The Cardinals ended their six-game losing streak when Lynn McGlothen pitched a five-hitter and defeated the Pirates, 3-0. Manager Red Schoendienst shook up the Cardinals' lineup, putting Luis Melendez in the outfield among other changes, and the move paid off when Melendez hit a homer in the fifth inning.

Reggie Smith singled in the sixth, took second on a balk and scored on a single by Ted Simmons. The other run in the eighth came on a double by Bake McBride and single by Ted Sizemore. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     29, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   3 11  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .237      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .207
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .273      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Smith 1b,rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .328      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Simmons c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .271      Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .328
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .393      Zisk lf               3   0   1   0     0   2   .321
Melendez rf,lf        4   1   2   1     0   0   .300      Parker rf             3   0   2   0     0   1   .234
Martinez lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
  Hernandez 1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .069
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294        Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McGlothen p           4   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Brett p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               36   3  11   3     0   7             Totals               31   0   5   0     0  10

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance:  6,319
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Pirates 4
DP: Cardinals 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Simmons, Reitz
Doubles: Smith (4), McBride (2)
Home Runs: Melendez (1)
Stolen Bases: Parker (1)
GIDP: Simmons (2), Stargell (2), Stennett (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(2-1)        9     5   0   0   0  10   0  31   5.82
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0  10   0  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(1-1)            9    11   3   3   0   7   1  36   1.80
Totals                  9    11   3   3   0   7   1  36

Balks: Brett (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride struck out; Sizemore made an out to
shortstop; Smith doubled to right; Simmons singled to right
[Smith to third]; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to right; Hebner forced Stennett
(second to shortstop); Oliver singled to center [Hebner to
second]; Stargell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez flied out to center; Martinez grounded
out (second to first); Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk struck out; Parker singled to shortstop;
Parker stole second [Parker to third (error by Simmons)]; Dyer
struck out; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: McGlothen grounded out (second to first); McBride
was called out on strikes; Sizemore flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

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

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
was called out on strikes; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez homered; Martinez flied out to center;
Brinkman flied out to left; McGlothen was called out on strikes;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker struck out; Dyer was called out on strikes;
On a bunt Taveras made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: McBride made an out to first; Sizemore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to shortstop; Brett
balked [Smith to second]; Simmons singled to center [Smith
scored]; Reitz singled to right [Simmons out at third (right to
third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Brett reached on an error by Reitz; Stennett
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Brett out at second]; Hebner made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez flied out to right; Martinez struck out;
Brinkman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING 1B); SMITH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MELENDEZ CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Oliver flied out to center; Stargell grounded out
(first unassisted); Zisk singled to right; Parker singled to
shortstop [Zisk to second]; Dyer popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: McGlothen struck out; McBride doubled to right;
Sizemore singled to left [McBride scored]; Smith forced Sizemore
(shortstop to second); Simmons forced Smith (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Kirkpatrick was
called out on strikes; Brett flied out to left; Stennett struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING SS); Reitz
flied out to center; Melendez singled to second; Hernandez
struck out; Brinkman singled to left [Melendez to second];
McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Hebner flied out to center; Oliver lined to
shortstop; Stargell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.