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BAL  4
CAL  3
 BOS  7
OAK  6
 NYY 12
@CHW  2
 CLE  7
SEA  3
 TEX  8
@MIL  5
 MIN  7
DET  1
 KCR  2
@TOR  0
 HOU  6
PHI  1
 HOU  2
PHI  1
 CHC  3
@LAD  1
 MON  4
ATL  3
 NYM  3
CIN  2
 STL  6
@SDP  1
 STL  6
@SDP  5
 SFG  8
PIT  3
Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Astrodome, Attendance: 33,327

 Saturday, August 29, 1981
Time of Game: 2:01
Phillies
1
40-33
Lost 5
3rd, 5 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  1
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    2  8  2
W: Billy Smith (1-0), L: Dickie Noles (0-1), S: Frank LaCorte (4)
 Astros
2
39-37
Won 3
3rd, 9 GB

Batting Stats

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .644              1   1   
P Rose 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .322  .772              9   1   
G Gross RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .651              3   1   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .306 1.030              0   2   SB,IW
K Moreland C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .712              5   0   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .266  .646              3   0   
M Trillo 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .737              0   3   
L Aguayo SS                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .182  .450              2   2   
D Noles P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   0   
  D Unser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .544              0   0   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              0   0   
Totals                       33   1   6   0    1   2                         24  10
Batting Events
IBB: M Schmidt (11, by B Smith).
TB: L Aguayo 2; L Smith; M Trillo; G Maddox; M Schmidt.
RBI: G Maddox (29).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. G Gross-P Rose.
E: D Noles (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: M Schmidt (8, 2nd base off F LaCorte/A Ashby).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Scott CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .625              1   1   
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .657              5   3   
D Walling RF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .248  .760              1   0   
J Cruz LF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .773              3   0   SB
C Cedeno 1B                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .694              8   0   
  H Spilman 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .619              4   0   
A Ashby C                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .251  .656              2   0   HR
K Garcia 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .642              2   3   
J Pittman 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .665              1   5   
B Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   0   
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .718              0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
Totals                       30   2   8   0    0   4                         27  12
Batting Events
HR: A Ashby (1, off R Reed; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: A Ashby 4; D Walling 2; J Cruz; K Garcia; T Scott; C Cedeno; J Pittman.
RBI: C Cedeno (28); A Ashby (21).
2-out RBI: C Cedeno.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: J Pittman (3); A Ashby (8).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Cruz (3, 2nd base off D Noles/K Moreland).
Pickoffs: K Garcia (1st base by D Noles).

Pitching Stats

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Noles, L (0-1)               6     5   1   1    0   3   0   5.79   22     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 5     61    -     0.81   0.12
R Reed                         2     3   1   1    0   1   1   2.98    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 3          0-0    0.41  -0.07
Totals                         8     8   2   2    0   4   1          30     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 8           -  
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Smith, W (1-0)               7     5   0   0    1   1   0   2.87   27     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 3· 5     67    -     1.39   0.43
F LaCorte, S (4)               2     1   1   0    0   1   0   3.51    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.79   0.12
Totals                         9     6   1   0    1   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     13·12· 3· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Smith (1; M Schmidt).
Pickoffs: D Noles (0; K Garcia, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:01.
Attendance: 33,327.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Philadelphia Phillies                     Houston Astros                               
1. Lonnie Smith                 LF       1. Tony Scott                   CF
2. Pete Rose                    1B       2. Craig Reynolds               SS
3. Greg Gross                   RF       3. Denny Walling                RF
4. Mike Schmidt                 3B       4. Jose Cruz                    LF
5. Keith Moreland                C       5. Cesar Cedeno                 1B
6. Garry Maddox                 CF       6. Alan Ashby                    C
7. Manny Trillo                 2B       7. Kiko Garcia                  3B
8. Luis Aguayo                  SS       8. Joe Pittman                  2B
9. Dickie Noles                  P       9. Billy Smith                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 2 123 O 12% 76% 0-1 PHI K. Moreland B. Smith Groundout: 3B unassisted
b7 1 --- R 11% 90% 1-0 HOU A. Ashby R. Reed Home Run
t9 0 --3 O 7% 92% 0-2 PHI K. Moreland F. LaCorte Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0 1-- -7% 51% 0-1 PHI L. Aguayo B. Smith Single to RF; Trillo to 2B
t3 2 -23 O 7% 68% 0-1 PHI P. Rose B. Smith Lineout: SS

