Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 69
Played on Saturday, August 22, 1981 (D) at Veterans Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 - 4 7 0 PHI N 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 x - 8 12 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Scott cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Puhl rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cedeno 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 11 1 Howe 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ashby c 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 Pujols ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pittman 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Thon ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 4 2 3 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cedeno. BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (14,off Ruthven); Walling (6,off Ruthven). 3B: Scott (4,off Ruthven). SF: Pittman (1,off Ruthven). Team LOB: 5.
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 Aguayo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 McBride rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 D. Davis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matthews lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 Moreland c 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Trillo 2b 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 J. Vukovich 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Bowa ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Unser 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Ruthven p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 32 8 12 8 2 3 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Trillo (7,off B. Smith). HR: Moreland 2 (5,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on 1 out,5th inning off B. Smith 0 on 2 out); Trillo (4,4th inning off Niekro 1 on 1 out); Schmidt (19,5th inning off B. Smith 1 on 2 out). SF: Matthews (4,off Niekro). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Trillo (7,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Schmidt (7,2nd base off LaCorte/Ashby). CS: Matthews (2,2nd base by LaCorte/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(7-7) 4 7 5 5 1 0 2 18 B. Smith 2 4 3 3 0 0 2 10 LaCorte 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 Totals 8 12 8 8 2 3 4 35
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruthven W(9-5) 6.2 6 4 4 2 2 0 28 Lyle 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 3 0 36 Inherited Runners - Scored: Lyle 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Lanny Harris Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 35199 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies 1. Scott cf Rose 1b 2. Reynolds ss McBride rf 3. Puhl rf Matthews lf 4. Cruz lf Schmidt 3b 5. Cedeno 1b Moreland c 6. Howe 3b Maddox cf 7. Ashby c Trillo 2b 8. Pittman 2b Bowa ss 9. Niekro p Ruthven p ASTROS 1ST: Scott flied out to center; Reynolds was called out on strikes; Puhl walked; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride singled to center; Matthews lined into a double play (first unassisted) [McBride out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno flied out to right; Howe popped to third in foul territory; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt made an out to shortstop; Moreland homered; Maddox flied out to right; Trillo singled to shortstop; Trillo stole second; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. ASTROS 3RD: Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott tripled to center; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Ruthven singled to second; Rose singled to second [Ruthven to second]; McBride singled to right [Ruthven scored, Rose to third, McBride out at second (right to first to shortstop to first)]; Matthews hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored]; Schmidt flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl flied out to center; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Moreland walked; Maddox flied out to left; Trillo homered [Moreland scored]; Bowa made an out to shortstop; Ruthven made an out to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 5. ASTROS 5TH: Howe singled to center; Ashby singled to right [Howe to third]; Pittman hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howe scored]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Spilman forced Ashby (first to shortstop); Scott lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 5TH: B. SMITH REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Rose lined to shortstop; McBride grounded out (second to first); Matthews singled to center; Schmidt homered [Matthews scored]; Moreland homered; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Puhl popped to third in foul territory; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8. PHILLIES 6TH: Trillo doubled to right; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruthven grounded out (second to first) [Trillo to third]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8. ASTROS 7TH: AGUAYO REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING SS); D. DAVIS REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); J. VUKOVICH REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING 2B); UNSER REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING 1B); Cedeno doubled to center; Howe made an out to second; Ashby walked; Pittman flied out to right; WALLING BATTED FOR B. SMITH; Walling doubled to center [Cedeno scored, Ashby scored]; Scott singled to center [Walling scored]; LYLE REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 8. PHILLIES 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 3B); THON REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING SS); LACORTE REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); D. Davis made an out to third; Matthews singled to center; Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole second; Moreland was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 8. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno singled to center; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 8. PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); J. Vukovich struck out; Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 8. ASTROS 9TH: PUJOLS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Pujols grounded out (third to first); Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); Thon popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 7 0 5 Phillies 8 12 0 3
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