Gary Matthews picked an opportune time to smash his first home run in a Phillies' uniform, leading off the 11th inning by clouting a 2-0 offering from Pittsburgh reliever Enrique Romo as the Phillies edged the Pirates, 4-3. The Phillies had tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on a two-run single by Keith Moreland. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     15, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   3 12  1
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  -   4 10  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   2   0     1   0   .294      Rose 1b               4   0   2   0     1   0   .455
Foli ss               1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Trillo 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
  Law 2b              5   0   0   1     0   0   .000        Smith pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Parker rf             6   0   2   1     0   0   .278        Aviles 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thompson 1b           5   1   1   0     1   0   .182      McBride rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .313
Easler lf             5   0   2   0     1   1   .333        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Madlock 3b            5   0   2   0     1   0   .333        Aguayo ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Berra 2b,ss           4   0   1   1     1   1   .231        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nicosia c             5   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .235
Bibby p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Matthews lf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .211
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .150
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .235
  B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Boone c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moreland c          1   0   1   2     0   0  1.000
                                                          Bystrom p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Unser ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
                                                            D. Davis ph,rf      0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               45   3  12   3     5   4             Totals               38   4  10   4     3   6

Time of Game: 3:26   Attendance: 27,450
Left on Base: Pirates 16, Phillies 7
DP: Pirates 2, Phillies 0
Errors: Easler, Rose
Doubles: Nicosia (1), Madlock (2), Easler (1), McBride 2 (2), Rose (3)
Home Runs: Matthews (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (1), Parker (1), Bowa 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Berra (1)
GIDP: Trillo 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bibby (1,by Bystrom)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   8     8   3   3   2   5   0  32   3.60
Tekulve                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.40
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Romo L(0-1)             1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   4.50
Totals                 10    10   4   4   3   6   1  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bystrom                 8     8   3   2   4   2   0  38   2.25
Lyle                    2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.40
McGraw W(1-0)           1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                 11    12   3   2   5   4   0  52

Hit by Pitch: Bystrom (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Umpire Dick Stello missed game after suffering a
lower back injury in a car accident; Moreno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to left; Trillo grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Rose out at second];
McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson walked; Easler singled to center [Thompson
to second]; Madlock forced Easler (shortstop to second)
[Thompson to third]; Berra forced Madlock (third to second)
[Thompson scored]; Nicosia doubled to right [Berra to third];
Bibby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: LAW REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); BERRA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Schmidt grounded out (third to first);
Matthews flied out to right; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Law
grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled to right [Moreno
scored]; Thompson forced Parker (shortstop to second); Easler
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to left; Bowa stole second; Boone
flied out to left; Bystrom struck out; Rose grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock doubled to left; Berra singled to center
[Madlock to third]; Nicosia made an out to shortstop; Bibby
struck out; Moreno flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo singled to right; McBride doubled to left
[Trillo scored, McBride to third (error by Easler)]; Schmidt
struck out; Matthews made an out to first; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies
1.

PIRATES 5TH: Law flied out to right; Parker singled to center;
Thompson made an out to shortstop; Parker stole second; Easler
walked; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa was called out on strikes; Boone flied out to
left; Bystrom struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Berra made an out to second; Nicosia reached on an
error by Rose [Nicosia to first]; Bibby was hit by a pitch
[Nicosia to second]; Moreno walked [Nicosia to third, Bibby to
second]; Law forced Moreno (shortstop to second) [Nicosia scored
(unearned), Bibby to third]; Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose walked; Trillo grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Rose out at second]; McBride doubled
to right; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Easler flied out
to left; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Matthews flied out to center; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Berra walked; Nicosia forced Berra (shortstop to
second); Bibby forced Nicosia (catcher to shortstop); Moreno
singled to right [Bibby to second]; Law grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR BOONE; Gross flied out to center;
UNSER BATTED FOR BYSTROM; Unser struck out; Rose doubled to
right; Trillo singled to shortstop [Rose to third]; SMITH RAN
FOR TRILLO; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 9TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LYLE REPLACED
MCBRIDE (PITCHING); AVILES REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 2B); MORELAND
REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING C ); Parker grounded out (second to
first); Thompson made an out to first; Easler struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt singled to left; Matthews walked [Schmidt
to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Maddox struck
out; Bowa forced Matthews (second to shortstop) [Schmidt to
third]; Bowa stole second; Moreland singled to right [Schmidt
scored, Bowa scored]; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); D.
DAVIS BATTED FOR UNSER; D. Davis walked [Moreland to second];
Rose grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 10TH: D. DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Madlock
singled to left; Berra out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Madlock to second]; Nicosia singled to second
[Madlock to third]; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR JACKSON; B. Robinson
made an out to second; Moreno lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 10TH: ROMO REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Aviles
flied out to right; AGUAYO BATTED FOR LYLE; Aguayo flied out to
left; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 11TH: MCGRAW REPLACED AGUAYO (PITCHING); Law made an out
to second; Parker grounded out (second to first); Thompson
singled to right; Easler doubled to right [Thompson to third];
Madlock was walked intentionally; Berra struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 11TH: Matthews homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Phillies 4.