Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 5, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1981 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 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

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0
Landreaux cf 5 3 3 1
Baker lf 4 1 2 2
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 1 1 1
Guerrero rf 4 1 1 2
Scioscia c 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Welch p 2 0 0 0
  Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 1 0 1 0
  Howe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 5 3 2 0
Rose 1b 3 2 1 1
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 2
Matthews lf 4 0 1 3
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 2
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Moreland c 4 0 1 0
Christenson p 2 1 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 0 0 0 0
  Smith pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8
Los Angeles 101 000 0507110
Philadelphia 000 004 112890
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   5.0 4 4 4 2 2
  Goltz   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Forster   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Stewart   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Castillo  L (0-3) 1.1 2 3 3 2 1
  Howe   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
9
8
8
6
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson   7.0 7 4 4 1 7
  Reed   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Lyle  W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Moreland (1).  2B–Los Angeles Baker (3,off Christenson); Cey (6,off R Reed); Castillo (2,off Lyle), Philadelphia Trillo (3,off Welch); Matthews (6,off Goltz); Rose (8,off Forster); Schmidt (5,off Castillo).  3B–Los Angeles Landreaux (1,off Christenson).  HR–Los Angeles Guerrero (3,8th inning off R Reed 1 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Trillo (2,8th inning off Castillo 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lopes (3,off Lyle).  SF–Baker (2,off Christenson); Trillo (1,off Howe).  HBP–Rose (1,by Welch).  IBB–Schmidt (4,by Stewart); Matthews (1,by Howe).  SB–Russell (1,2nd base off Christenson/Moreland); Lopes (11,2nd base off Christenson/Moreland).  WP–Christenson (2).  HBP–Welch (1,Rose).  IBB–Stewart (2,Schmidt); Howe (2,Matthews).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:58.  A–27,241.
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