The Pirates clinched their fifth N. L. East title in six years with an 11-3 victory over the Phillies, the only remaining club with a mathematical chance to catch the front-runners. With Richie Zisk and Dave Parker each driving in four runs while Willie Stargell scored four, Pittsburgh put the game away with a five-run eighth, all runs scoring after two were out.

Parker hit a two-run homer in that frame, boosting his RBI total to 101. The Pirates held a 4-1 lead entering the seventh, but Dave Cash doubled home two runs for the Phils before the division champs opened up some daylight with two runs of their own in the bottom of the seventh on RBI singles by Zisk and Parker. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Monday, September 22, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  7  1
Pirates      0  1  0    3  0  0    2  5  x  -  11 15  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   1   2     0   0   .299      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .287
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     1   0   .307      Sanguillen c          4   2   1   0     1   0   .329
Johnstone rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .332      Oliver cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .281
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stargell 1b           3   4   3   2     2   0   .299
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Zisk lf               5   1   3   4     0   1   .290
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Robinson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Rogodzinski ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Parker rf             5   1   3   4     0   0   .311
Luzinski lf           3   0   3   0     1   0   .302      Hebner 3b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .249
Allen 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Kison p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .119
Maddox cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .281        Tekulve p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .091
Oates c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Underwood p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .278
  Simpson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Hutton ph,rf        1   1   0   0     1   0   .250

Totals               34   3   7   3     5   4             Totals               38  11  15  11     5   4

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 13,176
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Pirates 8
DP: Phillies 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Hutton, Hebner, Taveras
Doubles: Oates (15), Cash (38), Oliver (39), Zisk (25), Stargell (32)
Home Runs: Parker (25)
GIDP: Schmidt (7), Allen (18)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(14-13)      3     6   4   4   1   0   0  15   4.12
Schueler                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.40
Simpson                 2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   3.45
Hilgendorf              0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   2.11
Garber                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.63
Hoerner                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.57
Montague                1     4   5   5   1   1   1   8   6.35
Totals                  8    15  11  11   5   4   1  43

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(12-11)          5     3   1   1   4   1   0  22   3.27
Tekulve SV(4)           4     4   2   2   1   3   0  17   2.29
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   4   0  39

Wild Pitches: Schueler (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Shag Crawford


PHILLIES 1ST: 25 minute rain delay before start of game;
Cash grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (pitcher
to first); Johnstone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to left; Allen forced Luzinski
(pitcher to second); Schmidt was called out on strikes; Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Zisk made an out to second; Parker
grounded out (second to first) [Stargell to second]; Hebner
singled to left [Stargell scored, Hebner out at second (left to
third to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Oates flied out to left; Underwood flied out to
right; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to left; Kison singled to center;
Stennett flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa walked; Johnstone flied out to left; Luzinski
singled to left [Bowa to second]; Allen reached on an error by
Taveras [Bowa to third, Luzinski to second, Allen to first];
Schmidt grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Allen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver doubled to center; Stargell singled to left
[Oliver scored]; Zisk doubled to center [Stargell scored];
Parker singled to right [Zisk scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED
UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Hebner forced Parker (first to shortstop);
Taveras forced Hebner (shortstop to second); Schueler threw a
wild pitch [Taveras to third]; Kison struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox walked; Oates doubled to left [Maddox to
third]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR SCHUELER; McCarver grounded out
(first unassisted) [Maddox scored, Oates stayed at second]; Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: SIMPSON REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Stennett
walked; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first) [Stennett to
second]; Oliver grounded out (catcher to first) [Stennett to
third]; Stargell walked; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone walked; Luzinski walked [Johnstone to
second]; TEKULVE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Allen grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Johnstone to third,
Luzinski out at second]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
singled to center; Taveras forced Hebner (first to shortstop);
Tekulve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox struck out; Oates singled to second; HUTTON
BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Hutton walked [Oates to second]; Cash
doubled to center [Oates scored, Hutton scored]; On a bunt Bowa
grounded out (third to first) [Cash to third]; Johnstone
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HILGENDORF
REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Stennett grounded out (third to
first); Sanguillen singled to shortstop; Oliver popped to first;
Stargell singled to center [Sanguillen to third]; GARBER
REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Zisk singled to left [Sanguillen
scored, Stargell to second]; HOERNER REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING);
Parker singled to right [Stargell scored, Zisk to third, Parker
to second (error by Hutton)]; Hebner walked; Taveras lined to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski singled to center; Allen struck out;
Schmidt made an out to second; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Tekulve
struck out; Stennett grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
walked; Oliver singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; Stargell
doubled to right [Sanguillen scored, Oliver to third]; Zisk
singled to center [Oliver scored, Stargell scored]; DILONE RAN
FOR ZISK; Parker homered [Dilone scored]; Hebner popped to third
in foul territory; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 11.

PHILLIES 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); Oates
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cash reached on an error by Hebner [Cash
to first]; Bowa singled to left [Cash to second]; ROGODZINSKI
BATTED FOR MONTAGUE; Rogodzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 11.