The Phillies split a twi-night doubleheader with the Expos, winning the first game, 9-3, and losing the second game, 3-2, but moved closer to the East Division title when the Pirates also divided a twin-bill with the Cardinals. The Phillies' lead remained at six games with nine left on their schedule and with seven remaining for the Pirates. In the opener, the Phillies broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the fifth inning on a double by Bobby Tolan, singles by Greg Luzinski and Dick Allen and a sacrifice fly by Mike Schmidt. Four more runs in the ninth iced the verdict.

In the nightcap, the Phillies posted their pair in the fourth inning, one run scoring on a single by Larry Bowa and the other on a triple by Jim Kaat. The Expos came back to knot the count in their half with a single by Bombo Rivera, a club-record 35th double by Tim Foli and singles by Ellis Valentine and Earl Williams. The winning run followed in the sixth when Valentine walked and raced home on a double by Williams. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Phillies     0  2  0    1  2  0    0  0  4  -   9 16  1
Expos        0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   1   2     1   0   .271      Unser lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .231
Tolan cf,1b,lf        4   2   2   0     1   1   .260      Garrett 2b            4   1   0   0     1   1   .231
Johnstone rf          5   1   2   0     0   1   .322      Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Luzinski lf           5   1   4   2     0   0   .303      Valentine rf          4   1   4   0     0   0   .272
  Hutton pr,1b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .216      Williams 1b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .229
Allen 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Martin cf           0   0   0   1     1   0   .244      Foli ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   2     0   0   .257      Foote c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .227
Oates c               5   2   3   0     0   1   .253      Rogers p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .155
Bowa ss               4   1   2   1     1   0   .250        Cromartie ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Christenson p         2   0   1   0     0   1   .204        Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .267        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .257

Totals               39   9  16   8     4   6             Totals               37   3  11   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:40
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Expos 8
DP: Phillies 0, Expos 1
Errors: Schmidt, Valentine, Kerrigan
Doubles: Christenson (4), Tolan (7), Foote (10), Foli (34)
Triples: Williams (2), Valentine (2)
Stolen Bases: Allen (10), Bowa (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Schmidt 2 (7)
GIDP: Allen (13)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(13-8)     7    11   3   3   1   1   0  32   3.63
Garber SV(10)           2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   2.84
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   5   0  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(6-17)          6    10   5   4   1   5   0  29   3.30
Kerrigan                2     2   2   2   2   1   0   9   3.81
Taylor                  0     2   2   2   1   0   0   3   4.82
Murray                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.16
Totals                  9    16   9   8   4   6   0  46

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Terry Tata


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to left; Tolan singled to center;
Johnstone made an out to shortstop; Luzinski singled to center
[Tolan to third]; Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dawson singled to center;
Valentine singled to center [Dawson to third]; Williams flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt popped to first in foul territory; Oates
singled to first; Bowa walked [Oates to second]; Christenson out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Oates to third, Bowa to
second]; Cash singled to center [Oates scored, Bowa scored];
Tolan flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish flied out to left; Foli popped to first;
Foote doubled to left; Rogers flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted);
Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
walked; Dawson flied out to left; Valentine singled to right
[Garrett to third]; Williams tripled to center [Garrett scored,
Valentine scored]; Parrish flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Oates
singled to right; Bowa lined to shortstop; Christenson doubled
to right [Oates scored (error by Valentine) (unearned) (no RBI),
Christenson to third]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Foli doubled to right; Foote singled to right [Foli
scored, Foote out at second (right to shortstop)]; Rogers
singled to right; Unser was called out on strikes; Garrett flied
out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Tolan doubled to left; Johnstone struck out;
Luzinski singled to center [Tolan scored]; Allen singled to
right [Luzinski to third]; Allen stole second; Schmidt hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Luzinski scored]; Oates struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine
singled to center; Williams singled to right [Valentine to third
(error by Schmidt)]; Parrish made an out to catcher; Foli forced
Williams (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Expos 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to second; Bowa stole second;
Christenson struck out; Cash grounded out (third to first) [Bowa
to third]; Tolan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Foote lined to third; CROMARTIE BATTED FOR ROGERS;
Cromartie flied out to center; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED CROMARTIE (PITCHING); Johnstone
singled to left; Luzinski singled to right [Johnstone to
second]; Allen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Johnstone to third, Luzinski out at second]; Schmidt
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING CF); TOLAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Garrett grounded out (second to first);
Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine tripled to
right; Williams lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
5, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Oates grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); MCCARVER BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON;
McCarver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Parrish grounded
out (pitcher to first); Foli grounded out (third to first);
Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Cash walked; Cash was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Kerrigan [Cash to second]; Tolan walked;
TAYLOR REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Johnstone singled to right
[Cash to third, Tolan to second]; Luzinski singled to center
[Cash scored, Tolan to third, Johnstone to second]; HUTTON RAN
FOR LUZINSKI; Martin walked [Tolan scored, Johnstone to third,
Hutton to second]; MURRAY REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Schmidt
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Johnstone scored]; Oates singled to
first [Hutton to third, Martin to second]; Bowa singled to first
[Hutton scored, Martin to third, Oates to second]; Garber popped
to second; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Phillies 9, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TOLAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MURRAY; Jorgensen
struck out; Unser struck out (catcher to first); Garrett struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 9, Expos 3.