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Friday June 27, 1975
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Richie Zisk doubled home the tie-breaking run in the nightcap as the Pirates came from behind to defeat the Cubs, 5-3, and complete a doubleheader sweep. Dock Ellis pitched a nine-hitter and Richie Hebner drilled a three-run homer as the Pirates captured the lidlifter, 5-1. With the Pirates trailing 3-2 and one out in the seventh inning of the second game, Ed Kirkpatrick walked and moved to third on Al Oliver's bloop double. Willie Stargell drew an intentional pass and Hebner plated the tying run with a sacrifice fly. Zisk then doubled off third baseman Bill Madlock's glove for the lead run. The Cubs had scored all their runs in the second stanza on a double by Rick Monday, Manny Trillo's two-run homer, Steve Swisher's triple and Don Kessinger's double.

In the opener, Manny Sanguillen triggered a four-run fourth frame with a triple and scored on a groundout. Zisk walked and Bill Robinson singled before Hebner rapped his 10th homer of the campaign. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, June 27, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Pirates      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Cardenal lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .330
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .349      Oliver cf             4   0   0   1     0   2   .268
Morales rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .296      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Kirkpatrick 1b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Thornton 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .333      Zisk lf               2   2   1   0     2   0   .260
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Robinson rf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .293
Hosley c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .306      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   3     0   1   .280
Zahn p                2   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .202
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Ellis p               2   0   0   0     1   1   .100
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229

Totals               36   1   9   1     2   5             Totals               30   5   6   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Pirates 5
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Hosley (3), Taveras (3), Zisk (8)
Triples: Sanguillen (3)
Home Runs: Hebner (10)
Stolen Bases: Robinson (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(2-6)             6     4   4   4   3   3   1  25   6.07
Zamora                  2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.47
Totals                  8     6   5   5   4   4   1  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(5-4)            9     9   1   0   2   5   0  38   3.82
Totals                  9     9   1   0   2   5   0  38

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Cardenal was called out on strikes;
Madlock struck out; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Monday flied out to left; Thornton singled to center;
Trillo reached on an error by Stennett [Thornton to third,
Trillo to first]; Hosley struck out; Zahn singled to center
[Thornton scored (unearned), Trillo to second]; Kessinger flied
out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Zisk
walked; Robinson forced Zisk (third to second); Hebner popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal flied out to right; Madlock flied out to
left; Morales singled to center; Monday flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Ellis was
called out on strikes; Stennett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Thornton lined to left; Trillo struck out; Hosley
doubled to center; Zahn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen tripled to center; Oliver grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Sanguillen scored]; Robertson flied out to
left; Zisk walked; Robinson singled to center [Zisk to second];
Hebner homered [Zisk scored, Robinson scored]; Taveras doubled
to left; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal
flied out to right; Madlock singled to left; Morales popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 6TH: Monday popped to third in foul territory; Thornton
singled to center; Trillo singled to shortstop [Thornton out at
second (shortstop to second)]; Andre Thornton overslid
2B; Hosley forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson flied out to right; Zisk lined to center;
Robinson walked; Robinson stole second; Hebner flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 7TH: LACOCK BATTED FOR ZAHN; LaCock struck out; Kessinger
grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: ZAMORA REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Taveras grounded
out (second to first); Ellis walked; Stennett flied out to
center; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 8TH: Madlock singled to center; Morales singled to center
[Madlock to second]; Monday popped to catcher in foul territory;
Thornton flied out to center [Madlock to third]; Trillo popped
to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver flied out to center; Robertson popped to
second; Zisk doubled to left; Robinson singled to left [Zisk
scored]; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 5.

CUBS 9TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING 1B); Hosley
walked; SUMMERS BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Summers forced Hosley
(shortstop to second); Kessinger flied out to center; Cardenal
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 5.



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