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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 16, 1981 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pascual Perez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jay Howell |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 18,991 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: John McSherry 2B: Fred Brocklander 3B: Charlie Williams |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Mike Easler | Left Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Dale Berra | Third Baseman |
| Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
| Pascual Perez | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Center Fielder |
| Mike Lum | Right Fielder |
| Ty Waller | Third Baseman |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Jay Howell | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1981
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Howell
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Howell covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Howell
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Howell
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Perez
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Perez
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Perez
Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Perez
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Howell
Easler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Howell
There goes Easler. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Howell
Milner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Howell
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Howell
Howell fires to first and picks off Garner. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Perez
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Waller vs. Perez
Waller hits a fly ball into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Perez
Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Howell
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Howell
Nicosia hits a fly ball towards right. Lum settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lum. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Howell
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Howell
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Perez
Blackwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Easler. Blackwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Perez
Howell bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Perez
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to third. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Perez
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. Blackwell scores. Howell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Perez
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Perez
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Howell
Foli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Howell
Parker hits a popup into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Howell
Easler hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Lum. Easler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Howell
Milner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Easler scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Howell
Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Perez
Lum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Waller vs. Perez
Waller hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Perez
Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Howell
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Howell
Nicosia hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Howell
Perez bunts towards third. Waller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Perez
Blackwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Perez
Howell bunts between the mound and first base. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. Blackwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Perez
There's a wild pitch. Blackwell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
De Jesus vs. Perez
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Perez
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Nicosia and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Perez
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Buckner vs. Perez
Buckner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Bonds vs. Perez
Bonds hits a line drive to left field. Easler throws towards the plate. Nicosia fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nicosia. Blackwell scores. De Jesus scores. Buckner goes all the way around to score. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Lum vs. Perez
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Howell
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner juggles the ball. That's an error on Buckner. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Howell
Foli hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Howell
Parker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonds. Parker reaches second base with a double. Moreno scores. Foli goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Easler vs. Howell
Easler strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Howell
Milner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonds. Milner reaches second base with a double. Parker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Martz
Randy Martz now pitching.
Garner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Martz
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicosia vs. Martz
Nicosia hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Waller vs. Perez
Waller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Perez
Dillard hits a popup towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Perez
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Martz
Bill Robinson pinch hits for Pascual Perez.
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Martz
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Martz
Foli hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martz vs. Jones
Odell Jones now pitching.
Martz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Jones
De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Martz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Jones
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Martz trying to get to home. Moreno throws the ball in to Nicosia who tags Martz who's trying to score from second, for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Jones
Buckner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Jones
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Martz
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Martz
Easler hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Martz
Milner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Martz
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Jones
Lum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Easler. Lum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Waller vs. Jones
Waller strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Jones
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Blackwell vs. Jones
Blackwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Martz vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Martz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Martz
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Martz
Nicosia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Martz
Jason Thompson pinch hits for Grant Jackson.
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1981, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 4 1 0 0 De Jesus I, ss 2 1 0 0
Foli T, ss 4 1 1 0 Henderson S, lf 4 0 2 2
Parker D, rf 4 1 1 2 Buckner B, 1b 2 2 1 1
Easler M, lf 3 1 1 0 Bonds B, cf 4 0 1 3
Milner J, 1b 4 0 3 2 Lum M, rf 4 0 1 0
Garner P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Waller T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Berra D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dillard S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Nicosia S, c 4 0 0 0 Blackwell T, c 3 2 2 0
Perez P, p 2 0 0 0 Howell J, p 0 1 0 0
Robinson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Martz R, p 2 0 1 0
Jones O, p 0 0 0 0
Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 4 7 4 29 6 8 6
Pittsburgh 000 103 000 -- 4
Chicago 102 030 00x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Perez P (L) 6.0 5 6 6 2 2
Jones O 1.2 3 0 0 2 2
Jackson G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Howell J (W) 5.1 6 4 3 1 3
Martz R (S) 3.2 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Lum M, Nicosia S, Buckner B
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 6
2B -- Blackwell T, Easler M, Parker D, Milner J, Lum M
3B -- Henderson S
HR -- Buckner B
SB -- De Jesus I
CS -- Easler M
SH -- Howell J 2, De Jesus I
WP -- Perez P
T -- 2:29
A -- 18991
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