Willie Stargell smashed two homers and Richie Hebner and Manny Sanguillen whacked one apiece as the Pirates overpowered the Cubs, 8-4, before a crowd of 19,239 in the delayed opener in Wrigley Field. The Pirates wasted no time starting their slugging. After Rennie Stennett was retired to open the game, Hebner hit his homer. One out later, Stargell also connected for the circuit.

The Pirates added a pair of runs in the third, but the Cubs rallied against Dock Ellis to tie the score in the fifth with an attack that included doubles by Steve Swisher, Bill Madlock and Rick Monday. Stargell broke the deadlock with his second round-tripper of the game in the eighth. Dave Parker singled and Sanguillen homered for two more runs before the Pirates wound up the scoring with their final tally on singles by Frakn Taveras and Stennett around a sacrifice by Dave Giusti. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Thursday, April     10, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      2  0  2    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   8 12  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .333      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Hebner 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .500      Cardenal lf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .500
Oliver cf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .400      Madlock 3b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Stargell 1b           4   2   4   3     1   0  1.000      Monday cf             5   0   3   2     0   0   .600
Zisk lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Morales rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      LaCock 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .000
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   2     0   0   .250      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Swisher c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .500
Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bonham p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McDowell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harris ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frailing p          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  12   8     2   4             Totals               36   4  11   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 19,239
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 10
DP: Pirates 3, Cubs 1
Errors: Stennett, Kessinger
Doubles: Oliver 2 (2), Swisher 2 (2), Monday 3 (3), Madlock (1)
Home Runs: Hebner (1), Stargell 2 (2), Sanguillen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stennett (1), Giusti (1)
GIDP: Zisk (1), Madlock (1), Monday (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (1,by Bonham)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   4.1   9   4   4   1   2   0  23   8.31
McDowell                0.2   0   0   0   3   2   0   5   0.00
Demery                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Giusti W(1-0)           3     2   0   0   1   0   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9    11   4   4   5   4   0  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  5     6   4   4   2   3   2  23   7.20
Frailing L(0-1)         2.1   2   2   2   0   1   1  10   7.71
Locker                  0.2   3   2   2   0   0   1   5  27.00
Wilcox                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    12   8   8   2   4   4  41

Hit by Pitch: Bonham (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out; Hebner homered; Oliver flied
out to center; Stargell homered; Zisk grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Cardenal singled to
shortstop; Madlock forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); Monday
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (third to first); LaCock made an
out to third; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Stennett
grounded out (third to first); Hebner was hit by a pitch; Oliver
doubled to right [Hebner scored]; Stargell singled to center
[Oliver scored]; Zisk was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher doubled to left; On a bunt Bonham struck out;
Kessinger singled to shortstop [Swisher stayed at second];
Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to center; Sanguillen flied out to
right; Taveras grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday doubled to left; Morales flied out to center
[Monday to third]; LaCock struck out; Trillo flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Stennett
walked; Hebner singled to second [Stennett out at third (second
to third)]; Oliver doubled to right [Hebner to third]; Stargell
was walked intentionally; Zisk forced Stargell (pitcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher doubled to left; HARRIS BATTED FOR BONHAM;
Harris singled to right [Swisher to third]; Kessinger forced
Harris (pitcher to shortstop) [Swisher scored]; Cardenal walked
[Kessinger to second]; Madlock doubled to left [Kessinger
scored, Cardenal to third]; Monday doubled to center [Cardenal
scored, Madlock scored]; Morales singled to shortstop [Monday to
third]; MCDOWELL REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); LaCock walked
[Morales to second]; Trillo struck out; Swisher struck out; 4 R,
5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 6TH: FRAILING REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Parker
grounded out (second to pitcher); Sanguillen grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Taveras grounded out (catcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Frailing walked; Kessinger walked [Frailing to
second]; DEMERY REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Cardenal forced
Kessinger (second to shortstop) [Frailing to third]; Madlock
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cardenal out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 7TH: ROBINSON BATTED FOR DEMERY; Robinson reached on an
error by Kessinger [Robinson to first]; Stennett out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Robinson to second]; Hebner
flied out to right; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Monday doubled to
right; Morales flied out to right; LaCock was walked
intentionally; Trillo lined into a double play (shortstop
unassisted) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell homered; Zisk flied out to center; Parker
singled to shortstop; LOCKER REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING);
Sanguillen homered [Parker scored]; Taveras singled to left;
Giusti out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Taveras to
second]; Stennett singled to right [Taveras scored]; Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
8, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher lined to third; HISER BATTED FOR LOCKER; Hiser
grounded out (second to first); Kessinger flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 9TH: WILCOX REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Oliver flied out
to left; Stargell singled to right; Zisk grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: Cardenal singled to left; Madlock reached on an error
by Stennett [Cardenal to second, Madlock to first]; Monday
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cardenal to third, Madlock out at second]; Morales flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 4.