Although Tim McCarver deprived himself of a grand-slam homer, the Phillies won the first game of a doubleheader, 10-5, but the Pirates erupted for six runs in the seventh inning of the second game and captured a 7-1 verdict. In the second inning of the opener, when the Phillies scored four runs, McCarver came up with the bases loaded and topped the right field fence with his drive. Garry Maddox, who was on first, held up fearing a possible catch, and was passed on the basepaths by McCarver. As a result of his faux pas, McCarver was called out and had to settle for a three-run single. The Pirates had homers by Tommy Helms and Bill Robinson before forcing the exit of Steve Carlton in the seventh inning, but Ron Reed came out of the bullpen and saved the game.

In the nightcap, the Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning on a triple by Rennie Stennett and infield out by Al Oliver before their explosion in the seventh that featured two RBIs for Bob Robertson with his first triple since 1971. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      4, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  4  0    0  2  2    0  0  2  -  10 14  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  4  0    1  0  0  -   5  8  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Bowa ss               6   1   2   1     0   0   .253      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .367
Luzinski lf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .317      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
  Tolan pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .264      Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .292
Allen 1b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .298      Robinson 3b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .331
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Parker rf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .282
Johnstone rf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .293      Sanguillen c          4   1   2   2     0   0   .292
  Martin pr,rf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .343      Demery p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Maddox cf             4   2   3   1     1   0   .311        Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
McCarver c            3   1   1   3     1   0   .302        Helms ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .271
  Boone c             1   0   1   1     0   0   .315        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carlton p             3   0   1   1     0   1   .146        Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Reed p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .262

Totals               39  10  14   9     6   3             Totals               33   5   8   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:42
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Pirates 4
DP: Phillies 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Martin, Reed, Sanguillen 3
Doubles: Johnstone (17), Luzinski (14), Sanguillen (10)
Triples: Luzinski (1), Cash (8)
Home Runs: Robinson (12), Helms (1)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (12), Maddox (11)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Stennett (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Luzinski (7)
GIDP: Oliver (5), Zisk (11)
Hit by Pitch: Cash (2,by Hernandez)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(8-3)          6.2   6   5   4   2   1   2  26   3.80
Reed SV(3)              2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.85
Totals                  9     8   5   4   2   2   2  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery L(5-2)           4     7   6   5   4   2   0  21   4.41
Langford                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.70
Tekulve                 2     2   2   1   2   1   0  11   3.12
Hernandez               2     5   2   2   0   0   0  12   4.35
Totals                  9    14  10   8   6   3   0  47

Hit by Pitch: Hernandez (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Ed Vargo


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
popped to first in foul territory; Schmidt flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras walked; Stennett flied out to center;
Oliver grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski tripled to right; Allen walked; Johnstone
doubled to center [Luzinski scored, Allen to third]; Maddox was
walked intentionally; McCarver singled to right [Allen scored,
Johnstone scored, Maddox scored, McCarver out at second (first
unassisted)]; Tim McCarver hit the ball over the RF fence;
Garry Maddox returned to 1B thinking the ball might be caught
and McCarver rounded 1B clapping his hands; McCarver passed
Maddox; Carlton grounded out (second to first); Cash singled
to first; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); Robinson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt was called out on strikes; Luzinski
grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen walked; Johnstone flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Demery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox singled to left; Maddox was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); McCarver flied out to center;
Carlton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Stennett
flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash tripled to left; Bowa singled to left [Cash
scored]; Bowa stole second [Bowa to third (error by
Sanguillen)]; Schmidt walked; LANGFORD REPLACED DEMERY
(PITCHING); Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bowa scored
(unearned)]; Allen flied out to right; Johnstone grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell walked; Zisk grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; Robinson
homered; Parker singled to center; Sanguillen doubled to left
[Parker scored]; HELMS BATTED FOR LANGFORD; Helms homered
[Sanguillen scored]; Taveras popped to third; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 6, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: TEKULVE REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Maddox singled
to left; Maddox stole second [Maddox to third (error by
Sanguillen)]; McCarver walked; Carlton singled to center [Maddox
scored, McCarver to third]; Cash reached on an error by
Sanguillen [McCarver scored (unearned) (no RBI), Carlton to
second]; Bowa forced Carlton (pitcher to third) [Cash to
second]; Schmidt forced Bowa (pitcher to second); Luzinski
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 8, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
lined to center; Stargell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 8, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Allen flied out to right; Johnstone walked; MARTIN
RAN FOR JOHNSTONE; Maddox flied out to right; McCarver flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Zisk struck
out; Robinson grounded out (third to first); Parker singled to
right [Parker to second (error by Martin)]; Sanguillen singled
to center [Parker scored (unearned)]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR
TEKULVE; REED REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Robertson flied out
to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Pirates 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Reed
flied out to center; Cash lined to third; Bowa singled to
center; Schmidt lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
8, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: BOONE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Taveras
singled to right; Stennett reached on an error by Reed on a
sacrifice bunt [Taveras to second]; Oliver popped to shortstop;
Stargell flied out to center; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 8, Pirates 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski doubled to left; TOLAN RAN FOR LUZINSKI;
Allen popped to first in foul territory; Martin singled to third
[Tolan to third]; Maddox singled to right [Tolan scored, Martin
to second]; Boone singled to center [Martin scored, Maddox to
second]; Reed flied out to left; Cash was hit by a pitch [Maddox
to third, Boone to second]; Bowa flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 10, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: TOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HUTTON REPLACED
ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Robinson singled to shortstop; Parker popped
to shortstop; Sanguillen lined to center; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Kirkpatrick forced Robinson (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 10, Pirates 5.