The two Pennsylvania ball clubs had a twin bill today, and in game one, the Phillies came out swinging. In the bottom of the first Greg Gross grounded into a double play but Von Hayes was able to score from third. In the bottom of the second Juan Samuel took Rick Rhoden deep for a lead-off solo homer.
In the top of the fifth the Pirates finally got on the board when Marvelle Wynne knocked home Rhoden (I had Rhoden batting sixth in the order), but Rhoden gave up three unearned runs in the bottom half of the inning after a Dale Berra throwing error and RBI knocks from Joe Lefebvre and Samuel. That was enough to secure game one for the Phillies.
Winning Pitcher - Marty Bystrom
Losing Pitcher - Rick Rhoden
Save - Tug McGraw
Player of the Game - Juan Samuel, 3-4, 2B, HR, 2RBI, R
Hall of Famers in the Game - Mike Schmidt
Game number two was scoreless until the top of the second. That's when Denny Gonzalez of the Pirates hit a single that plated Tony Pena. Gonzalez has already exceeded his games played at third base from the real 1984, but with both Bill Madlock and Jim Morrison on the disabled list I'm forced to break one of the cardinal rules of Statis Pro.
The Pirates were up 2-0 after a Dale Berra sacrifice fly in the fourth, but the Phillies tied it up in the bottom half of the inning when Ozzie Virgil blasted a homer that also scored Mike Schmidt. Von Hayes broke the tie in the following inning with his own home run off John Tudor. An RBI double from Schmidt in the seventh preserved the win for Philadelphia and helped them sweep two from their in-state rivals.
Winning Pitcher - John Denny
Losing Pitcher - John Tudor
Save - Larry Andersen
Player of the Game - Denny, 6IP, 4K's, 4H's, BB, 2ER
Hall of Famers in the Game - Mike Schmidt
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