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.

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