Four-hit pitching by Steve Carlton, plus an attack that included homers by Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski, enabled the Phillies to keep their East Division hopes alive with a 4-1 victory over the Pirates. Rennie Stennett, who tripled and scored the Pirates' run in the first inning, added a later single and tied the N. L. record for most hits in three consecutive games, 12.

The Phillies tied the score in their half of the first on a single by Dave Cash, double by Larry Bowa and sacrifice fly by Jay Johnstone. Schmidt hit his homer in the second and the Phillies made it 3-1 in the third when Bowa singled, stole second and counted on a single by Johnstone. Luzinski wrapped up the victory with his circuit clout in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 18, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Phillies     1  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Cash 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .303
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   1   .331      Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .308
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Johnstone rf          3   0   1   2     0   0   .335
Stargell 1b           2   0   0   0     2   2   .298        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .292      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .300
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Allen 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .249        Martin cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   2   .212      Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .255
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Anderson cf,rf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Oates c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .285
  Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .151
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .111
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Randolph ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .191
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278

Totals               30   1   4   1     5  11             Totals               30   4   8   4     3   1

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 27,093
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Phillies 7
DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Zisk
Doubles: Bowa (17), Cash (37)
Triples: Stennett (7)
Home Runs: Schmidt (37), Luzinski (33)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (24), Schmidt (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (7), Carlton (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnstone (2)
GIDP: Oliver (19)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(8-9)            4.1   8   4   4   2   0   2  23   3.78
Tekulve                 1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.16
Moose                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.14
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   1   2  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(14-13)        9     4   1   1   5  11   0  36   3.65
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5  11   0  36

Wild Pitches: Carlton (5)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bob Engel


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett tripled to center; Sanguillen singled to
shortstop [Stennett scored]; Oliver grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second];
Stargell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to second; Bowa doubled to center
[Cash to third]; Johnstone hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cash
scored]; Luzinski flied out to center [Bowa to third]; Allen
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies
1.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk walked; Parker was called out on strikes;
Hebner struck out; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt homered; Anderson flied out to right;
Oates singled to right; Carlton forced Oates (shortstop to
second); Cash forced Carlton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis walked; Stennett forced Ellis (shortstop to
second); Sanguillen struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to right; Bowa stole second;
Johnstone singled to left [Bowa scored]; Luzinski flied out to
left; Allen forced Johnstone (first to shortstop); Schmidt
walked [Allen to second]; Anderson forced Schmidt (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Zisk forced Stargell (third to
second); Parker flied out to left; Hebner made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Oates popped to shortstop; Carlton grounded out
(first unassisted); Cash doubled to left [Cash to third (error
by Zisk)]; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Taveras to second]; Stennett grounded out (second to first)
[Taveras to third]; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher);
Luzinski homered; Allen walked; TEKULVE REPLACED ELLIS
(PITCHING); Schmidt forced Allen (third to second); Schmidt
stole second; Anderson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to right; Stargell walked [Oliver to
second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; Parker grounded out
(second to first) [Oliver to third, Stargell to second]; Hebner
walked; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robertson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING SS); Oates
walked; Carlton out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Oates
to second]; Cash grounded out (second to first) [Oates to
third]; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 7TH: RANDOLPH BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Randolph was called
out on strikes; Stennett singled to left; Sanguillen flied out
to center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: MOOSE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PITCHING); Johnstone
lined to second; Luzinski made an out to shortstop; Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); MARTIN
REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING CF); ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Stargell was called out on strikes; Zisk grounded out
(third to first); Parker lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Anderson struck out;
Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Hebner popped to second; HOWE BATTED FOR MENDOZA;
Howe struck out; ROBINSON BATTED FOR MOOSE; Robinson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 4.