Scoring six unearned runs, the Pirates benefited from loose defensive play by the Dodgers to score a 7-3 victory. Richie Zisk's single and a three-base error by right fielder Joe Ferguson, who let the ball get through to the wall, enabled Pittsburgh to tie the score at 1-1 in the second. Four more tainted runs crossed the plate in the fourth on two-out singles by Mario Mendoza and Ken Brett and double by Gene Clines, following an error by shortstop Bill Russell. Richie Hebner was credited with a double when Jim Wynn lost his fly ball in the lights, Brett and Clines scoring.

Two Buc boots in the sixth helped Los Angeles score twice, but the Pirates got both runs back in that same frame, Brett scoring the second one on a passed ball by Steve Yeager. The victory was only the third for Pittsburgh in their last 16 meetings with the Dodgers over two seasons. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Monday, June 17, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  2
Pirates      0  1  0    4  0  2    0  0  x  -   7 10  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach 2b           5   0   2   0     0   2   .414      Clines cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .238
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Hebner 3b             3   0   1   3     1   0   .294
Wynn cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .323      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Cey 3b                2   1   1   0     2   0   .270      Zisk rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .330
Ferguson rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Sanguillen c          4   1   0   0     0   0   .273
Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .294
Yeager c              2   0   1   2     1   0   .330      Mendoza ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Brett p               3   2   1   0     1   1   .351
  McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
  Zahn p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   2     4   7             Totals               34   7  10   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 17,105
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Pirates 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Russell, Ferguson, Hebner, Stennett
Doubles: Ferguson (8), Clines (3), Hebner (11)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (1), Hebner (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(6-6)           5     7   5   0   1   1   0  24   4.05
Hough                   2     2   2   1   2   0   0  10   1.79
Zahn                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.29
Totals                  8    10   7   1   3   2   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(8-4)            9     7   3   2   4   7   0  39   2.97
Totals                  9     7   3   2   4   7   0  39

Passed Balls: Yeager (5)
Wild Pitches: Hough (2)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Auerbach struck out; Russell grounded out (second
to first); Wynn made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (third to first); Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver singled to center;
Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Cey walked; Ferguson doubled to
left [Cey to third]; Paciorek was walked intentionally; Yeager
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cey scored, Ferguson to third,
Paciorek to second]; Sutton grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk singled to right [Zisk scored (error by
Ferguson) (unearned)]; Sanguillen made an out to third; Stennett
struck out; Mendoza singled to center; Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Auerbach singled to center; Russell popped to
first; Wynn flied out to left; Garvey singled to left [Auerbach
to second]; Cey forced Garvey (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines flied out to center; Hebner walked; Oliver
lined to center; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
grounded out (third to first); Yeager flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk flied out to right; Sanguillen reached on an
error by Russell; Stennett grounded out (second to first)
[Sanguillen to second]; Mendoza singled to center [Sanguillen
scored (unearned)]; Brett singled to right [Mendoza to third];
Clines doubled to center [Mendoza scored (unearned), Brett to
third]; Hebner doubled to center [Brett scored (unearned),
Clines scored (unearned)]; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton flied out to left; Auerbach singled to
center; Russell grounded out (second to first) [Auerbach to
second]; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Zisk
made an out to shortstop; Sanguillen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey singled to left; Cey walked [Garvey to
second]; Ferguson forced Cey (shortstop to second) [Garvey
scored (error by Stennett), Ferguson to second]; Paciorek
reached on an error by Hebner [Ferguson to third]; Yeager
singled to left [Ferguson scored (unearned), Paciorek to
second]; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR SUTTON; McMullen struck out;
Auerbach was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED MCMULLEN (PITCHING); Stennett
singled to right; On a bunt Mendoza made an out to catcher;
Stennett stole second [Stennett to third on a wild pitch]; Brett
walked; Clines walked [Brett to second]; Hebner hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Stennett scored, Brett to third]; Yeager allowed a
passed ball [Brett scored (unearned), Clines to second]; Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Pirates 7.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell made an out to second; Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell flied out to center; Zisk singled to left;
Sanguillen grounded out (third to first) [Zisk to second];
Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Pirates 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey singled to left; Ferguson was called out on
strikes; Paciorek struck out; Yeager walked [Cey to second];
MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Mota flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: ZAHN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Mendoza lined to
center; Brett struck out; Clines singled to right; Hebner popped
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 7.

DODGERS 9TH: Auerbach grounded out (second to first); Russell
flied out to right; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 7.

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