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.