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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 7, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 7, 1981 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Bird |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lary Sorensen |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 32,393 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Center Fielder |
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Left Fielder |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Pat Tabler | Second Baseman |
| Doug Bird | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Dane Iorg | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Steve Braun | Right Fielder |
| Mike Ramsey | Shortstop |
| Lary Sorensen | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 7, 1981
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Sorensen
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Sorensen
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Sorensen
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Porter and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Sorensen
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Sorensen
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first, with Sorensen covering, for the out. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Sorensen
Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buckner scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sorensen
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Sorensen
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Bird
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Bird
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tabler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bird
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Bird
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Sorensen
Tabler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bird vs. Sorensen
Bird bunts towards the mound. Sorensen fields it and throws to first for the out. Tabler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Sorensen
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Sorensen
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Sorensen
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Bird
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tabler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Bird
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bird
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Sorensen
Durham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Braun. Durham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Sorensen
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sorensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Sorensen
There goes Durham. The throw from Porter and he is out, Oberkfell applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sorensen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Bird
Ramsey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fiala vs. Bird
Neil Fiala pinch hits for Lary Sorensen.
Fiala strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Bird
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Edelen
Joe Edelen now pitching.
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Edelen
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bird vs. Edelen
Bird hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Edelen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Bird
Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bird
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonds. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Bird
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Bird
Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Edelen
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Edelen
De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Edelen
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Edelen
Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Bird
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bird
Braun hits a line drive into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Bird
Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tabler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Edelen
Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Edelen
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Edelen
Reitz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Tabler vs. Edelen
Tabler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Morales scores. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bird vs. Edelen
Bird bunts in front of the plate. Porter scoops up the ball and tags Bird for the out. Tabler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Edelen
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Edelen
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Bird
Orlando Sanchez pinch hits for Joe Edelen.
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Bird
Herr hits a line drive into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Bird
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oberkfell for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Sykes
Bob Sykes now pitching. Orlando Sanchez now catching. Julio Gonzalez now playing second base. Dane Iorg now playing third base. Gene Roof now pla
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Sykes
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Sykes
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Durham moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Sykes
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bird
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bird
Green hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Bird
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Sykes
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Sykes
Tabler strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bird vs. Sykes
Bird hits a fly ball into right field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Bird
Roof hits a line drive into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bird
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Bird
Ramsey hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Sykes
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Sykes
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Sykes
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Braun. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durham vs. Sykes
Scot Thompson pinch runs for Bill Buckner.
There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Durham vs. Sykes
Durham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Sykes
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sykes
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramsey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Bird
Scot Thompson now playing first base.
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tabler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Bird
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Bird
Gene Tenace pinch hits for Bob Sykes.
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1981 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bonds B, cf 5 2 2 5 Herr T, 2b 3 0 1 0
De Jesus I, ss 5 2 2 0 Gonzalez J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 5 1 4 2 Oberkfell K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Thompson S, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 Sykes B, p 0 0 0 0
Durham L, rf 4 0 1 0 Tenace G, ph 1 0 0 0
Morales J, lf 5 1 2 2 Hernandez K, 1b 2 0 1 0
Davis J, c 5 0 1 0 Hendrick G, cf 2 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Green D, cf 1 0 0 0
Tabler P, 2b 4 2 2 1 Iorg D, lf-3b 3 0 0 0
Bird D, p 3 0 0 0 Porter D, c 2 0 0 0
Roof G, lf 1 0 0 0
Braun S, rf 3 0 0 0
Ramsey M, ss 3 0 0 0
Sorensen L, p 0 0 0 0
Fiala N, ph 1 0 0 0
Edelen J, p 0 0 0 0
Sanchez O, ph-c 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 10 15 10 28 0 3 0
Chicago 220 004 002 -- 10
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bird D (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen L (L) 3.0 7 4 4 0 0
Edelen J 3.0 5 4 4 0 1
Sykes B 3.0 3 2 2 1 2
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 5, St.Louis 2
2B -- Durham L, Hernandez K, Buckner B
HR -- Bonds B 2
SB -- De Jesus I
CS -- Durham L
SH -- Bird D
WP -- Sykes B
T -- 2:10
A -- 32393
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