Tuesday August 5, 1975
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Richie Zisk, Duffy Dyer and Bill Robinson batted in two runs apiece to account for the Pirates' scoring in a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals. Zisk drove in his runs with a double in the second and homer in the fifth. Dyer tripled to score two runs in the fourth and Robinson produced the last pair with another triple in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 5, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 - 6 8 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259 McBride cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Hebner 3b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .267 Melendez lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .264 Oliver cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .287 Davis rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Robinson cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 .291 Simmons c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .337 Stargell 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Smith 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Parker rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .327 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Zisk lf 2 2 2 2 2 0 .282 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Dyer c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .217 Tyson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .154 Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Rooker p 4 1 0 0 0 2 .104 Bradford ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rudolph ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Lintz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 8 6 5 3 Totals 34 1 7 1 1 3 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 25,489 Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 7 DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 2 Errors: Smith, Sizemore Doubles: Zisk (17), Stargell (24) Triples: Dyer (2), Robinson (2) Home Runs: Zisk (12) Stolen Bases: Melendez (3) GIDP: Oliver (12), Stennett (11) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(8-7) 9 7 1 1 1 3 0 35 3.09 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 3 0 35 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen L(1-2) 6 6 4 2 1 3 1 25 2.96 Reynolds 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 3.38 Garman 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 6 2.17 Totals 9 8 6 2 5 3 1 40 Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to center; Hebner singled to right; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez was called out on strikes; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to left; 2:00 rain delay; Parker singled to center; Zisk doubled to right [Parker scored]; Dyer grounded out (third to first); Reynolds flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 3RD: Rooker struck out; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson grounded out (second to first); Rasmussen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver reached on an error by Smith [Oliver to third]; Stargell struck out; Parker grounded out (catcher to first); Zisk walked; Dyer tripled to left [Oliver scored (unearned), Zisk scored (unearned)]; Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Melendez singled to left; Melendez stole second; Davis flied out to left; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 5TH: Rooker struck out; Stennett singled to third; Hebner made an out to shortstop; Oliver flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore flied out to left; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk homered; Dyer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: ROBINSON REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING CF); Tyson flied out to right; BRADFORD BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Bradford singled to center; McBride grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bradford to second]; Melendez walked; Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 7TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Reynolds walked; On a bunt Rooker forced Reynolds (pitcher to shortstop); Stennett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rooker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 8TH: Hebner walked; Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Stargell doubled to left [Hebner to third]; Parker lined to second; Zisk was walked intentionally; Dyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson singled to left; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Rudolph forced Tyson (pitcher to shortstop); LINTZ RAN FOR RUDOLPH; McBride singled to first [Lintz to second]; Melendez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0. PIRATES 9TH: GARMAN REPLACED LINTZ (PITCHING); Reynolds flied out to center; Rooker reached on an error by Sizemore [Rooker to second]; Stennett grounded out (second to first) [Rooker to third]; Hebner was walked intentionally; Robinson tripled to left [Rooker scored (unearned), Hebner scored (unearned)]; Stargell grounded out (second to pitcher); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Davis singled to right; Simmons singled to left [Davis to second]; Smith made an out to first; Sizemore made an out to shortstop; Reitz singled to shortstop [Davis scored, Simmons to third]; Tyson lined to pitcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

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