The Phillies scored six runs in the fifth and blasted the Giants, 11-4, to move to two games from the Pirates' lead. Greg Luzinski doubled home two in the first and Mike Schmidt hit a three-run homer in the fifth.

Dick Allen's two-run single and pinch-hitter Ollie Brown's RBI single accounted for the first three runs of the big frame before Schmidt connected off reliever Gary Lavelle for his sixth homer in eight games. Winner Steve Carlton rapped a two-run single in the seventh. Marc Hill hit a pinch-hit homer for the Giants in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 11, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    9, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Giants       1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 12  0
Phillies     3  0  0    0  6  0    2  0  x  -  11 12  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   2   3   1     1   0   .322      Cash 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Thomas 2b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .276      Bowa ss               4   1   0   0     0   0   .317
Murcer rf             4   0   3   1     1   0   .310        Taylor ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .273        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Montanez 1b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .297      Maddox cf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .285
Miller 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Luzinski lf           4   2   1   2     1   0   .307
Sadek c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .231        Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Robinson ss           3   1   1   0     1   2   .073      Allen 1b              3   2   2   2     1   0   .227
Montefusco p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .061        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Johnstone rf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .347
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Brown ph,rf,lf      2   1   1   1     0   1   .330
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schmidt 3b            3   2   1   3     1   1   .251
  Hill ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .227      McCarver c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .320
                                                          Carlton p             4   0   1   2     0   0   .136
                                                            Harmon ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .197

Totals               36   4  12   4     4   9             Totals               35  11  12  11     5   3

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 43,504
Left on Base: Giants 11, Phillies 5
DP: Giants 2, Phillies 2
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Robinson (1), Luzinski (27), Maddox 2 (18)
Home Runs: Hill (4), Schmidt (25)
Stolen Bases: Joshua (13), Maddox (16), Johnstone (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Montefusco 2 (9)
GIDP: Miller 2 (11), Carlton (1), Luzinski (9)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(10-6)      4.1   8   7   5   2   2   0  23   3.23
Lavelle                 0.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   4   3.08
Heaverlo                3     2   2   2   3   1   0  13   2.84
Totals                  8    12  11   9   5   3   1  40

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(11-8)         8     9   2   2   3   9   0  35   3.48
McGraw                  1     3   2   2   1   0   1   7   2.94
Totals                  9    12   4   4   4   9   1  42

Passed Balls: Sadek (1)
Balks: Carlton (6)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua singled to center; Carlton balked [Joshua to
second]; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Joshua to
third]; Murcer singled to right [Joshua scored]; Matthews
reached on an error by Schmidt [Murcer to second, Matthews to
first]; Montanez flied out to left; Miller struck out (catcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Bowa grounded out (second
to first) [Cash to second]; Maddox struck out but Cash advanced
to third and Maddox advanced to first on a passed ball; Maddox
stole second; Luzinski doubled to center [Cash scored, Maddox
scored (unearned)]; Allen flied out to center; Johnstone singled
to center [Luzinski scored (unearned)]; Johnstone stole second;
Schmidt struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Phillies 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Sadek grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson
doubled to right; Montefusco out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Robinson to third]; Joshua singled to right [Robinson
scored]; Thomas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver singled to right; Carlton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [McCarver out at
second]; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Phillies 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
singled to center; Montanez singled to right [Matthews to
second]; Miller grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Maddox
doubled to right; Luzinski reached on a fielder's choice [Maddox
out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Allen walked
[Luzinski to second]; Johnstone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Phillies 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Sadek struck out; Robinson walked; Montefusco out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher to second) [Robinson to
second]; Joshua walked; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt made an out to second; McCarver grounded
out (second to first); Carlton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 2, Phillies 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Murcer singled to right; Matthews walked [Murcer to
second]; Montanez struck out; Miller grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash singled to left; Bowa forced Cash (left to
second); Maddox doubled to left [Bowa to third]; Luzinski was
walked intentionally; Allen singled to center [Bowa scored,
Maddox scored, Luzinski to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO
(PITCHING); BROWN BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Brown singled to right
[Luzinski scored, Allen to third]; Schmidt homered [Allen
scored, Brown scored]; McCarver grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carlton grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Phillies 9.

GIANTS 6TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Sadek popped to
catcher in foul territory; Robinson struck out; BROWN BATTED FOR
LAVELLE; Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Cash grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher);
Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Phillies 9.

GIANTS 7TH: Joshua flied out to center; Thomas struck out
(catcher to first); On a bunt Murcer singled to third; Matthews
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Allen singled to
right; Brown struck out; Schmidt walked [Allen to second];
McCarver walked [Allen to third, Schmidt to second]; Carlton
singled to right [Allen scored, Schmidt scored, McCarver to
third]; Cash forced Carlton (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Phillies 11.

GIANTS 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Montanez flied
out to left; Miller singled to center; Sadek flied out to left;
Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Phillies 11.

PHILLIES 8TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR BOWA; Taylor walked; Maddox
flied out to center; Luzinski grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Taylor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Phillies 11.

GIANTS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); HARMON REPLACED
CARLTON (PLAYING SS); ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING RF);
BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HILL BATTED FOR HEAVERLO;
Hill homered; Joshua singled to center; Joshua stole second;
Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer walked; Matthews
flied out to right; Montanez singled to right [Joshua scored,
Murcer to second]; Miller flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 4, Phillies 11.