Observing his 26th birthday, Jerry Reuss pitched the Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Pirates backed their lefthander with homers by Bill Robinson, Willie Stargell and Dave Parker to account for all their runs. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      19, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Pirates      1  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Melendez lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .332
Davis cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Robinson cf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .319
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .335      Stargell 1b           4   2   2   2     0   2   .282
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Howard 1b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .200      Parker rf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .327
Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Howe 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .169
Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Curtis p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Reuss p               2   0   1   0     1   0   .258
  Rudolph ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               29   0   6   0     0   7             Totals               29   5   6   5     2   3

Time of Game: 1:40   Attendance:  8,198
Left on Base: Cardinals 2, Pirates 2
DP: Cardinals 2, Pirates 4
Doubles: Sizemore (12), Stargell (12)
Home Runs: Robinson (3), Stargell (11), Parker (10)
GIDP: Davis (1), Guerrero (3), Melendez (4), Sanguillen (7), Stennett (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(4-5)           8     6   5   3   2   3   3  31   3.95
Totals                  8     6   5   3   2   3   3  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(8-4)            9     6   0   0   0   7   0  29   2.38
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   7   0  29

Passed Balls: Simmons (8)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Melendez struck out; Sizemore singled to center;
Davis grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen lined to first; Robinson homered; Stargell doubled to
left; Zisk flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith was called out on strikes; Simmons flied
out to left; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (second to first); Howe
grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz singled to left; Guerrero grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at
second]; Curtis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss singled to second; Stennett forced Reuss
(shortstop to second); Sanguillen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez lined to first; Sizemore doubled to
left; Davis made an out to shortstop; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson singled to center; Stargell homered
[Robinson scored]; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Parker
grounded out (second to first); Howe walked; Taveras flied to
right in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
struck out; Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Reuss flied out to center; Stennett grounded out
(first unassisted); Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Guerrero singled to right; Curtis struck out;
Melendez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Zisk struck
out; Parker homered (unearned) [Stargell scored (unearned)];
Howe lined to third; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore made an out to shortstop; Davis singled
to center; Smith lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Davis out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Reuss
walked; Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Reuss out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons flied out to left; Howard singled to
shortstop; Reitz forced Howard (third to second); Guerrero
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Robinson lined to third; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: RUDOLPH BATTED FOR CURTIS; Rudolph flied out to
center; Melendez flied out to left; Sizemore popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.