Astros @ Phillies
August 22, 1981

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 4 7 0
Phillies 8 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 4 7 0
Phillies 8 12 0

Dickie Thon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .197
OBP .000 .300
At Bats 0 61
Hits 0 12
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 3

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 0
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Veterans Stadium - August 22, 1981
Out
Sparky Lyle
Keith Moreland
Del Unser
John Vukovich
Mike Schmidt
Luis Aguayo
Gary Matthews
Garry Maddox
Dick Davis
Dickie Thon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 7 0 5
Philadelphia Phillies 8 12 0 3
Winning Pitcher Dick Ruthven
Losing Pitcher Joe Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Keith Moreland
Attendance 35,199
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aguayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Unser strikes out.
Bottom 8 Vukovich strikes out.
Bottom 8 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCorte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Unser scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyle covering, for the out.
Top 8 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Moreland is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 There goes Schmidt. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Schmidt steals second.
Bottom 7 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Matthews. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Pittman applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walling scores.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Pittman hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vukovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Trillo reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Moreland hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Billy Smith now pitching. Rose hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Scott hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Pittman hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howe tags and scores.
Top 5 Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howe moves to third.
Top 5 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ruthven hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pittman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moreland takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Reynolds strikes out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 There goes Trillo. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Trillo steals second.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moreland hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a line drive towards first. Cedeno catches it and steps on first to double up McBride.
Bottom 1 McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Reynolds is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.