Art Howe, after hitting a looping fly that resulted in a triple play in the fourth inning, made up for it with a three-run double in the eighth as the Pirates defeated the Expos, 6-0. Jerry Reuss pitched the shutout on a four-hitter. The Pirates scored their first three runs in the opening frame on a pass to Manny Sanguillen and homers by Al Oliver and Dave Parker.

Parker doubled and Richie Zisk walked in the fourth before the Expos pulled their triple play. Tim Foli snared Howe's fly in shallow left field and threw to Pete Mackanin, doubling Parker off second. Mackanin then fired to Jose Morales at first to catch Zisk off base for the third out. Howe hit his double in the eighth after the Pirates had loaded the bases with a double by Oliver, single by Willie Stargell and pass to Zisk. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 7, 1975 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   6  9  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .212      Bailey lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .259
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     1   1   .322      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Oliver cf             5   2   2   2     0   0   .278      Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Stargell 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .298      Morales 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Parker rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .310      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Zisk lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .282      Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .242
  Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Robinson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Foote c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .195
Howe 3b               4   0   1   3     0   0   .181      Blair p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .186        Cox ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuss p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .185        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Breeden ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .147
                                                            DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   9   6     5   5             Totals               30   0   4   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 14,041
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Expos 7
DP: Pirates 2, Expos 1
Errors: Howe, Parrish
Doubles: Parker (28), Reuss (1), Stargell (29), Howe (8)
Home Runs: Oliver (17), Parker (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (10)
GIDP: Zisk (11), Valentine (1), Mackanin (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(16-10)          9     4   0   0   4   4   0  34   2.35
Totals                  9     4   0   0   4   4   0  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair L(8-15)           5     4   3   3   3   2   2  21   3.85
Scherman                2.2   3   2   2   1   1   0  11   4.06
Taylor                  0.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   3   3.78
DeMola                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.12
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   5   2  39

Passed Balls: Foote (10)
Wild Pitches: Blair 2 (13)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen walked; Blair threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to
second]; Oliver homered [Sanguillen scored]; Stargell struck
out; Parker homered; Zisk lined to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Bailey walked; Foli singled to right [Bailey to
second]; Mangual flied out to center; Morales lined to right;
Parrish forced Foli (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Howe reached on an error by Parrish [Howe to
first]; Foote allowed a passed ball [Howe to second]; Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howe to third]; Reuss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Mackanin walked; Valentine grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Mackanin out at second];
Foote singled to center; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Stargell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey struck out; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Mangual grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker doubled to left; Zisk walked; Howe hit into
a triple play (shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at
third, Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Morales lined to right; Parrish reached on an error
by Howe [Parrish to first]; Mackanin grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Randolph flied out to left; Reuss doubled to left;
Blair threw a wild pitch [Reuss to third]; Taveras walked;
Sanguillen reached on a fielder's choice [Reuss out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Taveras to second]; Oliver lined to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
walked; COX BATTED FOR BLAIR; Cox flied out to right; Bailey
forced Foote (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 6TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED COX (PITCHING); Stargell walked;
Parker forced Stargell (shortstop to second); Zisk grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Parker out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Mangual grounded
out (pitcher to first); Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Randolph
singled to left; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Randolph to second]; Taveras popped to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish lined to left; Mackanin lined to right;
Valentine singled to left; Foote forced Valentine (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen struck out; Oliver singled to left;
Stargell doubled to left [Oliver to third]; Parker grounded out
(first unassisted); TAYLOR REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Zisk
walked; DILONE RAN FOR ZISK; Howe doubled to center [Oliver
scored, Stargell scored, Dilone scored]; Randolph was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: ROBINSON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); BREEDEN BATTED
FOR TAYLOR; Breeden walked; Bailey singled to center [Breeden to
second]; Foli lined to second; Mangual struck out; Morales
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
6, Expos 0.

PIRATES 9TH: DEMOLA REPLACED BREEDEN (PITCHING); Reuss was
called out on strikes; Taveras grounded out (second to first);
Sanguillen singled to center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Parrish flied out to center; Mackanin struck out;
Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Expos 0.