Dock Ellis, with relief help from Ramon Hernandez, picked up his first victory since his two-week suspension as the Pirates downed the Cubs, 4-1, and moved 6½ lengths ahead in the N. L. East. Doubles by Dave Rosello and Joe Wallis gave the Cubs a 1-0 margin in the first.

Following a 48-minute rain delay, the Bucs tied the score on singles by Rennie Stennett and Al Oliver and a groundout by Willie Stargell. Stargell singled home Oliver, who had tripled, with the go-ahead run in the sixth. Richie Zisk's single, a double by Dave Parker and Manny Sanguillen's single made it a three-run inning. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rosello ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .143      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .213
  Mitterwald ph,c     1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Stennett 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Wallis cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .296      Oliver cf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .281
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .363      Stargell 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .297
Summers lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Zisk lf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .283
  Tyrone ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morales rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Robinson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Kessinger ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Parker rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .310
Thornton 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .296      Sanguillen c          2   0   1   1     2   0   .323
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .237      Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .176
Swisher c             1   0   0   0     1   1   .202      Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .114
  Harris ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .185        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Prall p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  LaCock ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Cardenal ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .311

Totals               31   1   6   1     4   7             Totals               30   4  10   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  6,756
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Pirates 7
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 2
Doubles: Rosello (1), Wallis (2), Parker (29)
Triples: Oliver (8)
Caught Stealing: Parker (6), Dilone (1), Sanguillen (3)
GIDP: Trillo (10), Stargell (7)
Hit by Pitch: Morales (5,by Ellis)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Prall L(0-1)            5     8   4   4   2   3   0  24   6.75
Dettore                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.71
Schultz                 1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   7   0.00
Zamora                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   5.16
Totals                  8    10   4   4   5   5   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(8-7)            6     5   1   1   4   4   0  26   3.64
Hernandez SV(5)         3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.91
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Ellis (3)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dutch Rennert


CUBS 1ST: 48 minute rain delay in first; Rosello doubled
to right; Wallis doubled to center [Rosello scored]; Madlock
struck out; Summers grounded out (second to first) [Wallis to
third]; Morales popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
singled to left; Oliver singled to right [Stennett to third];
Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Stennett scored, Oliver
to second]; Zisk walked; Parker flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton walked; Trillo struck out; Swisher struck
out; Prall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen walked; Howe struck out; On a bunt Ellis
struck out; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis
lined to center; On a bunt Madlock singled to third; Summers
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to center; Stargell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Thornton
singled to center; Trillo grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded
out (first unassisted); Sanguillen popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher walked; On a bunt Prall forced Swisher (third
to shortstop); Rosello hit into a double play (right to first)
[Prall out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Howe flied out to right; Ellis struck out; Taveras
singled to pitcher; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: Wallis flied out to right; Madlock popped to catcher
in foul territory; Summers singled to center; Morales was hit by
a pitch [Summers to second]; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver tripled to center; Stargell singled to left
[Oliver scored]; Zisk singled to left [Stargell to second];
Parker doubled to center [Stargell scored, Zisk to third];
DETTORE REPLACED PRALL (PITCHING); Sanguillen singled to center
[Zisk scored, Parker to third]; Howe popped to shortstop; Parker
was caught stealing home (catcher to third to pitcher)
[Sanguillen to second]; Ellis struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo walked; HARRIS BATTED FOR SWISHER; Harris
walked [Trillo to second]; LACOCK BATTED FOR DETTORE; HERNANDEZ
REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); CARDENAL BATTED FOR LACOCK; Cardenal
popped to shortstop; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Mitterwald
lined to right; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MITTERWALD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SCHULTZ REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING);
KESSINGER REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING SS); Taveras was called out
on strikes; Stennett singled to shortstop; Oliver flied out to
center; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 8TH: Madlock singled to center; TYRONE BATTED FOR SUMMERS;
On a bunt Tyrone grounded out (pitcher to first) [Madlock to
second]; Kessinger struck out; Thornton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: TYRONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Zisk walked;
DILONE RAN FOR ZISK; Parker grounded out (first unassisted)
[Dilone to second]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally; ZAMORA
REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Dilone was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Sanguillen to second]; Howe was walked
intentionally; Sanguillen was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); Trillo popped
to second; HOSLEY BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Hosley struck out; Cardenal
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Pirates 4.