Friday July 4, 1975
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Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, July 4, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Kessinger ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Robinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Harris lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .160 Oliver cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .285 Dunn 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Robertson 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Morales cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Kirkpatrick 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .246 Thornton 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .322 Zisk lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Hosley c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275 Monday pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Mendoza 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Swisher c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .173 Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Trillo 2b 2 0 1 1 3 0 .251 Popovich 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Sperring rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Reuss p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .278 Cardenal ph,rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .305 Zahn p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Mitterwald ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 37 1 6 1 1 5 Totals 38 2 8 2 5 4 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 30,355 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 11 DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Thornton Doubles: Zisk (11) Triples: Thornton (2) Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (3), Reuss (6), Hosley (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(9-6) 10.1 8 2 2 5 4 0 44 2.31 Totals 10.1 8 2 2 5 4 0 44 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 10 6 1 0 1 4 0 37 4.92 Knowles W(3-4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7.02 Totals 11 6 1 0 1 5 0 40 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Satch Davidson PIRATES 1ST: Pete LaCock ejected by 3B umpire Satch Davidson for touching a live ball in the bullpen sometime in game; Taveras grounded out (second to first); Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver singled to shortstop; Robertson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Harris struck out; Dunn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 2ND: Zisk doubled to left; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Dyer flied out to center; Popovich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Morales flied out to center; Thornton flied out to center; Hosley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 3RD: Reuss grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out (third to first); Robinson popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring flied out to right; Zahn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to right; Robertson singled to center [Robertson out at second (center to second)]; Bob Robertson ejected by 2B umpire Lee Weyer; Zisk popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING 1B); Kessinger flied out to right; Harris grounded out (second to first); Dunn singled to center; Morales forced Dunn (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 5TH: Hebner struck out; Dyer struck out; Popovich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Thornton walked; Hosley grounded out (third to first) [Thornton to second]; Trillo walked; Sperring struck out; Zahn forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 6TH: Reuss singled to shortstop; Taveras reached on an error by Thornton [Reuss to second, Taveras to first]; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reuss to third, Taveras to second]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Kirkpatrick forced Oliver (shortstop to second) [Reuss scored (unearned), Taveras to third]; Zisk popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Harris flied out to left; Dunn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. PIRATES 7TH: Hebner popped to shortstop; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Morales singled to shortstop; Thornton flied out to left; Hosley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Morales to second]; Trillo singled to right [Morales scored]; Sperring flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. PIRATES 8TH: Reuss struck out; On a bunt Taveras grounded out (third to first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: Zahn grounded out (second to first); Kessinger singled to shortstop; Harris flied out to center; Dunn flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. PIRATES 9TH: Oliver singled to left; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oliver to second]; Hebner was called out on strikes; Richie Hebner ejected by HP umpire Frank Pulli; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 3B); Morales lined to center; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hosley singled to center; MONDAY RAN FOR HOSLEY; Trillo walked [Monday to second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR SPERRING; Cardenal lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. PIRATES 10TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SWISHER REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING C ); Dyer grounded out (third to first); Popovich singled to center; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Popovich to second]; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 10TH: MITTERWALD BATTED FOR ZAHN; Mitterwald was called out on strikes; On a bunt Kessinger singled to third; Harris struck out; Dunn forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. PIRATES 11TH: KNOWLES REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Robinson struck out; Oliver flied out to left; On a bunt Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 11TH: Morales flied out to right; Thornton tripled to right; Swisher was walked intentionally; Trillo was walked intentionally [Swisher to second]; Cardenal singled to right [Thornton scored, Swisher to third, Trillo to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

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