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Philadelphia Phillies @ Los Angeles Dodgers

1981-05-19 · Night game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 43812 · 2:30

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 3–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 3rd. Dick Ruthven earned the win. Dusty Baker went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
LAN	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Dick Ruthven L: Bob Welch SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Quick · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Lanny Harris · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lonnie Smith	2	2	1	0	1	0
Pete Rose	4	1	2	1	0	0
Mike Schmidt	3	0	0	0	1	0
Keith Moreland	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Matthews	2	0	0	0	2	0
Garry Maddox	4	0	1	2	0	2
Manny Trillo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Bowa	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Ruthven	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ramon Aviles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Gross	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Derrel Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Landreaux	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dusty Baker	3	1	1	1	1	0
Steve Garvey	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ron Cey	3	0	0	0	1	2
Pedro Guerrero	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Scioscia	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Russell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Welch	2	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Monday	1	0	1	0	0	0
Reggie Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Johnstone	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ruthven	9.0	7	3	4

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Welch	7.0	5	4	4
Dave Goltz	2.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lonnie Smith: S8
Pete Rose: SB2
Pete Rose: S8.2-H;B-2
Mike Schmidt: 4/P.2-3
Keith Moreland: K
Gary Matthews: W
Garry Maddox: K

Bot 1

Derrel Thomas: 43
Ken Landreaux: 3/G
Dusty Baker: 6/L

Top 2

Manny Trillo: 9
Larry Bowa: 43
Dick Ruthven: 63

Bot 2

Steve Garvey: 9/L
Ron Cey: K
Pedro Guerrero: S7
Mike Scioscia: W.1-2
Bill Russell: S9.2-H;1-2
Bob Welch: S6.2-3;1-2
Derrel Thomas: 43

Top 3

Lonnie Smith: W
Pete Rose: S9.1-3
Mike Schmidt: 7
Keith Moreland: 3/G.1-2
Gary Matthews: W
Garry Maddox: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Manny Trillo: 7

Bot 3

Ken Landreaux: 8
Dusty Baker: HR
Steve Garvey: S9
Ron Cey: SB2
Ron Cey: K
Pedro Guerrero: 9

Top 4

Larry Bowa: 63
Dick Ruthven: 53
Lonnie Smith: 53

Bot 4

Mike Scioscia: 31
Bill Russell: 3/G
Bob Welch: 63

Top 5

Pete Rose: 43
Mike Schmidt: 63
Keith Moreland: 8

Bot 5

Derrel Thomas: S7
Ken Landreaux: SB2
Ken Landreaux: 7
Dusty Baker: 4/P
Steve Garvey: K

Top 6

Gary Matthews: 53
Garry Maddox: K
Manny Trillo: K

Bot 6

Ron Cey: 63
Pedro Guerrero: 8
Mike Scioscia: 43

Top 7

Larry Bowa: S7
Dick Ruthven: 134/SH.1-2
Lonnie Smith: HP
Pete Rose: 6/P
Mike Schmidt: W.2-3;1-2
Keith Moreland: 9

Bot 7

Bill Russell: 53
Rick Monday: S8
Derrel Thomas: 46(1)/FO
Ken Landreaux: 7

Top 8

Gary Matthews: 4/L
Garry Maddox: 63
Manny Trillo: 63

Bot 8

Dusty Baker: W
Steve Garvey: 4/P
Ron Cey: WP.1-2
Ron Cey: W
Pedro Guerrero: 8
Reggie Smith: 43

Top 9

Ramon Aviles: 6/P
Dick Ruthven: 63
Greg Gross: 63

Bot 9

Bill Russell: 63
Jay Johnstone: 8
Joe Ferguson: K

Notes & reviews

Phillies SS Bowa ejected by 2B umpire Kibler for arguing that Monday had interfered in his slide into 2nd and that a doulbe play should have been awarded

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