Bill Robinson and Richie Zisk each hit his 20th homer of the season and Dave Parker added his 11th as the Pirates powered their way to a 7-2 victory to pull within five games of the Phillies in the East Division race. Robinson connected following a single by Parker in the second inning. Zisk's homer, plus a double by Willie Stargell and single by Parker, made it 4-0 in the third.

The Phillies picked up their pair in the fourth when Mike Schmidt walked and Dick Allen homered, but the Pirates counted twice in the eighth on a double by Parker, single by Robinson and double by Tommy Helms before Parker wrapped up the scoring with his circuit clout in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      0  2  2    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   7 12  0
Phillies     0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Zisk lf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .290      Schmidt 3b            3   1   0   0     1   2   .264
  Moreno cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Luzinski lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .299
Stargell 1b           4   1   1   0     1   2   .255      Allen 1b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .260
Parker rf             5   3   4   2     0   1   .309      Brown rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Robinson cf,lf        4   2   2   3     1   1   .302      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Dyer c                2   0   1   0     2   0   .250      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Candelaria p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Helms ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .277        Bosetti ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            McCarver ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               37   7  12   7     4   8             Totals               30   2   5   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 45,010
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Phillies 4
DP: Pirates 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Brown
Doubles: Stargell (17), Parker (24), Helms (5), McCarver (9)
Home Runs: Robinson (20), Zisk (20), Parker (11), Allen (14)
Stolen Bases: Parker (17)
Caught Stealing: Cash (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Hebner (2)
GIDP: Stennett (11), Brown (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(15-6)      7     3   2   2   3   4   1  26   3.13
Tekulve                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.42
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   4   1  33

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(11-13)           2.2   7   4   4   0   1   2  14   3.42
Schueler                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.32
Twitchell               2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.87
McGraw                  3     4   2   2   2   2   0  15   2.57
Garber                  1     1   1   1   0   3   1   4   3.05
Totals                  9    12   7   7   4   8   3  42

Wild Pitches: Schueler (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Stennett grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Taveras out at
second]; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox struck out; Cash walked; Schmidt struck out
while Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Parker
singled to second; Robinson homered [Parker scored]; Hebner
grounded out (second to first); Dyer singled to left; Candelaria
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to left; Allen flied out to
center; Brown flied out to center; Bowa flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to center; Stennett flied out to
right; Zisk homered; Stargell doubled to left; Parker singled to
center [Stargell scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING);
Parker stole second; Schueler threw a wild pitch [Parker to
third]; Robinson walked; Hebner flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); BOSETTI
BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first);
Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 4TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED BOSETTI (PITCHING); Dyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Candelaria struck out;
Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
walked; Luzinski flied out to right; Allen homered [Schmidt
scored]; Brown walked; Bowa popped to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to center; Zisk made an out to
second; Stargell walked; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to center; TAYLOR BATTED FOR
TWITCHELL; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
singled to left; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 6TH: MCGRAW REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Robinson flied
out to right; Hebner flied out to center; Dyer walked;
Candelaria flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski struck out; Allen
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras flied out to center; Stennett singled to
left; Zisk struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Brown flied out to left; Bowa flied out to left;
Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Phillies 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker doubled to right [Parker to third (error by
Brown)]; Robinson singled to left [Parker scored]; Hebner out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Robinson to second]; Dyer
was walked intentionally; HELMS BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Helms
doubled to left [Robinson scored, Dyer to third]; REYNOLDS RAN
FOR HELMS; Taveras popped to second; Stennett grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); MORENO
REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING CF); ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); MCCARVER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; McCarver doubled to right;
Maddox grounded out (second to first); Cash popped to first;
Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Phillies 2.

PIRATES 9TH: GARBER REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Moreno struck
out; Stargell struck out; Parker homered; Robinson struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski singled to center; Allen forced Luzinski
(shortstop to second); Brown grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Allen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Phillies 2.