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May 16, 1974

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Cubs 2 9 2
Pirates 5 13 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 9 2
Pirates 5 13 1

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .217
OBP .250 .339
At Bats 4 92
Hits 1 20
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 4

Bruce Kison Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - May 16, 1974
Bruce Kison
Manny Sanguillen
Al Oliver
Rennie Stennett
Richie Hebner
Mario Mendoza
Richie Zisk
Gene Clines
Dave Parker
Don Kessinger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 9 2 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 13 1 9
Winning Pitcher Ken Brett
Losing Pitcher Ken Frailing
Save Bruce Kison
Game Winning RBI Ken Brett
Attendance 5,845
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Chris Ward pinch hits for Horacio Pina. Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Parker strikes out.
Bottom 8 Clines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mendoza hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Thornton takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sanguillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stennett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 There goes Zisk. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Tyrone strikes out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clines moves to third.
Bottom 6 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Fanzone. Mendoza scores. Clines moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Kison bunts towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out. Mendoza moves to second.
Bottom 6 Horacio Pina now pitching. Mendoza hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Marquez strikes out.
Top 6 Matt Alexander pinch hits for Ray Burris. Bruce Kison now pitching. Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Matt Alexander. The umpire calls a balk on Kison Mitterwald moves to third. Harris moves to second.
Top 6 Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thornton scores. Mitterwald moves to second.
Top 6 Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field. Clines picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clines. Morales scores. Thornton moves to third.
Top 6 Thornton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to second.
Top 6 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Fanzone takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out.
Bottom 5 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There go the runners. The throw from Sanguillen to Mendoza covering second. The throw back to home, and Harris is out at the plate.
Top 5 Tyrone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out. Harris moves to third.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to second.
Top 5 Burris is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Harris bunts towards third. Hebner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Zisk hits a line drive into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Brett scores. Clines moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 4 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ray Burris now pitching. Clines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a popup beyond second. Harris can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Hebner scores. There goes Mendoza trying to get to home. Harris throws to Mitterwald who tags Mendoza for the out. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Mitterwald for a passed ball. Hebner moves to third. Mendoza moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mendoza hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thornton is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Morales hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stennett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fanzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Harris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk moves to second.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tyrone hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clines strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hebner scores. Mendoza goes all the way around to score. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frailing fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Frailing strikes out.
Top 2 Harris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thornton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Parker strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fanzone hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Tyrone strikes out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive towards short. Mendoza reaches out and makes the catch for the out.