A combination of 12 walks and 13 hits made it easy for the Pirates to clobber the Cardinals, 14-4, before a Pittsburgh opening-day crowd of 40,937. Dave Parker drove in five runs with a single, homer and sacrifice fly. Jerry Reuss stymied the Cardinals until the ninth inning, when they averted a shutout, three of their runs coming on a homer by Hector Cruz. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 14, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     13, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   4  6  1
Pirates      0  5  0    3  5  0    1  0  x  -  14 13  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .167      Stennett 2b           5   1   2   1     1   0   .357
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .091      Sanguillen c          3   3   2   1     3   0   .462
McBride cf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .353      Oliver cf             5   1   3   3     0   0   .462
Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .333      Stargell 1b           3   2   1   0     2   1   .417
Smith rf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .133      Zisk lf               2   2   1   2     3   0   .250
Cruz 3b               4   1   2   3     0   1   .333      Parker rf             4   1   2   5     0   0   .273
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Hebner 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Harris 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .500      Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     1   0   .182
Falcone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuss p               4   2   2   0     1   2   .500
  Curtis p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   6   4     2   7             Totals               33  14  13  12    12   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 40,937
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Pirates 9
DP: Cardinals 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Kessinger, Stennett
Doubles: Stargell (2)
Home Runs: Cruz (1), Parker (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (1)
GIDP: Melendez (1), Parker (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (1,by Falcone)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(0-1)          1.2   1   5   5   5   0   0  11  27.00
Curtis                  3     8   7   7   5   0   1  20  14.40
Proly                   0.1   1   1   0   1   0   0   3   5.40
Rasmussen               2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   7.36
Frisella                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    13  14  13  12   3   1  47

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(1-0)            9     6   4   4   2   7   1  35   4.00
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2   7   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Falcone (1)
Wild Pitches: Curtis 2 (2), Reuss (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Kessinger grounded out (third
to first); McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to right; Sanguillen singled to
right; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sanguillen to
second]; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk walked; Parker grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; Hebner was
hit by a pitch; Taveras walked [Hebner to second]; Reuss walked
[Hebner to third, Taveras to second]; Stennett walked [Hebner
scored, Taveras to third, Reuss to second]; Sanguillen walked
[Taveras scored, Reuss to third, Stennett to second]; CURTIS
REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Oliver singled to right [Reuss
scored, Stennett scored, Sanguillen to third]; Curtis threw a
wild pitch [Sanguillen scored, Oliver to second]; Stargell
walked; Zisk flied out to center; 5 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez flied out to center; Harris walked;
Curtis was called out on strikes; Brock flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (second to first); Hebner
walked; Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Reuss singled
to shortstop [Hebner to second]; Stennett flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); McBride
grounded out (third to first); Simmons was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen walked; Oliver lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at first]; Stargell doubled
to left; Zisk singled to right [Stargell scored]; Parker homered
[Zisk scored]; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith flied out to center; Cruz struck out;
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras flied out to right; Reuss singled to left;
Stennett singled to left [Reuss to second]; Sanguillen walked
[Reuss to third, Stennett to second]; Oliver singled to right
[Reuss scored, Stennett out at home (right to catcher),
Sanguillen to second]; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to
third, Oliver to second]; Stargell was walked intentionally;
PROLY REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Zisk walked [Sanguillen
scored, Oliver to third, Stargell to second]; Parker singled to
left [Oliver scored, Stargell scored, Zisk scored (error by
Kessinger) (unearned), Parker to third]; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 13.

CARDINALS 6TH: Harris singled to left; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR
PROLY; Melendez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Harris out at second]; Brock was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 13.

PIRATES 6TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Taveras
popped to first; Reuss struck out; Stennett grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 13.

CARDINALS 7TH: Kessinger struck out; McBride grounded out
(pitcher to first); Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 13.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen singled to third; Oliver singled to
center [Sanguillen to second]; Stargell struck out; Zisk walked
[Sanguillen to third, Oliver to second]; Parker hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Sanguillen scored]; Hebner forced Zisk (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 14.

CARDINALS 8TH: Smith flied out to left; Cruz singled to center;
Hernandez forced Cruz (second to shortstop); Harris reached on
an error by Stennett [Hernandez to third]; ANDERSON BATTED FOR
RASMUSSEN; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 14.

PIRATES 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Taveras
flied out to center; Reuss struck out; Stennett singled to
shortstop; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 14.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock singled to center; Reuss threw a wild pitch
[Brock to second]; Kessinger walked; McBride forced Kessinger
(second to shortstop) [Brock to third]; Simmons singled to left
[Brock scored, McBride to second]; Smith forced Simmons (third
to second) [McBride to third]; Cruz homered [McBride scored,
Smith scored]; Hernandez singled to right; Harris grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 14.