A 15-hit attack that included homers by Dave Cash and Mike Schmidt powered the Phillies to an 11-1 victory and extended their lead over the Pirates to 12 games in the East Division race. The Pirates' only run off Jim Lonborg came on a circuit clout by Dave Parker in the second inning. Cash's homer was his first of the season and came on an inside-the-park drive in the third inning, while Schmidt hit his 25th of the year in the sixth. [The Sporting News]
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Friday, July 23, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Phillies     1  0  3    2  0  5    0  0  x  -  11 15  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            1   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Cash 2b               4   2   3   2     0   0   .278
  Helms 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Harmon 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Stennett 2b,ss        4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Bowa ss               4   2   1   0     1   0   .244
Oliver cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .347      Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   2     0   0   .272
Stargell 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .261      Luzinski lf           4   1   3   1     0   1   .310
Parker rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .293        Martin pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .328      Allen 1b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .288
Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .291        Tolan ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Johnstone rf          4   0   2   1     0   2   .311
Medich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .065      Maddox cf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .311
  Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Hutton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Oates c               4   2   2   1     0   0   .348
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lonborg p             3   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     0   5             Totals               36  11  15   8     2   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 40,120
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Phillies 4
DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Parker, Zisk
Doubles: Parker (14), Luzinski 2 (21), Allen 2 (13)
Home Runs: Parker (6), Cash (1), Schmidt (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Lonborg (4)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (5,by Lonborg)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(5-9)           4    10   6   6   0   0   1  20   4.24
Langford                1.1   4   5   5   2   2   1  10   7.11
Tekulve                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.10
Hernandez               2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.24
Totals                  8    15  11  11   2   3   2  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(12-5)         9     6   1   1   0   5   1  33   2.75
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   5   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Lonborg (4)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Montague


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Taveras was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Stennett popped to second; Oliver was
hit by a pitch; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: HELMS REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING 2B); STENNETT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Cash grounded out (second to
first); Bowa singled to left; Schmidt popped to catcher in foul
territory; Luzinski doubled to right [Bowa scored]; Allen
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker homered; Robinson struck out; Zisk grounded
out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone singled to right; Maddox flied out to
center; Oates flied out to center; Lonborg grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Medich was called out on strikes; Helms flied out
to left; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash homered; Bowa made an out to shortstop;
Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski singled to center; Allen
doubled to center [Luzinski scored]; Johnstone singled to left
[Allen scored, Johnstone out at second (left to catcher to
second)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Stargell singled
to center; Parker singled to left [Stargell to second]; Robinson
struck out; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox singled to right [Maddox to second (error
by Parker)]; Oates singled to right [Maddox scored]; Lonborg out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Oates to second]; Cash
singled to right [Oates scored, Cash out at first (right to
shortstop to first)]; Bowa flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
HEBNER BATTED FOR MEDICH; Hebner popped to third in foul
territory; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: LANGFORD REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Schmidt flied
out to right; Luzinski struck out; Allen doubled to left;
Johnstone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett struck out; Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted); Stargell singled to center; Parker doubled to left
[Stargell to third]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox walked; Oates singled to right [Maddox to
second]; Lonborg forced Maddox (pitcher to third) [Oates to
second]; Cash singled to left [Oates scored (error by Zisk),
Lonborg scored (no RBI), Cash scored (no RBI)]; Bowa walked;
Schmidt homered [Bowa scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); Luzinski doubled to left; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI;
TOLAN BATTED FOR ALLEN; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted);
Johnstone was called out on strikes; 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 11.

PIRATES 7TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOLAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); HUTTON REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING 1B); HARMON
REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Zisk made an out to first;
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); KIRKPATRICK BATTED
FOR TEKULVE; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 11.

PHILLIES 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Hutton
grounded out (second to first); Oates popped to second; Lonborg
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 11.

PIRATES 8TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 11.

PHILLIES 8TH: Harmon grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
popped to third; Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 11.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to right; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 11.
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