Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1974 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 3 1 1 1
Oliver cf 5 1 4 1
Stargell lf 4 1 1 2
Zisk rf 5 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 5 1 2 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 3 2 1 2
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Morlan p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 2 2 0
Bench 3b,c 4 1 2 0
Perez 1b 2 0 1 1
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 2
Foster rf 4 1 2 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0
Plummer c 2 0 1 1
  Driessen ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Kirby p 1 0 1 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 102 200 1107120
Cincinnati 000 120 1004102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (12-9) 5.0 8 3 3 3 3
  Morlan   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Giusti  SV (7) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (7-7) 4.0 6 5 4 1 3
  McEnaney   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Carroll   2.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Hall   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
4
6

  E–Plummer (6), Kirby (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Zisk (24,off C Carroll), Cincinnati Foster (14,off Reuss); Morgan 2 (27,off Reuss,off Morlan); Plummer (6,off Reuss); Bench (26,off Reuss).  3B–Pittsburgh Oliver (11,off McEnaney).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (20,3rd inning off Kirby 1 on, 2 out); Kirkpatrick (3,4th inning off Kirby 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Giusti (1,off C Carroll).  SF–Hebner (5,off C Carroll); Perez (6,off Reuss); Concepcion (4,off Giusti).  CS–Hebner (3,Home by Kirby/Plummer).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:44.  A–30,327.
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