Willie Stargell and Al Oliver each homered with a man on base to lead the Pirates' attack in a 7-3 victory over the Phillies. After the Phillies took a 3-0 lead, Stargell put the Pirates back in the game, hitting his homer in the fourth inning following a pass to Richie Hebner. The Pirates then erupted for five in the fifth.

Dave Parker walked and Manny Sanguillen bunted safely to start off. Wayne Twitchell then retired the next two batters but Rennie Stennett singled, driving in two runs, and took second on the throw to the plate. Hebner sent Stennett home with a single. Joe Hoerner replaced Twitchell and, on his first pitch, Oliver swung away for a homer. Jim Rooker, in gaining his second straight victory, held the Phillies to seven hits. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     26, 1975 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Pirates      0  0  0    2  5  0    0  0  x  -   7  7  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .323      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .200
Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Hebner 3b             3   2   2   1     1   0   .314
Schmidt 3b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .172      Oliver cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .236
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Stargell 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .373
Montanez 1b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .305      Zisk lf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .320
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Parker rf             2   1   0   0     1   1   .205
Anderson rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .233      Sanguillen c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .298
Bannister cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Twitchell p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .400

Totals               33   3   7   2     4   3             Totals               29   7   7   7     2   5

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 13,120
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Pirates 0
DP: Phillies 2, Pirates 2
Errors: Stargell, Parker, Mendoza
Doubles: Bannister (3)
Home Runs: Stargell (4), Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (1)
GIDP: Anderson (4), Sanguillen (1), Stargell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Anderson (1,by Rooker)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(1-3)        4.2   4   6   6   2   4   1  20   7.06
Hoerner                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   2.70
Schueler                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   6.97
McGraw                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     7   7   7   2   5   2  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(2-0)           9     7   3   2   4   3   0  39   1.00
Totals                  9     7   3   2   4   3   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Rooker (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa lined
to second; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out; Hebner flied out to center;
Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to left; Montanez singled to
left; Boone popped to catcher in foul territory; Anderson
singled to right [Montanez scored (error by Parker) (unearned)
(no RBI), Anderson to third]; Bannister popped to second; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell popped to second; Zisk lined to center;
Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Twitchell struck out; Cash singled to shortstop;
Bowa singled to left [Cash to second]; Schmidt singled to center
[Cash scored, Bowa to third, Schmidt to second (on throw)];
Luzinski was walked intentionally; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Bowa scored]; Boone flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Mendoza
flied out to center; Rooker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Anderson was hit by a pitch; Bannister doubled to
right [Anderson to third]; Twitchell struck out; Cash was walked
intentionally; Bowa forced Anderson (third to catcher)
[Bannister to third, Cash to second]; Schmidt flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner
walked; Oliver flied out to center; Stargell homered [Hebner
scored]; Zisk struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski popped to second; Montanez flied out to
center; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker walked; Sanguillen singled to third [Parker
to second]; Mendoza popped to pitcher; Rooker struck out;
Stennett singled to left [Parker scored, Sanguillen scored,
Stennett to second (on throw to home)]; Hebner singled to right
[Stennett scored]; HOERNER REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Oliver
homered [Hebner scored]; Stargell flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 7.

PHILLIES 6TH: Anderson walked; Bannister reached on an error by
Mendoza [Anderson to second, Bannister to first]; BROWN BATTED
FOR HOERNER; Brown lined into a double play (right to shortstop)
[Anderson out at second]; Cash reached on an error by Stargell
[Bannister to second, Cash to first]; Bowa forced Cash
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: SCHUELER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Zisk singled to
left; Parker struck out; Sanguillen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski flied out to
center; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Mendoza flied out to right; Rooker flied out to
center; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone singled to right; Anderson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boone out at
second]; Bannister flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Hebner singled
to right; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Taylor walked; Cash
grounded out (first unassisted) [Taylor to second]; Bowa flied
out to right; Schmidt popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Pirates 7.