Saturday May 23, 1981
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A two-run triple by Manny Trillo keyed a three-run eighth inning that lifted the Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the Pirates. The Phils were behind, 4-2, when Mike Schmidt and Gary Matthews opened the eighth with consecutive singles. Kent Tekulve relieved Enrique Romo on the hill for the Bucs and Trillo lashed his game-tying triple. Garry Maddox then delivered a sacrifice fly, scoring Trillo. Schmidt provided insurance with a solo homer in the ninth chukker. [The Sporting News]


Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 23, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Phillies     0  0  2    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   6 15  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  0  -   4 14  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .232      Lacy lf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .297
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .229
  Unser ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  D. Davis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Madlock 3b            4   0   2   1     1   0   .330
  R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson 1b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .157
Rose 1b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Easler rf             4   1   2   0     0   2   .355
Schmidt 3b            4   2   3   2     1   0   .296      Garner 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .338
Matthews lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .210
Trillo 2b             5   1   3   2     0   0   .309      Nicosia c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .200
Maddox cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .307      Solomon p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bowa ss               5   1   2   0     0   1   .261        Milner ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Espinosa p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .214        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross ph,rf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .280        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Berra ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .271

Totals               39   6  15   6     2   2             Totals               37   4  14   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 20,340
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Pirates 9
DP: Phillies 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Maddox
Doubles: Madlock (6), Easler (7)
Triples: Trillo (2), Moreno (3), Nicosia (1)
Home Runs: Schmidt (14), Thompson (5)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (8), Lacy (9), Berra (3)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (3), Garner 2 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (2), Foli (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (5)
GIDP: Thompson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Berra (3,by R. Reed)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                5.2  11   3   3   0   3   1  26   4.15
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.95
Proly W(1-0)            1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.81
R. Reed SV(2)           2     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.18
Totals                  9    14   4   4   1   4   1  40

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon                 6     7   2   2   1   1   0  25   2.50
Romo                    1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   4.88
Tekulve L(0-3)          0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   6.28
Jackson                 1.1   3   1   1   0   1   1   7   1.76
Totals                  9    15   6   6   2   2   1  43

Hit by Pitch: R. Reed (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Smith struck out; Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Lacy lined to right; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Madlock doubled to right; Thompson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Matthews lined to left; Trillo flied out to
center; Maddox popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler struck out; Garner singled to center; Garner
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Moreno grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to right; Boone lined to left;
Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bowa to
second]; Smith singled to center [Bowa scored]; Rose singled to
center [Smith to third]; Schmidt singled to center [Smith
scored, Rose to third]; Matthews flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia singled to center; Solomon struck out; Lacy
singled to right [Nicosia to second]; Foli flied out to right;
Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo singled to shortstop; Maddox lined to
center; Bowa flied to left in foul territory; Boone popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Thompson homered; Easler struck out; Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Espinosa singled to center; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Espinosa to second]; Rose flied out to
left; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Matthews forced Schmidt
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Nicosia popped to catcher in foul territory;
Solomon grounded out (second to first); Lacy singled to center;
Lacy stole second; Foli singled to shortstop [Lacy to third];
Madlock popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Trillo popped to second; Maddox singled to left;
Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bowa
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Thompson flied out to left; Easler singled to
center [Easler to second (error by Maddox)]; Garner singled to
right [Easler scored]; Garner was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Moreno tripled to center; Nicosia tripled
to center [Moreno scored]; MILNER BATTED FOR SOLOMON; LYLE
REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MILNER;
Bevacqua struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates
3.

PHILLIES 7TH: ROMO REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Boone flied out
to center; GROSS BATTED FOR LYLE; Gross lined to left; Smith
singled to left; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: PROLY REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); GROSS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Lacy singled to third; Foli out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Lacy to second]; Madlock
singled to center [Lacy scored]; Thompson grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Madlock out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt singled to left; Matthews singled to right
[Schmidt to third]; TEKULVE REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Trillo
tripled to center [Schmidt scored, Matthews scored]; Maddox hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Trillo scored]; Bowa singled to
second; Bowa stole second; Boone grounded out (third to first)
[Bowa to third]; Gross was walked intentionally; UNSER BATTED
FOR PROLY; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); D. DAVIS BATTED
FOR UNSER; D. Davis popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: R. REED REPLACED D. DAVIS (PITCHING); Easler
doubled to right; Garner grounded out (second to first) [Easler
to third]; Moreno flied out to left; Nicosia grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates
4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Rose lined to right; Schmidt homered; Matthews
grounded out (second to first); Trillo singled to left; Maddox
singled to center [Trillo to second]; Bowa struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: BERRA BATTED FOR JACKSON; Berra was hit by a pitch;
Berra stole second; Lacy flied out to right; STARGELL BATTED FOR
FOLI; Stargell lined to right; Madlock walked; Thompson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Pirates 4.



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