Mike Anderson drove in four runs and Willie Montanez knocked in two with a double and homer as the Phillies defeated the Expos, 6-3, and spoiled the Expos' home opener before 21,274 under cloudy skies with a temperature of 52 degrees. The Expos started fast, getting three runs in the first inning on a wild pitch, Gary Carter's sacrifice fly and Larry Parrish's double.

Anderson's two-run circuit smash tied the score in second and Montanez put the Phils ahead to stay with a solo homer in the fifth. The Phils got another tally that inning on Greg Luzinski's single, Mike Schmidt's double, an intentional walk and Anderson's infield out. Their final run in the ninth came on singles by Luzinski, Bob Boone and Anderson. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Friday, April     18, 1975 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Phillies     1  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   6 13  0
Expos        3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   1   1   0     2   0   .368      Mangual cf            4   1   3   0     1   0   .375
Bowa ss               5   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Foli ss               4   1   2   0     1   0   .308
Montanez 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .270      Jorgensen 1b,lf,1b    4   1   0   0     1   0   .182
Luzinski lf           4   2   2   0     1   0   .314      Carter rf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .313
Schmidt 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .206      Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .088
Boone c               4   1   3   0     1   0   .448      Parrish 3b            4   0   3   1     0   0   .323
Anderson rf           5   1   2   4     0   0   .154      Mackanin 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .357
Bannister cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .303        Scott ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Underwood p           3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Rivera lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scanlon ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Renko p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            White lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Breeden ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lintz 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .150

Totals               40   6  13   6     4   2             Totals               35   3  12   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 21,274
Left on Base: Phillies 11, Expos 9
DP: Phillies 1, Expos 1
Errors: Foli
Doubles: Cash (5), Montanez (4), Boone (3), Schmidt (2), Parrish (2)
Home Runs: Anderson (1), Montanez (1)
Caught Stealing: Mangual (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (1)
GIDP: Luzinski (1), Rivera (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(2-0)        5.1  10   3   3   1   0   0  24   1.88
Garber SV(1)            3.2   2   0   0   2   3   0  15   2.16
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   3   0  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(0-1)            4.1   9   5   5   1   1   2  23  10.38
Taylor                  1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.08
DeMola                  2.2   4   1   1   2   1   0  14   3.86
Montague                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    13   6   6   4   2   2  44

Passed Balls: Foote (2)
Wild Pitches: Underwood 2 (2), DeMola (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash doubled to left; Bowa struck out; Montanez
doubled to center [Cash scored]; Luzinski grounded out (third to
first); Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual singled to center; Foli singled to center
[Mangual to third]; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Mangual
scored, Foli to second]; Jorgensen walked; Underwood threw a
wild pitch [Foli to third, Jorgensen to second]; Carter hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Foli scored]; Foote flied out to left;
Parrish doubled [Jorgensen scored]; Mackanin singled to right
[Mackanin out at second (right to catcher)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone doubled to left; Anderson homered [Boone
scored]; Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); Underwood
flied out to left; Cash walked; Bowa flied out to right; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Rivera popped to catcher; Renko grounded out (third
to first); Mangual singled to right; Mangual was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Montanez reached on an error by Foli [Montanez to
first]; Luzinski grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Montanez out at second]; Schmidt popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); Carter singled to left; Foote flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); Anderson
grounded out (third to first); Bannister singled to left;
Underwood singled to third [Bannister to second]; Foote allowed
a passed ball [Bannister to third, Underwood to second]; Cash
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish singled to center; Mackanin flied out to
right; Rivera grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Montanez
homered; Luzinski singled to center; Schmidt doubled to left
[Luzinski to third]; WHITE REPLACED RENKO (PLAYING LF); TAYLOR
REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Boone was walked intentionally;
Anderson forced Boone (third to second) [Luzinski scored,
Schmidt to third]; Bannister forced Anderson (third to second);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: BREEDEN BATTED FOR WHITE; Breeden flied out to
center; Mangual singled to left; Foli singled to right [Mangual
to third]; Jorgensen popped to second; Carter popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: BREEDEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JORGENSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Underwood flied out to center;
Cash popped to shortstop; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
singled to center; GARBER REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); SCOTT
BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Scott struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
TAYLOR; Biittner lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
5, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DEMOLA REPLACED
BIITTNER (PITCHING); LINTZ REPLACED BREEDEN (PLAYING 2B);
JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Montanez flied out to
left; Luzinski walked; Schmidt flied out to left; Boone singled
to center [Luzinski to third]; Anderson popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Lintz struck out; Mangual walked; Foli grounded out
(third to first) [Mangual to second]; Jorgensen popped to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Garber
popped to second; Cash walked; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter singled to left; Foote struck out; Parrish
forced Carter (shortstop to second); Scott grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Montanez flied out to left; Luzinski singled to
left; Schmidt struck out; Boone singled to center [Luzinski to
second]; Anderson singled to center [Luzinski scored, Boone to
second]; DeMola threw a wild pitch [Boone to third, Anderson to
second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED DEMOLA (PITCHING); Bannister grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: SCANLON BATTED FOR MONTAGUE; Scanlon singled to
right; Lintz forced Scanlon (shortstop to second); Mangual
popped to shortstop; Foli walked [Lintz to second]; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
6, Expos 3.