Two pinch-hitters came through for the Pirates in the ninth inning when Richie Hebner doubled and scored on a single by Ed Kirkpatrick to defeat the Braves, 2-1. The Pirates counted their initial run in the first on singles by Frank Taveras, Willie Stargell and Dave Parker. The Braves' matching tally counted in the second on a single by Larvell Blanks, pass to Vic Correll, sacrifice by Buzz Capra and infield hit by Ralph Garr. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Friday, May       30, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   3   1     0   0   .251      Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .155
Perez 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   3   .272      Stargell 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .271
Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .218      Parker rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .304
Baker rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .252      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Gaston cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .273      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .338
Blanks ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Robinson lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .294
Correll c             2   0   0   0     2   1   .254      Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Capra p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .050        Hebner ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .267
                                                          Reuss p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   1   1     0   0   .238

Totals               32   1   8   1     6   7             Totals               34   2  10   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 11,565
Left on Base: Braves 11, Pirates 10
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Robinson (6), Stennett (8), Hebner (6)
Stolen Bases: Garr (3), Taveras (6), Parker (4)
Caught Stealing: Baker (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Capra (4)
GIDP: Evans (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(4-6)            8    10   2   2   2   3   0  36   3.97
Totals                  8    10   2   2   2   3   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(4-4)            9     8   1   1   6   7   0  39   3.16
Totals                  9     8   1   1   6   7   0  39

Balks: Reuss (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to left; Garr stole second; Perez
singled to right [Garr to third]; Evans struck out; Williams
flied out to right; Baker forced Perez (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second;
Stennett flied out to right [Taveras to third]; Stargell walked;
Parker singled to third [Taveras scored, Stargell to second];
Oliver made an out to second; Sanguillen flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Gaston struck out; Blanks singled to right; Correll
walked [Blanks to second]; Capra out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Blanks to third, Correll to second]; Garr
singled to third [Blanks scored, Correll to third]; Perez forced
Garr (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson doubled to center; On a bunt Howe made an
out to catcher; Reuss grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans was called out on strikes; Williams walked;
Baker forced Williams (third to second); Gaston forced Baker
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Stargell
was called out on strikes; Parker singled to right; Parker stole
second; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Blanks struck out; Correll flied out to left; Capra
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory;
Robinson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez singled
to right; Evans grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Reuss singled to center; Taveras made an out to
shortstop; Stennett flied out to center; Stargell walked [Reuss
to second]; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Williams lined to left; Baker walked; Baker was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Gaston walked; Reuss
balked [Gaston to second]; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Sanguillen forced Oliver
(shortstop to second); Robinson singled to third [Sanguillen to
second]; Howe flied out to center [Sanguillen to third]; Reuss
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Correll walked; Capra struck out; Garr singled to
center [Correll to second]; Perez grounded out (second to first)
[Correll to third, Garr to second]; Evans walked; Williams flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras made an out to shortstop; Stennett doubled
to center; Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Stennett to
third]; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker singled to center; Gaston singled to center
[Baker to third]; Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gaston
to second, Baker stayed at third]; Correll struck out; Capra
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen flied out to right; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr lined to center; Perez flied out to right;
Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: HEBNER BATTED FOR HOWE; Hebner doubled to right;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR REUSS; Kirkpatrick singled to right
[Hebner scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 2.