The onrushing Pirates swept a doubleheader from the Phillies, 6-2, 5-1, and drew to 5½ games behind the National League East leaders who had a 15 game advantage on August 24. Bruce Kison limited the stumbling Phillies to five hits over the first eight innings and contributed a single and triple to the 12-hit attack in the opener.

Bill Robinson hit a two-run triple in the third and Richie Hebner belted a solo homer in the fifth to support Larry Demery's four-hit pitching in the afterpiece. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  2
Pirates      0  0  3    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   6 12  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Taveras ss            2   1   1   0     1   0   .260
Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .324        Oliver ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .332
Johnstone rf          4   0   1   1     0   2   .340        Mendoza ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Luzinski lf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .301      Stennett 2b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .271
Allen 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Zisk lf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .290
Schmidt 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .269        Armas lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Boone c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .292      Stargell 1b           5   1   1   1     0   2   .257
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Parker rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .302
Kaat p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Robinson cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .297
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Moreno cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Hebner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .233
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
                                                          Kison p               3   1   2   0     1   0   .235
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   1     3   6             Totals               36   6  12   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Pirates 10
DP: Phillies 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Schmidt, Kaat, Kison
Doubles: Maddox (32), Schmidt (26), Cash (14)
Triples: Kison (2), Hebner (1)
Stolen Bases: Parker (14)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (7), Hebner (3)
GIDP: Allen (12), Boone (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(11-11)           5.1   8   4   4   2   2   0  27   3.29
Garber                  0.2   2   2   2   1   1   0   5   3.09
Twitchell               2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.89
Totals                  8    12   6   6   4   5   0  40

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(12-8)           8     5   2   2   3   6   0  32   3.04
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.64
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Garber (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Maddox doubled
to left; Johnstone flied out to center [Maddox to third];
Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Stennett reached on an
error by Kaat [Taveras to second, Stennett to first]; Taveras
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Zisk flied out to
right; Stargell forced Stennett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Allen flied out to center; Schmidt doubled to
left; Boone walked; Bowa flied out to left; Kaat flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker flied out to center; Robinson grounded out
(second to first); Hebner singled to right; Dyer forced Hebner
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash doubled to right; Maddox singled to right
[Cash to third]; Johnstone singled to right [Cash scored, Maddox
to third]; Luzinski struck out; Allen grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnstone out at second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison walked; Taveras forced Kison (third to
second); Stennett flied out to right; Zisk singled to left
[Taveras to second]; Stargell singled to left [Taveras scored,
Zisk to second]; Parker singled to left [Zisk scored, Stargell
to second]; Robinson singled to left [Stargell scored, Parker to
third, Robinson to second (on throw)]; Hebner made an out to
shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Dyer flied out to center; Kison grounded out (third
to first); Taveras walked; Stennett forced Taveras (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Kaat reached on an error by Kison [Kaat to first];
Cash flied out to left; Maddox flied out to left; Johnstone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Stargell
struck out; Parker singled to right; Parker stole second;
Robinson reached on an error by Schmidt [Parker to third,
Robinson to first]; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski struck out; Allen grounded out (second to
first); Schmidt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Dyer flied out to right; Kison tripled to center;
GARBER REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); OLIVER BATTED FOR TAVERAS;
Oliver was walked intentionally; Stennett singled to center
[Kison scored, Oliver to third]; Garber threw a wild pitch
[Oliver scored, Stennett to second]; Zisk singled to center
[Stennett scored]; Stargell was called out on strikes; Parker
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Pirates 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING SS); Boone struck
out; Bowa flied out to right; TOLAN BATTED FOR GARBER; Tolan
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates
6.

PIRATES 7TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Robinson
struck out; Hebner tripled to right; Hebner was caught stealing
home (catcher unassisted); Dyer walked; Kison singled to right
[Dyer to second]; Mendoza popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: MORENO REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING CF); Cash flied
out to center; Maddox struck out; Johnstone struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
struck out; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 6.

PHILLIES 9TH: ARMAS REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING LF); Luzinski
walked; Debut game for Tony Armas; Allen walked [Luzinski
to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Schmidt singled
to center [Luzinski to third, Allen to second]; Boone grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Luzinski scored
(no RBI), Allen to third, Schmidt out at second]; Bowa flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 6.