 7 8 3 Time of Game: 2:31 Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Pirates 8 DP: Cardinals 4, Pirates 2 Errors: Maxvill Doubles: Reitz (3), Stennett (2), Hebner (4) Home Runs: McBride (1), Stargell (1) Stolen Bases: Smith (1) Caught Stealing: Hebner (2), Parker (1) GIDP: Tyson (2), Reitz (1), Robertson (2), Oliver (1), Stargell (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thompson L(0-1) 3 9 7 7 4 2 0 19 21.00 Hrabosky 4 3 1 1 4 1 1 18 7.50 Pena 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.25 Totals 8 13 8 8 8 3 1 40 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moose W(1-1) 7.2 14 4 4 0 3 1 36 6.08 Hernandez 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.91 Totals 9 14 4 4 1 3 1 41 Wild Pitches: Thompson (1) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore reached on an error by Maxvill [Sizemore to first]; Smith forced Sizemore (second to shortstop); Smith stole second; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Stennett lined to right; Hebner walked; Hebner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oliver singled to third; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); McBride grounded out (second to first); Reitz doubled to center; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Parker singled to center; Robertson struck out while Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kirkpatrick singled to right; Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Thompson struck out; Brock singled to right; Sizemore grounded out (third to first) [Brock to second]; Smith singled to right [Brock scored]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Moose singled to right; Stennett flied out to left; Hebner singled to right [Moose to second]; Oliver singled to center [Moose scored, Hebner to second]; Stargell singled to right [Hebner scored, Oliver to third]; Parker singled to right [Oliver scored, Stargell to second]; Robertson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); McBride homered; Reitz singled to center; Tyson singled to center [Reitz to second]; On a bunt Thompson forced Reitz (pitcher to third) [Tyson to second]; Brock lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 4TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Maxvill walked [Kirkpatrick to second]; Thompson threw a wild pitch [Kirkpatrick to third, Maxvill to second]; Moose walked; Stennett doubled to center [Kirkpatrick scored, Maxvill scored, Moose to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Hebner was walked intentionally; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Moose scored (no RBI), Stennett to third, Hebner out at second]; Stargell homered [Stennett scored]; Parker struck out; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8. CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith singled to center; Cruz flied out to right; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8. PIRATES 5TH: Robertson flied out to left; Kirkpatrick singled to center; Maxvill flied out to left; Moose flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8. CARDINALS 6TH: McBride singled to right; Reitz singled to right [McBride to third]; Tyson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [McBride scored (no RBI), Reitz out at second]; Hrabosky struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 8. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Hebner doubled; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell walked; Parker lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 8. CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore singled to left; Smith struck out; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 8. PIRATES 7TH: DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); PAPI REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING 2B); Robertson popped to shortstop; Kirkpatrick walked; Maxvill flied out to right; Moose walked [Kirkpatrick to second]; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 8. CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons singled to right; McBride singled to center [Simmons to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons to third, McBride out at second]; Tyson singled to right [Simmons scored]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; McCarver singled to right [Tyson to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); HICKMAN BATTED FOR DWYER; Hickman forced McCarver (shortstop to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 8. PIRATES 8TH: HICKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MELENDEZ REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING LF); PENA REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Hebner singled to center; Oliver popped to third in foul territory; Stargell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 8. CARDINALS 9TH: Papi grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith walked; Melendez flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 8. |
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