Astros @ Phillies
August 23, 1981

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 3 1
Phillies 6 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 3 1
Phillies 6 9 0

Art Howe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .308
OBP .333 .377
At Bats 3 237
Hits 1 73
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 19

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 8
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Veterans Stadium - August 23, 1981
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Tug McGraw
Keith Moreland
John Vukovich
Manny Trillo
Luis Aguayo
Larry Bowa
Gary Matthews
Garry Maddox
Greg Gross
Art Howe
Cesar Cedeno

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 0 3 1 5
Philadelphia Phillies 6 9 0 4
Winning Pitcher Steve Carlton
Losing Pitcher Bob Knepper
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Garry Maddox
Attendance 30,630
Time of Game 1 hour 51 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Aguayo takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dave Roberts pinch hits for Billy Smith. Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Thon reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Tug McGraw now pitching. Greg Gross now playing right field. John Vukovich now playing first base. Luis Aguayo now playing third base. Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aguayo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carlton fires to first and has Howe trapped. There's the throw to Bowa who tags Howe for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carlton hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Billy Smith now pitching. Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Garcia takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Scott strikes out.
Top 6 Joe Pittman pinch hits for Bob Knepper. Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Thon hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pujols strikes out.
Top 5 Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Matthews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Carlton hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 4 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moreland moves to third.
Bottom 3 Moreland hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Moreland moves to second.
Bottom 3 Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to home to get Carlton. Smith moves to third. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carlton moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 3 Smith is hit by the pitch. Carlton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Carlton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Scott strikes out.
Top 3 Knepper strikes out.
Top 3 Thon bunts in front of the plate. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. Pujols moves to second.
Top 3 Pujols takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a line drive towards third. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Maddox. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Maddox steals third.
Bottom 2 Maddox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Schmidt scores.
Bottom 2 Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schmidt moves to third.
Bottom 2 Schmidt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Schmidt reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Woods hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moreland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garcia is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.