The Pirates, who played without five of their regulars, collected only six hits off Larry Christenson and lost to the Phillies, 8-1. Rennie Stennett, Willie Stargell, Richie Zisk, Manny Sanguillen and Frank Taveras were given the night off by manager Danny Murtaugh.

Dick Allen drove in three runs for the Phillies with a pair of singles. Greg Luzinski had three hits and produced the Phillies' first two runs with a single in the first inning. The Pirates' lone run counted in their half of the first when Omar Moreno singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     2  0  0    0  1  0    4  1  0  -   8 14  0
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   2   3   0     0   0   .300      Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .219
  Taylor ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Moreno lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .167
  Harmon 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Oliver cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .281
Bowa ss               5   2   2   0     0   0   .305      Parker rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .310
Johnstone rf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .329      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
  Anderson rf         1   1   1   1     1   0   .262      Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Luzinski lf           4   1   3   2     0   1   .304      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .231
  Hutton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Allen 1b              4   1   2   3     0   1   .233      Demery p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .125
  Martin lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Brett p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     1   2   .250        Ellis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Maddox cf             5   0   0   1     0   0   .278        Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oates c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .285        Dilone ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Christenson p         4   0   1   0     0   2   .250

Totals               38   8  14   8     5   6             Totals               33   1   6   1     3   8

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  6,253
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Pirates 8
DP: Phillies 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Moreno
Doubles: Anderson (10)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (1), Randolph (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Oates (4)
GIDP: Allen (19)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(11-5)     9     6   1   1   3   8   0  36   3.73
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   8   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery L(7-5)           5     8   3   3   2   3   0  24   2.93
Brett                   1     4   4   4   2   0   0   9   3.36
Ellis                   2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8   3.79
Jones                   1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    14   8   8   5   6   0  45

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to right; Bowa singled to left [Cash
to second]; Johnstone walked [Cash to third, Bowa to second];
Luzinski singled to left [Cash scored, Bowa scored, Johnstone to
third (error by Moreno)]; Allen was called out on strikes;
Schmidt struck out; Maddox forced Luzinski (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
singled to left; Moreno stole second; Oliver singled to right
[Moreno scored]; Parker walked [Oliver to second]; Hebner lined
to center; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Oates walked; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Oates to second]; Cash singled to center
[Oates to third]; Bowa made an out to shortstop; Johnstone
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Dyer flied out to left; Randolph popped to second;
Demery walked; Reynolds singled to left [Demery to second];
Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski singled to center; Allen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Luzinski out at
second]; Schmidt popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver struck out; Parker flied out to left; Hebner
singled to right; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Oates
grounded out (second to first); Christenson popped to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Dyer walked; Randolph forced Dyer (third to
second); Demery was called out on strikes; Reynolds flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash singled to center; Bowa popped to second;
Johnstone singled to right [Cash to third]; Luzinski struck out;
Allen singled to second [Cash scored, Johnstone to third];
Schmidt lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Oliver
popped to shortstop; Parker singled to right; Hebner flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: BRETT REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); Maddox flied out
to center; Oates popped to third; Christenson singled to center;
Cash forced Christenson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: ANDERSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING RF);
Kirkpatrick singled to right; Dyer struck out; Randolph forced
Kirkpatrick (pitcher to second); Randolph stole second; Brett
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa singled to center; Anderson walked [Bowa to
second]; Luzinski singled to right [Bowa to third, Anderson to
second]; Allen singled to left [Bowa scored, Anderson scored,
Luzinski to second]; Schmidt walked [Luzinski to third, Allen to
second]; ELLIS REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Maddox forced Schmidt
(third to second) [Luzinski scored, Allen to third]; Oates hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Allen scored]; Christenson struck out; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: HUTTON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING 1B); MARTIN
REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING LF); Reynolds struck out; Moreno struck
out; Oliver popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7,
Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR CASH; Taylor walked; Bowa
grounded out (second to first) [Taylor to second]; Anderson
doubled to left [Taylor scored]; Hutton grounded out (first
unassisted) [Anderson to third]; Martin popped to third; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: HARMON REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING 2B); Parker struck
out; Hebner flied out to right; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: JONES REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Schmidt struck
out; Maddox popped to first; Oates singled to center;
Christenson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 8, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Dyer made an out to shortstop; Randolph flied out
to left; DILONE BATTED FOR JONES; Dilone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Pirates 1.