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Billy Smith facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PHI L. Smith B. Smith Lineout: 3B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PHI P. Rose B. Smith Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PHI G. Gross B. Smith Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Dickie Noles facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU T. Scott D. Noles Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 HOU C. Reynolds D. Noles Flyball: RF
b1 2 --- 1% 52% 0-0 HOU D. Walling D. Noles Single to CF
b1 2 1-- 3% 55% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Noles Single to CF; Walling to 3B
b1 2 1-3 1% 56% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno D. Noles Cruz Steals 2B
b1 2 -23 RO 6% 62% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno D. Noles Single to LF; Walling Scores; Cruz out at Hm/LF-C
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Billy Smith facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 PHI M. Schmidt B. Smith Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 PHI K. Moreland B. Smith Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 PHI G. Maddox B. Smith Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Dickie Noles facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 HOU A. Ashby D. Noles Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- 2% 67% 1-0 HOU K. Garcia D. Noles Single to CF
b2 1 1-- 2% 69% 1-0 HOU J. Pittman D. Noles Garcia Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Garcia to 2B
b2 1 -2- O -3% 66% 1-0 HOU J. Pittman D. Noles Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 -2- O -3% 63% 1-0 HOU B. Smith D. Noles Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Billy Smith facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- -5% 58% 0-1 PHI M. Trillo B. Smith Single to CF
t3 0 1-- -7% 51% 0-1 PHI L. Aguayo B. Smith Single to RF; Trillo to 2B
t3 0 12- O 7% 58% 0-1 PHI D. Noles B. Smith Strikeout
t3 1 12- O 3% 61% 0-1 PHI L. Smith B. Smith Groundout: 3B-1B; Trillo to 3B; Aguayo to 2B
t3 2 -23 O 7% 68% 0-1 PHI P. Rose B. Smith Lineout: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Dickie Noles facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 67% 1-0 HOU T. Scott D. Noles Flyball: LF
b3 1 --- O -1% 65% 1-0 HOU C. Reynolds D. Noles Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- 1% 66% 1-0 HOU D. Walling D. Noles Single to CF
b3 2 1-- O -2% 64% 1-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Noles Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Billy Smith facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 67% 0-1 PHI G. Gross B. Smith Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 69% 0-1 PHI M. Schmidt B. Smith Flyball: RF
t4 2 --- O 1% 70% 0-1 PHI K. Moreland B. Smith Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Dickie Noles facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -2% 68% 1-0 HOU C. Cedeno D. Noles Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O -1% 67% 1-0 HOU A. Ashby D. Noles Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O -1% 66% 1-0 HOU K. Garcia D. Noles Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Billy Smith facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 3% 69% 0-1 PHI G. Maddox B. Smith Single to CF; Maddox out at 2B/CF-SS
t5 1 --- O 2% 71% 0-1 PHI M. Trillo B. Smith Flyball: LF
t5 2 --- O 1% 73% 0-1 PHI L. Aguayo B. Smith Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Dickie Noles facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O -2% 71% 1-0 HOU J. Pittman D. Noles Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- O -1% 69% 1-0 HOU B. Smith D. Noles Strikeout
b5 2 --- O -1% 69% 1-0 HOU T. Scott D. Noles Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Billy Smith facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O 3% 72% 0-1 PHI D. Noles B. Smith Popfly: SS
t6 1 --- -4% 68% 0-1 PHI L. Smith B. Smith Single to LF
t6 1 1-- O 5% 72% 0-1 PHI P. Rose B. Smith Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 2 1-- -6% 66% 0-1 PHI G. Gross B. Smith Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rose to 3B; Gross to 2B
t6 2 -23 -2% 64% 0-1 PHI M. Schmidt B. Smith Intentional Walk
t6 2 123 O 12% 76% 0-1 PHI K. Moreland B. Smith Groundout: 3B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Dickie Noles facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O -2% 74% 1-0 HOU C. Reynolds D. Noles Strikeout
b6 1 --- O -1% 73% 1-0 HOU D. Walling D. Noles Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O -1% 72% 1-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Noles Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Billy Smith facing 6-7-8
Harry Spilman replaces Cesar Cedeno playing 1B batting 5th
t7 0 --- O 4% 76% 0-1 PHI G. Maddox B. Smith Lineout: 1B
t7 1 --- O 3% 79% 0-1 PHI M. Trillo B. Smith Flyball: CF
t7 2 --- -2% 77% 0-1 PHI L. Aguayo B. Smith Single to RF
Del Unser pinch hits for Dickie Noles (P) batting 9th
t7 2 1-- O 4% 81% 0-1 PHI D. Unser B. Smith Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 5-6-7
Ron Reed replaces Del Unser (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -2% 79% 1-0 HOU H. Spilman R. Reed Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- R 11% 90% 1-0 HOU A. Ashby R. Reed Home Run
b7 1 --- O -1% 89% 2-0 HOU K. Garcia R. Reed Strikeout
b7 2 --- 0% 90% 2-0 HOU J. Pittman R. Reed Single to CF
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Billy Smith (P) batting 9th
b7 2 1-- O -1% 89% 2-0 HOU T. Puhl R. Reed Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
Frank LaCorte replaces Terry Puhl (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 3% 92% 0-2 PHI L. Smith F. LaCorte Popfly: 2B
t8 1 --- O 2% 94% 0-2 PHI P. Rose F. LaCorte Flyball: LF
t8 2 --- O 1% 95% 0-2 PHI G. Gross F. LaCorte Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- 1% 96% 2-0 HOU T. Scott R. Reed Single to CF
b8 0 1-- OO -1% 94% 2-0 HOU C. Reynolds R. Reed Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
b8 2 --- O -0% 94% 2-0 HOU D. Walling R. Reed Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- -7% 87% 0-2 PHI M. Schmidt F. LaCorte Single to LF
t9 0 1-- -3% 84% 0-2 PHI K. Moreland F. LaCorte Schmidt Steals 2B; Schmidt to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t9 0 --3 O 7% 92% 0-2 PHI K. Moreland F. LaCorte Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 1 --3 RO 5% 97% 0-2 PHI G. Maddox F. LaCorte Groundout: 2B-1B; Schmidt Scores/unER
t9 2 --- O 3% 100% 1-2 PHI M. Trillo F. LaCorte Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 2.

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