Randy Lerch received credit for his first victory of the season after six losses as the Phillies downed the Pirates, 6-3. The Phils scored three times in the first inning on a double by Pete Rose, single by Bake McBride and two-run homer by Mike Schmidt. Rose smacked a run-scoring double in the fourth and came home on a double by McBride. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       28, 1980 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 10  1
Phillies     3  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   6 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .251      Rose 1b               5   2   3   1     0   0   .275
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      McBride rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .304
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   2     1   1   .297
B. Robinson 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Madlock 3b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .268        Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .122
Lacy lf               4   2   2   3     0   0   .446      Moreland c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Nicosia c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Bowa ss               3   1   0   0     1   1   .233
  Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .342
D. Robinson p         2   0   2   0     0   0   .545      Lerch p               2   1   0   1     1   0   .333
  Scurry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easler ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .292

Totals               36   3  10   3     1   4             Totals               33   6  10   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 30,209
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Phillies 7
DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Garner
Doubles: Moreno (8), Madlock (6), Rose 2 (13), Maddox (10), McBride (9)
Home Runs: Lacy 2 (3), Schmidt (14)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (4), Rose (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lerch (2)
GIDP: B. Robinson (5), Maddox (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(1-1)      4     9   5   5   0   3   1  21   4.66
Scurry                  3     1   0   0   2   1   0  11   2.35
Hassler                 1     0   1   0   1   0   0   5   3.72
Totals                  8    10   6   5   3   4   1  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch W(1-6)            8    10   3   3   0   3   2  33   4.92
Reed SV(2)              1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.88
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   4   2  37

Balks: Lerch (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli struck out; Parker grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose doubled to left; McBride singled to center
[Rose scored]; Schmidt homered [McBride scored]; Luzinski was
called out on strikes; Moreland popped to catcher in foul
territory; Maddox doubled to left; Bowa was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson popped to second; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lacy homered; Garner popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Lerch
flied out to left; Rose singled to center; Rose stole second;
McBride flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia flied out to center; D. Robinson singled to
center; Moreno forced D. Robinson (first to shortstop); Lerch
balked [Moreno to second]; Foli grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski grounded out
(second to first); Moreland singled to right; Maddox flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to right; B. Robinson grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Parker out at second]; Madlock
singled to third; Madlock stole second; Lacy grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa made an out to shortstop; Trillo singled to
right; On a bunt Lerch forced Trillo (pitcher to shortstop);
Rose doubled to left [Lerch scored]; McBride doubled to right
[Rose scored]; Schmidt struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Nicosia
grounded out (third to first); D. Robinson singled to shortstop;
Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: SCURRY REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Luzinski
flied out to center; Moreland singled to left; Maddox grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Moreland out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker flied
out to right; B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa flied out to right; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lerch walked; Rose forced Lerch (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Madlock singled; Lacy flied out to center; Garner
popped to catcher in foul territory; Nicosia forced Madlock
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt
walked; Luzinski struck out; Moreland flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 8TH: GROSS REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); SANGUILLEN
BATTED FOR SCURRY; Sanguillen singled to shortstop; Moreno
doubled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Foli grounded out (third
to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); B. Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: HASSLER REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Maddox
grounded out (second to first); Bowa walked; Trillo reached on
an error by Garner [Bowa to third]; Lerch out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bowa scored (unearned), Trillo to
second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Madlock doubled to left; Lacy homered [Madlock
scored]; REED REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Garner grounded out
(first to pitcher); OTT BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Ott grounded out
(first to pitcher); EASLER BATTED FOR HASSLER; Easler walked; On
a bunt Moreno struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Phillies 6.