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Saturday August 4, 1973
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In a swap of one-sided games, the Phillies won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 11-5, and the Pirates took the nightcap, 11-4. The Phillies smashed four homers -- two by Bill Robinson and one each by Mike Schmidt and Willie Montanez -- in the lidlifter. Robinson started the slugging with a solo swat in the second inning. Schmidt connected with two aboard in the fourth. Robinson's second homer in the sixth and the drive by Montanez in the seventh each came with a man on base. Richie Zisk homered for the Pirates.

In the nightcap, the Pirates piled up 18 hits, including round-trippers by Dave Parker and Richie Hebner. Rennie Stennett batted in three runs with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]


Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, August 4, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    1  1  1    0  2  0  -   5  8  0
Phillies     0  1  0    4  0  2    2  2  x  -  11 14  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             5   1   0   0     0   1   .281      Tovar rf              2   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .249        Unser ph,cf         2   1   0   0     1   0   .315
Oliver cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .287      Harmon 2b             5   1   0   0     0   0   .243
Zisk rf               4   2   2   2     0   0   .333      Montanez 1b           5   1   2   3     0   1   .278
Sanguillen c          4   0   2   2     0   0   .291      Luzinski lf           3   2   2   0     2   1   .281
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      B. Robinson cf,rf     5   3   4   3     0   0   .313
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Boone c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Schmidt 3b            4   2   2   3     0   0   .216
Walker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .069      C. Robinson ss        4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
  J. Hernandez ph     0   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Brett p               4   0   3   1     0   0   .320
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .175
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alley ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212

Totals               35   5   8   5     2   5             Totals               38  11  14  11     3   5

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Phillies 6
DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Oliver 2 (20), Stennett (13), Zisk (10), Boone (15), Brett (3)
Home Runs: Zisk (5), B. Robinson 2 (15), Schmidt (12), Montanez (8)
GIDP: Hebner (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(7-9)           4     6   5   5   0   5   2  18   4.22
Johnson                 2     1   2   2   1   0   1   8   3.96
Lamb                    2     7   4   4   2   0   1  15   5.79
Totals                  8    14  11  11   3   5   4  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(11-4)           9     8   5   5   2   5   1  37   3.31
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   5   1  37

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


PIRATES 1ST: Clines was called out on strikes; Stennett flied
out to center; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Tovar struck out; Harmon lined to shortstop;
Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was called out on strikes; B. Robinson
homered; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner singled to center; Maxvill walked [Hebner to
second]; Walker struck out; Clines grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Hebner to third, Maxvill to second]; Stennett struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: C. Robinson flied out to right; Brett singled to
center; Tovar struck out; Harmon flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver doubled to left; Zisk popped to shortstop;
Sanguillen singled to center [Oliver scored]; Robertson forced
Sanguillen (first to shortstop); Hebner popped to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez was called out on strikes; Luzinski
singled to right; B. Robinson singled to center [Luzinski to
second]; Boone doubled to left [Luzinski scored, B. Robinson to
third]; Schmidt homered [B. Robinson scored, Boone scored]; C.
Robinson struck out; Brett flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Maxvill grounded out (third to first); J. HERNANDEZ
BATTED FOR WALKER; J. Hernandez walked; Clines forced J.
Hernandez (first to shortstop); Stennett doubled to center
[Clines scored]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED J. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); UNSER
BATTED FOR TOVAR; Unser flied out to left; Harmon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 6TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Zisk homered; Sanguillen reached
on an error by Schmidt [Sanguillen to second]; Robertson reached
on a fielder's choice [Sanguillen out at third (third to
second)]; Hebner grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Robertson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski walked; B. Robinson homered [Luzinski
scored]; Boone popped to shortstop; Schmidt popped to catcher in
foul territory; C. Robinson grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Maxvill grounded out (third to first); PARKER
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Parker struck out; Clines grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: LAMB REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Brett singled to
center; Unser flied out to left; Harmon forced Brett (shortstop
to second); Montanez homered [Harmon scored]; Luzinski singled
to center; B. Robinson singled to third [Luzinski to second];
Boone popped to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Phillies 9.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
doubled to right; Zisk doubled to right [Oliver scored];
Sanguillen singled to left [Zisk scored]; Robertson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hebner flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt singled to left; C. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Schmidt to second]; Brett doubled to right
[Schmidt scored]; Unser walked; Harmon forced Brett (third
unassisted) [Unser to second]; Montanez singled to right [Unser
scored, Harmon to third]; Luzinski walked [Montanez to second];
B. Robinson forced Montanez (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 5, Phillies 11.

PIRATES 9TH: Maxvill flied out to center; ALLEY BATTED FOR LAMB;
Alley grounded out (third to first); Clines flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Phillies 11.



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