The Pirates, who lost to the Cardinals, 3-0, in the previous night's game, swung the whitewash brush in turn and gained a 5-0 victory behind the five-hit pitching of Jerry Reuss, who was a winner for the first time this season. Loser Bob Gibson allowed only three hits in five innings, but they included homers by Richie Zisk and Willie Stargell, as well as an unearned run on an error by the Cards' pitcher and a double by Manny Sanguillen. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     30, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Pirates      0  1  0    2  0  1    1  0  x  -   5  8  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Stennett 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Hebner 3b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .298
Smith 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Oliver cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .227
Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Stargell 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .323
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .369      Zisk lf               3   2   1   1     1   0   .322
Melendez rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Kirkpatrick rf        2   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Martinez lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Robinson ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Sanguillen c          4   0   2   1     0   1   .291
Gibson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taveras ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .091
  Cater ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Reuss p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rudolph ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   5   0     3   3             Totals               32   5   8   5     4   6

Time of Game: 1:47   Attendance:  5,584
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 4
Errors: Gibson, Hebner 2
Doubles: Sanguillen (1), Stennett (1)
Home Runs: Zisk (1), Stargell (5)
Caught Stealing: McBride (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (1)
GIDP: Smith (5), Martinez (2), Simmons (3), Rudolph (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(0-3)           5     3   3   2   2   4   2  21   5.85
Sadecki                 1.2   4   2   2   2   1   0  11   2.84
Moore                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.70
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.00
Totals                  8     8   5   4   4   6   2  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(1-2)            9     5   0   0   3   3   0  32   3.16
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   3   0  32

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


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Sizemore singled to
pitcher; Smith grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner
walked; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Reitz reached on an
error by Hebner [Simmons to second]; On a bunt Melendez forced
Simmons (pitcher to third) [Reitz to second]; Martinez grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Melendez out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk homered; Kirkpatrick was called out on
strikes; Sanguillen struck out; Taveras struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Gibson
flied out to right; McBride singled to right; McBride was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss flied out to left; Stennett grounded out
(second to first); Hebner walked; Oliver made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore walked; Smith flied out to center;
Simmons grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell homered; Zisk reached on an error by
Gibson; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Sanguillen doubled to
left [Zisk scored (unearned)]; Taveras grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Sanguillen to third]; Reuss was called out on
strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to left; Melendez grounded out
(third to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliver flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brinkman struck out; CATER BATTED FOR GIBSON;
Cater singled to right; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Cater to second]; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: SADECKI REPLACED CATER (PITCHING); Stargell struck
out; Zisk flied out to left; Kirkpatrick walked; Sanguillen
singled to left [Kirkpatrick to third]; Taveras singled to right
[Kirkpatrick scored, Sanguillen to third]; Reuss grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates
4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Smith struck out; Simmons walked; Reitz struck
out; Melendez singled to center [Simmons to second]; Martinez
forced Melendez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett doubled to left; Hebner singled to right
[Stennett to third, Hebner to second (on throw to home)]; Oliver
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Stennett scored, Hebner to third];
Stargell made an out to second; Zisk was walked intentionally;
ROBINSON BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; MOORE REPLACED SADECKI
(PITCHING); Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brinkman
walked; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR MOORE; Rudolph grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Brinkman out at second];
McBride made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: SOSA REPLACED RUDOLPH (PITCHING); Sanguillen flied
out to right; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss
singled to center; Stennett forced Reuss (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Simmons reached on an error by Hebner; Reitz
forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.