Bruce Kison, relieving in his fifth straight game over a period of six days, pitched hitless ball for the last 3 1/3 innings to save the Pirates' 5-2 victory over the Cubs. Ken Brett, who started for the Pirates, batted in two runs with a pair of singles. Mario Mendoza, Pirates' rookie shortstop, collected the first three hits of his major league career and scored twice.

The Cubs, after trailing 4-0, got to Brett for two runs in the sixth on a walk and singles by Andre Thornton, George Mitterwald and Vic Harris before Kison took over and struck out Gonzalo Marquez to end that threat. The Pirates then padded their lead with a run in the home half on Mendoza's third single. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Thursday, May 16, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Pirates      0  2  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   5 13  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Clines cf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .170
Tyrone rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Parker rf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .302
Williams lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Oliver 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Fanzone 3b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .237      Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Morales cf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .212      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .308      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .226      Hebner 3b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .325
Harris 2b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .215      Mendoza ss            4   2   3   0     0   0   .375
Frailing p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Brett p               2   1   2   2     0   0   .538
  Burris p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kison p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .304

Totals               34   2   9   2     3   7             Totals               35   5  13   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  5,845
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Pirates 9
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Williams, Fanzone, Clines
Caught Stealing: Harris (3), Zisk (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison (1)
GIDP: Mitterwald (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frailing L(2-3)         3.1   9   4   4   0   2   0  18   3.40
Burris                  1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   5.03
Pina                    3     3   1   0   1   1   0  13   2.49
Totals                  8    13   5   4   2   3   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(3-3)            5.2   9   2   2   1   4   0  26   3.63
Kison SV(1)             3.1   0   0   0   2   3   0  11   2.45
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   7   0  37

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (5)
Balks: Kison (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger lined to shortstop; Tyrone struck out;
Williams singled to center; Fanzone singled to right [Williams
to second]; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
struck out; Oliver singled to right; Zisk popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton popped to second; Mitterwald flied out to
right; Harris singled to left; Frailing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Hebner singled to
right; Mendoza singled to right [Hebner to second]; Brett
singled to left [Hebner scored, Mendoza scored (on throw) (no
RBI), Brett to second]; Clines struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger popped to catcher in foul territory; Tyrone
flied out to center; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker singled to left; Oliver forced Parker
(shortstop to second); Zisk forced Oliver (second to shortstop);
Stennett singled to left [Zisk to second]; Sanguillen forced
Stennett (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 2.

CUBS 4TH: Fanzone singled to center; Morales lined to second;
Thornton was called out on strikes; Mitterwald flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to right; Mendoza singled to center
[Hebner to second]; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Hebner to
third, Mendoza to second]; Brett singled to second [Hebner
scored, Mendoza out at home (second to catcher), Brett to second
(on throw to home)]; BURRIS REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Clines
walked; Parker flied out to left; Oliver singled to left [Brett
scored, Clines to third (error by Williams), Oliver to second];
Zisk lined to right; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 5TH: On a bunt Harris singled to third; Burris was called
out on strikes; Kessinger singled to center [Harris to second];
Tyrone forced Kessinger (second to shortstop) [Harris to third];
Harris was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher
to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sanguillen flied out to right; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 6TH: Williams popped to first in foul territory; Fanzone
walked; Morales forced Fanzone (third to second); Thornton
singled to left [Morales to second]; Mitterwald singled to
center [Morales scored, Thornton to third (error by Clines)];
Harris singled to center [Thornton scored, Mitterwald to
second]; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR BURRIS; KISON REPLACED BRETT
(PITCHING); MARQUEZ BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Kison balked
[Mitterwald to third, Harris to second]; Marquez struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: PINA REPLACED MARQUEZ (PITCHING); Mendoza singled
to left; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Mendoza to second]; Clines reached on an error by Fanzone
[Mendoza scored (unearned) (no RBI), Clines to second]; Parker
grounded out (second to first) [Clines to third]; Oliver popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Tyrone struck out;
Williams walked; Fanzone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk singled to center; Zisk was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Stennett singled to right;
Sanguillen popped to second; Hebner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 8TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
walked; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Mendoza flied out to right; Kison grounded out
(pitcher to first); Clines walked; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 9TH: Harris flied out to center; WARD BATTED FOR PINA; Ward
flied out to left; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

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