Don Gullett pitched shutout in the opener and rookie Tom Carroll gained his second straight victory in the nightcap as the Reds beat the Pirates in both ends of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-0 and 4-3. Gullett's triumph was the first of his career over the Pirates after three previous losses. The Reds backed their lefthander with a two-run single by Merv Rettenmund and three-run homer by George Foster.

The Pirates' three runs off Tom Carroll in the third inning of the nightcap were unearned as the result of a two-out error by Terry Crowley, who dropped a foul pop off the bat of Richie Hebner. Returning to the plate, Hebner singled and scored on a double by Al Oliver. Following an intentional pass to Willie Stargell, Richie Zisk and Manny Sanguillen hit run-scoring singles. The Reds tied the score in the third on a walk to Johnny Bench, a passed ball, single by Dan Driessen, double by Crowley and wild throw by Mario Mendoza in handling the relay from the outfield. That run became earned however, when Carroll followed with a single. The Reds then scored the deciding run in the fifth when Johnny Bench doubled and Mendoza threw wildly on a grounder by Dan Driessen for his third error of the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      12, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         1  2  0    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   2   1     1   0   .284      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Clines lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .237
Rettenmund rf         5   1   2   2     0   0   .235      Zisk rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .319
Bench 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   3   .206
Perez 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .252      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
  Driessen 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Howe 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .400
Concepcion ss         2   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Augustine cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .133
  Gagliano ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Foster cf,lf          4   2   2   3     0   0   .248      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Plummer c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .229        Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Chaney 2b,ss          2   2   1   0     2   0   .200        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gullett p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .214        Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
                                                            Morlan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  11   7     3   3             Totals               32   0   5   0     3   9

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Reds 6, Pirates 8
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Chaney
Doubles: Foster (10), Chaney (3), Bench (15), Sanguillen (10)
Home Runs: Foster (4)
Caught Stealing: Perez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullett (6)
GIDP: Rettenmund (7)
Hit by Pitch: Concepcion (3,by Rooker)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(10-6)         9     5   0   0   3   9   0  35   2.74
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   9   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(5-7)           5     9   7   7   2   1   1  26   3.16
Patterson               2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.50
Morlan                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.75
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   3   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Rooker (2)
Wild Pitches: Gullett (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund
singled to second; Bench singled to right [Rettenmund to third];
Perez forced Bench (third to second) [Rettenmund scored, Perez
to first]; Concepcion singled to center [Perez to third]; Perez
was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to center; Clines walked;
Gullett threw a wild pitch [Clines to second]; Zisk singled to
left [Clines to third]; Robertson was called out on strikes;
Sanguillen forced Zisk (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster doubled to left; Plummer struck out; Chaney
walked; Gullett out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Foster
to third, Chaney to second]; Rose was walked intentionally;
Rettenmund singled to center [Foster scored, Chaney scored, Rose
to second]; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Augustine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza walked; Rooker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Perez flied out to right; Concepcion flied out to
center; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett popped to shortstop; Clines struck out;
Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates
0.

REDS 4TH: Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
doubled to right; Gullett grounded out (second to first) [Chaney
to third]; Rose singled to right [Chaney scored]; Rettenmund
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen doubled to left;
Howe struck out; Augustine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

REDS 5TH: Bench doubled to left; Perez grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion was hit by a pitch; Dave Concepcion hit on
the right side of his face and later left the game for x-rays
that proved negative; Foster homered [Bench scored,
Concepcion scored]; Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Mendoza was called out on strikes; POPOVICH BATTED
FOR ROOKER; Popovich struck out; Stennett walked; Clines
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
7, Pirates 0.

REDS 6TH: PATTERSON REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Gullett
singled to center; Rose singled to second [Gullett to second];
Rettenmund grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Gullett to third, Rose out at second]; Bench flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Zisk popped to second; Robertson popped to
shortstop; Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 0.

REDS 7TH: Perez flied out to center; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR
CONCEPCION; Gagliano popped to second; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); GAGLIANO
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Howe singled to pitcher; Augustine popped to first in foul
territory; Mendoza forced Howe (pitcher to shortstop) [Mendoza
to second (error by Chaney)]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR PATTERSON;
Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 0.

REDS 8TH: MORLAN REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Plummer struck
out; Chaney walked; Gullett struck out; Rose flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Stennett grounded out (third to first);
Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk singled to third;
Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 0.

REDS 9TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Bench lined
to third; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen flied out to left; Howe lined to
shortstop; Augustine singled to center; Mendoza flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 0.