Fred Norman yielded only two hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings and gained the victory when the Reds defeated the Pirates, 5-1. A pulled muscle in his right side forced Norman's departure. The Pirates scored an unearned run off reliever Pedro Borbon in the eighth on an error by Dave Concepcion and singles by Manny Sanguillen and Al Oliver. Norman singled and drove in one of the Reds' two runs in the second inning. The Reds then clinched the verdict with three runs in the third on a homer by Tony Perez, single by Terry Crowley, triple by Cesar Geronimo and single by Concepcion. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      2, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  0
Reds         0  2  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .307      Rose lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .276
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .326
Oliver cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .281      Driessen 3b,1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .295      Perez 1b              4   2   2   1     0   1   .283
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .308        Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .209      Crowley rf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .111        Foster rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     1   3   .282      Geronimo cf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .308
Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Concepcion ss         3   0   3   1     1   0   .274
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Plummer c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .200
  Popovich ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .179      Norman p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .150
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .212

Totals               33   1   5   1     3  12             Totals               33   5  11   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 38,354
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Reds 7
DP: Pirates 0, Reds 0
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Bevacqua (1)
Triples: Geronimo (4)
Home Runs: Perez (10)
Caught Stealing: Rose (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(2-3)            2.1   7   5   5   2   3   1  15   3.96
Demery                  1.2   1   0   0   0   4   0   6   0.00
Giusti                  3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   4.28
Hernandez               1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.70
Totals                  8    11   5   5   2   8   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(5-5)           6.2   2   0   0   3   7   0  25   2.26
Borbon                  2.1   3   1   0   0   5   0  11   1.76
Totals                  9     5   1   0   3  12   0  36

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (3)
Wild Pitches: Kison (3)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Rose was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Morgan struck out; Driessen flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Zisk struck out; Robertson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to center; Sanguillen allowed a passed
ball [Perez to second]; Crowley was called out on strikes;
Geronimo singled to second [Perez to third]; Kison threw a wild
pitch [Perez scored, Geronimo to second]; Concepcion walked;
Plummer struck out; Norman singled to left [Geronimo scored,
Concepcion to third]; Rose walked [Norman to second]; Morgan
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Bevacqua doubled to left; Taveras walked; On a bunt
Kison struck out; Stennett forced Taveras (third to second)
[Bevacqua to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Driessen flied out to right; Perez homered; Crowley
singled to right; Geronimo tripled to right [Crowley scored];
DEMERY REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Concepcion singled to right
[Geronimo scored]; Debut game for Larry Demery; Plummer
was called out on strikes; Norman popped to third in foul
territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver walked; Stargell was called out on strikes;
Zisk struck out; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: Rose struck out; Morgan struck out; Driessen struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
struck out; POPOVICH BATTED FOR DEMERY; Popovich walked;
Stennett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: GIUSTI REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Perez struck out;
Crowley grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen flied out to center; Oliver flied out to
center; Stargell singled to center; Zisk forced Stargell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to left; Plummer popped to first in
foul territory; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Concepcion to second]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson flied out to right; Bevacqua flied out to
right; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Taveras struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Morgan flied out to left; Driessen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

PIRATES 8TH: DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CHANEY
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); FOSTER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING
RF); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Kirkpatrick reached on an
error by Concepcion [Kirkpatrick to first]; Stennett forced
Kirkpatrick (pitcher to shortstop) [Stennett to first];
Sanguillen singled to center [Stennett to second]; Oliver
singled to center [Stennett scored (unearned), Sanguillen to
second]; Stargell flied out to left; Zisk struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Foster
flied out to center; Geronimo grounded out (third to first);
Concepcion singled to left; Plummer singled to left [Concepcion
to third]; Borbon forced Plummer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson was called out on strikes; Bevacqua
singled to second; Taveras struck out; CLINES BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Clines struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Reds 5.