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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 30, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 30, 1981 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 30, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 30, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Bird |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Puleo |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,473 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Ty Waller | Third Baseman |
| Pat Tabler | Second Baseman |
| Doug Bird | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Shortstop |
| Charlie Puleo | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 30, 1981
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Puleo
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Puleo
De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Puleo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Puleo
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Durham vs. Puleo
Durham strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Puleo
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bird
Wilson 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, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Bird
Stearns 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, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Bird
Brooks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Brooks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Bird
Kingman strikes out. Davis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kingman out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Puleo
Davis hits a popup in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waller vs. Puleo
Waller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Puleo
Tabler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Tabler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bird vs. Puleo
There's a wild pitch. Tabler moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Bird vs. Puleo
Bird strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bird
Staub 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, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Bird
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Bird
Flynn hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gardenhire vs. Bird
Gardenhire hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Puleo
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Puleo
De Jesus hits a line drive towards short. Gardenhire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Puleo
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Puleo vs. Bird
Puleo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bird
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Bird
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Puleo
Durham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Durham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Puleo
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Durham moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Puleo
Davis hits a popup towards short. Gardenhire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Waller vs. Puleo
Waller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tabler vs. Puleo
There goes Waller. The throw from Stearns, and Gardenhire drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. Durham scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tabler vs. Puleo
Tabler is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Bird
Brooks 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, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Bird
Kingman hits a line drive towards third. Waller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bird
Staub hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tabler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bird vs. Puleo
Bird strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Puleo
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Puleo
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Puleo
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Puleo
Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Bird
Valentine hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Bird
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardenhire vs. Bird
Gardenhire hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Puleo
Durham hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Puleo
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Puleo
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Puleo vs. Bird
Puleo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bird
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Bird
Stearns 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 7
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Waller vs. Puleo
Waller hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Puleo
Tabler strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bird vs. Puleo
Bird hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bird for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Bird
Brooks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Brooks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Bird
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to Tabler who tags Kingman, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brooks scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bird
Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Bird
Brian Giles pinch runs for Rusty Staub.
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Bird
Flynn strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Puleo
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Puleo
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Puleo
Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Buckner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Durham vs. Puleo
Durham is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Puleo
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buckner moves to third. Durham moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lum vs. Puleo
Mike Lum pinch hits for Jody Davis.
Lum hits a popup towards third. Brooks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardenhire vs. Bird
Tim Blackwell now catching.
Gardenhire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Bird
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Charlie Puleo.
Cubbage 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, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bird
Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Waller vs. Allen
Neil Allen now pitching.
Waller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Allen
Tabler bunts towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. Waller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tracy vs. Allen
Jim Tracy pinch hits for Doug Bird.
Tracy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Allen
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Allen
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Martz
Randy Martz now pitching.
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Martz
Brooks bunts towards the mound. Martz fields it and throws to first for the out. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Kingman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Hernandez
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen.
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stearns scores. Kingman moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/30/1981 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Morales J, cf 3 0 1 0 Wilson M, cf 4 0 0 0
De Jesus I, ss 5 0 1 0 Stearns J, c 4 1 1 0
Buckner B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Brooks H, 3b 3 1 2 0
Durham L, rf 3 1 1 0 Kingman D, lf 3 0 1 1
Henderson S, lf 4 0 1 0 Staub R, 1b 3 0 2 0
Davis J, c 3 0 0 0 Giles B, pr 0 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0
Blackwell T, c 0 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 1 1
Waller T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Valentine E, rf 3 0 0 0
Tabler P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bird D, p 3 0 0 0 Gardenhire R, ss 3 0 0 0
Tracy J, ph 1 0 0 0 Puleo C, p 2 0 0 0
Martz R, p 0 0 0 0 Cubbage M, ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0 Allen N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 8 0 30 2 7 2
Chicago 000 100 000 -- 1
New York 000 000 101 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bird D 8.0 5 1 1 0 6
Martz R (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Hernandez G 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo C 8.0 7 1 0 3 6
Allen N (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Gardenhire R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 5
2B -- Buckner B 2, Brooks H 2, Tabler P, Durham L, Staub R
SB -- Waller T, De Jesus I
SH -- Tabler P, Brooks H
WP -- Puleo C
T -- 2:22
A -- 4473
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