The Pirates' Ken Brett hurled eight innings of perfect ball in the opener and settled for a two-hit, 6-0 victory over the Padres, then came back as a pinch-hitter in the second game to deliver a game-tying triple which helped Pittsburgh to an 8-7 decision and a sweep. Brett had retired 24 straight San Diego batters when Fred Kendall opened the ninth with a ground single to left. Derrel Thomas' two-out double was the only other Padre safety. Brett was protecting a 1-0 lead, the result of Richie Zisk's second-inning homer, until the Pirates' five-run eighth, highlighted by doubles by Paul Popovich, Rennie Stennett and Bob Robertson and Brett's RBI single.

The Padres, with Bobby Tolan opening the game with a homer, held a 3-0 lead in the nightcap when Pittsburgh rallied with five in the seventh, Brett tying the game with a two-run triple and Zisk sending the Pirates ahead with a double. But the Padres bounced back to tie with three in the eighth and took a 7-6 lead on Johnny Grubb's ninth-inning homer. Richie Hebner provided a dramatic finish to the Pirate sweep by belting a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of ninth, giving reliever Kent Tekulve his first victory. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, May       27, 1974 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   6  6  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Stennett rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .322
Winfield lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Kirkpatrick cf        2   1   0   0     2   1   .297
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .206      Zisk lf               3   1   1   2     1   1   .306
Gaston rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .149
Grubb cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Popovich 2b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .160
Roberts 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Ryan c                3   1   0   0     0   1   .063
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Brett p               3   1   1   1     0   0   .409
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beckert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .371
  Gaspar pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     0   4             Totals               30   6   6   6     3   4

Time of Game: 1:38
Left on Base: Padres 2, Pirates 3
DP: Padres 0, Pirates 0
Doubles: Thomas (9), Popovich (1), Stennett (11), Robertson (1)
Home Runs: Zisk (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(3-8)            7     4   4   4   1   3   1  27   5.65
Romo                    1     2   2   2   2   1   0   6   2.75
Totals                  8     6   6   6   3   4   1  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(5-3)            9     2   0   0   0   4   0  29   3.02
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   4   0  29

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Stennett
lined to left; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Gaston was called out on
strikes; Grubb lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk homered; Robertson flied out to center;
Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall made an out to shortstop; Roberts grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jones grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Ryan grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Taveras grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas lined to first; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first);
Kirkpatrick walked; Zisk forced Kirkpatrick (shortstop to
second); Robertson forced Zisk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 5TH: Colbert struck out; Gaston made an out to first;
Grubb grounded out (first to second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Bevacqua grounded out (catcher unassisted);
Popovich singled to center; Ryan was called out on strikes;
Brett lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 6TH: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
flied out to left; Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 7TH: Thomas struck out; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk was called out on strikes; Robertson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 8TH: Colbert flied out to center; Gaston grounded out
(second to first); Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Popovich doubled to right; On a bunt Ryan reached
on a fielder's choice [Popovich to third]; Brett singled to
center [Popovich scored, Ryan to second]; ROMO REPLACED JONES
(PITCHING); On a bunt Taveras made an out to third; Stennett
doubled to left [Ryan scored, Brett to third]; Kirkpatrick was
walked intentionally; Zisk walked [Brett scored, Stennett to
third, Kirkpatrick to second]; Robertson doubled to center
[Stennett scored, Kirkpatrick scored, Zisk out at home (center
to shortstop to third to catcher), Robertson to third (on throw
to home)]; Bevacqua struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Pirates 6.

PADRES 9TH: Kendall singled to left; Roberts lined to right;
BECKERT BATTED FOR ROMO; Beckert forced Kendall (third to
second); GASPAR RAN FOR BECKERT; Thomas doubled to left [Gaspar
to third]; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 6.