The stellar relief work of Tom Hilgendorf, who did not a yield run in 7 1/3 innings, enabled the Phillies to come from behind to defeat the Giants, 8-5. Hilgendorf took over after the Giants had rapped Jim Lonborg for three runs in the first inning to assume a 3-1 lead. Gary Thomasson homered for the Giants.

The Phillies, who had a triple and six doubles among their 17 hits, picked up a run on three singles in the third and took a 5-3 lead in the sixth with an attack that included a triple by Garry Maddox and double by Johnny Oates. Tommy Hutton and Hilgendorf hit doubles in the seventh when the Phillies scored three more runs for their winning margin. Tug McGraw relieved Hilgendorf in the ninth and was tagged for two runs on a bases-loaded single by Bobby Murcer before retiring the side. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Thursday, August    28, 1975 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Phillies     1  0  1    0  0  3    3  0  0  -   8 17  1
Giants       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 14  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   2   2   1     0   0   .305      Thomasson cf          4   1   2   1     1   0   .219
Bowa ss               4   0   3   0     0   1   .307      Thomas 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .265
Johnstone rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .345      Murcer rf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .315
  Anderson rf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     1   3   .265
Luzinski lf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .309      Montanez 1b           4   0   3   1     0   0   .293
Hutton 1b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .229      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Schmidt 3b            4   2   2   0     1   0   .251      Rader c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .315
Maddox cf             5   2   3   2     0   1   .277        Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Oates c               5   1   1   2     0   0   .290      Ontiveros 3b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .283
Lonborg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .023      Barr p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .098
  Hilgendorf p        4   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .220

Totals               43   8  17   7     1   5             Totals               36   5  14   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  4,190
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Giants 8
DP: Phillies 4, Giants 1
Errors: Hutton, Speier, Rader
Doubles: Cash (32), Johnstone (19), Schmidt (27), Oates (11), Hutton (5), Hilgendorf (1)
Triples: Maddox (6)
Home Runs: Thomasson (5)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (16), Thomas (6)
GIDP: Johnstone (5), Rader (9), Speier 2 (12)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 0.2   5   3   3   0   0   1   7   4.12
Hilgendorf W(6-3)       7.1   6   0   0   2   4   0  26   1.73
McGraw                  1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7   3.26
Totals                  9    14   5   5   3   5   1  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(11-12)           5.1  11   5   4   0   2   0  26   3.03
Caldwell                1.1   4   3   3   1   0   0  10   5.27
Williams                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.13
Heaverlo                2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.32
Totals                  9    17   8   7   1   5   0  45

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash doubled to left; Bowa reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Cash to third]; Johnstone grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cash scored
(no RBI), Bowa out at second]; Luzinski struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson homered; Thomas singled to center; Murcer
singled to center [Thomas to third]; Matthews flied out to
right; Montanez singled to right [Thomas scored, Murcer to
second]; Speier popped to third in foul territory; Rader singled
to center [Murcer scored, Montanez to second]; HILGENDORF
REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Hutton dropped a foul fly hit by Barr for an error;
Barr grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Thomasson made
an out to pitcher; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Oates lined to shortstop; Hilgendorf grounded out
(second to first); Cash singled to right; Bowa singled to center
[Cash to second]; Johnstone singled to right [Cash scored, Bowa
out at third (right to second to third to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Murcer singled to center; Matthews struck out while
Murcer was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first);
Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Hutton singled to
right; Schmidt flied out to center; Maddox singled to shortstop
[Hutton to second]; Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: On a bunt Speier singled to third; Rader grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Speier out at
second]; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hilgendorf grounded out (second to first); Cash
flied out to right; Bowa singled to center; Johnstone doubled to
center [Bowa to third]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Barr singled to third; Thomasson walked [Barr to
second]; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Barr
to third, Thomasson to second]; Murcer grounded out (second to
first); Matthews struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hutton popped to first in foul territory; Schmidt
doubled to center; Maddox tripled to left [Schmidt scored];
Oates doubled to right [Maddox scored]; CALDWELL REPLACED BARR
(PITCHING); Rader dropped a foul fly hit by Hilgendorf for an
error; Hilgendorf reached on an error by Speier [Oates to third,
Hilgendorf to first]; Cash forced Hilgendorf (shortstop to
second) [Oates scored (unearned)]; Bowa singled to shortstop
[Cash to second]; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R
(2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Montanez singled to center; Speier grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at
second]; Rader popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
5, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton
doubled to left; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Maddox
singled to right [Hutton scored, Schmidt to third, Maddox to
second (on throw)]; Oates grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Schmidt scored, Maddox to third]; Hilgendorf doubled to right
[Maddox scored]; WILLIAMS REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Cash
popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING RF); Ontiveros
singled to center; MILLER BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Miller flied out
to right; Thomasson flied out to right; Thomas flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Bowa struck
out; Anderson singled to center; Luzinski flied out to right;
Hutton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Matthews
walked; Montanez singled to right [Matthews to second]; Speier
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Giants 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt singled to left; Maddox was called out on
strikes; Oates made an out to catcher; TAYLOR BATTED FOR
HILGENDORF; Taylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
8, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); HILL BATTED FOR
RADER; Hill flied out to center; Ontiveros singled to third;
BROWN BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Brown walked [Ontiveros to second];
Thomasson singled to right [Ontiveros to third, Brown to
second]; Thomas flied out to right; Murcer singled to center
[Ontiveros scored, Brown scored, Thomasson to second]; Matthews
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 8, Giants 5.