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.