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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 29, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 29, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Davis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Lee Weyer |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Mark Davis | Pitcher |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Gary Woods | Right Fielder |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Dickie Thon | Second Baseman |
| Vern Ruhle | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 29, 1981
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ruhle
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Ruhle
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Ruhle
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Ruhle
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Davis
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Davis
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Davis
Davis fires to first and has Garcia trapped. There's the throw to Bowa who tags Garcia for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Davis
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Ruhle
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Ruhle
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Ruhle
Bowa hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Ruhle
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Ruhle
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Davis
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Davis
Howe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Howe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Davis
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Howe trying to get to home. Maddox throws the ball in to Boone who tags Howe who's trying to score from second, for the out. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pujols vs. Davis
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ruhle
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Ruhle
McBride hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. McBride reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Ruhle
Matthews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Ruhle
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woods. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. McBride scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Ruhle
Trillo hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Davis
Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruhle vs. Davis
Ruhle bunts towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Trillo covering, for the out. Thon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Davis
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Davis
Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thon scores. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Davis
Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Ruhle
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Ruhle
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Ruhle
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Davis
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Davis
Howe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Howe reaches second base with a double. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woods vs. Davis
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Howe moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pujols vs. Davis
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howe tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Davis
Thon strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruhle vs. Davis
Ruhle takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Davis
Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Scott reaches second base with a double. Woods scores. Ruhle moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garcia vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching.
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruhle scores. Scott scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Proly
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Proly vs. Ruhle
Craig Reynolds now playing shortstop. Kiko Garcia now playing third base.
Proly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ruhle
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Ruhle
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reynolds fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Ruhle
Matthews takes first base on ball four. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Ruhle
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Proly
Cruz hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Proly
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Proly
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Ruhle
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Ruhle
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Ruhle
Bowa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Ruhle
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Proly
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Proly
Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruhle vs. Proly
The umpire calls a balk on Proly Thon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruhle vs. Proly
Ruhle strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Proly
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Proly covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ruhle
Greg Gross pinch hits for Mike Proly.
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ruhle
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching.
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Smith
There goes McBride. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Smith
Matthews hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lyle
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lyle
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Smith
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Smith
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia juggles the ball. That's an error on Garcia. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Smith
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Thon makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Thon. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Smith
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Lyle
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyle covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Lyle
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Lyle
Pujols 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 9
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Smith
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Smith
Del Unser pinch hits for Sparky Lyle.
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Smith
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1981, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Rose P, 1b 5 0 2 0 Scott T, cf 4 1 1 1
McBride B, rf 4 1 2 0 Garcia K, ss-3b 4 0 3 3
Matthews G, lf 3 0 0 0 Cedeno C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 1 1 Cruz J, lf 4 1 1 0
Trillo M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Howe A, 3b 2 1 2 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 2 0 0 0
Bowa L, ss 3 0 0 0 Woods G, rf 4 1 3 1
Boone B, c 4 0 2 0 Pujols L, c 3 0 0 1
Davis M, p 1 0 0 0 Thon D, 2b 3 1 2 0
Proly M, p 1 0 0 0 Ruhle V, p 1 1 0 0
Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith D, p 0 0 0 0
Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Unser D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 8 1 31 6 12 6
Philadelphia 001 000 000 -- 1
Houston 001 500 00x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Davis M (L) 3.2 9 6 6 1 2
Proly M 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Lyle S 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V (W) 6.1 7 1 1 2 2
Smith D 2.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Garcia K, Thon D
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Houston 4
2B -- Howe A 2, McBride B, Schmidt M, Scott T
SB -- McBride B
CS -- Garcia K
SH -- Ruhle V
SF -- Pujols L
Balk -- Proly M
T -- 2:22
A -- 0
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