Mike Schmidt's grand slam was the big blow and Steve Carlton and Tug McGraw pitched the Phillies to a 6-0 shutout of the Astros. Schmidt's blast came in the third inning and followed singles by Carlton and Pete Rose wrapped around a hit batsman. The Phillies had taken a 1-0 lead in the second when Schmidt doubled and scored on Garry Maddox's double. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Sunday, August 23, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Phillies 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 x - 6 9 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Smith rf 3 2 1 0 0 0 .256 Garcia ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .224 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cedeno 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .289 Rose 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .330 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Gross rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Howe 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Matthews lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .297 Woods rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Schmidt 3b 3 2 2 4 0 0 .295 Pujols c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .236 Aguayo 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .163 Thon 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Moreland c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Knepper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Maddox cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .279 Pittman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 B. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bowa ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Carlton p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .159 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Vukovich 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 3 0 3 7 Totals 32 6 9 6 1 1 Time of Game: 1:51 Attendance: 30,630 Left on Base: Astros 5, Phillies 4 DP: Astros 1, Phillies 0 Errors: Cruz Doubles: Thon (5), Schmidt (15), Maddox (6), Smith (5) Home Runs: Schmidt (20) Stolen Bases: Maddox (7) Caught Stealing: Howe (3) Sacrifice Hits: Thon (1) GIDP: Trillo (4) Hit by Pitch: Smith (4,by Knepper) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper L(6-3) 5 9 6 6 0 1 1 24 1.99 B. Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.19 Sambito 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.40 Totals 8 9 6 6 1 1 1 34 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(10-3) 7 2 0 0 2 7 0 24 2.76 McGraw 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.10 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 7 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Knepper (3) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Bruce Froemming ASTROS 1ST: Scott flied out to center; Garcia was called out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Rose flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Woods popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt doubled to center; Moreland flied out to right [Schmidt to third]; Maddox doubled to center [Schmidt scored]; Maddox stole third; Trillo lined to third; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols walked; Thon out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Pujols to second]; Knepper struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton singled to left; Smith was hit by a pitch [Carlton to second]; Rose singled to right [Carlton to third, Smith to second]; Matthews forced Carlton (third to catcher) [Smith to third, Rose to second, Matthews to first]; Schmidt homered [Smith scored, Rose scored, Matthews scored]; Moreland singled to left [Moreland to second (error by Cruz)]; Maddox singled to center [Moreland to third]; Trillo grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 5. ASTROS 4TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno struck out; Cruz singled to second; Howe forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to right; Carlton flied out to right; Smith doubled to center; Rose singled to center [Smith scored]; Matthews was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6. ASTROS 5TH: Woods flied out to center; Pujols struck out; Thon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreland flied out to center; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6. ASTROS 6TH: PITTMAN BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; Garcia walked; Cedeno forced Garcia (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 6TH: B. SMITH REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); Trillo flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); Carlton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to right; Howe singled to right; Howe was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 7TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6. ASTROS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); GROSS REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING RF); J. VUKOVICH REPLACED CARLTON (PLAYING 1B); AGUAYO REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); Pujols grounded out (third to first); Thon doubled to center; ROBERTS BATTED FOR B. SMITH; Roberts flied out to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Aguayo walked; Moreland flied out to center; Maddox flied out to center; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6. ASTROS 9TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; Cruz flied out to right; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 6.

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