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.