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Reds
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 4, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 4, 1981 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 25,020 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Dave Pallone |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonnie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Keith Moreland | Catcher |
| George Vukovich | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Luis Aguayo | Second Baseman |
| Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 4, 1981
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ruthven
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Ruthven
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aguayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Ruthven
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruthven covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. LaCoss
Rose hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. LaCoss
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. LaCoss
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moreland vs. LaCoss
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ruthven
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Ruthven
Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Vukovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Ruthven
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. LaCoss
Vukovich hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. LaCoss
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aguayo vs. LaCoss
There goes Bowa. The throw from Nolan and he is out, Oester applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. LaCoss
Aguayo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruthven vs. LaCoss
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Ruthven
Nolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Ruthven
Oester hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCoss vs. Ruthven
LaCoss strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Ruthven
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. LaCoss
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. LaCoss
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. LaCoss
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreland vs. LaCoss
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Ruthven
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aguayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Ruthven
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Ruthven
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Ruthven
There goes Foster. The throw from Moreland and he is safe. Foster steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Ruthven
Driessen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. LaCoss
Vukovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. LaCoss
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aguayo vs. LaCoss
Aguayo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Aguayo reaches second base with a double. Bowa goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruthven vs. LaCoss
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aguayo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. LaCoss
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Ruthven
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Ruthven
Nolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Ruthven
Oester hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barranca vs. Ruthven
German Barranca pinch hits for Mike LaCoss.
Barranca hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Ruthven
Collins hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Leibrandt
Charlie Leibrandt now pitching.
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Leibrandt
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Leibrandt
Moreland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vukovich vs. Leibrandt
Vukovich hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Ruthven
Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vukovich. Griffey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Ruthven
Paul Householder pinch runs for Ken Griffey.
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Householder scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Ruthven
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Ruthven
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Ruthven
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Ruthven
Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen scores. Knight moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oester vs. Brusstar
Warren Brusstar now pitching.
Oester hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knight tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Brusstar
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Charlie Leibrandt.
Moreland fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Moreland. Nolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Brusstar
Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nolan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Brusstar
Collins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching. Paul Householder now playing center field.
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aguayo vs. Bair
Aguayo bunts in front of the plate. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matuszek vs. Bair
Len Matuszek pinch hits for Warren Brusstar.
Matuszek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bair
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. Bowa moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rose vs. Bair
There goes Smith. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rose vs. Bair
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Householder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Lyle
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aguayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Lyle
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Bair
Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Bair
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreland vs. Bair
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vukovich vs. Bair
Ryne Sandberg pinch runs for Keith Moreland.
Vukovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Bair
Bowa takes first base on ball four. Sandberg moves to third. Vukovich moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aguayo vs. Brown
Scott Brown now pitching.
Aguayo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to home to get Sandberg. Vukovich moves to third. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Price
Del Unser pinch hits for Sparky Lyle. Joe Price now pitching. Dick Davis pinch hits for Del Unser.
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Householder. Davis reaches second base with a double. Vukovich scores. Bowa scores. Aguayo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Price
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching. Bob Boone now catching.
Driessen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aguayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. McGraw
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. McGraw
Nolan hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McGraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Price
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Price
Matthews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Price
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Price
Price fires to first and picks off Schmidt. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. McGraw
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. McGraw
Mike Vail pinch hits for Joe Price.
Vail is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. McGraw
Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Householder vs. McGraw
Householder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. McGraw
Concepcion is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1981 -- Cincinnati at Philadelphia (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Collins D, rf 4 1 1 0 Smith L, cf 5 2 2 2
Griffey K, cf 3 0 1 0 Rose P, 1b 5 0 0 0
Householder P, pr-cf 2 1 1 1 Matthews G, lf 3 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 1 1 1 Schmidt M, 3b 3 1 2 1
Foster G, lf 4 0 1 0 Moreland K, c 3 0 1 0
Driessen D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Sandberg R, pr 0 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 4 1 1 1 Boone B, c 0 0 0 0
Nolan J, c 3 1 2 1 Vukovich G, rf 4 1 1 1
Oester R, 2b 3 0 0 1 Bowa L, ss 3 2 3 0
LaCoss M, p 1 0 0 0 Aguayo L, 2b 2 1 1 1
Barranca G, ph 1 0 1 0 Ruthven D, p 2 0 0 0
Leibrandt C, p 0 0 0 0 Brusstar W, p 0 0 0 0
Biittner L, ph 1 0 1 1 Matuszek L, ph 0 0 0 0
Bair D, p 0 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Brown S, p 0 0 0 0 Unser D, ph 0 0 0 0
Price J, p 0 0 0 0 Davis D, ph 1 0 1 2
Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0
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35 6 11 6 31 7 11 7
Cincinnati 000 005 001 -- 6
Philadelphia 001 300 30x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M 4.0 6 4 4 3 0
Leibrandt C 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Bair D (L) 1.1 4 3 3 2 0
Brown S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Price J 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven D 5.1 8 5 4 3 5
Brusstar W 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Lyle S (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
McGraw T (S) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Moreland K
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Smith L, Aguayo L, Griffey K, Davis D, Collins D
HR -- Smith L
SB -- Foster G, Smith L
CS -- Bowa L, Schmidt M
SH -- Aguayo L
SF -- Schmidt M, Oester R
T -- 3:01
A -- 25020
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