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St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies

1981-09-30 Β· Night game Β· Veterans Stadium Β· Att: 21382 Β· 62Β°F Β· 3:06

Philadelphia Phillies defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 3rd. Sparky Lyle earned the win and Ron Reed picked up the save. Mike Schmidt went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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W: Sparky Lyle   L: Luis DeLeon   SV: Ron Reed

Umpires β€” HP: Ed Montague Β· 1B: Lee Weyer Β· 2B: Harry Wendelstedt Β· 3B: Dutch Rennert Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tom Herr411010
Garry Templeton512101
Keith Hernandez501001
George Hendrick422111
Dane Iorg202310
Ken Oberkfell401001
Darrell Porter200020
David Green201000
Bob Forsch100000
Gene Roof310001
Julio Gonzalez100000
Tito Landrum100000
Steve Braun100001
Orlando Sanchez100000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lonnie Smith412210
Pete Rose501000
Gary Matthews222030
Mike Schmidt111310
Bake McBride300020
Keith Moreland500000
Larry Bowa322020
Manny Trillo312011
Dan Larson100010
Bob Boone211110
Ozzie Virgil100000
Greg Gross100000
Garry Maddox000110
Ron Reed100000

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bob Forsch3.0631
Mark Littell1.2230
Bob Sykes0.1000
Jim Kaat0.2030
Luis DeLeon0.2010
Bruce Sutter0.2100
Jim Otten1.0230

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dan Larson5.0822
Sparky Lyle2.0220
Ron Reed2.0014

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tom Herr: 3/G
  • Garry Templeton: 41
  • Keith Hernandez: S5.B-2(E5)
  • George Hendrick: K

Bot 1

  • Lonnie Smith: 8
  • Pete Rose: D8/78
  • Gary Matthews: S4.2-3
  • Mike Schmidt: W.1-2
  • Bake McBride: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

  • Dane Iorg: W
  • Ken Oberkfell: K
  • Darrell Porter: W.1-2
  • David Green: S7.2-3;1-2
  • Bob Forsch: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

  • Keith Moreland: 53
  • Larry Bowa: D9
  • Manny Trillo: K
  • Dan Larson: 53

Top 3

  • Tom Herr: E5
  • Garry Templeton: 64(1)/FO
  • Keith Hernandez: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

  • Lonnie Smith: W
  • Pete Rose: 7
  • Gary Matthews: SB2
  • Gary Matthews: W
  • Mike Schmidt: HR/L.2-H;1-H
  • Bake McBride: 43
  • Keith Moreland: 6/P

Top 4

  • George Hendrick: S5
  • Dane Iorg: D9.1-H
  • Ken Oberkfell: 6/P
  • Darrell Porter: 3/G.2-3
  • David Green: 3/P/FL

Bot 4

  • Larry Bowa: S7
  • Manny Trillo: S7/78.1-3
  • Dan Larson: W.1-2
  • Lonnie Smith: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Pete Rose: 4(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3
  • Gary Matthews: W
  • Bob Boone: 63

Top 5

  • Gene Roof: 5/P/FL
  • Tom Herr: S9
  • Garry Templeton: S1.1-2
  • Keith Hernandez: 7.2-3
  • George Hendrick: D7.3-H;1-3
  • Dane Iorg: S9.3-H;2-H
  • Ken Oberkfell: 2/P

Bot 5

  • Bake McBride: W
  • Keith Moreland: SB2
  • Keith Moreland: 7
  • Larry Bowa: 6/P
  • Manny Trillo: S5.2-3
  • Ozzie Virgil: 6/P

Top 6

  • Darrell Porter: W
  • Julio Gonzalez: 4/P
  • Gene Roof: 54(1)/FO
  • Tom Herr: SB2
  • Tom Herr: W
  • Garry Templeton: S4.2-H;1-2
  • Keith Hernandez: 43

Bot 6

  • Lonnie Smith: 8
  • Pete Rose: 9
  • Gary Matthews: W
  • Bob Boone: W.1-2
  • Bake McBride: W.2-3;1-2
  • Keith Moreland: 43

Top 7

  • George Hendrick: 13
  • Tito Landrum: 63
  • Ken Oberkfell: S7
  • Darrell Porter: 8

Bot 7

  • Larry Bowa: W
  • Manny Trillo: 14/SH.1-2
  • Greg Gross: 43.2-3
  • Lonnie Smith: D7.3-H
  • Pete Rose: 31

Top 8

  • Steve Braun: K/C
  • Gene Roof: K
  • Tom Herr: 43

Bot 8

  • Gary Matthews: S6.B-2(E6)
  • Bob Boone: S8.2-H
  • Bake McBride: 53.1-2
  • Keith Moreland: 43.2-3
  • Larry Bowa: W
  • Manny Trillo: SB2
  • Manny Trillo: W
  • Garry Maddox: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Ron Reed: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

  • Garry Templeton: K
  • Keith Hernandez: K
  • George Hendrick: W
  • Orlando Sanchez: 9