Reggie Smith's RBI pinch-double in the eighth snapped a tie to give the Cardinals a 7-6 victory over the Phillies. Ken Reitz and Ted Sizemore singled ahead of Smith's game decider, which scored pinch-runner Larry Lintz. Dick Allen socked a three-run homer in the first, but the Cards matched that in the bottom of the frame.

Mike Schmidt put the visitors back ahead with a two-run double in the fifth, but St. Louis tallied three times in the sixth, Bake McBride singling home the go-ahead run. Garry Maddox' sacrifice fly plated Mike Anderson with the tying run for the Phils in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6
Game Played on Monday, September 15, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     3  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  0
Cardinals    3  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  x  -   7 13  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .301      McBride cf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .307
Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   1   .309      Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Johnstone rf          3   1   2   0     0   0   .339      Davis rf              5   1   1   2     0   1   .288
  Anderson rf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .341
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
xLuzinski lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .000      Reitz 3b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .274
Allen 1b              4   1   2   3     1   1   .230        Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .209
Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   2     1   1   .255        Cruz 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Maddox cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .284      Sizemore 2b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .241
Oates c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Tyson ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Rasmussen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Boone c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Mumphrey ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .500
Christenson p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .240        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Fairly ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .311
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Bradford pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Smith ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .294
                                                            Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     2   7             Totals               34   7  13   6     3   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  9,955
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Cardinals 8
DP: Phillies 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Simmons
Doubles: Schmidt (33), Allen (16), Simmons (32), Smith (26)
Triples: Davis (6)
Home Runs: Allen (11)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (25), McBride (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (7), Rasmussen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (3), Reitz (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson             5.2   9   6   6   1   1   0  26   3.82
Hilgendorf              1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.74
Garber L(9-11)          0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.52
Hoerner                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.33
Totals                  8    13   7   7   3   2   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen               5     8   5   2   1   5   1  25   3.76
Curtis                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.56
Garman                  0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4   2.38
Hrabosky W(12-3)        1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.88
Parker SV(3)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.15
Totals                  9    11   6   3   2   7   1  41

Wild Pitches: Hilgendorf (4)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Bowa was called out on
strikes; Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [Cash to
second]; Luzinski reached on catcher's interference by Simmons;
Allen homered (unearned) [Cash scored (unearned), Luzinski
scored (unearned)]; Schmidt struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride singled to left; Brock singled to center
[McBride to second]; Davis tripled to right [McBride scored,
Brock scored]; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher) [Davis
scored]; Hernandez struck out; Reitz singled to right; Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
3, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates
grounded out (second to first); Christenson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson singled to pitcher; Rasmussen out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; McBride
grounded out (second to first) [Tyson to third]; Brock grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash lined to third; Bowa flied out to right;
Johnstone singled to right; Luzinski singled to center
[Johnstone to second]; Allen walked [Johnstone to third,
Luzinski to second]; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Davis grounded out (second to first); Simmons
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox singled to right; Maddox stole second;
Oates struck out; Christenson popped to third in foul territory;
Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to third; Tyson lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Sizemore out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa singled to center; Johnstone singled to
center [Bowa to second]; Luzinski was called out on strikes;
Allen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bowa to third,
Johnstone to second]; Schmidt doubled to left [Bowa scored,
Johnstone scored]; Maddox flied to right in foul territory; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Mumphrey walked;
McBride forced Mumphrey (shortstop to second); McBride stole
second; Brock grounded out (first to pitcher) [McBride to
third]; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
5, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); On a bunt
Oates singled to third; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Oates to second]; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: ANDERSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING RF); Simmons
doubled to right; Hernandez grounded out (second to first)
[Simmons to third]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Simmons
scored]; Sizemore singled to center; Tyson singled to left
[Sizemore to third]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR CURTIS; HILGENDORF
REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Hilgendorf threw a wild pitch
[Sizemore scored, Tyson to second]; Fairly walked; BRADFORD RAN
FOR FAIRLY; McBride singled to right [Tyson scored, Bradford to
second]; Brock flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cardinals 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Anderson
singled to left; Luzinski struck out; Allen doubled to right
[Anderson to third]; Schmidt was walked intentionally; HRABOSKY
REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Maddox hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Anderson scored, Allen to third, Schmidt to second]; TAYLOR
BATTED FOR OATES; Taylor lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 6, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: BOONE REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING C ); Davis
grounded out (second to first); Simmons made an out to second;
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Cardinals 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: MARTIN BATTED FOR HILGENDORF; Martin flied out to
right; Cash flied out to center; Bowa grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Reitz singled
to shortstop; LINTZ RAN FOR REITZ; On a bunt Sizemore singled to
pitcher [Lintz to second]; Tyson popped to first in foul
territory; SMITH BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Smith doubled to right
[Lintz scored, Sizemore to third]; HOERNER REPLACED GARBER
(PITCHING); McBride was walked intentionally; Brock popped to
third in foul territory; Davis struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Phillies 6, Cardinals 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING 3B); PARKER REPLACED
SMITH (PITCHING); MCCARVER BATTED FOR ANDERSON; McCarver flied
out to right; Luzinski lined to first; Allen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cardinals 7.