Unearned runs that resulted from errors by Manny Sanguillen and Art Howe enabled the Cubs to defeat the Pirates, 6-5. A two-run single by Gene Hiser and homers by Andre Thornton and Joe Wallis paced the Cubs to a 4-1 lead before the Pirates rallied to tie the score in the sixth inning on a walk to Frank Taveras, an infield out, double by Willie Stargell and circuit clout by Dave Parker.

Hiser walked in the seventh and was on second with two out when Sanguillen dropped a pop foul by Thornton for an error. Returning to bat, Thornton singled to drive in Hiser. A walk to George Mitterwald, single by Dave Rosello and error by Howe then gave the Cubs what proved to he their winning run in the eighth. The Pirates fell short in the ninth with a tally on a double by Parker and single by Sanguillen. Bill Madlock, the Cubs' league-leading batter, was hit on the right thumb by a pitched ball in the fifth and suffered a hairline fracture. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  2  1    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   6  8  1
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   5  7  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hiser rf              4   1   1   2     1   0   .246      Taveras ss            1   1   1   0     2   0   .215
Wallis cf             3   1   1   1     2   1   .300        Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Madlock 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .362        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Sperring pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Kessinger 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Stargell 1b           4   2   2   1     0   2   .299
Thornton 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .297      Parker rf             4   2   2   2     0   1   .311
LaCock lf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .232      Zisk lf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .283
Trillo 2b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .239      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Mitterwald c          4   2   0   0     1   1   .224      Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Rosello ss            3   0   2   0     1   1   .235        Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .115
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Robertson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .261
                                                            Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .284

Totals               34   6   8   5     6   4             Totals               32   5   7   4     4   8

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  7,346
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Pirates 4
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Rosello, Sanguillen, Howe 2
Doubles: Stargell (30), Parker (30)
Triples: Zisk (3)
Home Runs: Thornton (15), Wallis (1), Parker (22)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham 2 (7)
GIDP: Stennett (14)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (3,by Kison)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(13-13)         8.1   7   5   5   4   7   1  34   4.63
P. Reuschel SV(5)       0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4   8   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   5     5   4   2   2   2   2  24   3.49
Demery L(7-4)           2     1   1   0   2   1   0   9   2.75
Tekulve                 2     2   1   0   2   1   0  10   2.27
Totals                  9     8   6   2   6   4   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Kison (4)
Wild Pitches: Bonham (11)

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


CUBS 1ST: Hiser grounded out (pitcher to first); Wallis walked;
Madlock flied out to right; Thornton forced Wallis (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

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

CUBS 2ND: LaCock flied out to center; Trillo singled to center;
Mitterwald reached on an error by Howe [Trillo to third,
Mitterwald to second]; Rosello was walked intentionally; Bonham
flied out to right; Hiser singled to center [Trillo scored
(unearned), Mitterwald scored (unearned), Rosello to third];
Wallis struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to center; Bonham threw a wild
pitch [Stargell to second]; Parker struck out; Zisk tripled to
left [Stargell scored]; Sanguillen flied out to right; Howe
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Thornton
homered; LaCock lined to pitcher; Trillo was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison was called out on strikes; Taveras walked;
Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Stennett walked; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald popped to catcher; Rosello singled to left;
Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rosello to
second]; Hiser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Parker grounded out (second to
first); Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates
1.

CUBS 5TH: Wallis homered; Madlock was hit by a pitch; SPERRING
RAN FOR MADLOCK; Thornton flied out to center; LaCock flied out
to center; Trillo forced Sperring (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: SPERRING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Howe grounded out (third to first); MORENO
BATTED FOR KISON; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: DEMERY REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Mitterwald lined to
center; Rosello was called out on strikes; Bonham flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras walked; Stennett grounded out (third to
first) [Taveras to second]; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell
doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Parker homered [Stargell
scored]; Zisk made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Pirates 4.

CUBS 7TH: Hiser walked; Wallis grounded out (first unassisted)
[Hiser to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR SPERRING; Summers flied
out to left; Sanguillen dropped a foul fly hit by Thornton for
an error; Thornton singled to left [Hiser scored (unearned),
Thornton to second (on throw to home)]; LaCock was walked
intentionally; Trillo popped to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: KESSINGER REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING 3B); Sanguillen
grounded out (third to first); Howe flied out to center;
ROBERTSON BATTED FOR DEMERY; Robertson walked; DILONE RAN FOR
ROBERTSON; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Kirkpatrick struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

CUBS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED
KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING SS); Mitterwald walked; Rosello singled to
right [Mitterwald scored (error by Howe) (unearned), Rosello to
second]; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Rosello to third]; Hiser grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wallis walked; Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver
flied out to left; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 6, Pirates 4.

CUBS 9TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
flied out to center; Trillo singled to center; Mitterwald struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker doubled to center; Zisk struck out;
Sanguillen singled to shortstop [Parker scored (error by
Rosello) (no RBI), Sanguillen to second]; OTT BATTED FOR HOWE;
P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Ott grounded out (second
to first) [Sanguillen to third]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR TEKULVE;
Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 5.