Jerry Reuss helped himself to victory with a tie-breaking double in the fifth inning as the Pirates defeated the Cardinals, 4-2. The Pirates opened the game with two runs on a double by Rennie Stennett and homer by Al Oliver. The Cards came back with the tying pair in their half.

Luis Melendez singled and scored on a double by Hector Cruz, who took third on the throw to the plate and counted on an infield out by Ted Simmons, whose RBI was his 100th of the season. In the Pirates' fifth, Frank Taveras walked and scored on Reuss' double. Reuss then crossed the plate himself on a single by Stennett. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1975 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .288      Melendez cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Cruz lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .159
  Howe 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Smith rf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .298
Oliver cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .282      Simmons c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .333
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .296        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Parker rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .309        Rudolph c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Guerrero ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .328        Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Taveras ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .212        Sizemore 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Reuss p               2   1   1   1     0   0   .197      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .119        Kelleher ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson ph,lf      0   0   0   0     1   0   .280        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .301
                                                          McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .088
                                                            McBride ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   4   8   4     3   3             Totals               32   2   6   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 19,180
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cardinals 6
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Hebner, Kelleher
Doubles: Stennett (25), Reuss (2), Cruz 2 (2)
Home Runs: Oliver (18)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (2)
GIDP: Stargell (9), Reitz (18)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(18-11)          6     4   2   2   2   3   0  24   2.54
Kison                   2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.23
Tekulve SV(5)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.25
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(15-13)      7     7   4   4   2   2   1  29   3.92
Hrabosky                2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.66
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   3   1  37

Wild Pitches: Reuss (4), Kison (9)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Shag Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett doubled to right; Hebner made an out to
second; Oliver homered [Stennett scored]; Stargell was called
out on strikes; Parker flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Melendez singled to left; Cruz doubled to left
[Melendez scored, Cruz to third (on throw to home)]; Smith
struck out; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz
scored]; Reitz flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk popped to third in foul territory; Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); Taveras flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher);
Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Tyson reached on an
error by Hebner; McGlothen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss flied out to left; Stennett flied out to
center; Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Melendez singled to center; Reuss threw a wild
pitch [Melendez to second]; Cruz flied out to center; Smith
walked; Simmons made an out to second; Reitz flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
flied out to left; Parker singled to second; Zisk singled to
third [Parker to second]; Sanguillen singled to shortstop
[Parker out at home (shortstop to first to catcher), Zisk to
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez walked; Guerrero struck out; Tyson
struck out; McGlothen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras walked; Reuss doubled to left [Taveras
scored]; Stennett singled to center [Reuss scored, Stennett to
second (on throw to home)]; Hebner made an out to shortstop;
Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Stennett to third];
Stargell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: HOWE REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 3B); Melendez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz popped to first in foul
territory; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker walked; Zisk was called out on strikes;
Sanguillen grounded out (third to first) [Parker to second];
Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to third; Reitz grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 7TH: KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR REUSS; Kirkpatrick made an
out to third; Stennett grounded out (second to first); Howe
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 7TH: KISON REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); BROCK
BATTED FOR GUERRERO; Brock grounded out (second to first); DAVIS
BATTED FOR TYSON; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); MCBRIDE
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; McBride flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 8TH: SIZEMORE REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING 2B); KELLEHER
REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); HRABOSKY REPLACED MCBRIDE
(PITCHING); Oliver singled to right; Stargell grounded into a
double play (first to third to first) [Oliver out at second];
Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Melendez flied out to left; Cruz doubled to left;
Kison threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Smith walked; Simmons
was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted
ball [Cruz stayed at third, Smith out at second (second
unassisted)]; LINTZ RAN FOR SIMMONS; Reitz flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 9TH: RUDOLPH REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING C ); Zisk reached
on an error by Kelleher; DILONE RAN FOR ZISK; Sanguillen struck
out; Taveras flied out to right; ROBINSON BATTED FOR KISON;
Dilone stole second; Robinson walked; Stennett grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TEKULVE
REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); Hernandez flied out to left;
Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; FAIRLY BATTED FOR
KELLEHER; Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.