Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 9, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1975 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hiser rf 4 1 1 2
Wallis cf 3 1 1 1
Madlock 3b 2 0 0 0
  Sperring pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Kessinger 3b 1 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 5 1 2 2
LaCock lf 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 5 1 2 0
Mitterwald c 4 2 0 0
Rosello ss 3 0 2 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 1 1 1 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 2 2 1
Parker rf 4 2 2 2
Zisk lf 4 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Howe 3b 3 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
Kison p 1 0 0 0
  Moreno ph 1 0 0 0
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 0 0 0 0
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 4
Chicago 021 010 110681
Pittsburgh 010 003 001573
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  W (13-13) 8.1 7 5 5 4 7
  Reuschel  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   5.0 5 4 2 2 2
  Demery  L (7-4) 2.0 1 1 0 2 1
  Tekulve   2.0 2 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
2
6
4

  E–Rosello (1), Sanguillen (9), Howe 2 (6).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Stargell (30,off Bonham); Parker (30,off Bonham).  3B–Pittsburgh Zisk (3,off Bonham).  HR–Chicago Thornton (15,3rd inning off Kison 0 on, 1 out); Wallis (1,5th inning off Kison 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Parker (22,6th inning off Bonham 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bonham 2 (7,off Kison,off Tekulve).  HBP–Madlock (3,by Kison).  IBB–Rosello (1,by Kison); LaCock (7,by Demery).  CS–Taveras (6,2nd base by Bonham/Mitterwald).  WP–Bonham (11).  HBP–Kison (4,Madlock).  IBB–Kison (8,Rosello); Demery (5,LaCock).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:38.  A–7,346.
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