The Astros swept a doubleheader from the Phillies, winning the first game, 6-1, and capturing the nightcap, 2-1. The Astros broke the lidlifter open with a five-run outburst in the fourth inning, runs coming on an RBI single by Gary Woods, sacrifice fly by Luis Pujols, run-scoring double by Tony Scott and a two-run single by Kiko Garcia.

Houston tallied in the opening inning of the second contest on consecutive singles by Denny Walling, Jose Cruz and Cesar Cedeno and added a marker in the seventh on a solo homer by Alan Ashby. Billy Smith, making his first major league start, received credit for the second game win and Frank LaCorte notched his fourth save. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, August    29, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Astros       0  0  1    5  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 12  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .327      Scott cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .250
McBride rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Garcia ss,3b          4   0   3   3     0   0   .261
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Cedeno 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .306      Cruz lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Howe 3b               2   1   2   0     0   0   .314
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Reynolds ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Woods rf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .193
Boone c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .230      Pujols c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .222
M. Davis p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Thon 2b               3   1   2   0     0   1   .217
  Proly p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruhle p               1   1   0   0     1   1   .364
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .260        D. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .175

Totals               35   1   8   1     2   2             Totals               31   6  12   6     1   4

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Astros 4
DP: Phillies 1, Astros 1
Errors: Garcia, Thon
Doubles: McBride (11), Schmidt (16), Howe 2 (18), Scott (11)
Stolen Bases: McBride (3)
Caught Stealing: Garcia (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruhle (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Pujols (1)
GIDP: Rose (6), Pujols (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
M. Davis L(0-2)         3.2   9   6   6   1   2   0  19  25.07
Proly                   2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.23
Lyle                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.50
Totals                  8    12   6   6   1   4   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(2-3)            6.1   7   1   1   2   2   0  28   3.57
D. Smith                2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.44
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   2   0  37

Balks: Proly (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose struck out; McBride singled to center;
Matthews grounded out (third to first) [McBride to second];
Schmidt lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Scott popped to first in foul territory; Garcia
singled to center; Garcia was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros
0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo singled to third; Maddox flied out to
center; Bowa popped to shortstop; Boone singled to shortstop
[Trillo to second]; M. Davis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to center; Howe doubled to center;
Woods singled to center [Howe out at home (center to catcher),
Woods to second]; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); McBride
doubled to left; Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory;
Schmidt doubled to right [McBride scored]; Trillo popped to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Thon singled to center; Ruhle out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Thon to second]; Scott struck out;
Garcia singled to right [Thon scored, Garcia to second]; Cedeno
popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to right; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled to center; Howe doubled to right [Cruz
to third]; Woods singled to left [Cruz scored, Howe to third];
Pujols hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howe scored]; Thon struck
out; Ruhle walked [Woods to second]; Scott doubled to left
[Woods scored, Ruhle to third]; PROLY REPLACED M. DAVIS
(PITCHING); Garcia singled to center [Ruhle scored, Scott
scored]; Cedeno forced Garcia (third to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING SS); GARCIA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Proly grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rose singled to third; McBride forced Rose (shortstop
unassisted); Matthews walked [McBride to second]; Schmidt lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz lined to shortstop; Reynolds grounded out
(first unassisted); Woods grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Maddox flied
out to left; Bowa walked; Boone grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Pujols grounded out (third to first); Thon singled
to center; Proly balked [Thon to second]; Ruhle struck out;
Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Astros 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: GROSS BATTED FOR PROLY; Gross flied out to center;
Rose singled to center; D. SMITH REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING);
McBride forced Rose (shortstop to second); McBride stole second;
Matthews lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first);
Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt flied out to right; Trillo reached on an
error by Garcia [Trillo to first]; Maddox forced Trillo (second
unassisted) [Maddox to second (error by Thon)]; Bowa flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Woods
singled to left; Pujols grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Astros 6.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone singled to center; UNSER BATTED FOR LYLE;
Unser flied out to right; Rose grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 6.