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.

In the nightcap, Stennett homered in the second inning to tie the score at 3-3, but then the second baseman was guilty of a wild throw that enabled the Cardinals to go ahead again with two unearned runs in the third. The Redbirds tacked on what proved to be their winning run in the fourth on a single by Lou Brock, his theft of second and a single by Ted Sizemore. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     14, 1974 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    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.