The second-place Phillies pulled within five games of the pace-setting Pirates in the East Division race by defeating the Expos, 5-0, in a contest stopped by rain after 6½ innings. Larry Christenson pitched the shutout, holding the Expos to three hits.

The Phillies jumped on Steve Rogers for two runs in the first inning on singles by Dave Cash and Larry Bowa, two wild pitches and a single by Greg Luzinski. A passed ball by Jose Morales and wild pickoff throw by Rogers resulted in another run in the third. After Mike Schmidt's homer, the Phillies tacked on their final marker in the seventh on another passed ball by Morales. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1975 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Phillies     2  0  1    1  0  0    1  -   5 11  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    x  -   0  3  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .303      White cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Bowa ss               3   3   1   0     1   1   .313      Foli ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Maddox cf             4   0   2   1     0   2   .286        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Luzinski lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .300        Frias ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Allen 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .224      Dwyer lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .250      Morales c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Hutton rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Parrish 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Breeden 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .135
Christenson p         3   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Valentine rf          2   0   1   0     0   1   .294
                                                          Cox 2b                2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .315
                                                            DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5  11   3     2   7             Totals               21   0   3   0     0   4

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  7,457
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Expos 3
DP: Phillies 0, Expos 0
Errors: Rogers
Doubles: Valentine (1)
Home Runs: Schmidt (34)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (22)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(10-5)     6     3   0   0   0   4   0  21   3.60
Totals                  6     3   0   0   0   4   0  21

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(10-11)         6    10   4   3   0   5   1  28   3.33
DeMola                  1     1   1   0   2   2   0   6   4.08
Totals                  7    11   5   3   2   7   1  34

Passed Balls: Morales 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Rogers 2 (12)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Bowa singled to right
[Cash to second]; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Cash to third, Bowa
to second]; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Cash scored, Bowa to
third]; Maddox struck out (catcher to first); Luzinski singled
to left [Bowa scored]; Allen grounded out (second to first)
[Luzinski to second]; Schmidt singled to left [Luzinski out at
home (left to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: White flied out to right; Foli made an out to
shortstop; Dwyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); Oates
grounded out (shortstop to first); Christenson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Morales flied out to right; Parrish grounded out
(third to first); Breeden flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash made an out to first; Bowa struck out but
advanced to first on a passed ball; Bowa was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Rogers [Bowa to second]; Maddox
singled to left [Bowa scored (unearned)]; Luzinski popped to
first; Allen grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Valentine struck out; Cox grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rogers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt homered; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Oates flied out to right; Christenson singled to left;
Cash singled to pitcher [Christenson to second]; Bowa grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos
0.

EXPOS 4TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Foli grounded
out (second to first); Dwyer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox singled to left; Luzinski grounded out
(second to first) [Maddox to second]; Allen was called out on
strikes; Schmidt lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Morales singled to right; Parrish struck out; Breeden
forced Morales (shortstop to second); Valentine doubled [Breeden
to third]; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); Oates
struck out; Christenson singled to center; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR ROGERS; Biittner grounded out
(shortstop to first); White singled to first; JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR FOLI; Jorgensen struck out; Dwyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: DEMOLA REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); FRIAS
REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING SS); Bowa walked; Bowa stole second;
Maddox struck out; Luzinski singled to center [Bowa to third];
Morales allowed a passed ball [Bowa scored (unearned), Luzinski
to second]; Allen walked; Schmidt struck out; Hutton grounded
out (second to first); 78 minute rain delay then game
called; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 0.