A five-run rally in the eighth inning lifted the Phillies to a 5-4 triumph over the Astros. Pete Rose tied Stan Musial's N.L. record for hits (3,630) with a single in the first inning and then struck out in his next three times at bat. Rose's blow was the only hit the Phillies got off Nolan Ryan until George Vukovich singled with two out in the eighth.

At that point Ryan was forced to leave the game because of stiffness in his lower back, and the Phillies belted reliever Frank LaCorte. Gary Matthews doubled home one run and, after Mike Schmidt walked, Dick Davis singled home another. Garry Maddox followed with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      10, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    2  1  0  -   4  7  2
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   5  5  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              5   0   1   2     0   2   .233      Rose 1b               4   0   1   0     0   3   .330
Pittman 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .293      Aguayo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Cedeno 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .305        G. Vukovich ph      1   1   1   0     0   0   .600
Cruz lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .278        Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howe 3b               1   1   0   1     2   0   .344        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Woods rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .169      Matthews lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .317
Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Schmidt 3b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .284
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      D. Davis rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .379
Pujols c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .254        Aviles pr,2b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .133
  Spilman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .192      Maddox cf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .292
  Thon pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .157      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Ryan p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .120      Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .158
  Puhl ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Gross ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290

Totals               33   4   7   4     3  10             Totals               30   5   5   5     4   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 57,386
Left on Base: Astros 6, Phillies 5
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Howe, Garcia
Doubles: Woods (3), Scott (7), Cedeno (10), Matthews (12)
Home Runs: Cruz (11), Maddox (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Howe (1)
GIDP: Boone (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                    7.2   2   1   1   3   8   0  29   1.37
LaCorte L(3-2)          0.1   3   4   4   1   0   1   5   3.04
Totals                  8     5   5   5   4   8   1  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(9-1)          8     6   4   4   3   9   1  33   2.80
Proly                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
McGraw SV(7)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.03
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3  10   1  37

Wild Pitches: LaCorte (4), Carlton (9)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Scott lined to center; Pittman struck out; Cedeno
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to center; Aguayo struck out;
Matthews flied out to left; Schmidt walked [Rose to second]; D.
Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe walked;
Woods singled to center [Howe to second]; Garcia grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Howe to third, Woods to second]; Pujols
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox reached on an error by Garcia [Maddox to
first]; Bowa flied out to center; Boone grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ryan struck out; Scott struck out; Pittman grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton struck out; Rose struck out; Aguayo struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz homered; Howe flied
out to center; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Matthews made an out to first; Schmidt grounded
out (shortstop to first); D. Davis walked; Maddox reached on an
error by Howe [D. Davis to second, Maddox to first]; Bowa forced
Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Garcia struck out; Pujols made an out to third; Ryan
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to left; Carlton struck out; Rose
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Scott flied out to center; Pittman struck out;
Cedeno singled to center; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to
second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Aguayo flied out to left; Matthews flied out to
left; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe walked; Woods doubled to right [Howe to third];
Garcia flied out to right; Pujols was walked intentionally; Ryan
struck out; Scott doubled to right [Howe scored, Woods scored,
Pujols to third]; Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: D. Davis grounded out (second to first); Maddox
flied out to center; Bowa walked; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno doubled to right; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third]; Howe hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Cedeno scored]; Woods struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR CARLTON; Gross flied out to left;
Rose struck out; G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR AGUAYO; G. Vukovich
singled to center; LACORTE REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Matthews
doubled to right [G. Vukovich scored]; LaCorte threw a wild
pitch [Matthews to third]; Schmidt walked; D. Davis singled to
center [Matthews scored, Schmidt to second]; AVILES RAN FOR D.
DAVIS; Maddox homered [Schmidt scored, Aviles scored]; Bowa
grounded out (first to pitcher); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 9TH: PROLY REPLACED G. VUKOVICH (PITCHING); AVILES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALLING
BATTED FOR GARCIA; Walling made an out to third; SPILMAN BATTED
FOR PUJOLS; Spilman singled to center; THON RAN FOR SPILMAN;
PUHL BATTED FOR LACORTE; MCGRAW REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Puhl
made an out to shortstop; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 5.