A loser of five straight decisions, Steve Carlton gained his first victory since August 9 and helped himself with a two-run double as the Phillies defeated the Cardinals, 6-2, to move into second place in the East Division, six games behind the pace-setting Pirates. The Cards slipped to third place, 6½ games in back of the leaders.

After the Redbirds scored the initial run of the game in the fifth inning on a double by Ken Reitz and single by Mike Tyson, the Phillies took command of the game with four runs in their half. Mike Schmidt walked and Johnny Oates singled for the first hit off John Denny. Carlton followed with his double, driving in both runners. Larry Bowa then singled, scoring Carlton, and Garry Maddox doubled to admit Bowa. The Phillies iced their verdict in the eighth when Schmidt and Ollie Brown hit consecutive homers. Ted Sizemore accounted for the Cards' second run with a round-tripper in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  3
Phillies     0  0  0    0  4  0    0  2  x  -   6 10  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .240      Bowa ss               4   1   2   1     0   0   .314
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .292      Maddox cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .284
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .337      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Smith 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .291        Martin pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .182      Hutton 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .241
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Schmidt 3b            3   2   1   1     1   1   .249
Tyson ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .265      Brown rf              4   1   2   1     0   2   .298
Denny p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Oates c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .295
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carlton p             4   1   1   2     0   1   .163
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Terlecky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   7             Totals               33   6  10   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 13,764
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Phillies 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Sizemore, Reitz, Denny, Luzinski
Doubles: Reitz (23), Simmons (31), Carlton (2), Maddox (26)
Home Runs: Sizemore (3), Schmidt (33), Brown (6)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (24)
GIDP: Cruz (1), Brock (4), Carlton (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(9-5)            4.2   4   4   4   3   3   0  21   3.65
Parker                  2.1   3   0   0   1   2   0  11   5.51
Terlecky                0     2   2   2   0   0   2   2   3.80
Wallace                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   8.59
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   5   2  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(12-13)        9     6   2   2   2   7   1  34   3.81
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   7   1  34

Wild Pitches: Carlton (4)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore struck out; Davis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash reached on an error by Reitz; Bowa popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Cash was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Denny [Cash to second]; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to first); Luzinski made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Smith
walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton walked; Schmidt forced Hutton (third to
second) [Schmidt to second (error by Sizemore)]; Schmidt was
picked off second (pitcher to second); Brown struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz flied out to right; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Denny singled to center; Brock forced
Denny (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Oates flied out to center; Carlton struck out;
Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore struck out; Davis flied out to center;
Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 4TH: On a bunt Bowa grounded out (second to first);
Maddox walked; Luzinski flied out to right; Hutton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies
0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz
struck out; Reitz doubled to left; Tyson singled to center
[Reitz scored]; Denny forced Tyson (second unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole second; Brown was
called out on strikes; Oates singled to center [Schmidt to
third, Oates to second (on throw to home)]; Carlton doubled to
left [Schmidt scored, Oates scored]; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa singled [Carlton scored]; Maddox
doubled to left [Bowa scored]; PARKER REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING);
Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock popped to third in foul territory; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Davis was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hutton walked; Schmidt struck out; Brown singled
[Hutton to second]; Oates forced Brown (shortstop to second)
[Hutton to third]; Carlton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons reached on an error by Luzinski; Smith
forced Simmons (third to second); Cruz flied out to left; Reitz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Cash was called out on strikes; Bowa singled to
center; Maddox made an out to second; Luzinski singled to left
[Bowa to third]; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hutton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Tyson singled
to center; BRADFORD BATTED FOR PARKER; Bradford made an out to
second; Brock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Tyson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: TERLECKY REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Schmidt
homered; Brown homered; WALLACE REPLACED TERLECKY (PITCHING);
Oates singled to left; On a bunt Carlton grounded into a double
play (third to shortstop to second) [Oates out at second]; Cash
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Sizemore homered; Davis flied out to right;
Simmons doubled; Smith grounded out (third to first); Carlton
threw a wild pitch [Simmons to third]; Cruz walked; Reitz flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 6.