With a homer by Willie Stargell as the big blow, the Pirates erupted for four runs in the first inning and breezed to a 7-2 victory over the Cardinals behind the three-hit pitching of Jim Rooker. Gene Clines walked and scored on singles by Richie Hebner and Al Oliver before Stargell came to the plate and smashed his homer.

The Pirates added their last three tallies in the fifth on a single by Manny Sanguillen with the bases loaded. Rooker had a shutout in his grasp until the ninth when the Cardinals scored two unearned runs on errors by Hebner and Paul Popovich. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      26, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      4  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  3  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .251      Brock lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Hebner 3b             4   2   3   0     1   0   .296        Thompson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oliver 1b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .292        Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Stargell lf           2   2   1   3     2   0   .266      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Sanguillen c          4   0   2   2     0   0   .288      Simmons c             4   0   0   1     0   1   .280
Kirkpatrick rf        3   0   0   1     0   0   .267      Smith rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .366
Popovich 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .217        Cruz rf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Mendoza ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Torre 1b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Rooker p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .275        Hickman 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                          Melendez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                          Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                          Tyson ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .221
                                                          Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .097
                                                            Folkers p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Dwyer ph,lf         2   1   1   0     0   0   .409

Totals               34   7  10   7     4   5             Totals               32   2   3   1     0   5

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 18,487
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cardinals 3
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Hebner, Popovich
Doubles: Oliver (17)
Home Runs: Stargell (12)
Stolen Bases: Clines (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Kirkpatrick (2)
GIDP: Kirkpatrick (2), Oliver (10)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(4-6)           9     3   2   0   0   5   0  32   2.82
Totals                  9     3   2   0   0   5   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(7-5)          1     4   4   4   1   0   1   8   2.92
Folkers                 5     4   3   3   2   4   0  20   3.13
Thompson                3     2   0   0   1   1   0  11   5.81
Totals                  9    10   7   7   4   5   1  39

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: Clines walked; Clines stole second; Hebner singled
to right [Clines to third]; Oliver singled to right [Clines
scored, Hebner to third]; Stargell homered [Hebner scored,
Oliver scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first);
Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Popovich grounded out (second
to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Mendoza singled to right; FOLKERS REPLACED SIEBERT
(PITCHING); On a bunt Rooker struck out; Clines flied out to
center; Hebner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Torre
grounded out (second to first); Melendez flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
walked; Sanguillen singled to right [Stargell to second];
Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Sanguillen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Tyson
singled to left; Folkers struck out; Brock flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Popovich struck out; Mendoza lined to shortstop;
Rooker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Simmons
grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Clines flied out to right; Hebner singled to right;
Oliver doubled to right [Hebner to third]; Stargell was walked
intentionally; Sanguillen singled to right [Hebner scored,
Oliver scored, Stargell to third]; Kirkpatrick hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Stargell scored]; Popovich forced Sanguillen
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torre struck out; Melendez grounded out (third to
first); Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 7, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 6TH: HICKMAN REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 1B); Mendoza
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rooker struck out; Clines was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson lined to first; DWYER BATTED FOR FOLKERS;
Dwyer flied out to center; Brock grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 7TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); DWYER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Hebner walked; Oliver grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second];
Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons flied out to right; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Sanguillen
grounded out (first unassisted); Kirkpatrick flied out to right;
Popovich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hickman grounded out (third to first); Melendez
flied out to center; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Mendoza flied out to right; Rooker grounded out
(pitcher to first); Clines singled to center; Hebner singled to
right [Clines to third]; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Tyson reached on an error by Hebner [Tyson to
first]; On a bunt Dwyer singled [Tyson to second]; HEINTZELMAN
BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Heintzelman struck out; Sizemore singled to
center [Tyson to third, Dwyer to second]; Simmons reached on an
error by Popovich [Tyson scored (unearned), Dwyer scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Sizemore to second]; Cruz struck out;
Hickman flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 7, Cardinals 2.