Posting their fourth straight victory, the Phillies downed the Cubs, 6-2. The Phillies' first run came in the second inning when Larry Bowa grounded into a double play. They added three more in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk, RBI single by Manny Trillo and sacrifice fly by Keith Moreland. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Friday, April 17, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 8 1 Phillies 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 x - 6 11 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 .182 Rose 1b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .467 Strain 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .261 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 McBride rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Durham rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .143 Moreland 3b,1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .400 Reitz 3b 3 1 1 0 0 2 .300 Matthews lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .308 Thompson cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .167 Maddox cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Foote c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Unser cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bowa ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .280 Tracy ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 J. Vukovich 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Capilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boone c 1 1 1 1 3 0 .263 Morales ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .667 Christenson p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .200 Kravec p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Aguayo ph,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Caudill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Blackwell c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Totals 31 2 8 2 3 5 Totals 32 6 11 4 7 5 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 21,948 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Phillies 10 DP: Cubs 3, Phillies 2 Errors: Buckner, Moreland Doubles: Buckner (1), Matthews 2 (2), McBride (3), Bowa (2), Boone (1) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (3) Caught Stealing: Durham (2) Sacrifice Flies: Tracy (1), Moreland (1) GIDP: Buckner (4), Bowa (1), Moreland (1) Hit by Pitch: Reitz (1,by Christenson) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(0-1) 3 5 4 3 5 1 0 19 3.38 Caudill 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 7 2.57 Smith 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 1.23 Capilla 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 12.00 Totals 8 11 6 4 7 5 0 40 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson W(1-1) 7 4 1 1 2 5 0 26 3.75 Proly 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 6.00 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 5 0 36 Passed Balls: Blackwell (1) Hit by Pitch: Christenson (1) Wild Pitches: Smith (1) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus was picked off first (pitcher to first); Strain grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to right; Trillo grounded out (third to first) [Rose to second]; McBride grounded out (second to first) [Rose to third]; Moreland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham singled to right; Durham was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Matthews doubled to right; Maddox reached on an error by Buckner [Matthews to third]; Bowa grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Matthews scored (unearned), Maddox out at second]; Boone walked; Christenson was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1. CUBS 3RD: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Foote struck out; Kravec struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo flied out to left; McBride doubled to center; Moreland walked; Matthews walked [McBride to third, Moreland to second]; Maddox forced Matthews (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1. CUBS 4TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner doubled to left; Henderson reached on an error by Moreland [Buckner to third]; Durham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa doubled to left; Boone walked; On a bunt Christenson singled to pitcher [Bowa to third, Boone to second]; Rose walked [Bowa scored, Boone to third, Christenson to second]; CAUDILL REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Trillo singled to left [Boone scored, Christenson to third, Rose to second]; McBride struck out; Moreland hit a sacrifice fly to center [Christenson scored]; Matthews forced Trillo (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. CUBS 5TH: Reitz was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (third to first); Foote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox singled to center; Bowa singled to right [Maddox to second]; Boone doubled to left [Maddox scored, Bowa to third]; SMITH REPLACED FOOTE (PITCHING); BLACKWELL REPLACED CAUDILL (PLAYING C ); Blackwell allowed a passed ball [Bowa scored (unearned), Boone to third]; Christenson struck out; Rose struck out; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 6. CUBS 6TH: Blackwell flied out to left; De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Strain reached on a fielder's choice [De Jesus out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 6TH: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreland grounded out (second to first); Matthews doubled to right; Smith threw a wild pitch [Matthews to third]; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 6. CUBS 7TH: UNSER REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING CF); Henderson struck out; Durham singled to left; Reitz was hit by a pitch [Durham to second]; Thompson singled to center [Durham to third, Reitz to second]; TRACY BATTED FOR SMITH; Tracy sacrifice flied into a double play (left to third) [Durham scored, Reitz out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 7TH: CAPILLA REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Bowa made an out to shortstop; Boone walked; AGUAYO BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; Aguayo singled to third [Boone to second]; Rose lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 6. CUBS 8TH: AGUAYO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); J. VUKOVICH REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING 3B); PROLY REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); MORELAND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Blackwell singled to left; De Jesus singled to right [Blackwell to second]; Strain forced De Jesus (first to shortstop) [Blackwell to third]; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Strain out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 8TH: Trillo walked; McBride forced Trillo (first to shortstop); Moreland grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McBride out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 6. CUBS 9TH: Henderson flied out to right; Durham grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz singled to right; Thompson walked [Reitz to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Morales singled to center [Reitz scored, Thompson to second]; Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 6.

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