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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1974-07-14 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 27151 · 2:14

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Bruce Kison earned the win and Dave Giusti picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
PIT	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	8

W: Bruce Kison L: Jack Billingham SV: Dave Giusti

Umpires — HP: Ed Sudol · 1B: Lee Weyer · 2B: Satch Davidson · 3B: Frank Pulli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Geronimo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Rose	3	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Morgan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Bench	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Perez	2	1	0	0	2	1
Dan Driessen	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dave Concepcion	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bill Plummer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Billingham	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Griffey	2	0	1	0	0	0
Terry Crowley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Clines	4	1	1	0	0	0
Richie Hebner	4	0	1	1	0	0
Al Oliver	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	1	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Robertson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rennie Stennett	3	0	1	0	1	0
Frank Taveras	3	0	1	0	1	0
Chuck Brinkman	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bruce Kison	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Augustine	2	0	1	0	0	1
Manny Sanguillen	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Billingham	6.0	7	4	2
Will McEnaney	1.0	0	0	1
Pedro Borbon	1.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bruce Kison	6.0	4	4	3
Dave Giusti	3.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Geronimo: S8
Pete Rose: SB2
Pete Rose: W
Joe Morgan: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Bench: 9/P
Tony Perez: K
Dan Driessen: 9

Bot 1

Gene Clines: S8.B-2(E8)
Richie Hebner: 3/G.2-3
Al Oliver: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Ed Kirkpatrick: K23

Top 2

Dave Concepcion: 63
Bill Plummer: 8
Jack Billingham: K

Bot 2

Bob Robertson: 63
Rennie Stennett: W
Frank Taveras: S7.1-2
Chuck Brinkman: 4/P
Bruce Kison: K

Top 3

Cesar Geronimo: 7
Pete Rose: 9
Joe Morgan: 9

Bot 3

Gene Clines: 63
Richie Hebner: 5/FL
Al Oliver: D9/9L
Ed Kirkpatrick: SB3#
Ed Kirkpatrick: IW
Bob Robertson: W.1-2
Rennie Stennett: 7/7D

Top 4

Johnny Bench: 53
Tony Perez: W
Dan Driessen: S7.1-2
Dave Concepcion: PO1(E1).2-3;1-2
Dave Concepcion: 63.3-H(UR);2-3
Bill Plummer: 63

Bot 4

Frank Taveras: 43
Chuck Brinkman: S7
Bruce Kison: HP.1-2
Gene Clines: 3/FL
Richie Hebner: S9.2-H;1-2
Al Oliver: 7

Top 5

Jack Billingham: 43
Cesar Geronimo: 5/FL
Pete Rose: K

Bot 5

Dave Augustine: S8.BX2(83)
Bob Robertson: S8
Rennie Stennett: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Joe Morgan: 9
Johnny Bench: 7
Tony Perez: W
Dan Driessen: S9.1-3
Dave Concepcion: 3/FL

Bot 6

Frank Taveras: W
Chuck Brinkman: 7
Bruce Kison: 54/SH.1-2
Gene Clines: 8

Top 7

Ken Griffey: S9
Terry Crowley: 8/P
Cesar Geronimo: 8
Pete Rose: 8/L

Bot 7

Richie Hebner: 5/P
Al Oliver: 8
Dave Augustine: K

Top 8

Joe Morgan: 9/L
Johnny Bench: 63
Tony Perez: 63

Bot 8

Bob Robertson: 5/L
Rennie Stennett: S9
Frank Taveras: 9/FL
Manny Sanguillen: 8/L

Top 9

Dan Driessen: 7
Dave Concepcion: 63
Ken Griffey: 7

Notes & reviews

both teams warned by HP umpire Ed Sudol after Bruce Kison threw at Dave Concepcion
both benches cleared after Jack Billingham hit Bruce Kison; a 20 minute brawl ensued when Reds manager Sparky Anderson stepped on Ed Kirkpatrick's foot and Kirkpatrick shoved Anderson; Andy Kosko punched Kirkpatrick in retaliation for the shove; Anderson, Kosco and Kirkpatrick ejected by HP umpire Ed Sudol; 1B umpire Lee Weyer's shirt was torn during the melee

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