Four-hit pitching by Steve Carlton, plus an attack that included homers by Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski, enabled the Phillies to keep their East Division hopes alive with a 4-1 victory over the Pirates. Rennie Stennett, who tripled and scored the Pirates' run in the first inning, added a later single and tied the N. L. record for most hits in three consecutive games, 12. Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1Game Played on Thursday, September 18, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans StadiumPirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Phillies 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 x - 4 8 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 Cash 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .303 Sanguillen c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .331 Bowa ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Oliver cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Johnstone rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .335 Stargell 1b 2 0 0 0 2 2 .298 Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Zisk lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 Luzinski lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .300 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310 Allen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .249 Martin cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Taveras ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .212 Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .255 Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Anderson cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Oates c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Howe ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Carlton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .151 Ellis p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Randolph ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .191 Moose p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 30 1 4 1 5 11 Totals 30 4 8 4 3 1 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 27,093 Left on Base: Pirates 8, Phillies 7 DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 1 Errors: Zisk Doubles: Bowa (17), Cash (37) Triples: Stennett (7) Home Runs: Schmidt (37), Luzinski (33) Stolen Bases: Bowa (24), Schmidt (27) Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (7), Carlton (6) Sacrifice Flies: Johnstone (2) GIDP: Oliver (19) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis L(8-9) 4.1 8 4 4 2 0 2 23 3.78 Tekulve 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.16 Moose 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.14 Totals 8 8 4 4 3 1 2 35 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(14-13) 9 4 1 1 5 11 0 36 3.65 Totals 9 4 1 1 5 11 0 36 Wild Pitches: Carlton (5) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bob Engel PIRATES 1ST: Stennett tripled to center; Sanguillen singled to shortstop [Stennett scored]; Oliver grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to second; Bowa doubled to center [Cash to third]; Johnstone hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cash scored]; Luzinski flied out to center [Bowa to third]; Allen popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 1. PIRATES 2ND: Zisk walked; Parker was called out on strikes; Hebner struck out; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt homered; Anderson flied out to right; Oates singled to right; Carlton forced Oates (shortstop to second); Cash forced Carlton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PIRATES 3RD: Ellis walked; Stennett forced Ellis (shortstop to second); Sanguillen struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to right; Bowa stole second; Johnstone singled to left [Bowa scored]; Luzinski flied out to left; Allen forced Johnstone (first to shortstop); Schmidt walked [Allen to second]; Anderson forced Schmidt (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Zisk forced Stargell (third to second); Parker flied out to left; Hebner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Oates popped to shortstop; Carlton grounded out (first unassisted); Cash doubled to left [Cash to third (error by Zisk)]; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Taveras to second]; Stennett grounded out (second to first) [Taveras to third]; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); Luzinski homered; Allen walked; TEKULVE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Schmidt forced Allen (third to second); Schmidt stole second; Anderson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to right; Stargell walked [Oliver to second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to third, Stargell to second]; Hebner walked; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 6TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING SS); Oates walked; Carlton out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Oates to second]; Cash grounded out (second to first) [Oates to third]; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. PIRATES 7TH: RANDOLPH BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Randolph was called out on strikes; Stennett singled to left; Sanguillen flied out to center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 7TH: MOOSE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PITCHING); Johnstone lined to second; Luzinski made an out to shortstop; Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. PIRATES 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); MARTIN REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING CF); ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stargell was called out on strikes; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Parker lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Anderson struck out; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. PIRATES 9TH: Hebner popped to second; HOWE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Howe struck out; ROBINSON BATTED FOR MOOSE; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. |
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