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Monday August 12, 1974
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With Willie Stargell and Ed Kirkpatrick smacking two-run homers, the Pirates built a 5-0 lead against Clay Kirby and went on to a 7-4 triumph, their seventh in the last eight games. Richie Zisk singled home Richie Hebner in the seventh and Hebner hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the eighth to account for the final two Pittsburgh runs.

The Reds got their first marker in the bottom of the fourth on Bill Plummer's RBI double. They added two in the fifth on Tony Perez' sacrifice fly and run-scoring single by Dave Concepcion off winner Jerry Reuss. A double by Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench's single and sacrifice fly by Concepcion accounted for the final Cincinnati run in the seventh. Al Oliver finished with four hits for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Monday, August 12, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates      1  0  2    2  0  0    1  1  0  -   7 12  0
Reds         0  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .270      Rose lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .275
xHebner 3b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .000      Morgan 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .298
Oliver cf             5   1   4   1     0   1   .305      Bench 3b,c            4   1   2   0     1   0   .278
Stargell lf           4   1   1   2     1   1   .301      Perez 1b              2   0   1   1     1   1   .271
Zisk rf               5   0   1   1     0   2   .316      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   2     0   0   .271
Sanguillen c          5   1   2   0     0   0   .289      Foster rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Kirkpatrick 1b        3   2   1   2     2   0   .253      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Plummer c             2   0   1   1     0   0   .245
Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Driessen ph,3b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Kirby p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .096
  Morlan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Griffey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .201
                                                            C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  12   7     4   6             Totals               34   4  10   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 30,327
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Reds 8
DP: Pirates 1, Reds 1
Errors: Plummer, Kirby
Doubles: Zisk (24), Foster (14), Morgan 2 (27), Plummer (6), Bench (26)
Triples: Oliver (11)
Home Runs: Stargell (20), Kirkpatrick (3)
Caught Stealing: Hebner (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Giusti (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (5), Perez (6), Concepcion (4)
GIDP: Concepcion (13)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(12-9)           5     8   3   3   3   3   0  25   3.83
Morlan                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.24
Giusti SV(7)            3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.53
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   0  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(7-7)            4     6   5   4   1   3   2  19   3.22
McEnaney                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.61
C. Carroll              2     5   2   2   1   2   0  12   2.65
Hall                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.47
Totals                  9    12   7   6   4   6   2  43

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett walked; Hebner reached on catcher's
interference by Plummer [Stennett to second]; Oliver singled to
right [Stennett scored (unearned), Hebner to third]; Hebner was
caught stealing home (catcher to pitcher) [Oliver to second];
Stargell flied out to right; Zisk grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan popped to
second; Bench walked; Perez singled to center [Bench to second];
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen singled to left; Kirkpatrick flied out
to center; Taveras reached on an error by Kirby [Sanguillen to
second, Taveras to first]; Reuss lined into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop) [Sanguillen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster doubled to left; Geronimo grounded out (third
to first) [Foster to third]; Plummer reached on a fielder's
choice [Foster out at home (second to catcher)]; Kirby singled
to center [Plummer to third]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
was called out on strikes; Oliver singled to center; Stargell
homered [Oliver scored]; Zisk struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan doubled to right; Bench flied out to left;
Perez walked; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Reds 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen singled to right; Kirkpatrick homered
[Sanguillen scored]; Taveras struck out; Reuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stennett popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Geronimo struck out; Plummer
doubled to right [Foster scored]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR KIRBY;
Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Reds 1.

PIRATES 5TH: MCENANEY REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Hebner
popped to second; Oliver tripled to left; Stargell reached on a
fielder's choice [Oliver out at home (second to catcher)]; Zisk
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Morgan walked; Bench doubled to center [Morgan to
third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morgan scored, Bench
to third]; Concepcion singled to center [Bench scored]; Foster
flied out to center; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Reds 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen lined to shortstop; Kirkpatrick walked;
Taveras flied out to left; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR REUSS; Robertson
forced Kirkpatrick (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: MORLAN REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); DRIESSEN BATTED
FOR PLUMMER; Driessen flied out to left; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR
MCENANEY; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Reds 3.

PIRATES 7TH: BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); DRIESSEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); C. CARROLL REPLACED GRIFFEY
(PITCHING); Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner
singled to right; Oliver singled to left [Hebner to second];
Stargell struck out; Zisk doubled to left [Hebner scored, Oliver
to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Morgan doubled to left; Bench singled to left [Morgan
to third]; GIUSTI REPLACED MORLAN (PITCHING); Perez struck out;
Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored]; Foster
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Taveras singled to right
[Kirkpatrick to third]; Giusti out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Taveras to second]; Stennett singled to third
[Taveras stayed at second]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Kirkpatrick scored, Taveras to third]; Oliver struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo lined to first; Driessen grounded out (second
to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Crowley grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Reds 4.

PIRATES 9TH: HALL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Stargell walked;
Zisk struck out; Sanguillen flied out to left; Kirkpatrick flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: Rose lined to left; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); Bench grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 7, Reds 4.



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