Willie Davis, after making a wild throw from the outfield that enabled the Pirates to tie the score in the seventh inning, atoned for his error with a run-scoring single in the eighth to win the game for the Cardinals, 5-4. Bake McBride singled, advanced to second on an infield out by Luis Melendez and scored the deciding run on Davis' hit. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Monday, August 4, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 1 Cardinals 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5 14 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 McBride cf 4 3 3 0 1 0 .278 Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Melendez lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .264 Reynolds ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Davis rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .282 Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Simmons c 5 0 2 1 0 0 .338 Stennett 2b 5 2 4 0 0 0 .260 Smith 1b 5 1 3 0 0 1 .294 Oliver cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .289 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .302 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Zisk lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .277 Tyson ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .249 Parker rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .328 Curtis p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .216 Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Bradford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Reuss p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .220 Totals 37 4 10 3 4 7 Totals 36 5 14 5 3 2 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 28,097 Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cardinals 12 DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Stennett, McBride, Davis Doubles: Stargell (23), Smith (18), McBride (4), Tyson (13) Triples: Melendez (5) Home Runs: Oliver (13) Stolen Bases: Smith (5) Caught Stealing: McBride (8) Sacrifice Hits: Melendez (5) Sacrifice Flies: Davis (4) GIDP: Parker (14) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(12-7) 8 14 5 5 3 2 0 41 2.33 Totals 8 14 5 5 3 2 0 41 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis W(8-8) 8 9 4 3 4 6 1 36 3.70 Hrabosky SV(15) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.71 Totals 9 10 4 3 4 7 1 41 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Stennett grounded out (second to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: McBride walked; Melendez singled to left [McBride to third, Melendez to second (on throw to 3b)]; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to left [McBride scored]; Simmons singled to right [Melendez scored]; Smith doubled to left [Simmons to third]; Sizemore was walked intentionally; Reitz flied out to right; Tyson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Zisk singled to center; Parker struck out; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: On a bunt Curtis grounded out (third to first); McBride doubled to left; Melendez tripled to right [McBride scored]; Davis made an out to shortstop; Simmons made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 3. PIRATES 3RD: Dyer flied out to right; Reuss singled to center; Taveras flied out to center; Stennett singled to right [Reuss to second]; Oliver singled to left [Reuss to third, Stennett to second]; Stargell walked [Reuss scored, Stennett to third, Oliver to second]; Zisk forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Smith singled to right; Smith stole second; Sizemore flied out to center; Reitz flied out to center; Tyson was walked intentionally; Curtis singled to center [Smith scored, Tyson to third]; McBride forced Curtis (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 4TH: Parker walked; Hebner singled to left [Parker to second]; Dyer flied out to right; Reuss was called out on strikes; Taveras lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez flied out to center; Davis singled to center; Simmons forced Davis (shortstop to second); Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled to center; Oliver homered [Stennett scored]; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk walked; Parker grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson doubled to left; Curtis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 6TH: Hebner flied out to center; Dyer flied out to center; Reuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: McBride singled to center; McBride was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Stennett; assist by Dyer); Melendez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [McBride to third]; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 7TH: ROBINSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robinson flied out to left; Stennett singled to shortstop; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell doubled to right [Stennett scored (error by Davis) (unearned), Stargell to third]; Zisk was walked intentionally; Parker struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING SS); Smith singled to right; Sizemore popped to second in foul territory; Reitz flied out to right; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 8TH: Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer grounded out (second to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: BRADFORD BATTED FOR CURTIS; Bradford flied out to right; McBride singled to right; Melendez grounded out (first unassisted) [McBride to second]; Davis singled to center [McBride scored]; Simmons singled to right [Davis to third]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5. PIRATES 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); ROBERTSON BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Robertson struck out; Stennett singled to right; Oliver reached on an error by McBride [Stennett to second]; Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Zisk made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.

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