September 11, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 11
@CAL 6 DET 6
CLE 3 BAL 2
@MIL 1 MIN 4
CHW 3 NYY 4
BOS 1 OAK 6
KCR 1 SEA 8
@TOR 1 ATL 4
SDP 1 CHC 6
MON 5 CIN 3
LAD 2
(10) HOU 6
SFG 0 PHI 8
@PIT 0 STL 4
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,799

Friday, September 11, 1981
Time of Game: 2:16

Phillies

47-38

Won 3

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        4  3  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    8 11  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  3

W: S Carlton (12-3), L: R Rhoden (8-3)

Pirates

37-44

Lost 3

4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .801    0    3   1   
  J Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B McBride RF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .272  .662    0    1   0   GDP
  G Gross RF-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .629    0    1   0   
G Matthews LF                 2   2   1   1    2   0  .281  .778    0    2   0   2B
  D Unser LF-1B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .191  .571    0    2   1   
M Schmidt 3B                  2   2   1   0    2   0  .315 1.068    0    0   2   
  R Aviles 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .295    0    1   0   
K Moreland C                  2   0   2   3    0   0  .272  .761    0    1   0   2B
  B Boone C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .575    0    4   0   
G Maddox CF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .277  .671    0    5   0   
  B Dernier CF                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   0   
L Bowa SS                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .281  .645    0    0   1   3B
  R Sandberg SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
M Trillo 2B                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .288  .753    0    3   1   2B
S Carlton P                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .404    0    1   0   
  D Davis RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .380  .951         0   0   
Totals                       37   8  11   7    7   2                    27   7

BATTING

2B: G Matthews (17, off R Rhoden); K Moreland (5, off R Rhoden); M Trillo (12, off E Camacho).

3B: L Bowa (1, off E Camacho).

TB: K Moreland 3; M Trillo 3; L Bowa 3; G Maddox 2; G Matthews 2; M Schmidt; P Rose; B Dernier.

GIDP: B McBride (4).

RBI: K Moreland 3 (29); M Trillo 2 (30); G Matthews (44); G Maddox (38).

2-out RBI: M Trillo.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Bowa-M Trillo-P Rose.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .686    0    1   0   
  B Long P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  V Law PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .396    0    0   0   
  V Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         1   1   
  D Boyland PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Ray 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .713         1   0   
T Foli SS                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .240  .567    0    2   2   
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .346  .912    0    1   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Robinson 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .599    0    8   1   GDP
D Berra 2B-3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .630    0    1   6   
L Lacy RF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .656    0    2   0   SB
G Alexander LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .227  .703    0    2   2   
S Nicosia C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .608    0    4   0   
R Rhoden P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .405         0   0   
  E Camacho P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Alexander PH-CF           3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    4   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    2   5                    27  12

BATTING

TB: B Madlock 3; T Foli 2; L Lacy; M Alexander.

GIDP: B Robinson (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Berra-T Foli-B Robinson.

