Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 18, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1981 at Dodger 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)
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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Rose 1b 3 1 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 2 1 1
Moreland c 4 1 1 1
Matthews lf 4 0 1 1
Maddox cf 3 0 0 1
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Bystrom p 3 0 0 0
  Gross rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 3 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 4 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 2 0
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 2 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 4 0 0 0
Scioscia c 3 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 2 0 0 0
  Monday ph 1 0 1 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Philadelphia 100 300 000432
Los Angeles 000 000 000062
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bystrom  W (3-2) 7.0 5 0 0 2 4
  Reed   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  L (8-1) 7.0 3 4 4 2 6
  Stewart   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
4
4
2
9

  E–Moreland (3), Matthews (1), Cey (7), Valenzuela (1).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (12,1st inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Maddox (4,off Valenzuela).  CS–Matthews (1,2nd base by Valenzuela/Scioscia).  SB–Landreaux (7,2nd base off Bystrom/Moreland).  BK–Bystrom (1).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:16.  A–52,439.
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