Thursday May 22, 1975
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Willie Stargell's two-run homer in the fifth inning snapped a 2-2 tie and the Pirates went on to defeat the Padres, 4-2. The big blow came off starter Dave Freisleben and followed a single by Al Oliver. The Padres had tied the game in the fourth on a walk to Dave Winfield and homer by Mike Ivie.

The Pirates got a first-inning run on a walk to Richie Hebner and singles by Oliver and Dave Parker. Their second marker came in the third on Richie Hebner's single and Oliver's RBI double. Jim Rooker, who hurled the first seven frames and was credited with the victory, was aided by outstanding fielding plays. Second baseman Rennie Stennett robbed Bobby Tolan of a run-producing single in the fifth and shortstop Mario Mendoza smothered a seventh-inning Padre rally by throwing out Fred Kendall at the plate. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Thursday, May 22, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Pirates 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Padres 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Grubb cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .340 Hebner 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .273 Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248 Oliver cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .261 Torres ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Stargell 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .259 Tolan lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Parker rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .303 Winfield rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .301 Zisk lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Ivie 1b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .260 Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .348 Hundley c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .203 Mendoza ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kubiak 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .225 Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Freisleben p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kendall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCovey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Totals 36 4 9 4 3 3 Totals 31 2 5 2 5 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 9,148 Left on Base: Pirates 10, Padres 7 DP: Pirates 0, Padres 0 Errors: Folkers Doubles: Oliver (9), Stargell (5), Hebner (5), Grubb (14) Home Runs: Stargell (6), Ivie (3) Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (1) Hit by Pitch: Zisk (1,by Freisleben) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(3-2) 7 4 2 2 5 3 1 30 3.64 Giusti SV(4) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.79 Totals 9 5 2 2 5 4 1 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben L(3-4) 5 7 4 4 2 2 1 25 3.66 Folkers 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.89 Frisella 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.31 Tomlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.30 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 3 1 41 Hit by Pitch: Freisleben (1) Wild Pitches: Rooker (1), Folkers (2) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner walked; Oliver singled to left [Hebner to second]; Stargell flied out to center [Hebner to third]; Parker singled [Hebner scored, Oliver to second]; Zisk was hit by a pitch [Oliver to third, Parker to second]; Sanguillen forced Parker (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Grubb lined to center; Hernandez struck out; Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PIRATES 2ND: Mendoza grounded out (pitcher to first); Rooker made an out to shortstop; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie struck out; Hundley walked; Fuentes singled to center [Hundley to second]; Kubiak was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PIRATES 3RD: Hebner singled to second; Oliver doubled to center [Hebner scored]; Stargell made an out to shortstop; Parker struck out; Zisk was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Freisleben grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied out to left; Hernandez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 0. PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen walked; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sanguillen to second]; Rooker flied out to right; Stennett singled to right [Sanguillen to third, Stennett to second (on throw to home)]; Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: On a bunt Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield walked; Ivie homered [Winfield scored]; Hundley grounded out (third to first); Fuentes flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 2. PIRATES 5TH: Oliver singled to right; Stargell homered [Oliver scored]; Parker flied out to left; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Kubiak walked; SCOTT BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Kubiak to second]; Scott flied out to right; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted) [Kubiak to third]; Hernandez walked; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PIRATES 6TH: FOLKERS REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Mendoza struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Rooker reached on an error by Folkers on a sacrifice bunt [Mendoza out at home (second to catcher), Rooker to third (on throw to home)]; Stennett flied out to center; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Ivie walked; Hundley lined to left; Fuentes forced Ivie (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PIRATES 7TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell doubled to right; Parker flied out to center; Zisk flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Kubiak singled to left; KENDALL BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Kendall forced Kubiak (third to second); Grubb doubled to right [Kendall to third]; Hernandez reached on a fielder's choice [Kendall out at home (third to shortstop to catcher), Grubb to third]; Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PIRATES 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING); TORRES REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING SS); Sanguillen flied out to left; Mendoza grounded out (second to first); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR ROOKER; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Winfield singled to left; Winfield was picked off first (pitcher to first); Ivie made an out to second; Hundley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PIRATES 9TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner doubled to right; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Hebner to third]; Stargell walked; TOMLIN REPLACED FRISELLA (PITCHING); Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak grounded out (first unassisted); MCCOVEY BATTED FOR TOMLIN; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 2.

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