Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 16, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1981 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 1 0 0
Law 2b 3 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 1 1
  Foli pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 1
Easler lf 4 0 2 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 3 1
Berra ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Nicosia c 2 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 1 1 0
  Pena c 1 0 0 0
Robinson D. p 2 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Solomon p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson B. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 1 3 1
Aguayo 2b 4 0 1 1
McBride rf 4 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1
Matthews lf 4 2 2 0
Maddox cf 4 0 3 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Boone c 3 1 1 0
Ruthven p 2 0 0 0
  Gross rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 3
Pittsburgh 200 000 100382
Philadelphia 012 100 01x5121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  L (0-1) 6.0 9 4 3 0 3
  Solomon   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
4
0
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (2-0) 8.0 8 3 1 2 3
  McGraw  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
2
4

  E–Madlock (1), Nicosia (2), Aguayo (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Pena (1).  2B–Philadelphia Rose 2 (5,off D Robinson 2).  3B–Philadelphia Matthews (1,off Solomon).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (2,2nd inning off D Robinson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ruthven (1,off D Robinson).  SB–Moreno 2 (3,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone 2); Lacy (1,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone); Madlock (1,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone).  CS–Maddox (1,2nd base by D Robinson/Nicosia).  WP–D Robinson (1), Solomon (1).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Steve Fields.  T–2:22.  A–26,780.
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