The Pirates scored three in the top of the ninth and held on to defeat the Expos, 5-3, under acting manager Bob Skinner, subbing for Danny Murtaugh, who was sidelined by a bad cold. A bases-loaded single by Rennie Stennett produced one run in the ninth and Montreal reliever Dan Warthen forced home another with a walk, while the third scored on Al Oliver's sacrifice fly.

Pittsburgh had taken a 2-1 lead in the fifth on Richie Zisk's solo homer. Trailing 5-1 and scoreless since the first, the Expos rallied with two in the bottom of the ninth off reliever Dave Giusti, who had taken over for winner Larry Demery in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Monday, June 30, 1975 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Pirates      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   5 10  0
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .262      Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   0   1     1   1   .263      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Oliver cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .274      Jorgensen 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .253
Stargell 1b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .291      Biittner lf           2   1   1   0     2   0   .364
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Carter rf             3   1   2   1     1   1   .296
Zisk lf               2   1   1   1     1   0   .266      Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .190
  Robinson lf         0   1   0   0     1   0   .289      Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .288
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .323      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Blair p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .160
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Scanlon ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .209
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .148        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Demery p              3   1   2   0     0   1   .250        Warthen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Giusti p            0   1   0   0     1   0   .167        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .284
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  10   5     5   3             Totals               32   3   7   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 13,134
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Expos 7
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 2
Errors: Foli
Doubles: Jorgensen (10)
Triples: Demery (1)
Home Runs: Zisk (6)
Caught Stealing: Mangual (5), Lintz (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Stennett (1), Oliver (5)
GIDP: Zisk (6), Hebner (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery W(4-2)           7     3   1   1   5   4   0  27   2.00
Giusti                  1     4   2   2   0   1   0   7   1.96
Tekulve SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   6   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair L(5-9)            7     7   2   2   2   1   1  28   3.12
Warthen                 2     3   3   3   3   2   0  12   4.00
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   3   1  40

Wild Pitches: Tekulve (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to right; Kirkpatrick grounded
out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual made an out to catcher; Foli grounded out
(second to first); Jorgensen doubled to left; Biittner walked;
Carter singled to left [Jorgensen scored, Biittner to second];
Foote grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to center; Hebner walked [Stargell
to second]; Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Stargell to third, Hebner out at second];
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to right; Demery tripled to
right; Stennett hit a sacrifice fly to left [Demery scored];
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Mangual walked; Foli made an out to catcher; Mangual
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jorgensen
singled to right; Biittner walked [Jorgensen to second]; Carter
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Expos 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver lined to shortstop; Stargell singled to
center; Hebner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Foote popped to second; Mackanin flied out to left;
Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Expos 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk homered; Sanguillen singled to first; Taveras
flied out to left; Demery struck out; Stennett flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Blair struck out; Mangual flied out to right; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Expos 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Oliver singled to
left; Stargell flied out to right; Hebner popped to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Jorgensen flied out to left; Biittner lined to left;
Carter walked; Foote made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Expos 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk walked; Sanguillen forced Zisk (pitcher to
shortstop); Richie Zisk hit by ball on index finger sliding
into 2B; Taveras flied out to right; Demery singled to
center [Sanguillen to second]; Stennett popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: ROBINSON REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING LF); Mackanin
grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck out; SCANLON
BATTED FOR BLAIR; Scanlon walked; LINTZ RAN FOR SCANLON; Lintz
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

PIRATES 8TH: WARTHEN REPLACED LINTZ (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick was
called out on strikes; Oliver singled to shortstop [Oliver to
second (error by Foli)]; Stargell struck out; Hebner grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos
1.

EXPOS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); Mangual struck
out; Larry Demery bruised left shin sliding home in 3rd; leg
stiffened; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Robinson walked; Sanguillen singled to third
[Robinson to second]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robertson
flied out to right; Giusti walked [Robinson to third, Sanguillen
to second]; Stennett singled to left [Robinson scored,
Sanguillen to third, Giusti to second]; Kirkpatrick walked
[Sanguillen scored, Giusti to third, Stennett to second]; Oliver
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Giusti scored, Stennett to third];
Stargell flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING SS); Biittner
singled to left; Carter singled to left [Biittner to second];
Foote singled to center [Biittner to third, Carter to second];
Mackanin singled to center [Biittner scored, Carter to third,
Foote to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Tekulve
threw a wild pitch [Carter scored, Foote to third, Mackanin to
second]; Parrish grounded out (third to first); BAILEY BATTED
FOR WARTHEN; Bailey struck out; Mangual grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.

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