San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 9, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1981 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 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

San Diego Padres 6, Philadelphia Phillies 9

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 5 1 1 0
Bonilla 2b 5 0 3 3
Richards lf 4 0 1 0
Salazar cf 3 0 0 0
  Urrea p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 0 0 0 0
  Littlefield p 0 0 0 0
Swisher c 3 1 0 0
Perkins 1b 4 1 1 1
Evans 3b 4 1 1 1
Edwards rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Lollar p 1 0 0 0
  Boone p 0 0 0 0
  Stimac ph 1 0 0 0
  Lefebvre rf 2 1 1 0
Totals 36 6 9 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 2 2 0
  Unser 1b 1 1 1 1
Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0
  Smith lf 2 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0
  Vukovich 3b 0 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 1 2 4
  Aviles 2b 1 0 1 2
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 2 2 1
Bowa ss 4 0 1 1
Boone c 3 0 1 0
Carlton p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 9 13 9
San Diego 000 000 303690
Philadelphia 400 110 03x9132
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Lollar  L (1-3) 3.1 6 5 5 2 0
  Boone   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Urrea   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Littlefield   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
6
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (6-0) 9.0 9 6 6 3 11
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
11

  E–Smith (1), Schmidt (2).  DP–San Diego 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–San Diego Bonilla 3 (5,off Carlton 3), Philadelphia Bowa (3,off Lollar); Schmidt (7,off Urrea); Smith (1,off Littlefield).  3B–San Diego Perkins (2,off Carlton), Philadelphia Maddox (1,off Lollar); Carlton (2,off Littlefield).  HR–Philadelphia Matthews (2,1st inning off Lollar 2 on, 1 out); Maddox (1,1st inning off Lollar 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–D Davis (1,by Urrea).  IBB–Schmidt (5,by Littlefield).  SB–Richards (9,2nd base off Carlton/Boone).  CS–Boone (1,2nd base by Boone/Swisher).  WP–Lollar (2), Urrea (3), Carlton (8).  HBP–Urrea (1,D Davis).  IBB–Littlefield (2,Schmidt).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:26.  A–30,907.
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