Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 12, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1981 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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

Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 0 1 0
McBride rf 3 0 1 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 5 0 1 1
Moreland c 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 1 1 0
Noles p 1 1 1 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 1 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Matuszek ph 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 2 2
Foli ss 4 1 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 1
Thompson 1b 3 0 2 2
Easler lf 3 0 0 0
Pena c 4 1 1 0
Lacy rf 3 1 1 0
Ray 2b 4 2 2 1
Solomon p 2 0 0 0
  Scurry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Philadelphia 001 000 100280
Pittsburgh 101 220 00x6100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Noles  L (0-2) 3.2 6 4 4 3 2
  Brusstar   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Lyle   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Proly   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Reed   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
5
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon  W (7-4) 6.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Scurry  SV (5) 3.0 2 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Philadelphia McBride (13,off Solomon); Gross (5,off Solomon), Pittsburgh Thompson 2 (8,off Noles 2); Lacy (9,off Noles); Ray (5,off Noles); Madlock (21,off R Reed).  SH–Foli (12,off Noles); Solomon (5,off Lyle).  HBP–Lacy (1,by Noles).  IBB–Easler (7,by Noles).  SB–Smith (15,2nd base off Scurry/Pena); Moreno (33,2nd base off Noles/Moreland); Foli (6,2nd base off Noles/Moreland); Lacy (24,2nd base off Noles/Moreland).  HBP–Noles (1,Lacy).  IBB–Noles (1,Easler).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:45.  A–11,370.
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