After yielding only two hits in the first eight innings, Dick Ruthven ran out of steam in the ninth, but the relief work of Mac Scarce enabled the Phillies to emerge with a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. The Phillies began their scoring against Ken Brett with a homer by Mike Schmidt in the sixth before adding two runs in the eighth on a double by Bob Boone after singles by Bill Robinson and Mike Anderson and a safe bunt by Willie Montanez had loaded the bases.

Ruthven had retired 18 batters in a row before walking Rennie Stennett and giving up a single by Richie Hebner in the ninth. Scarce relieved and induced Al Oliver to ground into double play as Stennett scored. Willie Stargell then smashed a homer, but Scarce retired Dave Parker on a grounder to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Friday, May       10, 1974 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   3  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .281
Hebner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .343      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .343
Stargell lf           4   1   1   1     0   2   .281      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Parker cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .322        Grabarkewitz pr     0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Zisk rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .289        Unser cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Robinson cf,lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .295
Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .317      Anderson rf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .291
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .364      Montanez 1b           3   0   2   0     0   1   .246
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Brett p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .455        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Morlan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boone c               3   0   1   2     0   0   .236
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Ruthven p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   1     2   9             Totals               32   3   9   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 16,388
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Phillies 7
DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 1
Doubles: Boone (6)
Home Runs: Stargell (5), Schmidt (5)
Stolen Bases: Grabarkewitz (3)
GIDP: Oliver (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(2-3)            6     8   3   3   1   2   1  26   3.69
Morlan                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.81
Hernandez               1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.35
Totals                  8     9   3   3   2   2   1  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(2-1)          8     3   1   1   2   9   0  29   3.12
Scarce SV(2)            1     1   1   1   0   0   1   3   3.45
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   9   1  32

Wild Pitches: Ruthven (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
singled to center; Oliver struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash walked; Bowa lined into a double play (second
to first) [Cash out at first]; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker was called out on strikes; Zisk singled to
center; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Zisk to second]; Sanguillen
reached on a fielder's choice [Zisk out at third (pitcher to
shortstop)]; Taveras was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to second; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Anderson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Brett walked; Stennett forced Brett (first to
shortstop); Hebner struck out; Oliver popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Montanez singled to right; Boone forced Montanez
(shortstop to second); Ruthven forced Boone (shortstop to
second); Cash singled to right [Ruthven to second]; Bowa flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to left; Parker grounded out
(pitcher to first); Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
struck out; Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Taveras grounded out
(second to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson singled to left; Montanez struck out;
Boone flied out to center; Ruthven flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett flied out to right; Hebner struck out;
Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cash popped to first in foul territory; Bowa flied
out to right; Schmidt homered; Luzinski flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell struck out; Parker popped to second; Zisk
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Robinson singled to third; Anderson singled to
left [Robinson to second]; On a bunt Montanez singled to pitcher
[Robinson to third, Anderson to second]; Boone doubled to left
[Robinson scored, Anderson scored, Montanez to third]; MORLAN
REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cash popped to shortstop; On a bunt Bowa made an out to
pitcher; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first);
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Kirkpatrick struck out; POPOVICH
BATTED FOR MORLAN; Popovich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); MENDOZA
REPLACED POPOVICH (PLAYING SS); Schmidt singled to left;
Luzinski forced Schmidt (second to shortstop); GRABARKEWITZ RAN
FOR LUZINSKI; Grabarkewitz stole second; Robinson flied out to
right; Anderson was walked intentionally; TAYLOR BATTED FOR
MONTANEZ; Taylor forced Anderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 9TH: HUTTON REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); UNSER REPLACED
GRABARKEWITZ (PLAYING CF); ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Stennett walked; Hebner singled to right [Stennett to
third]; SCARCE REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Oliver grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stennett scored
(no RBI), Hebner out at second]; Stargell homered; Parker
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 3.