Posting their fourth straight victory, the Phillies downed the Cubs, 6-2. The Phillies' first run came in the second inning when Larry Bowa grounded into a double play. They added three more in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk, RBI single by Manny Trillo and sacrifice fly by Keith Moreland. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Friday, April     17, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  8  1
Phillies     0  1  0    3  2  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           2   0   1   0     2   0   .182      Rose 1b               4   0   1   1     1   1   .467
Strain 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .261
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .316      McBride rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Durham rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .143      Moreland 3b,1b        3   0   0   1     1   0   .400
Reitz 3b              3   1   1   0     0   2   .300      Matthews lf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .308
Thompson cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Foote c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Unser cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bowa ss               4   2   2   0     0   0   .280
  Tracy ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .000        J. Vukovich 3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boone c               1   1   1   1     3   0   .263
  Morales ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .667      Christenson p         3   1   1   0     0   2   .200
Kravec p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Aguayo ph,ss        1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Blackwell c         3   0   1   0     0   0   .111

Totals               31   2   8   2     3   5             Totals               32   6  11   4     7   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 21,948
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Phillies 10
DP: Cubs 3, Phillies 2
Errors: Buckner, Moreland
Doubles: Buckner (1), Matthews 2 (2), McBride (3), Bowa (2), Boone (1)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (3)
Caught Stealing: Durham (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Tracy (1), Moreland (1)
GIDP: Buckner (4), Bowa (1), Moreland (1)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (1,by Christenson)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(0-1)           3     5   4   3   5   1   0  19   3.38
Caudill                 1     4   2   1   0   1   0   7   2.57
Smith                   2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.23
Capilla                 2     1   0   0   2   0   0   7  12.00
Totals                  8    11   6   4   7   5   0  40

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(1-1)      7     4   1   1   2   5   0  26   3.75
Proly                   2     4   1   1   1   0   0  10   6.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   5   0  36

Passed Balls: Blackwell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Christenson (1)
Wild Pitches: Smith (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Strain grounded out (pitcher to first);
Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to right; Trillo grounded out (third
to first) [Rose to second]; McBride grounded out (second to
first) [Rose to third]; Moreland grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham
singled to right; Durham was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Matthews doubled to right; Maddox reached on an
error by Buckner [Matthews to third]; Bowa grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Matthews scored
(unearned), Maddox out at second]; Boone walked; Christenson was
called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 1.

CUBS 3RD: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Foote
struck out; Kravec struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo flied
out to left; McBride doubled to center; Moreland walked;
Matthews walked [McBride to third, Moreland to second]; Maddox
forced Matthews (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Strain grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner doubled to left; Henderson reached
on an error by Moreland [Buckner to third]; Durham grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa doubled to left; Boone walked; On a bunt
Christenson singled to pitcher [Bowa to third, Boone to second];
Rose walked [Bowa scored, Boone to third, Christenson to
second]; CAUDILL REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Trillo singled to
left [Boone scored, Christenson to third, Rose to second];
McBride struck out; Moreland hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Christenson scored]; Matthews forced Trillo (second to
shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 5TH: Reitz was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out
(third to first); Foote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox singled to center; Bowa singled to right
[Maddox to second]; Boone doubled to left [Maddox scored, Bowa
to third]; SMITH REPLACED FOOTE (PITCHING); BLACKWELL REPLACED
CAUDILL (PLAYING C ); Blackwell allowed a passed ball [Bowa
scored (unearned), Boone to third]; Christenson struck out; Rose
struck out; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

CUBS 6TH: Blackwell flied out to left; De Jesus walked; De Jesus
stole second; Strain reached on a fielder's choice [De Jesus out
at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moreland grounded out (second to first); Matthews doubled to
right; Smith threw a wild pitch [Matthews to third]; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

CUBS 7TH: UNSER REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING CF); Henderson struck
out; Durham singled to left; Reitz was hit by a pitch [Durham to
second]; Thompson singled to center [Durham to third, Reitz to
second]; TRACY BATTED FOR SMITH; Tracy sacrifice flied into a
double play (left to third) [Durham scored, Reitz out at third];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: CAPILLA REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Bowa made an
out to shortstop; Boone walked; AGUAYO BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON;
Aguayo singled to third [Boone to second]; Rose lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 6.

CUBS 8TH: AGUAYO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); J. VUKOVICH
REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING 3B); PROLY REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING);
MORELAND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Blackwell singled to
left; De Jesus singled to right [Blackwell to second]; Strain
forced De Jesus (first to shortstop) [Blackwell to third];
Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Strain out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Trillo walked; McBride forced Trillo (first to
shortstop); Moreland grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [McBride out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 6.

CUBS 9TH: Henderson flied out to right; Durham grounded out
(first unassisted); Reitz singled to right; Thompson walked
[Reitz to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Morales singled
to center [Reitz scored, Thompson to second]; Blackwell grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 6.