The Phillies broke a tight game apart with four runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Expos, 6-1, for their 21st victory in the last 25 games. Two runs in the clinching outburst counted on a homer by Dick Allen and two others on a throwing error by Gary Carter. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  2
Phillies     1  0  0    0  1  0    4  0  x  -   6 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .293
White cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .267        Harmon 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Thornton rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   1   .303
Carter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Schmidt 3b            2   1   1   0     1   1   .319
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .275
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .252        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .225      Johnstone rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .320
Frias ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Maddox cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .306
Carrithers p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Allen 1b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .288
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Boone c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .340
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Christenson p         2   0   1   1     0   1   .167
                                                            Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Garber p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .333

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   5             Totals               32   6  10   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 18,063
Left on Base: Expos 6, Phillies 8
DP: Expos 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Carter, Carrithers
Doubles: Mackanin (7), Carter (2), Jorgensen (7), Christenson (3), Johnstone (10)
Triples: Boone (1)
Home Runs: Allen (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Schmidt (2)
GIDP: White (2), Carrithers (1), Bowa (2)
Hit by Pitch: Mangual (2,by Christenson)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers L(1-3)       6.2   8   5   2   5   4   0  33   3.89
Granger                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   3.97
Murray                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.86
Totals                  8    10   6   2*  5   5   1  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(6-1)      5     3   0   0   1   1   0  18   2.48
Garber SV(4)            4     4   1   1   0   4   0  16   3.58
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Christenson (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale


EXPOS 1ST: Mangual singled to center; White grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mangual out at
second]; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash walked; Bowa singled to third [Cash to
second]; Schmidt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Cash to third, Bowa to second]; Luzinski grounded out (third to
first) [Cash scored]; Johnstone lined to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to right; Parrish popped to first;
Jorgensen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Allen flied
out to left; Boone singled to center; Christenson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carrithers struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa flied
to left in foul territory; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Mangual was hit by a pitch; White flied out to
center; Thornton flied out to right; Carter flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Johnstone lined to
center; Maddox singled to right; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish singled to center; Jorgensen flied out to
center; Mackanin doubled to right [Parrish to third]; Frias was
walked intentionally; Carrithers grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Frias out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone tripled to right; Christenson doubled to
center [Boone scored]; KAAT RAN FOR CHRISTENSON; Cash grounded
out (second to first) [Kaat to third]; Bowa struck out; Schmidt
was walked intentionally; Luzinski popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 2.

EXPOS 6TH: GARBER REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Mangual struck out;
White grounded out (first to pitcher); Thornton popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone popped to second; Maddox singled to
pitcher [Maddox to second (error by Carrithers)]; Allen flied
out to center [Maddox to third]; Boone was walked intentionally;
Garber walked [Boone to second]; Cash forced Garber (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter doubled to left; Parrish popped to shortstop;
Jorgensen doubled to center [Carter scored]; Mackanin struck
out; Frias flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
singled to center; Luzinski flied out to right; Johnstone
doubled to right [Schmidt scored (error by Carter; assists by
Thornton and Mackanin) (unearned), Johnstone scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Maddox walked; GRANGER REPLACED CARRITHERS
(PITCHING); Allen homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)
[Maddox scored (unearned)]; Boone grounded out (third to first);
4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 6.

EXPOS 8TH: DWYER BATTED FOR GRANGER; Dwyer grounded out (first
to pitcher); Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled to center; Thornton forced White (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Garber struck
out; Cash singled to center; Bowa grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 6.

EXPOS 9TH: HARMON REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); HUTTON REPLACED
LUZINSKI (PLAYING 1B); MARTIN REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING LF);
Carter flied out to left; Parrish struck out; Jorgensen singled
to left; Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 6.