After starting with three runs in the first inning, the Phillies did not score again until the 13th when Mike Anderson hit a sacrifice fly to beat the Cardinals, 4-3. As result of their victory, the Phillies remained six games behind the Pirates in the East Division while the Cardinals fell eight games off the pace. In the first, Dave Cash doubled and beat the throw to third on a bunt by Larry Bowa, who was safe at first on the fielder's choice. Cash scored on a single by Jay Johnstone and Bowa crossed the plate on an infield out by Greg Luzinski. Johnstone took third on a passed ball by Ted Simmons and scored on a wild pitch by Bob Forsch.

The Cards, who had a homer by Bake McBride, caught up and tied the score in the sixth. The game then went scoreless until the 13th when Luzinski drew a walk and stopped at second on a single by Dick Allen. Alan Bannister ran for Luzinski and, after a pass to Mike Schmidt loaded the bases, Anderson hit his sacrifice fly for the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 16, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 11  2
Cardinals    1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 11  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               6   1   2   0     0   0   .301      McBride cf            6   1   1   1     0   2   .305
Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Brock lf              5   1   3   1     1   0   .307
Johnstone rf          2   1   1   1     1   0   .340      Davis rf              6   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Simmons c             6   0   1   0     0   0   .339
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Smith 1b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .296
  Harmon ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Cruz 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .138
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .274
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   1     2   1   .300        Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Bannister pr,lf     0   1   0   0     0   0   .273        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Allen 1b              6   0   1   0     0   3   .229        Rudolph ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     2   2   .255        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maddox cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Anderson ph,cf,rf   3   0   2   1     0   1   .268        Mumphrey ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .667
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Sizemore 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Tyson ss              4   1   1   0     1   1   .263
  Oates c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Simpson p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .125        Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin cf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .213        Fairly ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Bradford pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
                                                            Hernandez 1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .245

Totals               44   4  11   3     7  10             Totals               48   3  11   3     3   4

Time of Game: 3:36   Attendance: 11,239
Left on Base: Phillies 11, Cardinals 10
DP: Phillies 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: Cash, Allen
Doubles: Cash (36), Boone (14), Brock (27)
Triples: Brock (6)
Home Runs: McBride (5)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (23), Schmidt (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (17), Sizemore (21)
Sacrifice Flies: Anderson (2)
GIDP: Johnstone (6), Allen (17), Sizemore (9)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (6,by Forsch)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 7     7   3   3   0   2   1  27   2.88
McGraw                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.18
Hilgendorf W(7-3)       3     2   0   0   2   1   0  14   1.68
Garber SV(14)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.49
Totals                 13    11   3   3   3   4   1  52

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6.1   7   3   2   2   5   0  27   2.99
Wallace                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.97
Hrabosky                2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   1.83
Curtis                  2     2   0   0   2   1   0   8   3.51
Garman L(3-7)           1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   2.45
Parker                  0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   5.08
Totals                 13    11   4   3   7  10   0  54

Passed Balls: Simmons (25)
Hit by Pitch: Forsch (3)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (9)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash doubled to left; Bowa reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Cash to third]; Johnstone singled to
right [Cash scored, Bowa to third]; Luzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bowa scored, Johnstone to second]; Simmons
allowed a passed ball [Johnstone to third]; Forsch threw a wild
pitch [Johnstone scored (unearned)]; Allen struck out; Schmidt
struck out (catcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride homered; Brock grounded out (second to
first); Davis flied out to center; Simmons lined to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Boone
doubled to left; Simpson struck out; Cash flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz was
called out on strikes; Sizemore lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnstone
walked; Luzinski singled to shortstop [Johnstone to second];
Johnstone was picked off second (pitcher to second); Allen
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to center; Forsch made an out to
third; McBride struck out; Brock tripled to right [Tyson
scored]; Davis grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt made an out to third; Maddox was hit by a
pitch; Boone flied out to center; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied out to center; Smith singled to
left; Reitz forced Smith (third to second); Sizemore grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash singled to center; Bowa flied out to right;
Johnstone grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Forsch
grounded out (third to first); McBride flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski walked; Allen grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Luzinski out at second]; Schmidt
singled to center; ANDERSON BATTED FOR MADDOX; Anderson singled
to center [Schmidt to second]; Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Brock
doubled to left; Davis grounded out (second to first) [Brock to
third]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); Smith singled to
pitcher [Brock scored, Smith out at second (right unassisted)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Simpson flied out to left; WALLACE REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz singled to left; LINTZ RAN FOR REITZ;
Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lintz to
second]; Tyson grounded out (second to first) [Lintz to third];
FAIRLY BATTED FOR WALLACE; Fairly grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 3B); HRABOSKY
REPLACED LINTZ (PITCHING); FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
TAYLOR BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Taylor popped to first in foul
territory; Luzinski struck out; Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); ANDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MARTIN REPLACED SIMPSON (PLAYING
CF); McBride was called out on strikes; Brock flied out to
center; Davis made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt struck out; Anderson struck out; Boone
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons singled to left; Cruz forced Simmons
(shortstop unassisted); MELENDEZ BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Melendez
flied out to center; Sizemore made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 10TH: CURTIS REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Martin
walked; Cash flied into a double play (center to first) [Martin
out at first]; Bowa singled to center; HARMON BATTED FOR MCGRAW;
Bowa stole second; Harmon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED HARMON (PITCHING); Tyson
walked; Fairly forced Tyson (pitcher to shortstop); BRADFORD RAN
FOR FAIRLY; McBride flied out to right; Brock singled to left
[Bradford to third]; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 11TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BRADFORD (PLAYING 1B);
Luzinski flied out to right; Allen grounded out (second to
first); Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole second; Anderson singled
to right [Schmidt out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 11TH: Simmons flied out to center; Cruz reached on an
error by Allen; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR CURTIS; Rudolph lined to
second; Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 12TH: GARMAN REPLACED RUDOLPH (PITCHING); MCCARVER
BATTED FOR BOONE; McCarver flied out to right; Martin singled to
center; Cash flied out to center; Bowa popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 12TH: OATES REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Tyson
struck out; Hernandez singled to left; McBride grounded out
(second to first) [Hernandez to second (error by Cash)]; Dave
Cash called for obstruction; Brock was walked intentionally;
Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 13TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR HILGENDORF; Hutton flied out to
center; Luzinski walked; Allen singled to right [Luzinski to
second]; BANNISTER RAN FOR LUZINSKI; PARKER REPLACED GARMAN
(PITCHING); Schmidt walked [Bannister to third, Allen to
second]; Anderson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bannister
scored, Allen to third, Schmidt to second]; Oates was walked
intentionally; Martin flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 13TH: GARBER REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); BANNISTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Simmons flied out to center; Cruz
walked; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR PARKER; Mumphrey singled to right
[Cruz to third]; Sizemore grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
4, Cardinals 3.