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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 22, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, played on August 22, 1981 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 35,199 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Joe West 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Lanny Harris |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Joe Pittman | Second Baseman |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Keith Moreland | Catcher |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 22, 1981
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ruthven
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Ruthven
Reynolds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Ruthven
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Ruthven
Cruz 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
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Niekro
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Niekro
Matthews hits a line drive towards first. Cedeno catches it and steps on first to double up McBride. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Ruthven
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Ruthven
Howe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Ruthven
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Niekro
Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Niekro
Moreland hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Niekro
There goes Trillo. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Trillo steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Niekro
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Ruthven
Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Ruthven
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ruthven
Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reynolds vs. Ruthven
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Niekro
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruthven moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Niekro
McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl throws the ball in to Reynolds who tags McBride trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ruthven scores. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. Niekro
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Niekro
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Ruthven
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ruthven
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Ruthven
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Niekro
Moreland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Niekro
Bowa hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Niekro
Ruthven hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pittman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Ruthven
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Ruthven
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howe moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pittman vs. Ruthven
Pittman 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 -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spilman vs. Ruthven
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Joe Niekro.
Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Ruthven
Scott hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Smith
Billy Smith now pitching.
Rose hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Smith
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Smith
Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Smith
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Smith
Moreland hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Smith
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Ruthven
Reynolds 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 -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Ruthven
Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ruthven
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Smith
Trillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Trillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Smith
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruthven vs. Smith
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Smith
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Ruthven
Luis Aguayo now playing shortstop. Dick Davis now playing right field. John Vukovich now playing second base. Del Unser now playing first base.
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Ruthven
Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vukovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Ruthven
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pittman vs. Ruthven
Pittman hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Ruthven
Denny Walling pinch hits for Billy Smith.
Walling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Walling reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Ashby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Ruthven
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walling scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Unser scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. LaCorte
Dave Roberts now playing third base. Dickie Thon now playing shortstop. Frank LaCorte now pitching.
Davis hits a popup towards third. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. LaCorte
Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. LaCorte
There goes Matthews. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Pittman applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. LaCorte
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreland vs. LaCorte
There goes Schmidt. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Schmidt steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreland vs. LaCorte
Moreland is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Lyle
Puhl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lyle
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Unser scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyle covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lyle
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Lyle
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. LaCorte
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCorte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. LaCorte
Vukovich strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. LaCorte
Unser strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Lyle
Luis Pujols pinch hits for Alan Ashby.
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Lyle
Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aguayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Lyle
Thon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1981 -- Houston at Philadelphia (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Scott T, cf 4 0 2 1 Rose P, 1b 4 1 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 4 0 0 0 Aguayo L, ss 0 0 0 0
LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0 McBride B, rf 3 0 2 1
Puhl T, rf 3 0 0 0 Davis D, rf 1 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 Matthews G, lf 3 1 2 1
Cedeno C, 1b 4 1 2 0 Schmidt M, 3b 3 1 1 2
Howe A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Moreland K, c 3 3 2 2
Roberts D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 2 1 1 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 1 3 2
Pujols L, ph 1 0 0 0 Vukovich J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Pittman J, 2b 3 0 0 1 Bowa L, ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0 Unser D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0 Ruthven D, p 3 1 1 0
Smith B, p 0 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Walling D, ph 1 1 1 2
Thon D, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 32 8 12 8
Houston 000 010 300 -- 4
Philadelphia 012 230 00x -- 8
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L) 4.0 7 5 5 1 0
Smith B 2.0 4 3 3 0 0
LaCorte F 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven D (W) 6.2 6 4 4 2 2
Lyle S 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 5, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Trillo M, Cedeno C, Walling D
3B -- Scott T
HR -- Moreland K 2, Trillo M, Schmidt M
SB -- Trillo M, Schmidt M
CS -- Matthews G
SF -- Matthews G, Pittman J
T -- 2:16
A -- 35199
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