Erupting for four runs in the eighth inning, the Pirates defeated the Cardinals, 5-3, to retain their six-game lead over the Phillies in the East Division race. The Cardinals were leading, 3-1, when the Pirates began their rally with their first run on a single by Manny Sanguillen, pass to Bob Robertson and single by Willie Randolph, who batted for Jerry Reuss.

Rennie Stennett bunted and when Mike Garman threw wildly to third, Miguel Dilone scored the tying tally as the pinch-runner for Robertson. Richie Hebner followed with a sacrifice fly, sending Randolph home with the go-ahead run. Al Oliver then singled, driving in Stennett with the clinching counter. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 21, 1975 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  4  x  -   5  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .312      Stennett 2b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .289
McBride cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Hebner 3b             2   1   0   1     1   1   .247
Davis rf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .277      Oliver cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .334      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .295
Smith 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .298      Parker rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .308
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zisk lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .287
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sanguillen c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .330
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Taveras ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .274        Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .241        Robertson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Tyson ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .263        Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .305        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Hernandez 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Randolph ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .204
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               33   3   8   3     1   1             Totals               26   5   5   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 35,648
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 2
DP: Cardinals 3, Pirates 1
Errors: Garman
Doubles: Reitz (25), Sizemore (22)
Stolen Bases: Brock (55)
Sacrifice Hits: McBride (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (5)
GIDP: Stennett (15), Stargell (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  7     3   2   2   3   4   0  25   2.97
Wallace                 0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   6.57
Garman L(3-8)           0     1   2   0   0   0   0   2   2.39
Curtis                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.45
Totals                  8     5   5   3   4   4   0  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(17-11)          8     8   3   3   1   1   0  32   2.53
Tekulve SV(3)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.12
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   1   0  35

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (16)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (10)
Balks: Forsch (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Davis made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner
flied out to right; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
singled to left; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Smith to
second]; Reitz doubled to left [Smith scored, Reitz out at third
(left to shortstop to third)]; Sizemore doubled to left; Tyson
singled to right [Sizemore scored]; Forsch flied out to center;
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Parker struck out; Zisk made
an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); McBride
singled to shortstop; Davis grounded out (second to first)
[McBride to second]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen popped to right; Taveras flied out to
right; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Reitz grounded out
(second to first); Sizemore walked; Tyson singled to right
[Sizemore to second]; Forsch struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner
struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock lined to left; McBride grounded out
(pitcher to first); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell walked; Parker forced Stargell (first to
shortstop); Zisk walked [Parker to second]; Sanguillen lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Zisk out at first]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Smith
singled to right; Reitz hit into a double play (third to first)
[Smith out at third (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to right; Reuss struck out;
Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Tyson
flied out to right; Forsch made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner walked; Oliver flied out to center; Stargell
flied out to right; Forsch balked [Hebner to second]; Forsch
threw a wild pitch [Hebner to third]; Parker singled to right
[Hebner scored]; Zisk flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
McBride out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to
third]; Davis reached on a fielder's choice [Brock scored];
Simmons flied out to center; Smith grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen singled to center; KIRKPATRICK BATTED
FOR TAVERAS; HERNANDEZ REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING 1B); WALLACE
REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); ROBERTSON BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK;
Robertson walked [Sanguillen to second]; DILONE RAN FOR
ROBERTSON; RANDOLPH BATTED FOR REUSS; GARMAN REPLACED WALLACE
(PITCHING); Randolph singled to left [Sanguillen scored, Dilone
to second]; On a bunt Stennett reached on a fielder's choice
[Dilone scored (error by Garman), Randolph to third, Stennett to
second]; CURTIS REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Hebner hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Randolph scored (unearned), Stennett to
third]; Oliver singled to right [Stennett scored (unearned)];
Stargell grounded into a double play (third to first) [Oliver
out at second]; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING SS); TEKULVE
REPLACED RANDOLPH (PITCHING); Reitz lined to third; Sizemore
made an out to second; FAIRLY BATTED FOR TYSON; Fairly flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.