Larry Bowa drove in three runs with a pair of singles to lead the Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Astros. The Phils scored twice in the second on a single by Dick Davis, double by Garry Maddox and two-run single by Bowa.

They added two more in the fourth frame on a single by Davis, error by Houston second baseman Joe Pittman on a grounder by Maddox, a run-scoring single by Bowa and sacrifice fly by Bob Boone. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Monday, June      8, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  2
Phillies     0  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .228      Rose 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .329
Reynolds ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Aguayo 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .175
Puhl rf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .266        Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cruz lf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .275        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cedeno 1b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .300      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Howe 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .351      Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Pittman 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .320      D. Davis rf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .392
Pujols c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Maddox cf             4   2   1   0     0   1   .292
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bowa ss               4   0   3   3     0   0   .271
  D. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boone c               2   0   0   1     0   0   .238
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .103
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .283
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Aviles 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               39   3  12   3     1   4             Totals               30   4   8   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 31,664
Left on Base: Astros 11, Phillies 6
DP: Astros 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Scott, Pittman, Bowa, Boone
Doubles: Maddox (5)
Home Runs: Cruz (10)
Stolen Bases: Scott (11), Puhl (16), Cedeno (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (3), Aguayo (1), Ruthven (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Boone (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(4-7)           6     7   4   3   1   3   0  27   3.42
D. Smith                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.54
LaCorte                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.54
Totals                  8     8   4   3   1   4   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(8-3)          6     9   3   3   1   4   1  29   4.05
Lyle                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.41
Proly                   0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.73
McGraw SV(6)            1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.15
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   4   1  41

Wild Pitches: D. Smith (4)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
singled to third; Puhl singled to right [Reynolds to second];
Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher) [Reynolds to third, Puhl to
second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Aguayo flied
out to center; Matthews popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher);
Pittman grounded out (third to first); Pujols grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Davis singled to left; Maddox doubled to center [D. Davis to
third]; Bowa singled to center [D. Davis scored, Maddox scored,
Bowa to third (error by Scott)]; Boone grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ruthven grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Sutton made an out to second; Scott singled to left;
Reynolds flied out to center; Scott stole second; Puhl struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose singled to center; Aguayo out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Rose to second]; Matthews struck out;
Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz homered; Cedeno grounded out (third to first);
Howe reached on an error by Bowa [Howe to first]; Pittman
singled to second [Howe to second]; Pujols flied out to center
[Howe to third]; Sutton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: D. Davis singled to center; Maddox reached on an
error by Pittman [D. Davis to second]; Bowa singled to center
[D. Davis scored, Maddox to third]; Boone hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Maddox scored (unearned)]; Ruthven out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Bowa to second]; Rose was walked
intentionally; Aguayo struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Scott walked; Reynolds was called out on strikes;
Puhl singled to center [Scott to third]; Puhl stole second; Cruz
struck out; Cedeno singled to right [Scott scored, Puhl scored];
Howe singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Pittman flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Matthews popped to first; Schmidt grounded out
(third to first); D. Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Pujols singled to third; Sutton out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Pujols to second]; Scott struck out;
Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
singled to second; Boone popped to first in foul territory;
GROSS BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher);
Cedeno singled to third; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third
(error by Boone)]; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: D. SMITH REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Rose grounded
out (second to first); Aguayo singled to left; Matthews grounded
out (second to first) [Aguayo to second]; D. Smith threw a wild
pitch [Aguayo to third]; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 8TH: PROLY REPLACED AGUAYO (PITCHING); AVILES REPLACED
LYLE (PLAYING 2B); Pittman singled to left; Pujols singled to
left [Pittman to second]; WALLING BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Walling
flied out to center [Pittman to third]; MCGRAW REPLACED PROLY
(PITCHING); Scott reached on a fielder's choice [Pittman out at
home (shortstop to catcher), Pujols to second]; Reynolds flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); D. Davis
grounded out (second to first); Maddox struck out; Bowa flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz flied out
to center; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.