E: T Foli (13); G Alexander (3); M Lee (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Lacy (23, 2nd base off J Reed/B Boone).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton, W (12-3)            7     4   0   0    2   3   0   2.31   26     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 5· 4     70    -     0.28   0.07
J Reed                         2     3   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   5   0          35     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 5· 7           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Rhoden, L (8-3)              1.2   6   7   4    4   0   0   4.14   14     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 6     17    -     0.89  -0.42
E Camacho                      1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   2.60    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.12  -0.01
B Long                         2     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.94    7     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.06   0.00
V Cruz                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.67    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
M Lee                          2     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.90    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
K Tekulve                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.66    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11   8   5    7   2   0          44     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Rhoden (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 12,799.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Rose               1B    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. B McBride            RF    2. T Foli               SS 
3. G Matthews           LF    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. B Robinson           1B 
5. K Moreland           C     5. D Berra              2B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. L Lacy               RF 
7. L Bowa               SS    7. G Alexander          LF 
8. M Trillo             2B    8. S Nicosia            C  
9. S Carlton            P     9. R Rhoden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  12-      13%  77% K Moreland      R Rhoden        Double to RF; Matthews Scores; Schmidt to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      12%  62% G Matthews      R Rhoden        Double to LF; McBride Scores/unER
   t 1   2  0-3  12-       6%  84% M Trillo        R Rhoden        Single to RF; Maddox Scores/unER; Bowa to 2B
   t 2   1  0-4  123       6%  96% K Moreland      R Rhoden        Single to LF; Rose Scores; Matthews Scores; Schmidt Scores/No RBI/Adv on E7/unER; Moreland out at 3B/LF-2B-3B
   b 1   2  4-0  12-       3%  86% D Berra         S Carlton       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  B McBride       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      62%  G Matthews      Double to LF; McBride Scores/unER
          -2-      64%  M Schmidt       Walk
   R      12-      77%  K Moreland      Double to RF; Matthews Scores; Schmidt to 3B
   RO     -23      77%  G Maddox        Single to LF; Schmidt Scores; Moreland out at Hm/LF-C
          1--      78%  L Bowa          Walk; Maddox to 2B
   R      12-      84%  M Trillo        Single to RF; Maddox Scores/unER; Bowa to 2B
   O      12-      83%  S Carlton       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  T Foli          Lineout: RF
          ---      85%  B Madlock       Single to LF
          1--      83%  B Robinson      Walk; Madlock to 2B
   O      12-      86%  D Berra         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
          ---      88%  P Rose          Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  B McBride       Flyball: RF
          1--      88%  G Matthews      Walk; Rose to 2B
          12-      90%  M Schmidt       Wild Pitch; Rose to 3B; Matthews to 2B
          -23      90%  " "             Walk
   RRRO   123      96%  K Moreland      Single to LF; Rose Scores; Matthews Scores; Schmidt Scores/No RBI/Adv on E7/unER; Moreland out at 3B/LF-2B-3B
                  Ernie Camacho replaces Rick Rhoden pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Boone replaces Keith Moreland playing C batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  L Lacy          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      97%  G Alexander     Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  S Nicosia       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ernie Camacho facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  L Bowa          Triple to CF
   R      --3      99%  M Trillo        Double to RF; Bowa Scores
   O      -2-      99%  S Carlton       Groundout: 2B-1B; Trillo to 3B
          --3      99%  P Rose          Walk
   OO     1-3      98%  B McBride       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Alexander pinch hits for Ernie Camacho batting 9th
          ---      97%  M Alexander     Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  O Moreno        Strikeout
          1--      97%  T Foli          Single to CF; Alexander to 2B
   O      12-      98%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF; Alexander to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bob Long facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Long replaces Omar Moreno pitching and batting 1st; Matt Alexander moves to CF
   O      ---      99%  G Matthews      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      99%  M Schmidt       Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  B Boone         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  L Lacy          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  G Alexander     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bob Long facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Trillo        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  S Carlton       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  S Nicosia       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Alexander     Flyball: LF
                  Vance Law pinch hits for Bob Long batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  V Law           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-0, Victor Cruz facing 1-2-3
                  Victor Cruz replaces Vance Law pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--      99%  M Schmidt       Popfly: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
                  Ramon Aviles replaces Mike Schmidt playing 3B batting 4th; Del Unser replaces Gary Matthews playing LF batting 3rd; Greg Gross replaces Bake McBride playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  T Foli          Lineout: CF
          ---      99%  B Madlock       Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mark Lee facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Lee replaces Victor Cruz pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  B Boone         Lineout: CF
          ---     100%  G Maddox        Single to CF
          1--     100%  L Bowa          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Maddox to 3B; Bowa to 1B
   O      1-3     100%  M Trillo        Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3     100%  S Carlton       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
                  Ryne Sandberg replaces Larry Bowa playing SS batting 7th; Bob Dernier replaces Garry Maddox playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  D Berra         Lineout: 3B
          ---     100%  L Lacy          Walk
   O      1--     100%  G Alexander     Lineout: RF
   O      1--     100%  S Nicosia       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mark Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  G Gross         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  D Unser         Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Aviles        Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Jerry Reed facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Reed replaces Pete Rose pitching and batting 1st; Del Unser moves to 1B; Greg Gross moves to LF; Dick Davis replaces Steve Carlton playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Alexander     Flyball: CF
                  Doe Boyland pinch hits for Mark Lee batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  D Boyland       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  T Foli          Single to RF
          1--     100%  B Madlock       Single to 3B; Foli to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-0, Kent Tekulve facing 5-6-7
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Bill Madlock pitching and batting 3rd; Johnny Ray replaces Doe Boyland playing 2B batting 1st; Dale Berra moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  B Dernier       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Sandberg      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Jerry Reed facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  D Berra         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  L Lacy          Single to CF
          1--     100%  G Alexander     Lacy Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Pirates 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation