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Sunday April 14, 1974
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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 14, 1974 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals    0  3  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Pirates      2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  9  4


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   2   2     1   2   .275      Stennett 2b           4   2   2   2     1   0   .216
  McBride cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Clines lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .325        Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .433
Smith rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Cruz pr,rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Zisk rf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .143
Hickman 1b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .444      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .143
Simmons c             5   2   1   0     0   0   .300      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .343
Melendez cf,lf        4   2   1   0     1   0   .300      Kirkpatrick c         4   0   1   0     0   1   .429
Reitz 3b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .471      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     2   0   .241        Stargell ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .207
Curtis p              3   0   1   0     1   1   .200      Brett p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morlan p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Popovich ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               35   6   9   4     6   4             Totals               34   5   9   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 11,949
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Pirates 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Stennett, Robertson 2, Kirkpatrick
Doubles: Oliver (2), Hebner (5), Stennett (3)
Triples: Clines (1)
Home Runs: Stennett (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (2), Stargell (2)
GIDP: Simmons (2), Sizemore (2), Maxvill (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(1-1)           8.2   8   5   5   3   2   1  36   4.60
Garman                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Folkers SV(2)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.08
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   2   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(0-1)            3     5   5   3   3   2   0  18   9.82
Morlan                  4     3   1   1   3   1   0  17   1.93
Giusti                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   8.64
Totals                  9     9   6   4   6   4   0  42

Wild Pitches: Curtis (1), Morlan (3)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore popped to third; Smith
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett walked; Clines tripled to right [Stennett
scored]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk walked;
Robertson singled to left [Clines scored, Zisk to second];
Hebner popped to shortstop; Kirkpatrick forced Robertson
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hickman singled to left; Simmons singled to right
[Hickman to third]; Melendez walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hickman scored, Simmons to third,
Melendez to second]; Tyson was walked intentionally; Curtis was
called out on strikes; Brock singled to center [Simmons scored,
Melendez scored, Tyson to third]; Sizemore lined to left; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stennett homered; Clines
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Smith lined to pitcher; Hickman flied out to
center; Simmons reached on an error by Robertson [Simmons to
first]; Melendez singled to third [Simmons to second]; Reitz
singled to second [Simmons scored (error by Stennett)
(unearned), Melendez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Reitz to
third]; Tyson was walked intentionally; 21 minute rain
delay; Curtis grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
singled to center; Robertson flied out to center; Hebner forced
Zisk (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: MORLAN REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Brock singled
to right; Brock stole second [Brock to third (error by
Kirkpatrick)]; Sizemore singled to left [Brock scored]; Morlan
threw a wild pitch [Sizemore to second]; Smith lined to center;
Hickman walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Hickman out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Maxvill grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kirkpatrick
out at second]; Morlan lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez lined to center; Reitz singled to
center; Tyson flied out to right; Curtis walked [Reitz to
second]; Brock walked [Reitz to third, Curtis to second];
Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 6
minute rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman
struck out; Simmons lined to center; 5 minute rain delay;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson
flied out to right; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez flied out to left; Reitz flied out to
center; Tyson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; Maxvill
lined to pitcher; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MORLAN; Bevacqua struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Curtis
singled to left; Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Curtis out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: MCBRIDE REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING CF); MELENDEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Stennett grounded out (first
unassisted); Clines grounded out (second to first); Oliver
doubled to left; Zisk walked; Robertson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith reached on an error by Robertson [Smith to
first]; CRUZ RAN FOR SMITH; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cruz to second]; Simmons lined to right; Melendez flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hebner doubled to
right; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Hebner to third]; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); STARGELL BATTED FOR MAXVILL;
Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hebner scored]; POPOVICH
BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Popovich singled to center; GARMAN REPLACED
CURTIS (PITCHING); Stennett doubled to right [Popovich scored];
PARKER BATTED FOR CLINES; FOLKERS REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING);
Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 5.



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