Richie Zisk smashed two doubles and a single and drove in a pair of runs as the Pirates defeated the Phils, 4-1, and handed Wayne Twitchell his fourth defeat in 14 decisions. In the second inning, Zisk doubled after Willie Stargell singled and Stargell scored the first run on a wild pitch. Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1973 (Day game) at Veterans StadiumPirates 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 6 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .252 Unser cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .312 Parker cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .208 Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255 Oliver 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .286 Montanez 1b,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Stargell lf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .289 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Zisk rf 5 0 3 2 0 1 .348 B. Robinson rf,3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .309 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Boone c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Hebner 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .271 Schmidt 3b,ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Maxvill ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Harmon ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Ellis p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .109 Rogodzinski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Giusti p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429 Brandon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 M. Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Twitchell p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .113 Hutton ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .292 Totals 30 4 6 3 6 6 Totals 30 1 5 1 1 7 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 31,157 Left on Base: Pirates 10, Phillies 3 DP: Pirates 2, Phillies 1 Doubles: Zisk 2 (13), Hutton (9) Sacrifice Hits: Parker (1), Stennett (3) Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (7) GIDP: Maxvill (4), Schmidt (3), Luzinski (10) Hit by Pitch: Oliver (4,by Twitchell), Parker (2,by Twitchell) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis W(11-9) 7 4 1 1 1 5 0 24 2.84 Giusti SV(14) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.51 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 7 0 31 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Twitchell L(10-4) 8 5 3 3 5 5 0 35 2.09 Brandon 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 5.08 M. Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.95 Totals 9 6 4 4 6 6 0 41 Passed Balls: Boone (12) Hit by Pitch: Twitchell 2 (8) Wild Pitches: Twitchell (10) Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli PIRATES 1ST: Stennett lined to first; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to center; Zisk doubled to center [Stargell to third]; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Stargell scored]; Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; Hebner walked; Maxvill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PIRATES 3RD: Ellis struck out; Stennett grounded out (first to pitcher); Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt struck out; Harmon struck out; Twitchell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver struck out; Stargell popped to shortstop; Zisk singled to shortstop; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle singled to left; Montanez forced Doyle (shortstop to second); Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PIRATES 5TH: Hebner popped to second; Maxvill struck out; Ellis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Boone singled to shortstop; Schmidt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to center; Parker out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Stennett to second]; Oliver was hit by a pitch; Stargell walked [Stennett to third, Oliver to second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Harmon flied out to right; Twitchell popped to first; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PIRATES 7TH: Hebner grounded out (third to first); Maxvill flied out to center; Ellis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Doyle walked; Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Doyle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PIRATES 8TH: Stennett walked; Parker was hit by a pitch [Stennett to second]; Oliver flied out to right [Stennett to third]; Stargell was walked intentionally [Parker to second]; Zisk doubled to right [Stennett scored, Parker scored, Stargell to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner was walked intentionally; Maxvill flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to center; Boone singled to center [B. Robinson to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Schmidt struck out; ROGODZINSKI BATTED FOR HARMON; Rogodzinski flied out to center; HUTTON BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Hutton doubled to right [B. Robinson scored, Boone to third]; Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 1. PIRATES 9TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MONTANEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); SCHMIDT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BRANDON REPLACED ROGODZINSKI (PITCHING); Giusti singled to left; Stennett reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Giusti to second]; Boone allowed a passed ball [Giusti to third, Stennett to second]; Parker was walked intentionally; M. WALLACE REPLACED BRANDON (PITCHING); Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to left [Giusti scored]; Stargell was called out on strikes; Zisk popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Montanez struck out; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 1. |
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