Three hits by Pete Rose paced a 12-hit attack that carried the Phillies to a 5-3 victory over the Pirates. Mike Schmidt cracked a solo homer in the second inning, and the Phils took the lead for good in the third on an RBI double by Rose and run-scoring single by Luis Aguayo. The other Philadelphia runs came in on an error and a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     16, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  2
Phillies     0  1  2    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   5 12  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   1   0   0     2   0   .250      Rose 1b               4   1   3   1     0   0   .500
Law 2b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Aguayo 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .200
  Stargell ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .500      McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Foli pr,ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .238
Thompson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .200      Matthews lf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .261
Easler lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .375      Maddox cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .250
Madlock 3b            4   0   3   1     0   0   .421      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Berra ss,2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Boone c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Nicosia c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Lacy ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .333        Gross rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pena c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               35   3   8   3     2   4             Totals               33   5  12   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 26,780
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Phillies 5
DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Madlock, Nicosia, Aguayo
Doubles: Rose 2 (5)
Triples: Matthews (1)
Home Runs: Schmidt (2)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (3), Lacy (1), Madlock (1)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruthven (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(0-1)      6     9   4   3   0   3   1  25   4.50
Solomon                 2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   2.25
Totals                  8    12   5   4   0   3   1  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(2-0)          8     8   3   1   2   3   0  34   1.06
McGraw SV(1)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   1   2   4   0  37

Passed Balls: Pena (1)
Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (1), Solomon (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Steve Fields


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno reached on an error by Aguayo [Moreno to
first]; Law flied out to center; Moreno stole second; Parker
lined to third; Thompson singled [Moreno scored (unearned)];
Easler singled to center [Thompson to second]; Madlock singled
to center [Thompson scored (unearned), Easler to second]; Berra
forced Madlock (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Aguayo flied
out to center; McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Robinson grounded out (third to first); Moreno walked; Moreno
stole second; Law grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt homered; Matthews made an out to
shortstop; Maddox singled to shortstop; Maddox was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Bowa grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker flied out to right; Thompson lined to first;
Easler grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone singled to third; Ruthven out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Boone to second]; Rose doubled to left
[Boone scored]; Aguayo singled to left [Rose scored]; D.
Robinson threw a wild pitch [Aguayo to second]; McBride struck
out; Schmidt struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock singled to center; Berra flied out to left;
Nicosia grounded out (second to first) [Madlock to second]; D.
Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Matthews singled to center; Maddox singled to
center [Matthews to second]; Bowa singled to catcher [Matthews
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox to third, Bowa to second
(error by Nicosia)]; Boone popped to first in foul territory;
Maddox was picked off third (catcher to third); Ruthven struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno flied out to left; Law grounded out (first
unassisted); Parker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose doubled to left; Aguayo grounded out (third
to first); McBride grounded out (second to first) [Rose to
third]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Thompson flied out to center; Easler singled to
center; Madlock popped to catcher in foul territory; Berra
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Matthews made an out to second; Maddox flied out
to center; Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 7TH: LACY BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Lacy singled to left;
MILNER BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Lacy stole second; Milner flied
out to left; Moreno walked; STARGELL BATTED FOR LAW; Stargell
singled to right [Lacy scored, Moreno to third]; FOLI RAN FOR
STARGELL; Parker lined into a double play (shortstop to third)
[Moreno out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: PENA REPLACED LACY (PLAYING C ); FOLI STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); BERRA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SOLOMON
REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Boone flied out to right; Ruthven
reached on an error by Madlock [Ruthven to first]; Pena allowed
a passed ball [Ruthven to second]; Rose singled to center
[Ruthven to third]; Aguayo lined into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Rose out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Phillies 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Easler struck
out; Madlock singled to right; Madlock stole second; Berra flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews tripled to center;
Solomon threw a wild pitch [Matthews scored]; Maddox singled to
second; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 5.

PIRATES 9TH: GROSS REPLACED RUTHVEN (PLAYING RF); MCGRAW
REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Pena struck out; B. ROBINSON BATTED
FOR SOLOMON; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Moreno
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Phillies 5.