A three-run uprising in the top of the ninth inning enabled the Pirates to edge the Phillies, 7-6. The game was tied, 4-4, when Tony Pena opened the ninth with a single and reached second on a sacrifice by Lee Lacy. After pinch-hitter Willie Stargell struck out, Mike Easler lined a pinch-double to plate Pena.

Omar Moreno was then walked intentionally and Tim Foli followed with a fly to short left that Gary Matthews dropped for an error. Both Easler and Moreno scored on the play. Matthews was charged with a second error on a wild throw trying to nip Moreno at the plate. The Phils scored twice in the bottom of the frame before Mark Lee relieved to retire Manny Trillo on a groundout with a runner on third. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  3  -   7  7  0
Phillies     2  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   6 15  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   2   1   0     2   2   .288      Rose 1b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .327
Foli ss               4   1   1   0     1   0   .238      McBride rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .289
Madlock 3b            4   1   1   2     0   2   .341      Matthews lf           4   2   2   1     1   1   .279
  Ray 2b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .310
B. Robinson 1b        2   1   1   0     1   1   .259      Moreland c            5   0   2   1     0   0   .276
  Thompson ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .261
Parker rf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .255        Unser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .188
Pena c                3   1   2   1     0   0   .294        Dernier pr          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Lacy lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Bowa ss               5   2   3   1     0   0   .293
Berra 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .239      Trillo 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .281
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .291      M. Davis p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Law 3b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .163        Matuszek ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .750
Rhoden p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .171        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .207        G. Vukovich ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .471
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
  Scurry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Easler ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .285
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               31   7   7   5     5   8             Totals               40   6  15   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 24,537
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Phillies 11
DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Matthews 2
Doubles: B. Robinson (3), Easler (16), Rose (17), Matthews 2 (20), Moreland (7)
Triples: Bowa (2), McBride (1)
Home Runs: Madlock (6)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (35)
Sacrifice Hits: Lacy (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Pena (2)
GIDP: Rhoden (1), Rose (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                  6    10   4   4   2   3   0  28   4.24
Tekulve                 1.2   3   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.52
Scurry W(4-5)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.78
Romo                    0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   4.34
Cruz                    0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.61
Lee SV(2)               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.87
Totals                  9    15   6   6   4   7   0  44

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
M. Davis                6     4   4   4   4   6   1  25   8.46
Brusstar                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.84
R. Reed L(4-3)          1     2   3   1   1   1   0   6   3.61
Totals                  9     7   7   5   5   8   1  38

Wild Pitches: Cruz (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


PIRATES 1ST: 39 minute rain delay before start of game;
Moreno walked; Foli walked [Moreno to second]; Madlock was
called out on strikes; B. Robinson walked [Moreno to third, Foli
to second]; Parker forced B. Robinson (second to shortstop)
[Moreno scored, Foli to third]; Pena forced Parker (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose doubled to left; McBride grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Rose to third]; Matthews doubled to left
[Rose scored]; Schmidt flied to right; Moreland doubled to left
[Matthews scored]; Maddox struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Lacy popped to shortstop; Berra walked; Rhoden
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Berra out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Bowa tripled to right; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); M. Davis struck out; Rose walked; McBride
singled to right [Bowa scored, Rose out at third (right to
third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Madlock flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Matthews grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt
lined to shortstop; Moreland singled to left; Maddox struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson struck out; Parker struck out; Pena
singled to third; Lacy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa lined to shortstop; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); M. Davis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Berra grounded out (first unassisted); Rhoden
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose lined to left; McBride grounded out (second
to first); Matthews doubled to left; Schmidt was walked
intentionally; Moreland flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli singled to center; Madlock homered [Foli
scored]; B. Robinson doubled; Parker grounded out (second to
first) [B. Robinson to third]; Pena hit a sacrifice fly to
center [B. Robinson scored]; Lacy flied to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox popped to second; Bowa singled to center;
Trillo singled to center [Bowa to second]; MATUSZEK BATTED FOR
M. DAVIS; Matuszek singled to center [Bowa scored, Trillo to
second]; Rose grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Matuszek out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
4, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 7TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MATUSZEK (PITCHING); Berra
grounded out (third to first); MONTANEZ BATTED FOR RHODEN;
Montanez grounded out (second to first); Moreno singled to
right; Moreno stole second; Foli popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Matthews struck out; Schmidt
singled to center; Moreland flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 4, Phillies 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Madlock struck out; THOMPSON BATTED FOR B.
ROBINSON; Thompson grounded out (second to first); Parker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Maddox
struck out; Bowa popped to catcher in foul territory; Trillo
singled to center; G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; G. Vukovich
singled to center [Trillo to third]; SCURRY REPLACED TEKULVE
(PITCHING); Rose struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Phillies 4.

PIRATES 9TH: R. REED REPLACED G. VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Pena
singled to center; Lacy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Pena to second]; STARGELL BATTED FOR BERRA; Stargell
struck out; EASLER BATTED FOR SCURRY; Easler doubled to right
[Pena scored]; Moreno was walked intentionally; Foli reached on
an error by Matthews [Easler scored (unearned) (no RBI), Moreno
scored (error by Matthews) (unearned) (no RBI), Foli out at home
(left to first to catcher)]; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 7, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: LAW REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 3B); RAY REPLACED
MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); ROMO REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); McBride
tripled to center; Matthews walked; CRUZ REPLACED ROMO
(PITCHING); Cruz threw a wild pitch [McBride scored, Matthews to
second]; Schmidt struck out; Moreland popped to third in foul
territory; UNSER BATTED FOR MADDOX; Unser walked; DERNIER RAN
FOR UNSER; Bowa singled to right [Matthews scored, Dernier to
third]; LEE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Phillies
6.

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