Pinch-hitter Richie Zisk tripled home Manny Sanguillen, who had bunted for a single and moved to second on a wild pitch in the seventh inning, to give the Pirates a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. The RBI was Zisk's 100th of the season and broke a tie which had stood since the third inning when the Pirates scored a run off Bill Bonham. The Cubs scored their only run off Bruce Kison in the first when the Pirate winner gave up two singles, hit a batter and walked Pete LaCock on four pitches. Kison gave up only one hit after the first frame.

The Pirates got the tying tally two innings later when Frank Taveras was hit by a pitch, then broke for second as Rennie Stennett bounced to third. Stennett was thrown out at first, but Taveras continued to third and came around to score when the return throw from LaCock to third baseman Bill Madlock was wild. The run became earned when Richie Hebner walked and Al Oliver singled. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Monday, September 30, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  4  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .296
Williams lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Oliver cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .319
  Hiser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .305
  Cardenal ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Parker rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Sanguillen c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Kirkpatrick 1b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
LaCock 1b             2   0   0   1     2   1   .183      Taveras ss            1   1   0   0     0   0   .246
Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Zisk ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Sperring 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .196        Augustine pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Bonham p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Kison p               2   0   0   0     1   2   .108

Totals               31   1   3   1     2   5             Totals               27   2   4   1     2   7

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 10,482
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Pirates 4
DP: Cubs 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Kessinger, LaCock, Taveras
Doubles: Oliver (38)
Triples: Zisk (3)
Caught Stealing: Augustine (1)
GIDP: Stennett (16)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (5,by Kison), Taveras (2,by Bonham)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(11-22)         8     4   2   2   2   7   0  30   3.86
Totals                  8     4   2   2   2   7   0  30

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(9-8)            9     3   1   1   2   5   0  34   3.49
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Bonham (6), Kison (11)
Wild Pitches: Bonham (13)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to left; Kessinger struck out;
Williams singled to right; Madlock was hit by a pitch [Williams
to second]; Morales singled to third [Williams to third, Madlock
to second]; LaCock walked [Williams scored, Madlock to third,
Morales to second]; Swisher forced Morales (third unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
was called out on strikes; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Sperring flied out to right; Bonham grounded out
(second to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Parker grounded out (second to
first); Sanguillen reached on an error by Kessinger; Kirkpatrick
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger made an out to shortstop; Williams flied out
to right; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Kison struck
out; Stennett grounded out (third to first) [Taveras scored
(error by LaCock)]; Hebner walked; Oliver singled to center
[Hebner to third]; Stargell flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock struck
out; Swisher reached on an error by Taveras; Sperring struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker was called out on strikes; Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: Bonham struck out; Monday lined to shortstop;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison
walked; Stennett grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Kison out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Madlock
singled to center; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Madlock to second]; LaCock was walked intentionally; Swisher
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: HISER REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Hebner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver doubled to center;
Stargell struck out; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: Sperring grounded out (second to first); Bonham
grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: On a bunt Sanguillen singled to third; Kirkpatrick
lined to right; ZISK BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Bonham threw a wild
pitch [Sanguillen to second]; Zisk tripled to center [Sanguillen
scored]; AUGUSTINE RAN FOR ZISK; Kison struck out while
Augustine was caught stealing home (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

CUBS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PLAYING SS); Kessinger
flied out to left; CARDENAL BATTED FOR HISER; Cardenal grounded
out (pitcher to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stennett
flied out to center; Hebner flied out to center; Oliver flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

CUBS 9TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock
grounded out (second to first); Swisher grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 2.