Richie Zisk smashed two homers in a 13-hit attack, but the Pirates needed an unearned run to gain a 5-4 victory over the Cubs, who fell short with a four-run rally in the ninth inning. Zisk homered in the second and fourth. In between, the Pirates counted a run in the third on a single by Paul Popovich and double by Al Oliver.

Richie Hebner and Oliver singled in the seventh, chasing Ray Burris. After Ken Frailing relieved, Dave Parker singled, driving in Hebner, and when Rob Sperring let the ball get past him in right field, Oliver also crossed the plate. As a result, the Cubs were unable to catch up in the ninth. Ramon Hernandez, who followed Jim Rooker and Kent Tekulve to the mound, ended the rally by striking out Rick Monday with two men on base. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Saturday, July 5, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      0  1  1    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 13  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   4  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Popovich 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .189      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Hebner 3b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .278      Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Oliver cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .287        Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Stargell 1b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .291        Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Parker rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .323      Dunn 3b               3   1   1   0     1   2   .179
Zisk lf               5   2   2   2     0   0   .268      Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     1   1   .323      Thornton 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .322
Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .133      Mitterwald c          4   1   1   1     0   1   .265
Rooker p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .135      Trillo 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .251
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sperring rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hosley ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
                                                            Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
                                                          Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .146
                                                            Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harris ph,lf        2   0   2   2     0   0   .222

Totals               39   5  13   4     3   4             Totals               35   4   8   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 22,393
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cubs 7
DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Sperring
Doubles: Sanguillen (10), Oliver (16), Dunn (3), Trillo (6)
Home Runs: Zisk 2 (8)
GIDP: Zisk (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(6-4)           8.1   7   4   4   2   5   0  34   3.39
Tekulve                 0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   0.00
Hernandez SV(3)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.44
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   7   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(7-6)           6    10   5   4   2   4   2  30   3.90
Frailing                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.33
Zamora                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.62
Totals                  9    13   5   4   3   4   2  42

Wild Pitches: Rooker (3)
Balks: Burris (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Popovich flied out to right; Hebner walked; Oliver
flied out to left; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to second; Cardenal popped to first
in foul territory; Dunn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk
homered; Sanguillen doubled to left; Mendoza grounded out
(second to first) [Sanguillen to third]; Rooker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Popovich singled to right; Hebner forced Popovich
(first to shortstop); Oliver doubled to center [Hebner scored];
Stargell struck out; Parker popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo lined to center; Sperring grounded out (third
to first); Burris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk homered; Sanguillen struck out (catcher to
first); Mendoza walked; Burris balked [Mendoza to second];
Rooker was called out on strikes; Popovich popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger flied out to right; Cardenal singled to
center; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Cardenal to second]; Dunn was
called out on strikes; Morales singled to third [Cardenal to
third]; Thornton walked [Morales to second]; Mitterwald popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner singled to center; Oliver popped to third;
Stargell singled to left [Hebner to second]; Parker struck out;
Zisk forced Stargell (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring
lined to second; Burris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Mendoza grounded out
(third to first); Rooker singled to left; Popovich flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger popped to shortstop; Cardenal grounded out
(third to first); Dunn walked; Morales flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner singled to right; Oliver singled to right
[Hebner to third]; FRAILING REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Stargell
popped to shortstop; Parker singled to right [Hebner scored,
Oliver scored (error by Sperring) (unearned) (no RBI), Parker to
third]; Zisk flied out to center; Sanguillen walked; Mendoza
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Thornton was called out on strikes; Mitterwald struck
out; Trillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Rooker flied out to center; Popovich grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Sperring grounded out (third to first); HARRIS BATTED
FOR FRAILING; Harris singled to left; Kessinger forced Harris
(third to second); Cardenal flied to right in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 9TH: ZAMORA REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); HARRIS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Oliver popped to shortstop; Stargell
singled to center; Parker singled to left [Stargell to second];
Zisk grounded into a double play (second to first) [Parker out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Dunn doubled to left; Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); Thornton singled to pitcher [Dunn to third];
Mitterwald singled to left [Dunn scored, Thornton to second];
Trillo doubled to center [Thornton scored, Mitterwald to third];
HOSLEY BATTED FOR SPERRING; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING);
SUMMERS BATTED FOR HOSLEY; Summers struck out; Harris singled to
center [Mitterwald scored, Trillo scored]; Kessinger walked
[Harris to second]; MONDAY BATTED FOR ZAMORA; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
TEKULVE (PITCHING); Monday was called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

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