Making his first start of the season after being sidelined by a sore arm, Jim Rooker scattered seven singles and pitched the Pirates to a 7-1 victory over the Cardinals. An unearned run in the eighth inning deprived Rooker of a shutout. Ken Reitz had four of the Cardinals' hits. However, Dave Parker was much more potent at bat for the Pirates, driving in three runs with a single and triple. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 19, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 2 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Brock lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Hebner 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .303 Melendez lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Oliver cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Stargell 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .424 McBride cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Zisk lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .303 Smith rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .306 Parker rf 5 1 3 3 0 0 .229 Simmons c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Sanguillen c 3 0 1 1 2 0 .267 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taveras ss 3 0 0 1 1 1 .091 Cater ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rooker p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Reitz 3b 4 0 4 0 0 0 .421 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Tyson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 7 12 6 4 3 Totals 34 1 7 1 1 3 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 19,775 Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cardinals 8 DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Hebner, Rooker, Smith Triples: Parker (1) Sacrifice Flies: Smith (3) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(1-0) 9 7 1 0 1 3 0 36 0.00 Totals 9 7 1 0 1 3 0 36 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(1-2) 4.1 9 7 6 3 2 0 25 3.54 Sosa 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 9.64 Moore 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.00 Curtis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.08 Totals 9 12 7 6 4 3 0 43 Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner struck out; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to right; Zisk singled to center [Stargell to second]; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Stargell to third, Zisk to second]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally; Taveras grounded out (third to first) [Stargell scored, Zisk to third, Sanguillen to second]; Rooker flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Smith grounded out (second to first); Simmons singled to right; Reitz singled to third [Simmons to second]; Hernandez lined into a double play (second to first) [Reitz out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 3RD: Stennett made an out to second; Hebner singled to center; Oliver singled to left [Hebner to second]; Stargell flied out to center; Zisk singled to right [Hebner scored, Oliver to third]; Parker singled to center [Oliver scored, Zisk to second]; Sanguillen singled to right [Zisk scored, Parker scored (error by Smith) (unearned) (no RBI), Sanguillen to second]; Taveras popped to first in foul territory; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brinkman struck out; Forsch walked; Brock flied out to left; Sizemore made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 4TH: Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: McBride flied out to left; Smith grounded out (third to first); Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell walked; Zisk singled to right [Stargell to third]; Parker tripled to right [Stargell scored, Zisk scored]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally; SOSA REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); RUDOLPH REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING C ); Taveras struck out; Rooker made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to right; Hernandez flied out to center; Brinkman struck out; Rudolph reached on an error by Rooker [Reitz to third]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 6TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Stennett singled to shortstop; Hebner flied out to right; Oliver forced Stennett (second unassisted); Stargell singled to left [Oliver to second]; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore singled to left; McBride grounded out (first unassisted) [Sizemore to second]; Smith struck out; CATER BATTED FOR SOSA; Cater made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 7TH: MOORE REPLACED CATER (PITCHING); Parker flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Taveras walked; Rooker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz singled to center; Hernandez flied out to left; Brinkman flied out to left; Rudolph forced Reitz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 8TH: TYSON REPLACED BRINKMAN (PLAYING SS); Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Melendez reached on an error by Hebner; Sizemore singled to third [Melendez to second]; McBride grounded out (first unassisted) [Melendez to third, Sizemore to second]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Melendez scored (unearned), Sizemore to third]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR MOORE; Martinez popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 1. PIRATES 9TH: CURTIS REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Stargell flied out to left; Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled to left; Sanguillen forced Parker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz singled to center; Hernandez flied out to left; Tyson flied out to center; Rudolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 1.

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