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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 5, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 5, 1975 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,489 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: John McSherry |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
| Luis Melendez | Left Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Reggie Smith | First Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 5, 1975
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Rasmussen
Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Rasmussen
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Rasmussen
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Rooker
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Rooker
Melendez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rooker
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Rasmussen
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Rasmussen
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Rasmussen
Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davis. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Parker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyer vs. Rasmussen
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Rasmussen
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Rooker
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rooker
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Rasmussen
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Rasmussen
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Rasmussen
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Rooker
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Rooker
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Rooker
Rasmussen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Rasmussen
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Rasmussen
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Rasmussen
Parker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Rasmussen
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dyer vs. Rasmussen
Dyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Melendez who is chasing the ball. Dyer reaches third base with a triple. Oliver scores. Zisk goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reynolds vs. Rasmussen
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Rooker
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Rooker
Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Rooker
There goes Melendez. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Melendez steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Rooker
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Rooker
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Rasmussen
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Rasmussen
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Rasmussen
Hebner hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Rasmussen
Oliver hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rooker
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Rooker
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Rasmussen
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Rasmussen
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops it up and throws to first, with Rasmussen covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Rasmussen
Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Rasmussen
Dyer hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Rooker
Bill Robinson now playing center field.
Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Rooker
Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen.
Bradford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Rooker
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Rooker covering, for the out. Bradford moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Rooker
Melendez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Rooker
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Rooker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Reynolds
Ken Reynolds now pitching.
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Reynolds
Rooker bunts towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Reynolds
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Rooker
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rooker
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Reynolds
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Reynolds
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Reynolds
Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Melendez. Stargell reaches second base with a double. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Reynolds
Parker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zisk vs. Reynolds
Zisk is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dyer vs. Reynolds
Dyer hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Rooker
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Rooker
Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Rooker
Ken Rudolph pinch hits for Ken Reynolds.
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Rooker
Larry Lintz pinch runs for Ken Rudolph.
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields the ball and throws to Rooker covering. Safe. Lintz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Rooker
Melendez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Garman
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. Rooker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. Garman
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rooker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Garman
Hebner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Garman
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Melendez who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Rooker scores. Hebner goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Garman
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first, with Garman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rooker
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Rooker
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Rooker
Sizemore hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Rooker
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis scores. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tyson vs. Rooker
Tyson hits a line drive towards the mound. Rooker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1975 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Stennett R, 2b 5 0 1 0 McBride B, cf 4 0 1 0
Hebner R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Melendez L, lf 3 0 1 0
Oliver A, cf 3 1 0 0 Davis W, rf 4 1 1 0
Robinson B, cf 2 0 1 2 Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0
Stargell W, 1b 5 0 1 0 Smith R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Parker D, rf 4 1 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Zisk R, lf 2 2 2 2 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 1
Dyer D, c 4 0 1 2 Tyson M, ss 4 0 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 3 0 0 0 Rasmussen E, p 1 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 4 1 0 0 Bradford B, ph 1 0 1 0
Reynolds K, p 0 0 0 0
Rudolph K, ph 1 0 0 0
Lintz L, pr 0 0 0 0
Garman M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 8 6 34 1 7 1
Pittsburgh 010 201 002 -- 6
St.Louis 000 000 001 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen E (L) 6.0 6 4 2 1 3
Reynolds K 2.0 1 0 0 3 0
Garman M 1.0 1 2 0 1 0
E -- Smith R, Sizemore T
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 7
2B -- Zisk R, Stargell W
3B -- Dyer D, Robinson B
HR -- Zisk R
SB -- Melendez L
T -- 2:07
A -- 25489
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