Although collecting 15 hits, including homers by Al Oliver and Richie Hebner, the Pirates had to travel 12 innings before defeating the Cubs, 8-5. Jose Cardenal hit a two-run homer for the Cubs. In the 12th, Hebner singled and was forced by Willie Stargell, but Dave Parker and Frank Taveras followed with singles to drive in the tie-breaking run. Manny Sanguillen then doubled and two more runs crossed the plate to ice the Pirates' victory, only their second in the first nine games of the season. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     16, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      3  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   8 15  1
Cubs         4  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           6   2   1   0     0   1   .209      Harris 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .182
Hebner 3b             4   2   3   2     2   0   .385      Monday cf             6   1   0   0     0   1   .238
Oliver cf             6   1   2   3     0   1   .295      Morales lf            6   0   1   1     0   1   .217
Stargell lf           5   1   1   0     1   0   .206      Williams 1b           4   1   0   1     1   1   .286
Parker rf,1b          6   1   3   0     0   3   .444      Cardenal rf           4   2   2   2     1   0   .292
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .167      Madlock 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .292
  Taveras pr,ss       2   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Mitterwald c          2   0   2   0     2   0   .417
Sanguillen c          6   0   1   2     0   0   .125        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .188        Lundstedt c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zisk ph,rf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .174      Rosello ss            4   0   0   1     0   1   .111
Ellis p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Reuschel p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kremmel p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kessinger ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .429        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kison p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   8  15   8     6  10             Totals               41   5   8   5     5   5

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 14,953
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cubs 7
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 3
Errors: Stargell
Doubles: Stennett (4), Parker (4), Sanguillen (1)
Home Runs: Oliver (1), Hebner (3), Cardenal (1)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Harris (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rosello (1)
GIDP: Stennett (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   6     7   5   4   2   1   1  27   5.11
Hernandez               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.32
Giusti                  3     1   0   0   3   4   0  12   6.35
Kison W(1-1)            2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.23
Totals                 12     8   5   4   5   5   1  48

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                6     6   5   5   3   7   2  26   8.71
Kremmel                 1.1   4   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.70
Burris                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.80
Pina                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.15
Paul L(0-1)             0.2   2   2   2   0   1   0   4  27.00
Stone                   0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   6.75
Totals                 12    15   8   8   6  10   2  54

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett doubled to center; Hebner walked; Oliver
homered [Stennett scored, Hebner scored]; Stargell flied out to
left; Parker singled to left; Robertson lined into a double play
(third to first) [Parker out at first]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Harris singled to right; Monday reached on an error by
Stargell [Harris to second, Monday to first]; Morales singled to
center [Harris scored, Monday to third]; Williams forced Morales
(second to shortstop) [Monday scored (unearned)]; Cardenal
homered [Williams scored]; Madlock flied out to center;
Mitterwald singled to center; Rosello forced Mitterwald
(shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cubs 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Maxvill
struck out; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 2ND: Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Harris grounded out (third to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett struck out; Hebner homered; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Stargell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Morales flied out to center; Williams lined to
second; duDuring Jose Cardenal's at bat, HP umpire Chris
Pelekoudas warned Dock Ellis about throwing a spit ball and
ruled 'no pitch' on a 2-2 pitch that would have been strike
three; Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker doubled to right; Robertson struck out;
Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Maxvill grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock lined to third; Mitterwald walked; Rosello
lined into a double play (second to first) [Mitterwald out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Ellis walked; Stennett forced Ellis (second to
shortstop); Stennett stole second; Hebner singled to left
[Stennett scored]; Oliver lined to shortstop; Stargell walked
[Hebner to second]; Parker was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Reuschel singled to center; Harris out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Reuschel to second]; Monday flied out
to left; Morales lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Williams lined to center; Cardenal singled to left;
Madlock singled to center [Cardenal to third, Madlock to second
(on throw)]; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; Rosello hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Cardenal scored]; WARD BATTED FOR
REUSCHEL; Ward grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 7TH: KREMMEL REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR
ELLIS; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Hebner walked; Oliver singled to
left [Hebner to second]; Stargell singled to shortstop [Hebner
to third, Oliver to second]; Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Harris grounded
out (third to first); Monday grounded out (second to first);
Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson singled to left; Sanguillen lined to
right; ZISK BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Zisk singled to center
[Robertson to second]; TAVERAS RAN FOR ROBERTSON; POPOVICH
BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; BURRIS REPLACED KREMMEL (PITCHING);
Popovich forced Zisk (second to shortstop) [Taveras to third];
Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: PARKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TAVERAS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ZISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GIUSTI
REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Williams was called out on
strikes; Cardenal flied out to left; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Hebner flied out to left; Oliver flied out to
right; Stargell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: Mitterwald singled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR
MITTERWALD; On a bunt Rosello struck out; KESSINGER BATTED FOR
BURRIS; Kessinger hit into a double play (center to shortstop to
first) [Alexander out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 10TH: LUNDSTEDT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); PINA
REPLACED KESSINGER (PITCHING); Parker struck out; Taveras
singled to pitcher; Sanguillen lined into a double play (third
to first) [Taveras out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 10TH: Harris walked; Monday grounded out (third to first)
[Harris to second]; Morales was called out on strikes; Williams
was walked intentionally; Cardenal walked [Harris to third,
Williams to second]; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 11TH: Zisk lined to shortstop; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR
GIUSTI; Kirkpatrick walked; Stennett grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kirkpatrick out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 11TH: KISON REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Lundstedt
grounded out (third to first); Rosello grounded out (third to
first); GARRETT BATTED FOR PINA; Garrett grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 12TH: PAUL REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Hebner singled
to right; Oliver struck out; Stargell forced Hebner (second to
shortstop); Parker singled to right [Stargell to second]; STONE
REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Taveras singled to center [Stargell
scored, Parker to second]; Sanguillen doubled to left [Parker
scored, Taveras scored]; Zisk was walked intentionally; Kison
popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 8, Cubs 5.

CUBS 12TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 5.