Luis Melendez hit a pinch single in the 13th inning to give the Cardinals a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. Keith Hernandez led off the decisive frame with a single off Sam McDowell and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ted Martinez. Ed Brinkman was intentionally walked and then Melendez, batting for winning pitcher Ray Sadecki, hit a drive off the left field fence.

The lead had changed hands four times before. The Cards had gone ahead, 4-3, in the sixth on a walk to Ted Sizemore, Bake McBride's run-producing double and Reggie Smith's sacrifice fly. That overcame a 3-2 Pirate lead manufactured in the top half of the inning on Willie Stargell's single and Dave Parker's home run. The Pirates tied the game in the ninth on pinch-hitter Bill Robinson's double and a two-out single by Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Friday, April 18, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   4 10  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   5 13  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Brock lf              6   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Hebner 3b             5   1   1   0     1   0   .321      Sizemore 2b           4   1   0   0     2   0   .263
Oliver cf             6   0   3   2     0   0   .300      McBride cf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .333
Stargell 1b           4   1   1   0     2   2   .414      Smith rf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .333
Zisk lf               5   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Parker rf             6   1   1   2     0   0   .167        Rudolph c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sanguillen c          6   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Hernandez 1b          6   2   2   1     0   1   .206
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Reitz 3b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .353
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martinez pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           4   0   2   1     1   0   .370
  Popovich ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gibson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cater ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Robinson ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .333        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moose p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDowell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Melendez ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .500

Totals               47   4  10   4     6   4             Totals               43   5  13   5     6   4

Time of Game: 3:31   Attendance: 19,975
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cardinals 12
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Stargell
Doubles: Oliver (3), Robinson (1), Smith (2), Reitz (3), McBride (1), Brinkman (4)
Home Runs: Parker (1)
Caught Stealing: Sizemore (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez 2 (2), McBride (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brinkman (2), Smith (2)
GIDP: Hebner (1), Smith (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   6     5   4   4   2   1   0  24   3.60
Giusti                  2     3   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Hernandez               0.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Moose                   1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   7   6.75
McDowell L(0-1)         2     2   1   1   3   1   0  10   1.86
Totals                 12.1  13   5   5   6   4   0  54

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson                  7     6   3   3   5   1   1  30   5.48
Hrabosky                2     4   1   1   0   1   0  10   2.57
Garman                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Sadecki W(1-0)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                 13    10   4   4   6   4   1  53

Passed Balls: Simmons (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver singled to right;
Stargell walked [Oliver to second]; Zisk walked [Oliver to
third, Stargell to second]; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen flied out to center; Taveras flied out
to right; Kison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith doubled to center; Simmons singled to right
[Smith to third, Simmons out at second (right to catcher to
first)]; Hernandez reached on a fielder's choice [Smith scored];
Reitz made an out to shortstop; Brinkman made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett flied out to right; Hebner walked; Simmons
allowed a passed ball [Hebner to second]; Oliver doubled to left
[Hebner scored]; Stargell walked; Zisk flied out to center;
Parker flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson flied out to right; Brock grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sizemore made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Taveras flied out to
right; Kison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride walked; Smith grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [McBride out at second]; Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled to left; Hebner grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at
second]; Oliver made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez singled to right; Reitz doubled to left
[Hernandez to third]; Brinkman hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Hernandez scored, Reitz to third]; Gibson made an out to
shortstop; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell singled to right; Zisk made an out to
second; Parker homered [Stargell scored]; Sanguillen flied out
to right; Taveras made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore walked; McBride doubled to left
[Sizemore scored, McBride to third (on throw to home)]; Smith
hit a sacrifice fly to right [McBride scored]; Simmons grounded
out (first to pitcher); Hernandez struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR KISON; Kirkpatrick
walked; Ted Simmons ejected by HP umpire Terry Tata;
RUDOLPH REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Stennett flied out to
center; Hebner was credited with a single when a runner was hit
by the batted ball [Kirkpatrick out at second (second
unassisted)]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Reitz
singled to left; Brinkman lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Reitz out at first]; DWYER BATTED FOR GIBSON; Dwyer
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Stargell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk singled to center; Parker
flied out to left; Sanguillen singled to center [Zisk to
second]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robertson lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING SS); Brock
flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out (third to first);
McBride singled to center; Smith singled to right [McBride to
third]; Rudolph flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: ROBINSON BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Robinson doubled to
left; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted) [Robinson to third]; Oliver
singled to left [Robinson scored]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Reitz singled to left; MARTINEZ
RAN FOR REITZ; Brinkman doubled to left [Martinez to third];
CATER BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Cater was walked intentionally; Brock
flied out to right; MOOSE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING);
Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 10TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GARMAN
REPLACED CATER (PITCHING); Zisk grounded out (third to first);
Parker flied out to left; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
struck out; Rudolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 11TH: POPOVICH BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Popovich popped to
third in foul territory; Moose struck out; Stennett walked;
Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 11TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hernandez
reached on an error by Stargell; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Hernandez to second]; Brinkman
singled to shortstop [Hernandez stayed at second]; FAIRLY BATTED
FOR GARMAN; MCDOWELL REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Fairly flied out
to left; Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 12TH: SADECKI REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Oliver flied
out to left; Stargell struck out; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 12TH: Sizemore walked; McBride out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Sizemore to second]; Smith was walked
intentionally; Rudolph flied out to left; Sizemore was caught
stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 13TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Popovich grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 13TH: Hernandez singled to left; Martinez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Hernandez to second];
Brinkman was walked intentionally; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR SADECKI;
Melendez singled to left [Hernandez scored, Brinkman to second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.
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