Jim Lonborg, winning for the first time since last July 23, pitched the Phillies to an 8-2 victory over the Expos before a Montreal home-opening crowd of 21,199. Dick Allen, Garry Maddox and Bob Boone each drove in two runs in support of Lonborg, who allowed six hits in his route-going performance. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     14, 1976 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Phillies     0  0  0    2  0  5    0  1  0  -   8  9  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  4


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   2   1     0   0   .267      White cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .500
Bowa ss               4   2   1   0     0   0   .286      Mackanin 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .143
Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   0     0   3   .143      Jorgensen 1b          2   0   1   0     2   0   .267
Luzinski lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .556      Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  Martin pr,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .500      Parrish 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .188
Allen 1b              4   1   0   2     0   0   .091      Colbert lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Johnstone rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .300      Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .214
Maddox cf             3   2   1   2     1   0   .222      Rivera rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Boone c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .222      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Lonborg p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8   9   8     4   4             Totals               32   2   6   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 21,199
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Expos 6
DP: Phillies 2, Expos 2
Errors: Maddox, Parrish, Foli, Rogers 2
Doubles: Cash (1), White (1), Foli (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Allen (1)
GIDP: Allen (1), Carter (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(1-0)          9     6   2   1   3   6   0  35   1.00
Totals                  9     6   2   1   3   6   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(0-2)           5.1   7   7   4   1   2   0  26   4.76
Granger                 1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   5.40
Stanhouse               2     2   1   1   2   1   0   9   4.50
Totals                  9     9   8   5   4   4   0  41

Wild Pitches: Lonborg (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: White doubled to right; Mackanin struck out [White
out at third (catcher to third), Mackanin out at first (third to
first)]; Jorgensen walked; Carter made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to left; Allen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Luzinski out at
second]; Johnstone lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Colbert struck
out (catcher to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox popped to shortstop; Boone popped to first
in foul territory; Lonborg popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Rogers
struck out; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Cash singled to right; Bowa reached on an error by
Rogers on a sacrifice bunt [Cash to third]; Schmidt struck out;
Luzinski reached on an error by Parrish [Cash scored (unearned),
Bowa to third]; Allen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bowa scored
(unearned)]; Johnstone singled to shortstop [Luzinski to
second]; Maddox popped to shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Mackanin flied out to right; Jorgensen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Carter singled to center; Parrish flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone grounded out (second to first); Lonborg
struck out; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Colbert flied out to center; Foli doubled to left;
Rivera struck out; Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to shortstop [Bowa to second (error
by Foli)]; Schmidt singled to third [Bowa to third]; Luzinski
popped to catcher in foul territory; Allen reached on a
fielder's choice [Bowa scored, Schmidt to third (error by
Rogers), Allen to second]; Johnstone was walked intentionally;
Maddox singled to left [Schmidt scored (unearned), Allen scored,
Johnstone to third, Maddox to second]; Boone singled to left
[Johnstone scored, Maddox scored]; GRANGER REPLACED ROGERS
(PITCHING); Lonborg grounded out (second to first) [Boone to
second]; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: White struck out; Mackanin singled to left; Jorgensen
walked [Mackanin to second]; Carter flied out to right; Parrish
singled to left [Mackanin scored, Jorgensen to second]; Colbert
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski walked; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Allen
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Foli flied out to
right; Rivera walked; DWYER BATTED FOR GRANGER; Dwyer flied out
to center; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Johnstone
grounded out (second to first); Maddox walked; Boone flied out
to left; Lonborg singled to left [Maddox to second]; Cash
doubled to center [Maddox scored, Lonborg to third]; Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 8, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Mackanin flied out to center; Jorgensen singled to
third; Carter grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 8, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt struck out; Martin walked; Allen hit into
a double play (third to first to shortstop) [Martin out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Parrish reached on an error by Maddox [Parrish to
second]; Lonborg threw a wild pitch [Parrish to third]; Colbert
struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish
scored (unearned)]; Rivera popped to third in foul territory; 1
R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Expos 2.