The Pirates eliminated the third-place Cardinals from the Eastern Division race with a 7-1 victory and also knocked out the fourth-place Mets, leaving the Phillies as the only remaining contenders. The Phils were six games behind.

Ken Brett, coming out of the Pirates' bullpen, made his first start since September 20 and was a winner over the Cardinals with the assistance of Ramon Hernandez, who hurled the last two innings. Willie Stargell was jarred in a collision with Dave Parker chasing a fly ball in the fourth. Ed Kirkpatrick, taking Stargell's place in the lineup, hit a three-run homer in the fifth to clinch the victory. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Friday, September 19, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
Pirates      0  1  2    0  3  0    0  1  x  -   7  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Stennett 2b           4   2   1   0     0   0   .291
Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .312      Hebner 3b             4   2   1   0     1   0   .249
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Oliver cf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .282
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .336      Stargell 1b           1   1   0   0     1   0   .297
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .274        Kirkpatrick 1b      2   1   1   3     0   1   .230
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Guerrero ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .240      Zisk lf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .290
Tyson 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .330
Denny p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Taveras ss            4   0   2   2     0   0   .215
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Brett p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
  Bradford ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .223        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   1             Totals               32   7   8   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 19,671
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Pirates 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Cruz, Tyson, Stargell
Doubles: Reitz (24), Taveras (9), Brett (4)
Triples: Parker (10)
Home Runs: Kirkpatrick (5)
Caught Stealing: Tyson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Guerrero (3), Oliver (8)
Hit by Pitch: Stennett (4,by Denny)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(10-6)           4.2   6   6   5   2   2   1  23   3.80
Curtis                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.48
Reynolds                2     1   1   0   2   2   0  10   1.88
Totals                  8     8   7   5   4   4   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(9-5)            7     7   1   1   1   1   0  28   3.08
Hernandez               2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.76
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   1   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Denny (3)
Wild Pitches: Curtis (7)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride flied out to left; Brock flied out to
left; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to left; Hebner flied out to
center; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Stargell dropped a
foul fly hit by Reitz for an error; Reitz grounded out (third to
first); Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Parker flied out to left; Zisk was
called out on strikes; Sanguillen singled to right [Stargell to
third]; Taveras doubled to right [Stargell scored, Sanguillen to
third]; Brett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Guerrero singled to right; Tyson forced Guerrero
(second to shortstop); Denny was called out on strikes; Tyson
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett singled to center; Hebner singled to right
[Stennett scored (error by Cruz), Hebner to third]; Oliver hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hebner scored (unearned)]; Stargell
grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded out (second to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock
singled to left; Cruz grounded out (third to first) [Brock to
second]; Simmons popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Taveras grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Reitz
doubled to left; Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Reitz
to third]; Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly to center [Reitz
scored]; Tyson singled to right; Denny singled to right [Tyson
to second]; McBride flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Brett popped to first in foul territory; Stennett
was hit by a pitch; Hebner walked [Stennett to second]; Oliver
flied out to left; Kirkpatrick homered [Stennett scored, Hebner
scored]; Parker tripled to left; CURTIS REPLACED DENNY
(PITCHING); Zisk made an out to first; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; Cruz flied out to right;
Simmons made an out to shortstop; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras
flied out to center; Brett doubled to right; Curtis threw a wild
pitch [Brett to third]; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Guerrero made an out
to first; Tyson singled to left; BRADFORD BATTED FOR CURTIS;
Bradford walked [Tyson to second]; McBride grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Hebner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (first to
pitcher); Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Brock flied
out to left; Cruz flied out to right; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker struck out; Zisk walked; Sanguillen reached
on an error by Tyson [Zisk to third]; Taveras singled to pitcher
[Zisk scored (unearned), Sanguillen to third]; Hernandez walked
[Taveras to second]; Stennett forced Sanguillen (second to
catcher) [Taveras to third, Hernandez to second]; Hebner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.