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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies

1981-09-04 Β· Night game Β· Veterans Stadium Β· Att: 25020 Β· 3:01

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–6. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 4th. Sparky Lyle earned the win and Tug McGraw picked up the save. Lonnie Smith went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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W: Sparky Lyle   L: Doug Bair   SV: Tug McGraw

Umpires β€” HP: Fred Brocklander Β· 1B: Charlie Williams Β· 2B: Paul Pryor Β· 3B: Dave Pallone Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dave Collins411012
Ken Griffey301000
Dave Concepcion411111
George Foster401001
Dan Driessen411001
Ray Knight411101
Joe Nolan312110
Ron Oester300100
Mike LaCoss100001
German Barranca101000
Larry Biittner101100
Paul Householder211100
Mike Vail100001

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lonnie Smith522200
Pete Rose500000
Gary Matthews300020
Mike Schmidt312111
Keith Moreland301010
George Vukovich411100
Larry Bowa323010
Luis Aguayo211110
Dick Ruthven200000
Len Matuszek000010
Dick Davis101200

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mike LaCoss4.0630
Charlie Leibrandt1.0011
Doug Bair1.1420
Scott Brown0.1000
Joe Price1.1110

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dick Ruthven5.1835
Warren Brusstar0.2101
Sparky Lyle1.0000
Tug McGraw2.0202

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Dave Collins: W
  • Ken Griffey: 46(1)3/GDP
  • Dave Concepcion: 31

Bot 1

  • Lonnie Smith: 53
  • Pete Rose: 6/L
  • Gary Matthews: W
  • Mike Schmidt: S8.1-2
  • Keith Moreland: 43

Top 2

  • George Foster: S7
  • Dan Driessen: 9
  • Ray Knight: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

  • George Vukovich: 7
  • Larry Bowa: S4
  • Luis Aguayo: CS2(24)
  • Luis Aguayo: W
  • Dick Ruthven: 43

Top 3

  • Joe Nolan: W
  • Ron Oester: 8
  • Mike LaCoss: K
  • Dave Collins: K/C

Bot 3

  • Lonnie Smith: D7
  • Pete Rose: 9.2-3
  • Gary Matthews: W
  • Mike Schmidt: 9/SF.3-H
  • Keith Moreland: 53

Top 4

  • Ken Griffey: 43
  • Dave Concepcion: W
  • George Foster: 64(1)/FO
  • Dan Driessen: SB2
  • Dan Driessen: K

Bot 4

  • George Vukovich: 53
  • Larry Bowa: S4
  • Luis Aguayo: D7.1-H
  • Dick Ruthven: 63.2-3
  • Lonnie Smith: HR/7.3-H
  • Pete Rose: 31

Top 5

  • Ray Knight: K
  • Joe Nolan: S8
  • Ron Oester: 8
  • German Barranca: S7.1-2
  • Dave Collins: 6/L

Bot 5

  • Gary Matthews: 43
  • Mike Schmidt: K
  • Keith Moreland: W
  • George Vukovich: 8

Top 6

  • Ken Griffey: D9
  • Dave Concepcion: S8.2-H
  • George Foster: K
  • Dan Driessen: S9.1-2
  • Ray Knight: S9.2-H;1-2
  • Joe Nolan: S9.2-H;1-3
  • Ron Oester: 7/SF.3-H
  • Larry Biittner: PO1(E2).1-2
  • Larry Biittner: S7.2-H(UR)
  • Dave Collins: K

Bot 6

  • Larry Bowa: S9
  • Luis Aguayo: 24/SH.1-2
  • Len Matuszek: W
  • Lonnie Smith: 64(1)/FO.2-3
  • Pete Rose: SB2
  • Pete Rose: 7

Top 7

  • Paul Householder: 63
  • Dave Concepcion: 43
  • George Foster: 53

Bot 7

  • Gary Matthews: 7
  • Mike Schmidt: S8
  • Keith Moreland: S6.1-2
  • George Vukovich: S9.2-H;1-2
  • Larry Bowa: W.2-3;1-2
  • Luis Aguayo: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2;B-1
  • Dick Davis: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Lonnie Smith: 7

Top 8

  • Dan Driessen: 4/P
  • Ray Knight: 13
  • Joe Nolan: 1/G

Bot 8

  • Pete Rose: 8
  • Gary Matthews: 3/FL
  • Mike Schmidt: W
  • Bob Boone: POCS2(13)

Top 9

  • Ron Oester: 63
  • Mike Vail: K/C
  • Dave Collins: D7
  • Paul Householder: S7.2-H
  • Dave Concepcion: K/C