The Pirates piled up 16 hits, with everyone joining in the attack except Willie Stargell and Bruce Kison, to defeat the Braves, 11-4, for their sixth straight victory. Rennie Stennett and Dave Parker led the way with three hits each. Five other Pirates had two hits apiece. Stargell, although collared in four trips, scored a run in the first when the Pirates got off to a 4-0 lead.

Frank Taveras opened with a double, Stargell walked and Parker and Manny Sanguillen each rapped run-scoring singles. Sanguillen took second on the throw home and scored along with Parker when Bill Robinson singled. The Pirates then decided the outcome with two more runs in the second on triples by Stennett and Parker and a single by Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Pirates      4  2  1    2  0  0    2  0  x  -  11 16  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Taveras ss            5   1   2   1     0   0   .167
Perez 2b              3   0   2   2     1   0   .265      Stennett 2b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .268
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Stargell 1b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .264
Williams 1b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .213      Parker rf             4   3   3   2     0   0   .317
Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Oliver cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .269
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Sanguillen c          4   1   2   2     1   0   .343
Pocoroba c            4   2   3   0     0   0   .208      Robinson lf           5   1   2   2     0   2   .301
Robinson ss           4   1   1   0     0   2   .091      Howe 3b               3   2   2   2     1   0   .200
Harrison p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Thompson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Gilbreath ph        0   1   0   0     1   0   .219
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .251
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266

Totals               33   4   8   3     3   7             Totals               37  11  16  11     3   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 13,423
Left on Base: Braves 6, Pirates 8
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Pocoroba, Taveras
Doubles: Taveras (1), Howe 2 (3), Robinson (7)
Triples: Stennett (3), Parker (4)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (7), Sanguillen (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (2)
GIDP: Baker (5), Williams (5)
Hit by Pitch: Parker (1,by Sadecki)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison L(3-4)         1.2   7   6   5   2   1   0  14   4.77
Thompson                0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   4.50
Sosa                    2     6   3   3   0   2   0  11   4.60
Beard                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.45
Sadecki                 3     3   2   2   0   0   0  13   3.86
Totals                  8    16  11  10   3   4   0  43

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(5-1)            9     8   4   4   3   7   0  37   2.77
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   7   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Sadecki (1)
Wild Pitches: Kison (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded
out (third to first); May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras doubled to right; Taveras stole third;
Stennett flied out to center; Stargell walked; Parker singled to
left [Taveras scored, Stargell to second]; Oliver made an out to
third; Sanguillen singled to left [Stargell scored, Parker to
third (error by Pocoroba), Sanguillen to second]; Robinson
singled to center [Parker scored, Sanguillen scored (unearned),
Robinson to second (on throw to home)]; Howe was walked
intentionally; Kison lined to left; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 0, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams reached on an error by Taveras [Williams to
first]; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Williams out at second]; Evans walked; Pocoroba singled to
center [Evans to second]; Robinson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Taveras flied out to center; Stennett tripled to
center; Stargell struck out; Parker tripled to center [Stennett
scored]; Oliver singled to center [Parker scored]; THOMPSON
REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Sanguillen walked [Oliver to
second]; Robinson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 6.

BRAVES 3RD: BEALL BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Beall struck out; Garr
flied out to left; Perez walked; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 3RD: SOSA REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Howe doubled to
left; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Howe to
third]; Taveras singled to right [Howe scored, Taveras out at
second (right to shortstop)]; Stennett singled to center;
Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 7.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams made an out to second; Baker was called out
on strikes; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to center; Oliver singled to left
[Parker to second]; Sanguillen singled to right [Parker scored,
Oliver to third]; Sanguillen stole second; Robinson struck out;
Howe grounded out (third to first) [Oliver scored]; Kison struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 9.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba singled to right; Robinson singled to right
[Pocoroba to second]; GILBREATH BATTED FOR SOSA; Gilbreath
walked [Pocoroba to third, Robinson to second]; Garr made an out
to shortstop; Perez singled to center [Pocoroba scored, Robinson
scored, Gilbreath to second]; May singled to right [Gilbreath to
third, Perez to second]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Gilbreath scored]; Baker forced May (third to second); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 5TH: BEARD REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Taveras flied
out to left; Stennett made an out to first; Stargell lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 9.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
singled to right; Robinson struck out; LUM BATTED FOR BEARD; Lum
singled to center [Pocoroba to third]; Kison threw a wild pitch
[Pocoroba scored, Lum to second]; Garr struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 6TH: SADECKI REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oliver flied out to center; Sanguillen
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 9.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez singled to left; May flied out to right;
Williams grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Pirates 9.

PIRATES 7TH: Robinson doubled to left; Howe doubled to left
[Robinson scored]; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Howe to third]; Taveras made an out to second;
Stennett singled to center [Howe scored]; Stargell flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 11.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker flied out to center; Evans struck out;
Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Pirates 11.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker was hit by a pitch; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Parker to second]; Sanguillen made an out to
shortstop; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 11.

BRAVES 9TH: Robinson made an out to shortstop; OFFICE BATTED FOR
SADECKI; Office flied out to right; Garr grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 11.