The Pirates exploded for seven runs in the 11th inning and defeated the Expos, 12-5, to take a 5½-game lead in the Eastern Division as the Cardinals moved into second place while the Phillies slipped six games off the pace and the Mets fell 6½ behind. Willie Stargell drove in four of the Pirates' first five runs with a homer and sacrifice fly. Larry Parrish also had four RBIs for the Expos, tying the score with a two-run double in the eighth inning.

The Pirates began their outburst in the 11th with a pass to Frank Taveras and double by Ken Brett. Al Oliver then shattered the tie with a double, driving in two runs. After an intentional pass to Stargell, Dave Parker singled to score Oliver. Stargell and Parker took an extra base on a wild throw by Jim Dwyer and both crossed the plate on a single by Bill Robinson, who was able to reach third when the ball skipped past Larry Biittner in the outfield. Manny Sanguillen singled to drive in Robinson. Willie Randolph then brought the scoring to a close with a double that scored Sanguillen. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 6, 1975 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  4    1  0  0    0  7  -  12 16  2
Expos        0  0  0    2  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  -   5  9  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   2   1   0     2   1   .215      Bailey lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Hebner 3b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .252        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moreno ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cox 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Foli ss               5   3   2   0     0   0   .236
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Mangual cf            4   2   1   0     1   2   .249
  Brett p             1   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Morales 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Oliver cf             5   2   2   3     1   2   .277        Dwyer ph,lf         2   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Stargell 1b           4   2   2   4     2   0   .298      Parrish 3b            3   0   2   4     0   1   .283
Parker rf             6   1   1   1     0   2   .309      Mackanin 2b           2   0   0   1     1   0   .243
Zisk lf               2   0   2   0     2   0   .284        Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Robinson lf         2   1   1   2     0   0   .286        Lyttle ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Sanguillen c          5   1   3   1     1   1   .323        Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Randolph 2b           6   0   1   1     0   1   .179        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .139        DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Foote c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .193
  Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Valentine rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Howe 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .179        Jorgensen ph,lf,1b  3   0   1   0     0   0   .245
                                                          Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .203
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Biittner ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .322
                                                            Colbert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               45  12  16  12     9  11             Totals               41   5   9   5     2   6

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 10,206
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Expos 8
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 2
Errors: Taveras, Howe, Dwyer, Biittner
Doubles: Zisk (24), Brett (3), Oliver (34), Randolph (1), Jorgensen (15), Parrish (27)
Home Runs: Stargell (22)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (16), Foli (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Mackanin (3), Parrish (2)
GIDP: Randolph 2 (3), Jorgensen (8)
Hit by Pitch: Parrish (3,by Candelaria)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              6     3   3   1   1   4   0  24   2.78
Giusti                  1.1   4   2   1   1   0   0  10   2.47
Hernandez               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.07
Tekulve                 1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.38
Brett W(8-5)            1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.22
Totals                 11     9   5   2   2   6   0  46

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  6.1   6   5   5   5   7   1  29   3.30
Scherman                0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.97
Taylor                  1.2   3   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.67
Fryman                  1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.33
Murray L(10-8)          0.1   5   7   7   2   0   0   8   4.21
DeMola                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.17
Totals                 11    16  12  12   9  11   1  55

Hit by Pitch: Candelaria (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Bailey struck out; Foli flied out to left; Mangual
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Parker
struck out; Zisk walked; Sanguillen walked [Zisk to second];
Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Morales flied out to right; Parrish struck out;
Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria was called out on strikes; Taveras
struck out; Hebner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foote popped to first; Valentine grounded out (third
to first); Rogers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver struck out; Stargell grounded out (second to
first); Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey made an out to catcher; Foli singled to
shortstop; Foli stole second; Mangual walked; Morales reached on
an error by Taveras [Foli to third, Mangual to second, Morales
to first]; Parrish was hit by a pitch [Foli scored (unearned),
Mangual to third, Morales to second]; Mackanin hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Mangual scored (unearned)]; Foote made an out to
third; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk singled to third; Sanguillen forced Zisk
(third to second); Randolph grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine lined to center; Rogers struck out; Bailey
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Candelaria struck out; Taveras walked; Hebner
singled to right [Taveras to third]; Oliver singled to right
[Taveras scored, Hebner to third]; Stargell homered [Hebner
scored, Oliver scored]; Parker lined to left; Zisk walked;
Sanguillen singled to center [Zisk to second]; Randolph flied
out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Foli singled to center; Mangual struck out; Morales
singled to center [Foli to third]; Parrish hit a sacrifice fly
to shortstop [Foli scored]; Mackanin flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 3.

PIRATES 7TH: KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Kirkpatrick
singled to center; DILONE RAN FOR KIRKPATRICK; Taveras out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dilone to second]; MORENO
BATTED FOR HEBNER; Moreno walked; Debut game for Omar
Moreno; SCHERMAN REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Oliver struck
out; Stargell singled to center [Dilone scored, Moreno to
third]; Parker was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: HOWE REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 3B); GIUSTI REPLACED
MORENO (PITCHING); Foote grounded out (second to first);
JORGENSEN BATTED FOR VALENTINE; Jorgensen doubled to right;
BIITTNER BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Biittner grounded out (second to
first) [Jorgensen to third]; Bailey lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.

PIRATES 8TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TAYLOR REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING);
Zisk doubled to right [Zisk out at third (right to second to
third)]; Sanguillen singled to third; Randolph grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sanguillen out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: ROBINSON REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING LF); Foli reached on
an error by Howe [Foli to first]; Mangual singled to center
[Foli to second]; DWYER BATTED FOR MORALES; Dwyer singled to
third [Foli to third, Mangual to second]; Parrish doubled to
left [Foli scored (unearned), Mangual scored, Dwyer to third];
Mackanin was walked intentionally; Foote popped to catcher in
foul territory; HERNANDEZ REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Jorgensen
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mackanin out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
5, Expos 5.

PIRATES 9TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Howe grounded out (shortstop to
first); Taveras singled to center; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Taveras stole second; Taveras stole third; Robertson
popped to catcher in foul territory; FRYMAN REPLACED MACKANIN
(PITCHING); FRIAS REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING 2B); Oliver walked;
Stargell walked [Oliver to second]; Parker flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 5.

EXPOS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); SCANLON BATTED FOR FRIAS;
Scanlon lined to left; Foli grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 5.

PIRATES 10TH: COX REPLACED SCANLON (PLAYING 2B); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen struck out; Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Expos 5.

EXPOS 10TH: Mangual struck out; Dwyer singled to shortstop;
Parrish singled to center [Dwyer to second]; LYTTLE BATTED FOR
FRYMAN; BRETT REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); BREEDEN BATTED FOR
LYTTLE; Breeden popped to first; Foote struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 5.

PIRATES 11TH: MURRAY REPLACED BREEDEN (PITCHING); Howe grounded
out (first unassisted); Taveras walked; Brett doubled to left
[Taveras to third]; Oliver doubled to left [Taveras scored,
Brett scored]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Parker singled
to left [Oliver scored, Stargell to third (error by Dwyer),
Parker to second]; Robinson singled to right [Stargell scored,
Parker scored, Robinson to third (error by Biittner)];
Sanguillen singled to right [Robinson scored]; DEMOLA REPLACED
MURRAY (PITCHING); Randolph doubled [Sanguillen scored]; Howe
struck out; Taveras lined to first; 7 R, 6 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 12, Expos 5.

EXPOS 11TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); COLBERT
BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Colbert flied out to center; Cox flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 12, Expos 5.