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.

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