Pushing across a run in the bottom of the 10th inning, the Astros shaded the Philles, 3-2. The Astros had tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth on a run-scoring single by Harry Spilman. Tony Scott led off Houston's 10th with a double and reached third on an error by third baseman Mike Schmidt. Kiko Garcia and Gary Woods then received intentional walks to load the bases. After Jose Cruz flied out to shallow left, Craig Reynolds cracked a single to produce the game-winning tally. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Friday, August    28, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  5  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    1  -   3  9  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Scott cf              4   2   1   0     1   2   .250
  Gross rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Garcia ss,3b          4   0   2   1     1   0   .238
Rose 1b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .325      Woods rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .165
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Cruz lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Schmidt 3b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .307      Howe 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
Moreland c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .257        Reynolds pr,ss      1   1   1   1     0   0   .251
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Roberts 1b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .209
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284        Spilman ph,1b       2   0   2   1     0   0   .265
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Pujols c              2   0   1   0     0   1   .231
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ashby ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Pittman 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .274
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .152        Cedeno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        D. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Aguayo ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .118
                                                            Thon 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .197

Totals               33   2   5   1     2   1             Totals               37   3   9   3     4   9

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 29,482
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Astros 10
DP: Phillies 0, Astros 3
Errors: Schmidt, Garcia, Roberts
Doubles: Garcia (3), Howe (16), Scott (10)
Triples: Garcia (1)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (10)
GIDP: Maddox (5), Bowa (4), Moreland (8)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 6     2   0   0   1   8   0  21   2.64
R. Reed                 0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.90
McGraw                  2.2   3   2   2   1   1   0  12   3.03
Lyle L(6-3)             0.1   2   1   0   2   0   0   5   4.70
Totals                  9.1   9   3   2   4   9   0  41

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 7     5   2   1   1   1   0  26   1.95
LaCorte                 2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.73
D. Smith W(2-3)         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.61
Totals                 10     5   2   1   2   1   0  35

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


PHILLIES 1ST: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
lined to pitcher; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Scott struck out; Garcia doubled to center; Woods
struck out; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Moreland
singled to left; Maddox grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Moreland out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to right; Roberts popped to
shortstop; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo singled to left; Bowa flied out to left;
Carlton forced Trillo (second to shortstop); Smith forced
Carlton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pittman struck out; Knepper struck out; Scott struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Rose singled to center; Matthews made an out to
third; Schmidt walked [Rose to second]; Moreland singled to left
[Rose scored, Schmidt to second]; Maddox forced Moreland (second
to shortstop) [Schmidt scored (error by Roberts) (unearned) (no
RBI), Maddox to second]; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Woods grounded
out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa flied out to left; Carlton struck out; Smith
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Roberts walked;
Pujols singled to left [Roberts to second]; Pittman struck out;
Knepper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose singled to right; Matthews forced Rose
(second to shortstop); Schmidt lined to left; Moreland grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Garcia grounded
out (shortstop to first); Woods grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox reached on an error by Garcia [Maddox to
first]; Trillo popped to second; Bowa grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: R. REED REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Cruz flied out
to left; Howe singled to right; SPILMAN BATTED FOR ROBERTS;
Spilman singled to center [Howe to second]; ASHBY BATTED FOR
PUJOLS; MCGRAW REPLACED BOWA (PITCHING); AGUAYO REPLACED R. REED
(PLAYING SS); Ashby grounded out (catcher to first) [Howe to
third, Spilman to second]; Pittman flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: SPILMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ASHBY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LACORTE REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); THON
REPLACED KNEPPER (PLAYING 2B); Aguayo popped to third in foul
territory; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Thon grounded out
(third to first); Scott walked; Garcia tripled to left [Scott
scored]; Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Matthews flied out to left; Schmidt walked;
Moreland grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Howe doubled to right; REYNOLDS RAN FOR HOWE;
Spilman singled to right [Reynolds scored, Spilman to second];
Ashby reached on a fielder's choice [Spilman out at third (first
to third to shortstop)]; CEDENO BATTED FOR LACORTE; Cedeno
forced Ashby (third to second); Cedeno stole second; Thon struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 10TH: REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GARCIA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); D. SMITH REPLACED CEDENO
(PITCHING); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo flied
out to right; UNSER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Unser grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: LYLE REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Scott doubled to
left [Scott to third (error by Schmidt)]; Garcia was walked
intentionally; Woods was walked intentionally [Garcia to
second]; Cruz flied out to left; Reynolds singled to left [Scott
scored (unearned), Garcia to third, Woods to second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 3.