The Pirates, who performed like a sandlot club rather than division champions, committed seven errors and lost their last game of the regular season to the Cardinals, 6-2. The victory enabled the Cards to finish in a tie with the Mets for third place.

Five of the Redbirds' runs were unearned. A double by Mario Guerrero and two errors by John Candelaria resulted in the first run in the third inning and Reggie Smith drove in two more with a single. After the Pirates picked up their pair, also unearned, on a throwing error by Ted Simmons in the fifth, Smith homered in the Cards' half. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1975 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  7
Cardinals    0  0  3    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   6  7  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Melendez cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .265
Randolph 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .164      Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .146
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Smith rf              4   1   3   3     0   1   .302
Stargell 1b           2   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .332
  Kirkpatrick 1b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Zisk lf               3   1   1   0     0   2   .290      Guerrero ss           3   2   1   0     0   0   .239
Dyer c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .227        Kelleher ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ott c               1   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Tyson 2b              4   2   1   1     0   0   .266
Reynolds ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .224      Reed p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .183
Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .140
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Brett ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   0     0   7             Totals               34   6   7   4     1   3

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 20,909
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Cardinals 6
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Stennett 2, Randolph 3, Candelaria 2, Simmons, Tyson
Doubles: Zisk (27), Guerrero (9)
Home Runs: Smith (19)
Caught Stealing: Simmons (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Reed (5)
GIDP: Reynolds (1), Simmons (20)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(8-6)       5     4   4   1   1   3   1  23   2.76
Giusti                  1     1   2   0   0   0   0   6   2.95
Demery                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.90
Hernandez               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.95
Totals                  8     7   6   1   1   3   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(13-13)           9     5   2   0   0   7   0  32   3.52
Totals                  9     5   2   0   0   7   0  32

Passed Balls: Ott (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Bill Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Randolph
made an out to second; Oliver reached on an error by Tyson;
Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Melendez grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz
struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk struck
out; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Simmons was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz grounded out (third
to first); Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Reynolds flied out to left; Candelaria grounded out
(second to first); Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Guerrero doubled to left; Tyson reached on an
error by Candelaria; Reed out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Guerrero to third, Tyson to second]; Melendez was
walked intentionally; Cruz reached on an error by Candelaria
[Guerrero scored (unearned) (no RBI), Tyson to third, Melendez
to second]; Smith singled to left [Tyson scored (unearned),
Melendez scored (unearned), Cruz to second]; Simmons reached on
an error by Randolph [Cruz to third, Smith to second]; Reitz
made an out to shortstop; Hernandez forced Simmons (shortstop to
second); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Randolph popped to catcher in foul territory;
Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Guerrero flied out to left; Tyson grounded out
(third to first); Reed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker struck out; Zisk doubled to center; Dyer
grounded out (third to first); Reynolds singled to right [Zisk
scored (error by Simmons) (unearned), Reynolds scored (on throw)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Candelaria struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B);
Melendez grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith homered; Simmons reached on an error
by Randolph; Reitz popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: OTT REPLACED DYER (PLAYING C ); GIUSTI REPLACED
CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Hernandez flied out to center; Guerrero
reached on an error by Stennett [Guerrero to second (error by
Stennett)]; Tyson singled to left [Guerrero scored (unearned),
Tyson to second (on throw to home)]; Reed reached on an error by
Randolph [Tyson to third]; Ott allowed a passed ball [Tyson
scored (unearned), Reed to second]; Melendez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Kirkpatrick singled to left; Parker singled to
shortstop [Kirkpatrick to second]; Zisk struck out; Ott singled
to left [Kirkpatrick to third, Parker to second]; Reynolds
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ott out at
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: DEMERY REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Smith singled
to right; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; Reitz grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); BRETT
BATTED FOR DEMERY; Brett grounded out (first unassisted);
Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Hernandez
singled to left; Kelleher grounded out (first unassisted)
[Hernandez to second]; Tyson grounded out (second to first)
[Hernandez to third]; Reed flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Kirkpatrick flied
out to right; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.