Ken Brett, one of baseball's best hitting pitchers, smashed the 10th homer of his major league career to add icing to the cake as the Pirates shut out the Cardinals, 5-0. The Pirates decided the game with four runs in the second inning, two scoring on a triple by Richie Hebner. Brett, making his first start since coming off the disabled list, connected for his homer in the seventh and then turned the mound over to Dave Giusti. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     20, 1975 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  4  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   1   0   1     0   0   .216      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Hebner 3b             4   0   3   2     0   1   .351      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      McBride cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .417      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Zisk lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .405
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   1     0   0   .265      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     0   1   .077      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Brett p               3   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   8   5     1   4             Totals               32   0   6   0     2   2

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 20,935
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Stargell, Denny
Doubles: Zisk (1), Reitz (4)
Triples: Hebner (1)
Home Runs: Brett (1)
Stolen Bases: McBride (2)
GIDP: Zisk (2), McBride (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(1-0)            6     4   0   0   2   0   0  23   0.00
Giusti SV(1)            3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   2   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(2-1)            5     7   4   1   1   1   0  23   1.40
Garman                  2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   1.17
Hrabosky                2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.00
Totals                  9     8   5   2   1   4   1  36

Wild Pitches: Brett (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Hebner
singled to left; Oliver forced Hebner (shortstop to second);
Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock made an out to shortstop; Sizemore flied
out to center; McBride walked; McBride stole second [McBride to
third (error by Stargell)]; Smith made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk doubled to left; Parker singled to left [Zisk
to third]; Sanguillen singled to left [Zisk scored, Parker to
second]; Taveras forced Parker (pitcher to third) [Sanguillen to
second]; Brett reached on an error by Denny [Sanguillen to
third, Taveras to second]; Stennett forced Brett (shortstop to
second) [Sanguillen scored (unearned), Taveras to third]; Hebner
tripled to right [Taveras scored (unearned), Stennett scored
(unearned)]; Oliver flied out to right; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to center; Reitz grounded out
(third to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stargell singled to right; Zisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second];
Parker popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brinkman singled to left; Denny flied out to
left; Brock singled to center [Brinkman to second]; Sizemore
popped to first in foul territory; McBride flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Taveras
grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons
flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to center; Hebner singled to
right; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Hebner to
second]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Zisk flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez singled to second; Brinkman grounded
out (first unassisted) [Hernandez to second]; MELENDEZ BATTED
FOR DENNY; Melendez flied out to center; Brett threw a wild
pitch [Hernandez to third]; Brock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 6TH: GARMAN REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Parker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first); Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore walked; McBride grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Sizemore out at second]; Smith
singled to left; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Brett homered; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); Hebner was called out on strikes; Oliver flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Reitz doubled
to left; Hernandez struck out; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Reitz to third]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR GARMAN; Fairly
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Stargell flied
out to right; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to right; Sizemore grounded out
(first unassisted) [Brock to second]; McBride grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen made an out to second; Taveras struck
out; Giusti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons was called out on strikes; Reitz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.