Held scoreless on two hits in the first five innings, the Pirates broke loose for four runs in the sixth and added three on a homer by Willie Stargell in the seventh to defeat the Cardinals, 7-3, and take over first place in the East Division by one-half game. John Curtis, pitching for the Cardinals, lost his stuff and his control in the sixth. Rennie Stennett and Manny Sanguillen singled and Stargell was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Richie Zisk grounded out, Stennett scoring to tie the game at 1-1. Curtis walked Bob Robertson intentionally and then also passed Richie Hebner to force in the Pirates' go-ahead run. Mike Garman relieved and was greeted with a two-run single by Dave Parker.

In the seventh, Stennett and Al Oliver singled. The Cardinals brought in southpaw Rich Folkers to face lefthanded-hitting Stargell, who upset the percentage with his homer. Ted Sizemore batted in all three of the Cardinals' runs with a double in the first, grounder in the seventh and single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 24, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  4    3  0  0  -   7 10  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   2   3   0     0   1   .288      Brock lf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .309
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .277      Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   3     1   0   .251
Oliver cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Smith rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Stargell lf           1   2   1   3     3   0   .305      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Zisk rf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .313      Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   0     1   1   .294
Robertson 1b          4   1   0   0     1   0   .230        Torre ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .298      McBride cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Taveras ss            1   0   0   0     1   1   .256      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Parker ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .293      Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Mendoza ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .228        Dwyer ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .282
Kison p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .114        Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Hernandez p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Hunt ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Mumphrey pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Curtis p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .164
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Cruz ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            Heidemann ss        1   0   1   0     0   0   .244

Totals               34   7  10   7     6   6             Totals               33   3   7   3     6   3

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 37,197
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Cardinals 9
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Sizemore (17), McBride (19)
Home Runs: Stargell (24)
Stolen Bases: Brock (116)
Caught Stealing: Stargell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Sanguillen (3)
GIDP: Sanguillen (15), Simmons (22)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (6,by Curtis)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(8-8)            6.1   4   2   2   5   3   0  27   3.68
Hernandez               2.1   2   1   1   1   0   0  10   2.81
Giusti                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.56
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   3   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(9-14)          5.2   4   4   4   5   3   0  25   3.82
Garman                  0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   2.58
Folkers                 0.2   2   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.97
Foster                  2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.88
Totals                  9    10   7   7   6   6   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Curtis (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Art Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to center; Sanguillen grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stennett out
at second]; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore
doubled to right [Brock scored]; Smith flied out to center;
Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Sizemore to third];
Hernandez walked; McBride was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Zisk flied out to right; Robertson
flied out to center; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz popped to shortstop; Tyson was called out
on strikes; Curtis singled to left; Brock forced Curtis
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras struck out; Kison singled to center;
Stennett flied out to right; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore walked; Smith flied out to right;
Simmons grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell walked; Zisk
struck out while Stargell was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez struck out; McBride doubled to left;
Reitz flied out to center; Tyson flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Robertson popped to second; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); Taveras walked; Kison popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Curtis popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Brock flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to left; Sanguillen singled to
center [Stennett to second]; Oliver popped to third in foul
territory; Stargell was hit by a pitch [Stennett to third,
Sanguillen to second]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Stennett scored, Sanguillen to third, Stargell to second];
Robertson was walked intentionally; Hebner walked [Sanguillen
scored, Stargell to third, Robertson to second]; PARKER BATTED
FOR TAVERAS; GARMAN REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Parker singled
to left [Stargell scored, Robertson scored, Hebner to second];
Kison grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: MENDOZA REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING SS); Smith flied
out to left; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez
singled to left; McBride forced Hernandez (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett singled to right; Sanguillen out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stennett to second]; Oliver
singled to center [Stennett to third]; FOLKERS REPLACED GARMAN
(PITCHING); Stargell homered [Stennett scored, Oliver scored];
Zisk singled to left; Robertson popped to first; Hebner popped
to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied out to center; DWYER BATTED FOR
TYSON; Dwyer walked; CRUZ BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Cruz walked [Dwyer
to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Brock walked
[Dwyer to third, Cruz to second]; Sizemore forced Brock (second
to shortstop) [Dwyer scored, Cruz to third]; Smith flied out to
left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 8TH: FOSTER REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); HEIDEMANN
REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); Mendoza was called out on strikes;
Hernandez was called out on strikes; Stennett was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory;
TORRE BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Torre grounded out (third to first);
McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 7, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 9TH: TORRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sanguillen
singled to third; Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory;
Stargell walked [Sanguillen to second]; Zisk flied out to right;
Robertson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz flied out to right; HUNT BATTED FOR FOSTER;
Hunt singled to right; MUMPHREY RAN FOR HUNT; Heidemann singled
to center [Mumphrey to second]; Brock forced Heidemann (second
to shortstop) [Mumphrey to third]; GIUSTI REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); Sizemore singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Brock to
third]; Sizemore advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Sizemore to second]; Smith popped to shortstop; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 3.