Limiting the Phillies to six hits, Pascual Perez earned his first major league victory and hot-hitting Mike Easler scored two runs and drove in the tie-breaker in the Pirates' 3-1 triumph. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Friday, May       22, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   3  4  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .212      Lacy lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Rose 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Madlock 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .322
Unser lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .400        Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Trillo 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .298      Thompson 1b           1   0   0   0     2   0   .154
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Easler rf             3   2   2   1     0   0   .349
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Garner 2b             1   0   0   1     1   0   .328
Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Moreno cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .209
Christenson p         2   0   1   0     0   0   .118      Nicosia c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     1   1             Totals               25   3   4   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 20,695
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Pirates 2
DP: Phillies 2, Pirates 1
Triples: Easler (2)
Home Runs: Trillo (3)
Stolen Bases: Smith (6), Madlock (4)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (1)
GIDP: Moreno (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(1-4)      6.1   4   3   3   3   1   0  25   4.44
R. Reed                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Totals                  8     4   3   3   3   2   0  29

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perez W(1-0)            9     6   1   1   1   1   1  32   1.06
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   1   1  32

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Steve Fields


PHILLIES 1ST: Smith singled to left; Smith stole second; Rose
popped to shortstop; Schmidt reached on a fielder's choice
[Smith out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Unser
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Lacy grounded out (second to first); Foli flied out
to left; Madlock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
flied out to left; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson walked; Easler flied out to center; Garner
walked [Thompson to second]; Moreno grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone lined to left; Christenson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith singled to second; Rose lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia flied out to right; Perez grounded out
(second to first); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt singled to third; Schmidt was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Unser flied out to center;
Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Madlock flied
out to center; Thompson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox flied out to center; Bowa lined to center;
Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Easler tripled to right; Garner hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Easler scored]; Moreno flied out to left; Nicosia
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson singled to left; Smith lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Christenson out at first]; Rose
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 6TH: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt struck out; Unser popped to second; Trillo
homered; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Madlock singled to left; Madlock stole second;
Thompson walked; Easler singled to right [Madlock scored,
Thompson to third]; Garner reached on a fielder's choice
[Thompson out at home (second to catcher), Easler to second];
Moreno singled to left [Easler scored, Garner to second]; R.
REED REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Nicosia lined into a
double play (center to second) [Garner out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: BERRA REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Bowa flied
out to center; Boone singled to center; GROSS BATTED FOR R.
REED; Gross flied out to left; Smith popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: LYLE REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Perez struck out;
Lacy lined to right; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
popped to second; Unser walked; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 3.