Pitching coach Marv Grissom said, "Maybe it's home cooking," to account for the Cubs' success in sweeping a doubleheader with the Pirates, 6-1 and 2-1, on the club's return to Wrigley Field after a long road trip. The second game went 11 innings before Jose Cardenal won it with a bases-loaded single. Steve Stone pitched a five-hitter in the opener and also batted in two runs with a single.

In the second game, Andre Thornton tripled with one out in the 11th. Jerry Reuss then issued intentional passes to Steve Swisher and Manny Trillo, loading the bases with the hope of setting up a double play, but Cardenal wrecked the strategy with his single. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 4, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  4  x  -   6  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .253
  Popovich pr,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Summers lf            4   2   1   0     0   1   .231
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      LaCock rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Morales cf            2   1   1   1     2   0   .298
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Thornton 1b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .324
Parker rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .321      Mitterwald c          4   1   2   1     0   1   .268
Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Trillo 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .249
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Sperring 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .185
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Stone p               3   0   1   2     0   2   .176
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .152
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               32   1   5   1     1   4             Totals               31   6   8   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:21
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 7
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Hebner, Stargell, Taveras, Trillo
Doubles: Summers (3)
Sacrifice Hits: LaCock (2), Stone (2), Sperring (1)
GIDP: Zisk (7), Summers (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stennett (1,by Stone)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(7-4)            6     4   2   1   1   5   0  24   3.48
Giusti                  2     4   4   1   2   0   0  13   2.08
Totals                  8     8   6   2   3   5   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(6-3)            9     5   1   1   1   4   0  34   2.93
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Stone (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Hebner
flied out to right; Oliver singled to right; Stargell singled to
right [Oliver to third]; Parker singled to right [Oliver scored,
Stargell to second]; Zisk flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Summers reached on an
error by Stargell [Summers to first]; LaCock flied out to left;
Morales walked [Summers to second]; Thornton singled to left
[Summers scored (unearned), Morales to second]; Mitterwald flied
out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Taveras flied out to right; Kison grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Sperring grounded out (pitcher to first); Stone was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett popped to shortstop; Hebner singled to
right; Oliver grounded out (third to first) [Hebner to second];
Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger popped to first; Summers struck out; LaCock
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker popped to catcher in foul territory; Zisk
singled to left; Sanguillen flied out to center; Taveras flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales flied out to center; Thornton was called out
on strikes; Mitterwald singled to right; Trillo flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Kison was called out on strikes; Stennett was hit
by a pitch; Rennie Stennett hit on head; POPOVICH RAN FOR
STENNETT; Hebner reached on an error by Trillo [Popovich to
second, Hebner to first]; Oliver struck out; Stargell popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Sperring
grounded out (third to first); Stone struck out; Kessinger lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker flied out to right; Zisk was called out on
strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Summers doubled to left; LaCock out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Summers to third]; Morales singled to
center [Summers scored]; Thornton forced Morales (third to
second); Mitterwald struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras struck out; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR KISON;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Popovich flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Trillo singled
to center; Sperring reached on an error by Hebner [Trillo to
second, Sperring to first]; Stone out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Trillo to third, Sperring to second];
Kessinger was walked intentionally; Summers grounded into a
double play (first to catcher to first) [Trillo out at home]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(first unassisted); Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: LaCock flied out to left; Morales walked; Thornton
singled to second [Morales to second]; Mitterwald singled to
center [Morales scored, Thornton to second]; Trillo reached on
an error by Taveras [Thornton to third, Mitterwald to second,
Trillo to first]; Sperring out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Thornton scored (unearned), Mitterwald to third, Trillo
to second]; Stone singled to center [Mitterwald scored
(unearned), Trillo scored (unearned)]; Kessinger grounded out
(second to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs
6.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker walked; Zisk grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at second];
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 6.

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