Monday April 13, 1981
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Cy Young award winner Steve Carlton, who started but wasn't involved in the decision in the season opener at Cincinnati, notched his 250th career victory by scattering nine hits as the Phillies unleashed a 13-hit attack to down the Pirates, 5-1. [The Sporting News]


Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Monday, April 13, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  3
Phillies     0  3  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5 13  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   2   1     0   2   .250      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Foli ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .250        Gross rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Rose 1b               5   0   3   0     0   2   .444
B. Robinson 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .250
Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Law 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trillo 2b             3   2   0   0     1   0   .200
Lacy lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .188
Berra 2b,3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Bowa ss               3   1   1   1     0   0   .231
Nicosia c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .222      Boone c               4   2   2   1     0   0   .231
Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carlton p             4   0   2   1     0   0   .333
  Bevacqua ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   9   1     1   6             Totals               36   5  13   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 60,404
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Phillies 10
DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Foli, Parker, Lacy
Doubles: Moreno (1), Schmidt (1), Bowa (1), Rose (2)
Stolen Bases: Foli (1), Maddox (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Candelaria (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bowa (1)
GIDP: Nicosia (1), Schmidt (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(0-1)       6    11   5   4   2   2   0  31   6.00
Solomon                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8    13   5   4   2   2   0  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(1-0)          9     9   1   1   1   6   0  35   1.13
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Carlton 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to right; Foli
stole second; Parker struck out; Carlton threw a wild pitch
[Foli to third]; B. Robinson made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); Rose struck
out; Schmidt doubled to left [Schmidt to third (error by Lacy)];
Matthews popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock popped to catcher; Lacy flied out to
center; Berra flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo walked; Maddox flied out to center; Bowa
doubled to right [Trillo to third]; Boone singled to third
[Trillo scored, Bowa to third]; Carlton reached on a fielder's
choice [Bowa scored, Boone to second]; Smith forced Carlton
(second to shortstop) [Boone scored (error by Foli)]; Rose
singled to center [Smith to third]; Schmidt flied out to center;
3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia singled to center; Candelaria popped to
third in foul territory; Moreno struck out; Foli popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Matthews singled to right; Trillo forced Matthews
(third to second); Maddox singled to right [Trillo to third,
Maddox to second (error by Parker)]; Bowa hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Trillo scored (unearned)]; Boone flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to left; B. Robinson singled to
center; Madlock grounded out (third to first) [B. Robinson to
second]; Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Carlton singled to center; Smith forced Carlton
(shortstop to second); Rose singled to center [Smith to third];
Schmidt grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Rose out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies
4.

PIRATES 5TH: Berra was called out on strikes; Nicosia singled to
left; Candelaria out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Nicosia to second]; Moreno singled to right [Nicosia scored];
Foli singled to center [Moreno to second]; Parker grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo
flied out to right; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson popped to first; Madlock singled to
right; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Madlock to second]; Lacy hit
into a double play (right to third) [Madlock out at third]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa flied out to right; Boone singled to left;
Carlton singled to center [Boone to second]; Smith singled to
left [Boone to third, Carlton to second]; Rose struck out;
Schmidt walked [Boone scored, Carlton to third, Smith to
second]; Matthews flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 7TH: GROSS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Berra grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nicosia flied out to center; BEVACQUA
BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Bevacqua walked; Moreno doubled to left
[Bevacqua to third]; Foli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: SOLOMON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); LAW REPLACED
MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); BERRA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Trillo grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox singled to
shortstop; Bowa popped to shortstop; Maddox stole second; Boone
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker struck out (catcher to first); B. Robinson
lined to third; Law flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Carlton flied out to right; Gross flied out to
center; Rose doubled to left; Schmidt grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Lacy singled to left; Berra lined to third; Nicosia
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lacy
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 5.



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