Richie Zisk whacked two home runs in the opener and Dave Parker and Richie Hebner homered in the nightcap to give the Pirates a doubleheader sweep over the Reds, 7-2 and 4-2. A crowd of 46,576, largest of the season in Pittsburgh, saw the Bucs boost their win streak to four games and hike their lead in the N. L. East to 1½ games. In the opener, Zisk's second homer snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth, and the Pirates then teed off against Jack Billingham for five runs in the sixth. Larry Demery, in his first start since July 7, picked up his sixth win with ninth-inning help from Dave Giusti.

Rookie John Candelaria also needed ninth-inning help from Giusti to nail down his seventh victory in the nightcap. Tony Perez' homer gave the Reds a 2-0 lead in the eighth inning of the nightcap, but the Bucs rallied for four runs in their half, getting the last two on Parker and Zisk homers. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    22, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  2
Pirates      0  1  0    1  0  5    0  0  x  -   7 11  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .322      Stennett 2b           4   1   3   2     1   0   .269
Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .307      Kirkpatrick 1b        5   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .324      Oliver cf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .274
  Flynn 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Parker rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .316
Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .289      Hebner 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Foster lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Zisk lf               4   3   2   2     0   0   .267
Crowley 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .273      Sanguillen c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .326
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .264        Dyer c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .204
Chaney ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .204      Reynolds ss           4   1   1   2     0   0   .265
Billingham p          2   1   0   0     0   1   .105      Demery p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .176
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .256

Totals               33   2   7   2     3   6             Totals               34   7  11   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:41
Left on Base: Reds 7, Pirates 7
DP: Reds 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Chaney 2, Stennett
Doubles: Crowley (5), Oliver (28)
Triples: Morgan (4)
Home Runs: Zisk 2 (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Demery (2)
GIDP: Crowley (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(14-6)      5.1   9   7   5   3   0   2  28   3.75
Borbon                  2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.30
Totals                  8    11   7   5   3   2   2  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery W(6-3)           8     7   2   2   3   5   0  33   2.57
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Giusti (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; DYER REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C );
Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); Morgan forced Griffey
(pitcher to shortstop); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to shortstop; Kirkpatrick lined
into a double play (third to first) [Stennett out at first];
Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; Crowley
grounded out (second to first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (second to first); Hebner flied
out to left; Zisk homered; Dyer reached on an error by Chaney
[Dyer to first]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 3RD: Chaney singled to right; On a bunt Billingham forced
Chaney (first to shortstop); Rose flied out to right; Griffey
walked [Billingham to second]; Morgan singled to right
[Billingham scored, Griffey to second]; Bench popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Demery lined to center; Stennett singled to right;
Kirkpatrick flied to right in foul territory; Oliver doubled to
right [Stennett to third]; Parker was walked intentionally;
Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates
1.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Crowley grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second];
Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk homered; Dyer grounded out (third to first);
Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Demery grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

REDS 5TH: Chaney struck out; Billingham struck out; Rose singled
to left; Griffey lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett walked; Kirkpatrick flied out to left;
Oliver walked [Stennett to second]; Parker hit into a double
play (first unassisted) [Stennett out at home (first to
shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to second; Bench walked; Stennett
dropped a foul fly hit by Foster for an error; Foster flied out
to center; Crowley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner singled to left; Zisk reached on an error by
Chaney [Hebner to second]; On a bunt Dyer singled to third
[Hebner to third, Zisk to second]; Reynolds singled to right
[Hebner scored (unearned), Zisk scored, Dyer to third]; Demery
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to second];
Stennett singled to center [Dyer scored, Reynolds scored,
Stennett to second (on throw to home)]; BORBON REPLACED
BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Stennett to third]; Oliver singled to left [Stennett
scored (unearned)]; Parker struck out; 5 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 7.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
flied out to right; Borbon grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner singled to center; Zisk flied out to center;
Dyer lined to right; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 7.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Morgan tripled to right; Bench was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Demery struck
out; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Kirkpatrick
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 7.

REDS 9TH: Foster singled to left; Crowley doubled to right
[Foster scored]; GIUSTI REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); Giusti threw
a wild pitch [Crowley to third]; Geronimo struck out; Chaney
flied out to left; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BORBON; Rettenmund
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 7.