The Phillies ended their four-game losing streak, coming from behind to shade the Astros, 5-4. The Phils trailed, 4-3, going into the bottom of the seventh inning, when Keith Moreland and Garry Maddox drew successive one-out walks. Both runners advanced on a groundout and scored on a single by Larry Bowa. The Astros had broken a 3-3 tie in the top of the frame on an RBI double by Craig Reynolds. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Friday, August    21, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  3  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  8  3
Phillies     0  0  2    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   5 10  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Rose 1b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .328
Reynolds ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .257      McBride rf            4   1   2   0     1   1   .295
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Matthews lf           4   1   1   1     1   1   .297
Puhl rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .275      Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   1     2   2   .290
Cruz lf               2   1   0   0     2   1   .285      Moreland c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
  Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Aguayo pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .163
Cedeno 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .289        R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Howe 3b               3   1   1   0     1   1   .307        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Ashby c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .242        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pittman 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .281
Sutton p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .125      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Woods ph,lf         1   1   1   0     1   0   .188      Bowa ss               4   0   2   2     0   0   .274
                                                          Espinosa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
                                                            Noles p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Aviles ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .133
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Boone ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .227

Totals               31   4   8   4     6   7             Totals               34   5  10   4     7   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 31,693
Left on Base: Astros 7, Phillies 12
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Reynolds, Ashby, Pittman
Doubles: Reynolds (8)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (6), McBride (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (4)
GIDP: Ashby (4), Unser (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  6     8   3   2   4   5   0  30   3.19
Ruhle L(1-3)            2     2   2   2   3   1   0  11   3.99
Totals                  8    10   5   4   7   6   0  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                2     3   3   3   3   1   0  11   5.78
Noles                   4     2   0   0   2   3   0  15   8.31
Lyle W(6-2)             1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.93
R. Reed                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.97
McGraw SV(8)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.33
Totals                  9     8   4   4   6   7   0  38

Wild Pitches: McGraw (2)
Balks: Sutton (1)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Dick Stello


ASTROS 1ST: Scott struck out; Reynolds made an out to second;
Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to right; McBride flied out to right;
Sutton balked [Rose to second]; Matthews was called out on
strikes; Schmidt walked; Moreland made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cedeno walked [Cruz to second]; Howe
walked [Cruz to third, Cedeno to second]; Ashby singled to right
[Cruz scored, Cedeno scored, Howe to second]; Pittman singled to
right [Howe scored, Ashby to third]; Sutton singled to pitcher
[Ashby out at home (pitcher to second to catcher), Pittman to
second]; Scott flied out to left; Reynolds flied out to center;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox singled to pitcher; Trillo was called out
on strikes; Maddox stole second; On a bunt Bowa singled to
pitcher [Maddox to third]; GROSS BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Gross
lined to shortstop; Rose forced Bowa (shortstop to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: NOLES REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Puhl struck out;
Cruz struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride walked; McBride stole second [McBride to
third (error by Ashby)]; Matthews walked; Schmidt singled to
right [McBride scored, Matthews to second]; Moreland flied out
to center; Maddox forced Schmidt (shortstop to second) [Matthews
scored (error by Pittman) (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox to
second]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to center; Ashby grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second];
Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa made an out to shortstop; Noles struck out;
Rose singled to right; McBride singled to right [Rose to third];
Matthews singled to center [Rose scored, McBride to second];
Schmidt struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Sutton struck out; Scott grounded out (second to
first); Reynolds singled to right; Puhl walked [Reynolds to
second]; Cruz walked [Reynolds to third, Puhl to second]; Cedeno
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Moreland grounded out (third to first); Maddox
flied out to center; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded
out (second to first); Pittman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); AVILES
BATTED FOR NOLES; Aviles walked; Rose singled to second [Aviles
to second]; McBride struck out; Matthews grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED AVILES (PITCHING); WOODS BATTED FOR
SUTTON; Woods walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Woods to second]; Reynolds doubled to left [Woods
scored]; Puhl singled to center [Reynolds out at home (center to
catcher), Puhl to second]; Cruz flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RUHLE REPLACED
CRUZ (PITCHING); Schmidt was called out on strikes; Moreland
walked; AGUAYO RAN FOR MORELAND; Maddox walked [Aguayo to
second]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Aguayo to
third, Maddox to second]; Bowa singled to left [Aguayo scored,
Maddox scored]; BOONE BATTED FOR LYLE; Boone grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies
5.

ASTROS 8TH: BOONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); R. REED REPLACED
AGUAYO (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to left; Howe struck out;
Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride
singled to third; Matthews reached on an error by Reynolds
[McBride to third, Matthews to second]; Schmidt was walked
intentionally; UNSER BATTED FOR R. REED; Unser grounded into a
double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [McBride out at home];
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Pittman flied out
to right; Woods singled to third; McGraw threw a wild pitch
[Woods to second]; Scott grounded out (third to first); WALLING
BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Walling was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 5.