Striking out 13, John Candelaria allowed only five hits and pitched the Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. The Pirates scored twice in the first inning on a homer by Richie Hebner, walk to Al Oliver, an infield out and error. The Cubs came back to tie the score with a homer by Andre Thornton in the seventh and another by Tim Hosley in the eighth. The Pirates then broke the tie in the ninth when Duffy Dyer singled, Bob Robertson walked and Rennie Stennett homered to score behind pinch-runners Mario Mendoza and Dock Ellis. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      26, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  5  2
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sperring ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Stennett 2b           5   1   1   3     0   0   .264
  Hosley ph,c         1   1   1   1     0   0   .305      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .280
Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Oliver cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .347      Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Morales rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .293      Zisk lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .258
Monday cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .271      Robinson rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Thornton 1b           2   1   1   1     2   0   .328      Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .266        Mendoza pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
Swisher c             2   0   0   0     0   2   .165      Taveras ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .200
  Dunn ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Candelaria p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Kessinger ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Robertson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Ellis pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .111
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     3  13             Totals               33   5   7   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 10,394
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 7
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Trillo, Swisher
Doubles: Monday (17)
Home Runs: Thornton (4), Hosley (4), Hebner (9), Stennett (4)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (10)
GIDP: Madlock (11)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   7     4   2   1   3   4   1  29   3.08
Frailing L(2-4)         1.1   3   3   3   1   1   1   8   4.73
Totals                  8.1   7   5   4   4   5   2  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(2-1)       9     5   2   2   3  13   2  34   2.79
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3  13   2  34

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


CUBS 1ST: Sperring popped to first in foul territory; Cardenal
singled to right; Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to center; Hebner homered;
Oliver walked; Stargell grounded out (second to pitcher) [Oliver
to second]; Zisk reached on an error by Trillo [Oliver scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Zisk to first]; Robinson flied out to left;
2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 2ND: Morales flied out to center; Monday was called out on
strikes; Thornton walked; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Dyer popped to shortstop; Taveras walked; Taveras
stole second [Taveras to third (error by Swisher)]; On a bunt
Candelaria made an out to pitcher; Stennett grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher struck out; Stone popped to first in foul
territory; Sperring struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner flied out to right; Oliver singled to
center; Stargell popped to shortstop; Zisk forced Oliver
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Madlock was
called out on strikes; Morales walked; Monday singled to second
[Morales to second]; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson struck out; Dyer struck out; Taveras
singled to center; Candelaria forced Taveras (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo struck out; Swisher was called out on strikes;
On a bunt Stone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to center; Hebner grounded out
(second to pitcher); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 6TH: Sperring struck out; Cardenal struck out; Madlock
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Zisk
walked; Robinson struck out; Dyer forced Zisk (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 7TH: Morales struck out; Monday grounded out (second to
first); Thornton homered; Trillo flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras singled to center; Candelaria forced
Taveras (pitcher to shortstop); Stennett forced Candelaria
(third to second); Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

CUBS 8TH: DUNN BATTED FOR SWISHER; Dunn was called out on
strikes; HARRIS BATTED FOR STONE; Harris grounded out (pitcher
to first); HOSLEY BATTED FOR SPERRING; Hosley homered; Cardenal
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); KESSINGER
REPLACED DUNN (PLAYING SS); FRAILING REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING);
Oliver flied out to left; Stargell struck out; Zisk singled to
center; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

CUBS 9TH: Madlock popped to shortstop; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Monday doubled to left; Thornton was
walked intentionally; Trillo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Dyer singled to right; MENDOZA RAN FOR DYER;
Taveras popped to first; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR CANDELARIA;
Robertson walked [Mendoza to second]; ELLIS RAN FOR ROBERTSON;
Stennett homered [Mendoza scored, Ellis scored]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.