A three-run homer by Gary Matthews climaxed a five run fourth inning that carried the Phillies to an 8-2 victory over the Pirates. Trailing, 2-1, the Phillies took the lead in the fourth on a triple by Larry Bowa, single by Manny Trillo, bunt single by Dan Larson and double by Lonnie Smith. One out later, Matthews hit for the circuit. The loss ended Pittsburgh's four-game winning skein. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 19, 1981 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Phillies     0  0  1    5  0  0    0  2  x  -   8 14  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .290      Smith cf,lf           5   2   3   1     0   0   .270
Foli ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Rose 1b               4   2   2   0     1   0   .329
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255        Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Thompson 1b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .222      Matthews lf           5   1   3   3     0   1   .284
Easler lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .285        Dernier cf          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Pena c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     2   0   .307
Berra 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Sandberg ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ray 2b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .318      Moreland c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .277
Jones p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Christenson p       1   0   0   0     0   1   .103
  D. Robinson p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      D. Davis rf           5   0   2   2     0   0   .377
  Montanez ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .207      Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     1   0   .293
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Aguayo 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Trillo 2b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .280
  Boyland ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Aviles 2b,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                          Larson p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Boone c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .206

Totals               37   2   9   2     1   6             Totals               39   8  14   8     5   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 30,446
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Phillies 12
DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Parker, Bowa
Doubles: Smith 2 (8), D. Davis (5)
Triples: Bowa (3)
Home Runs: Thompson (11), Matthews (7)
Stolen Bases: Smith (16)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(4-3)            3     7   4   4   2   0   0  18   2.79
D. Robinson             3     3   2   2   1   1   1  14   6.67
Romo                    1.2   4   2   2   2   2   0  11   4.62
Lee                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.84
Totals                  8    14   8   8   5   3   1  44

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Larson W(2-0)           6     7   2   2   0   3   1  25   3.94
Christenson SV(1)       3     2   0   0   1   3   0  13   3.78
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   6   1  38

Wild Pitches: Larson (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Foli grounded out (third
to first) [Moreno to second]; Parker flied to right; Thompson
homered [Moreno scored]; Easler popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Smith popped to third; Rose walked; Matthews
singled to left [Rose to second]; Schmidt flied to center;
Moreland walked [Rose to third, Matthews to second]; D. Davis
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Pena singled to center; Berra popped to third in
foul territory; Larson threw a wild pitch [Pena to second]; Ray
grounded out (second to first) [Pena to third]; Jones struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Bowa popped to third; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Larson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno popped to shortstop; Foli flied to center;
Parker lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose
singled to right; Matthews singled to right [Rose to second];
Schmidt flied to center; Moreland singled to center [Rose
scored, Matthews to second]; D. Davis forced Moreland (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Thompson flied to left; Easler singled to right;
Pena popped to catcher in foul territory; Berra flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa tripled to right; Trillo singled to left
[Bowa scored]; Larson singled to second [Trillo to second]; D.
ROBINSON REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Smith doubled to center
[Trillo scored, Larson to third]; Rose grounded out (third to
first); Matthews homered [Larson scored, Smith scored]; Schmidt
flied to center; Moreland grounded out (first to pitcher); 5 R,
5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Ray singled to center; D. Robinson flied to center;
Moreno struck out; Foli flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: D. Davis grounded out (third to first); Bowa
reached on an error by Parker [Bowa to third]; Trillo struck
out; Larson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to right; Thompson flied to left;
Easler struck out; Pena singled to right [Parker to second];
Berra flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Smith doubled to left; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smith to third]; Matthews popped to
catcher in foul territory; Schmidt was walked intentionally;
Moreland popped to second (second to right); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 6.

PIRATES 7TH: BOONE REPLACED LARSON (PLAYING C ); CHRISTENSON
REPLACED MORELAND (PITCHING); Ray struck out; MONTANEZ BATTED
FOR D. ROBINSON; Montanez walked; Moreno popped to third; Foli
singled to center [Montanez to second]; Parker reached on an
error by Bowa [Montanez to third, Foli to second]; Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: ROMO REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); D. Davis
doubled to left; Bowa flied to center; Trillo grounded out
(third to first); Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 6.

PIRATES 8TH: AVILES REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING 2B); Easler flied
to center; Pena popped to third in foul territory; Berra
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Smith singled to right; Smith stole second; Rose
singled to right [Smith to third, Rose to second (on throw to
home)]; Matthews struck out; Schmidt was walked intentionally;
Christenson was called out on strikes; D. Davis singled to left
[Smith scored, Rose scored, Schmidt to second]; Bowa walked
[Schmidt to third, D. Davis to second]; LEE REPLACED ROMO
(PITCHING); Aviles flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
2, Phillies 8.

PIRATES 9TH: UNSER REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 1B); DERNIER REPLACED
MATTHEWS (PLAYING CF); SANDBERG REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING SS);
AGUAYO REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING 2B); AVILES CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ray flied to
left; BOYLAND BATTED FOR LEE; Boyland struck out; Moreno singled
to right; Foli flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 8.