June 3, 1980 - Pittsburgh 4, Phillies 3

Vance Law is brushed back by a Dick Ruthven pitch in the 3rd inning.
Vance Law is brushed back by a Dick Ruthven pitch in the 3rd inning.

In one way, a heartbreaker: a Phils lead of 3-2 in the eighth became a 4-3 loss to the Pirates when the Bucs scored one in the eighth and one in the ninth to beat the Phillies. However, the score was not indicative of the game: the Pirates left 13 men on base, while the Phils only left 4, and therefore had many less opportunities to score than did the Pirates. Mike Schmidt hit his 18th home run of the season. Of interest is that Tug McGraw pitched 3-2/3 innings of relief. That is unheard of in today's era of complete specialization, when eyebrows are raised when the closer comes out in the 8th inning. Another interesting stat from this game is that McGraw gave FOUR intentional walks in this game. None of it was enough, however, to save Tug from his second loss of the season.  

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Boxscore: Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Phillies

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

3

Pittsburgh

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

1

-

4

 

Phillies

AB

R

H

RBI

Rose, 1B

4

0

0

0

McBride, RF

4

1

1

0

Schmidt, 3B

3

2

1

2

Luzinski, LF

3

0

1

1

Boone, C

4

0

0

0

Maddox, CF

4

0

2

0

Bowa, SS

4

0

0

0

Trillo, 2B

3

0

1

0

Ruthven, P

2

0

0

0

McGraw, P

0

0

0

0

TOTALS

31

3

6

3

 

Phillies

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Ruthven

5

8

2

2

1

3

McGraw (L, 0-2)

3.2

5

2

2

4

3

 

Pittsburgh

AB

R

H

RBI

Moreno, CF

5

0

2

0

Law, 2B

5

2

2

0

Parker, RF

5

1

1

0

Stargell, 1B

3

1

2

2

Easler, LF

4

0

2

1

Alexander, PR-LF

0

0

0

0

Milner, PH

1

0

0

0

Madlock, 3B

2

0

0

0

Ott, C

4

0

1

1

Berra, SS

3

0

1

0

Solomon, P

1

0

1

0

Sanguillen, PH

1

0

1

0

Romo, P

0

0

0

0

Lacy, PH

1

0

0

0

Tekulve, P

0

0

0

0

B. Robinson, PH

1

0

0

0

Jackson, P

0

0

0

0

TOTALS

36

4

13

4

 

Pittsburgh

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Solomon

5

3

3

3

2

0

Romo

2

2

0

0

0

1

Tekulve

1

0

0

0

0

1

Jackson (W, 5-1)

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

Game-winning RBI- Ott.

E- None. DP- Philadelphia 2. 2B- McBride (11), Parker (9), Easler 2 (3). 3B- Luzinski (1), Moreno (6). HR- Schmidt (18), Stargell (6). CS- Maddox (2). SH- McGraw (1), Ott (1). HBP- Ruthven (2, Madlock). IBB- McGraw 4 (5, Madlock 2, Berra, Stargell). T- 2:39. A- 22,141.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

Rose 1B

1

Moreno CF

McBride RF

2

Law 2B

Schmidt 3B

3

Parker RF

Luzinski LF

4

Stargell 1B

Boone C

5

Easler LF

Maddox CF

6

Madlock 3B

Bowa SS

7

Ott C

Trillo 2B

8

Berra SS

Ruthven P

9

Solomon P

Game Summary

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PHILLIES 1ST: Rose lined to third; McBride doubled to center; Schmidt homered [McBride scored]; Luzinski walked; Boone lined to shortstop; Maddox forced Luzinski (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

 

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); Law struck out; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

 

PHILLIES 2ND: Bowa made an out to right; Trillo made an out to right; Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

 

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Easler made an out to left; Madlock was hit by a pitch [Stargell to second]; Ott grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

 

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt walked; Luzinski tripled to center [Schmidt scored]; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

 

PIRATES 3RD: Berra struck out; Solomon singled to shortstop; Moreno singled to left [Solomon to second]; Law grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Moreno out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

 

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox popped to shortstop in foul territory; Bowa popped to shortstop; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

 

PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; Stargell made an out to center; Easler made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

 

PHILLIES 5TH: Ruthven popped to second; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

 

PIRATES 5TH: Madlock lined to center; Ott popped to third in foul territory; Berra singled to center; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Sanguillen singled to left [Berra to second]; Moreno lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

 

PHILLIES 6TH: ROMO REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Schmidt struck out; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

 

PIRATES 6TH: Law singled to right; Parker doubled to right [Law to third]; Stargell singled to left [Law scored, Parker to third]; Easler doubled to center [Parker scored, Stargell to third]; MCGRAW REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Madlock lined to third; Ott popped to third; Berra struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

 

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox singled to pitcher; Bowa forced Maddox (second to shortstop); Trillo singled to center [Bowa to third]; McGraw out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Trillo to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

 

PIRATES 7TH: LACY BATTED FOR ROMO; Lacy popped to third in foul territory; Moreno tripled to right; Law popped to second; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

 

PHILLIES 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); McBride lined to left; Schmidt popped to shortstop; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

 

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell homered; Easler doubled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR EASLER; Madlock was walked intentionally; Ott out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alexander to third, Madlock to second]; Berra was walked intentionally; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR TEKULVE; B. Robinson popped to first; Moreno struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

 

PHILLIES 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JACKSON REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Boone made an out to center; Maddox singled to left; Maddox was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

 

PIRATES 9TH: Law singled to center; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Law to second]; Stargell was walked intentionally; MILNER BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Milner grounded out (first unassisted) [Law to third, Stargell to second]; Madlock was walked intentionally; Ott singled to right [Law scored, Stargell to third, Madlock to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 4.