The Cardinals left Pittsburgh with a lead of only one-half game in the East Divsion race after losing to the Pirates, 8-6. The Cardinals' relief pitching, which had been magnificent during their drive to first place, finally failed. The Cardinals were leading, 4-3, with one out in the seventh when Manny Sanguillen and Al Oliver singled off Rich Folkers. Al Hrabosky took over and lost his magic against two lefthanded batters. Willie Stargell doubled, driving in two runs. After an intentional pass to Richie Zisk, Richie Hebner came up and smashed a three-run homer.

The Cardinals rallied for two runs in the eighth inning on singles by Reggie Smith and Joe Torre and a double by Ken Reitz. Dave Giusti, making his first appearance since September 7 after being out with back trouble, turned in a tremendous relief performance for the Pirates in the ninth. Lou Brock led off with a single and Ted Sizemore bunted safely. Smith struck out. With Ted Simmons at bat, Brock and Sizemore worked a double steal. Brock's theft was his 111th. Unflustered, Giusti whiffed Simmons and then fanned Torre to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Thursday, September 19, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  3  0    0  2  0  -   6 15  1
Pirates      0  2  1    0  0  0    5  0  x  -   8 15  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   3   1     0   1   .311      Stennett 2b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .285
Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Sanguillen c          5   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Smith rf              4   2   1   0     1   1   .309      Oliver cf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .318
Simmons c             5   0   2   1     0   2   .266      Stargell lf           5   2   2   2     0   1   .313
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Zisk rf               3   2   1   0     2   0   .317
  Torre ph,1b         2   1   1   0     0   1   .284      Robertson 1b          3   1   1   1     1   1   .238
McBride cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .312        Kirkpatrick ph,1b   1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Reitz 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .276      Hebner 3b             5   1   3   3     0   0   .301
  Herndon pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taveras ss            4   0   3   1     0   0   .248
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .116      Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .094
Tyson ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
  Cruz ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .247        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Folkers p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .100        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Melendez ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Scheinblum ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .184
  Mumphrey pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DaVanon 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Curtis p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .153
  Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Dwyer ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .293
  Heidemann ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .243

Totals               40   6  15   6     1   8             Totals               39   8  15   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 19,844
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Pirates 11
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Simmons (31), Brock (24), Reitz (26), Stargell (36), Taveras (4)
Home Runs: Hebner (17)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (7), Brock (111), Oliver (10)
GIDP: Sizemore (10), Sanguillen (14)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis                  2.2   6   3   2   1   2   0  16   3.74
Bare                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.66
Folkers L(6-2)          2.1   3   2   2   0   3   0  10   2.89
Hrabosky                0.1   3   3   3   1   1   1   5   2.83
Garman                  0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.47
Siebert                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.57
Totals                  8    15   8   7   4   6   1  43

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   4.1   6   4   4   1   1   0  18   3.72
Demery                  1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.27
Hernandez W(3-2)        1.2   4   2   2   0   3   0   9   2.87
Giusti SV(11)           1.1   3   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.55
Totals                  9    15   6   6   1   8   0  41

Passed Balls: Simmons (14)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


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

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen flied out to right; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out
(first to pitcher); McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to left; Zisk singled to center;
Simmons allowed a passed ball [Zisk to second]; Robertson
walked; Hebner singled to center [Zisk to third, Robertson to
second]; Taveras singled to right [Zisk scored, Robertson to
third, Hebner to second]; Kison struck out; Stennett reached on
an error by Tyson [Robertson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hebner
to third, Taveras to second]; Sanguillen forced Stennett
(shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson flied
out to center; Curtis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
singled to right; Zisk grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Stargell to second]; Robertson singled to left [Stargell
scored]; Hebner singled to center [Robertson to second]; BARE
REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Taveras grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to shortstop; Sizemore grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Brock out at
second]; Smith walked; Simmons doubled to right [Smith scored,
Simmons out at third (right to second to catcher to shortstop)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Kison grounded out (second to first); Stennett
singled to right; Sanguillen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez flied out to left; McBride singled to
right; Reitz singled to right [McBride to second]; CRUZ BATTED
FOR TYSON; Cruz singled to center [McBride scored, Reitz to
second]; DWYER BATTED FOR BARE; Dwyer singled to right [Reitz
scored, Cruz to third]; DEMERY REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Brock
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz scored, Dwyer to second];
Sizemore struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates
3.

PIRATES 5TH: FOLKERS REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); HEIDEMANN
REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING SS); Oliver struck out; Stargell struck
out; Zisk grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith lined to first; Simmons singled to right;
Hernandez singled to first [Simmons to second]; McBride forced
Hernandez (shortstop to second) [Simmons to third]; Reitz
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson lined to third; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); Taveras singled to center; CLINES BATTED FOR
DEMERY; Clines struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Folkers was
called out on strikes; Heidemann grounded out (second to first);
Brock doubled to left; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to left; Sanguillen singled to
center; Oliver singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; HRABOSKY
REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); Stargell doubled to center
[Sanguillen scored, Oliver scored]; Zisk was walked
intentionally; Robertson struck out; Hebner homered [Stargell
scored, Zisk scored]; Taveras doubled to right; GARMAN REPLACED
HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Hernandez walked; Stennett singled to
pitcher [Taveras to third, Hernandez to second]; Sanguillen
forced Stennett (second unassisted); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: Smith singled to left; Simmons struck out; TORRE
BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Torre singled to left [Smith to second];
McBride was called out on strikes; Reitz doubled to right [Smith
scored, Torre scored]; HERNDON RAN FOR REITZ; MELENDEZ BATTED
FOR GARMAN; GIUSTI REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); SCHEINBLUM
BATTED FOR MELENDEZ; Scheinblum singled to third [Herndon stayed
at second]; MUMPHREY RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM; Heidemann grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates
8.

PIRATES 8TH: TORRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SIEBERT REPLACED
HERNDON (PITCHING); DAVANON REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING 3B);
Oliver singled to pitcher; Stargell flied out to center; Oliver
stole second; Zisk was walked intentionally; KIRKPATRICK BATTED
FOR ROBERTSON; Kirkpatrick forced Zisk (shortstop to second)
[Oliver to third]; Hebner forced Kirkpatrick (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Brock
singled to center; Sizemore singled to third [Brock to second];
Brock stole third and Sizemore stole second; Smith struck out;
Simmons struck out; Torre struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 8.