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Phillies
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 8, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 8, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 8, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 8, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 30,976 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Andy Olsen |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
Dick Allen | First Baseman |
Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
Danny Ozark | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
Bill Robinson | Center Fielder |
Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 8, 1976
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Rooker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rooker
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rooker
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Carlton
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Carlton
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Carlton
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bowa. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Carlton
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Carlton
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rooker
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Rooker
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Rooker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out. Luzinski moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Rooker
There goes Maddox. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarver vs. Rooker
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Carlton
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Carlton
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hebner vs. Carlton
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Sanguillen scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Carlton
Rooker hits a popup towards the mound. Carlton catches it and throws to first to double up Hebner. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Carlton
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Carlton
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Rooker
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Rooker
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Rooker
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Rooker
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Carlton
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Carlton
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Carlton
Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Parker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Carlton
There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Carlton
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Carlton
There goes Robinson. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Carlton
Sanguillen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Carlton
Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Sanguillen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rooker vs. Carlton
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rooker
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Rooker
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Luzinski moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Rooker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Luzinski scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Rooker
McCarver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Twitchell
Bob Boone now catching. Wayne Twitchell now pitching.
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Twitchell
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rooker
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Rooker
Cash hits a line drive into center field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Rooker
Bowa hits a line drive into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Rooker
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Rooker
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Twitchell
Stargell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Twitchell
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Twitchell
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Twitchell
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebner vs. Twitchell
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Rooker
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rooker
Maddox hits a line drive into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Twitchell
Rooker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Twitchell
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rooker moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Twitchell
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rooker scores. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Twitchell
Stargell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Rooker
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rooker
Boone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Rooker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bowa vs. Rooker
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Parker hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Reed
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Reed
Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Reed
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rooker
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Rooker
There goes Schmidt. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Schmidt steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Rooker
Luzinski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Rooker
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Reed
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Reed
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed juggles the ball. That's an error on Reed. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Reed
There goes Taveras. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. Reed
Stennett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Reed
Omar Moreno pinch hits for Richie Zisk.
Moreno strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rooker
Omar Moreno now playing center field. Bill Robinson now playing left field.
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Rooker
Jerry Martin pinch hits for Ron Reed.
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Rooker
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Rooker
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Rooker
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/8/1976 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cash D, 2b 5 0 3 0 Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 5 0 0 0 Stennett R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Zisk R, lf 4 0 2 1 Luzinski G, lf 4 1 2 0 Moreno O, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Allen D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Brown O, rf 3 0 0 0 Parker D, rf 4 1 1 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 2 1 Robinson B, cf-lf 4 2 3 1 McCarver T, c 2 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, c 3 2 2 0 Twitchell W, p 0 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 2 4 Taylor T, ph 1 0 0 0 Rooker J, p 4 1 1 0 Reed R, p 0 0 0 0 Martin J, ph 1 0 0 0 Carlton S, p 1 0 0 0 Boone B, c 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 1 9 1 35 6 12 6 Philadelphia 000 100 000 -- 1 Pittsburgh 023 001 00x -- 6 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Carlton S (L) 3.0 8 5 5 1 3 Twitchell W 3.0 3 1 1 1 4 Reed R 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Rooker J (W) 9.0 9 1 1 2 3 E -- Bowa L, Robinson B, Reed R DP -- Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Pittsburgh 9 2B -- Sanguillen M, Parker D, Hebner R, Luzinski G, Boone B SB -- Maddox G, Robinson B, Schmidt M, Taveras F HBP -- by Carlton S (Sanguillen M), by Twitchell W (Stargell W) WP -- Carlton S T -- 2:30 A -- 30976
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