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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 11, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on April 11, 1981 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 12,114 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Joe West 3B: John Kibler |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
| Alex Trevino | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jones | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Scot Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 11, 1981
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McGlothen
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. McGlothen
There goes Wilson. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. McGlothen
Taveras hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. McGlothen
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Jones
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Jones
Strain hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Jones
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Trevino and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Jones
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. De Jesus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Jones
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Jones
Durham hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McGlothen
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. McGlothen
Brooks hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Jones
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jones
Thompson 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 -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Jones
Blackwell strikes out. Trevino drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Blackwell out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. McGlothen
Trevino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. McGlothen
There goes Trevino. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Trevino steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. McGlothen
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. McGlothen
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. McGlothen
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Jones
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGlothen for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Jones
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Jones
Strain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Jones
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. McGlothen
Taveras bunts towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. McGlothen
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. McGlothen
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Brooks vs. McGlothen
Brooks hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Jones
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Jones
Jones fires to first and has Henderson trapped. There's the throw to Taveras who tags Henderson for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Jones
Durham hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Jones
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. McGlothen
Trevino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. McGlothen
Flynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Flynn reaches second base with a double. Trevino goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. McGlothen
Jones bunts in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. McGlothen
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taveras vs. McGlothen
There goes Wilson. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Taveras vs. McGlothen
Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Mazzilli vs. McGlothen
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jones
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Jones
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Jones
McGlothen 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
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Caudill
Bill Caudill now pitching.
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Caudill
Brooks is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Jones
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Jones
Strain bunts in front of the plate. Trevino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Jones
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Caudill
Trevino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Caudill
Flynn strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Caudill
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Randy Jones.
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hausman
Tom Hausman now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brooks. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durham vs. Hausman
The umpire calls a balk on Hausman Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Durham vs. Hausman
Durham 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 -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Hausman
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Hausman
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blackwell vs. Hausman
There goes Thompson. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Blackwell vs. Hausman
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Caudill
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Caudill
Taveras hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Caudill
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching. Barry Foote now catching.
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain misplays the ball. That's an error on Strain. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Tidrow
Staub strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Hausman
Foote 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 -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Hausman
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Hausman
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Strain vs. Hausman
Strain hits a line drive towards third. Brooks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching. Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Buckner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Reardon
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. De Jesus scores. Buckner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Durham vs. Reardon
Durham is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Reardon
Reitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Tidrow
Brooks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Tidrow
Trevino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brooks moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Tidrow
Flynn bunts towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. Brooks moves to third. Trevino moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Jorgensen vs. Tidrow
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Tidrow
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/1981 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Wilson M, rf 5 0 2 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 2 3 0
Taveras F, ss 4 0 0 0 Strain J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 3 1 0 1
Kingman D, lf 2 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 3 0 3 2
Staub R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Durham L, rf 3 0 0 0
Reardon J, p 0 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Brooks H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thompson S, cf 2 0 0 0
Trevino A, c 3 1 3 0 Blackwell T, c 3 0 0 0
Flynn D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Tidrow D, p 0 0 0 0
Jones R, p 1 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 2 0 0 0
Cubbage M, ph 1 0 0 0 Caudill B, p 0 0 0 0
Hausman T, p 0 0 0 0 Foote B, c 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 1 0 0 0
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31 1 8 1 28 3 6 3
New York 000 010 000 -- 1
Chicago 100 000 02x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R 6.0 3 1 0 2 1
Hausman T (L) 1.2 2 1 1 1 0
Reardon J 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen L* 5.0 6 1 1 2 2
Caudill B 2.2 0 0 0 2 2
Tidrow D (W) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Trevino A, Brooks H, Strain J
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Flynn D
3B -- Henderson S
SB -- De Jesus I 2, Trevino A, Wilson M, Thompson S
CS -- Wilson M, Henderson S
SH -- Jones R, Flynn D
Balk -- Hausman T
T -- 2:37
A -- 12114
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