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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1974-08-02 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · 14 innings · Att: 19385 · 3:52

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Ramon Hernandez earned the win. Joe Torre went 3-for-7 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15
PIT	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12

W: Ramon Hernandez L: Orlando Pena SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Art Williams · 1B: Doug Harvey · 2B: Andy Olsen · 3B: Jerry Dale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	6	0	1	0	1	1
Ted Sizemore	6	0	2	0	0	1
Bake McBride	6	0	1	0	1	1
Ted Simmons	6	1	2	0	1	0
Joe Torre	7	1	3	2	0	1
Jim Dwyer	6	0	1	0	0	2
Ken Reitz	6	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Tyson	5	0	2	0	1	1
Bob Forsch	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tim McCarver	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Melendez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry DaVanon	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Paul Popovich	7	0	1	0	0	1
Richie Hebner	7	0	2	1	0	0
Al Oliver	4	1	2	1	2	0
Willie Stargell	6	0	2	0	0	1
Dave Parker	5	1	3	0	1	1
Bob Robertson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Manny Sanguillen	4	0	1	0	1	0
Mario Mendoza	3	0	0	1	0	1
Larry Demery	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	2	1	1	0	1	0
Richie Zisk	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Taveras	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Clines	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rennie Stennett	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Forsch	7.0	7	2	2
Al Hrabosky	1.0	1	1	2
Mike Garman	1.0	0	1	0
Rich Folkers	3.0	0	1	1
Orlando Pena	1.2	4	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Demery	9.0	12	2	6
Dave Giusti	3.0	2	1	2
Ramon Hernandez	2.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Brock: 8
Ted Sizemore: S8
Bake McBride: S7.1-2
Ted Simmons: 8
Joe Torre: 9

Bot 1

Paul Popovich: 43
Richie Hebner: S7
Al Oliver: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Jim Dwyer: K
Ken Reitz: 43
Mike Tyson: S8
Bob Forsch: K

Bot 2

Willie Stargell: 5/P
Dave Parker: S8
Bob Robertson: K
Manny Sanguillen: S8.1-3
Mario Mendoza: 8

Top 3

Lou Brock: S9
Ted Sizemore: CS2(26)#
Ted Sizemore: 7
Bake McBride: 6/L

Bot 3

Larry Demery: 43
Paul Popovich: 43
Richie Hebner: 3/G

Top 4

Ted Simmons: S9
Joe Torre: HR/7.1-H
Jim Dwyer: K
Ken Reitz: S7
Mike Tyson: 8
Bob Forsch: 63

Bot 4

Al Oliver: HR/9
Willie Stargell: S9
Dave Parker: S9.1-2
Bob Robertson: WP.2-3;1-2
Bob Robertson: FC.3XH(525)
Manny Sanguillen: PB.2-3;1-2
Manny Sanguillen: IW
Mario Mendoza: E4.3-H;2-3;1-2
Larry Demery: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Lou Brock: E7/F.B-1
Ted Sizemore: K+CS2(26)/DP
Bake McBride: 63

Bot 5

Paul Popovich: 8
Richie Hebner: 31
Al Oliver: 8

Top 6

Ted Simmons: 8
Joe Torre: S7
Jim Dwyer: 9
Ken Reitz: 53

Bot 6

Willie Stargell: D8
Dave Parker: WP.2-3
Dave Parker: W
Bob Robertson: FC.3XH(52);1-2
Manny Sanguillen: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Mike Tyson: K
Bob Forsch: S3
Lou Brock: FC.1-2(E1)
Ted Sizemore: 8
Bake McBride: W.2-3;1-2
Ted Simmons: 9

Bot 7

Mario Mendoza: K
Larry Demery: 63
Paul Popovich: 4/L

Top 8

Joe Torre: 8
Jim Dwyer: 9
Ken Reitz: S9
Mike Tyson: W.1-2
Tim McCarver: 4/P

Bot 8

Richie Hebner: 8
Al Oliver: S8
Willie Stargell: K
Dave Parker: K/C

Top 9

Lou Brock: 63
Ted Sizemore: S9
Bake McBride: 54(1)/FO
Ted Simmons: S6.1-2
Joe Torre: K

Bot 9

Bob Robertson: W
Manny Sanguillen: 14/SH.1-2
Ed Kirkpatrick: IW
Richie Zisk: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 10

Jim Dwyer: 9
Ken Reitz: 6/L
Mike Tyson: S9
Jose Cruz: K

Bot 10

Paul Popovich: 9
Richie Hebner: 31
Al Oliver: W
Willie Stargell: 5/FL

Top 11

Lou Brock: W
Ted Sizemore: 3/SH.1-2
Bake McBride: K
Ted Simmons: 31

Bot 11

Dave Parker: 5/FL
Frank Taveras: 53
Manny Sanguillen: 63

Top 12

Joe Torre: 9
Jim Dwyer: S9
Ken Reitz: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 12

Ed Kirkpatrick: 7
Gene Clines: 63
Paul Popovich: K

Top 13

Mike Tyson: 9
Luis Melendez: 8
Lou Brock: K

Bot 13

Richie Hebner: 8
Al Oliver: W
Willie Stargell: 9
Dave Parker: S9.1-3
Frank Taveras: 9

Top 14

Ted Sizemore: 2/FL#
Bake McBride: 43
Ted Simmons: W
Joe Torre: S7.1-2
Jerry DaVanon: 54(1)/FO

Bot 14

Manny Sanguillen: 43
Ed Kirkpatrick: S3
Rennie Stennett: 8
Paul Popovich: S9.1-2
Richie Hebner: S9.2-H;1-2