The Pirates took advantage of two wild pitches by Andy Messersmith to defeat the Dodgers, 3-2. Willie Stargell walked in the second inning, advanced on the first of Messersmith's wild pitches and scored on a single by Richie Hebner. A single by Dave Parker, infield hit by Manny Sanguillen on which Davey Lopes threw wildly and Messersmith's second wild pitch made it 2-0 in the fourth.

The Pirates then added the decisive tally in the sixth. Stargell doubled, stopped at third on another double by Parker and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hebner. The Dodgers' two runs included a homer by John Hale. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      9, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  1
Pirates      0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .193      Kirkpatrick lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .231
  Paciorek pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Wynn cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .279      Stargell 1b           3   2   1   0     1   1   .296
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parker rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .327
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .317      Hebner 3b             2   0   1   2     0   0   .284
Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     1   0   .261      Sanguillen c          3   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Hale rf,cf            3   1   2   1     1   1   .281      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Kison p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .139
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Yeager c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .233
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Crawford ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .245

Totals               32   2   8   2     3   4             Totals               29   3   7   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 22,163
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Pirates 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Lopes, Parker
Doubles: Stargell (19), Parker (13)
Home Runs: Hale (2)
Caught Stealing: Yeager (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (3)
GIDP: Russell (4), Cey (9)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(12-6)     7     6   3   2   2   2   0  28   2.05
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.80
Totals                  8     7   3   2   2   3   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(8-4)            7.2   7   2   2   2   3   1  29   3.41
Giusti SV(9)            1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.51
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   4   1  35

Wild Pitches: Messersmith 2 (6), Kison (4)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Cey singled to right; Hale
walked [Cey to second]; Russell grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hale out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Messersmith threw a wild pitch
[Stargell to second]; Parker struck out; Hebner singled to
center [Stargell scored]; Sanguillen singled to center [Hebner
to second]; Taveras forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second)
[Hebner to third]; Kison flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to left; Messersmith lined to
center; Lopes flied out to center; Yeager was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick
lined to first; Oliver popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner flied out to left; Wynn singled to left; On
a bunt Garvey singled to third [Wynn to second]; Cey grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garvey out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to left; Parker singled to
shortstop; Hebner flied out to center; Sanguillen singled to
second [Parker to third (error by Lopes), Sanguillen to second];
Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Parker scored (unearned),
Sanguillen to third]; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Hale was called out on strikes; Russell grounded
out (third to first); Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Kison grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Messersmith flied out to right; Lopes popped to
second; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell doubled to center; Parker doubled to
center [Stargell to third]; Hebner sacrifice flied into a double
play to center [Stargell scored, Parker out at third (center to
first to third)]; Sanguillen popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Wynn walked; Garvey flied out to right [Wynn to
third (error by Parker)]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Wynn scored]; Hale homered; Russell singled to center; Yeager
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras popped to third; Kison struck out; Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 8TH: CRAWFORD BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Crawford struck
out; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to
center; PACIOREK RAN FOR BUCKNER; Kison threw a wild pitch
[Paciorek to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Wynn was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates
3.

PIRATES 8TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PACIOREK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARSHALL REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING);
HALE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Kirkpatrick grounded out
(first unassisted); Oliver singled to center; Stargell struck
out; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey flied out to right; Cey walked; Hale singled
to right [Cey to third]; LEE BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Lee popped to
shortstop; MOTA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Mota grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.