Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 29, 1981
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 29, 1981 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Rincon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Jerry Dale |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Sixto Lezcano | Left Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Andy Rincon | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Scott Fletcher | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 29, 1981
Top 1
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Krukow
Templeton bunts towards the mound. Krukow fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Krukow
There goes Templeton. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Krukow
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Krukow
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Rincon
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Rincon
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Rincon
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Buckner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Rincon
There's a wild pitch. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Rincon
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buckner scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Rincon
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Krukow
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Krukow
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Krukow
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rincon
Morales hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Rincon
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Rincon
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Krukow vs. Rincon
Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Krukow
Lezcano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Krukow
Herr takes first base on ball four. Lezcano moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rincon vs. Krukow
Rincon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Templeton vs. Krukow
Templeton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Krukow
There's a wild pitch. Lezcano moves to third. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Krukow
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Rincon
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Rincon
The umpire calls a balk on Rincon De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Rincon
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Rincon
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Porter and he is out, Oberkfell applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Rincon
Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Krukow
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Krukow
Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Krukow
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Rincon
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Rincon
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rincon
Morales hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Krukow
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Krukow
Lezcano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Krukow
Herr hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rincon vs. Krukow
Rincon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Rincon
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Rincon
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rincon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Rincon
Krukow hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Krukow
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Krukow
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Krukow
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Krukow
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Rincon
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Rincon
Fletcher hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Rincon
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Krukow
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Krukow
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Krukow
Lezcano 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
Bottom 7
-
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Rincon
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Rincon
Durham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Rincon
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Durham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Rincon
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
-
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Krukow
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rincon vs. Krukow
Rincon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Krukow
Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Templeton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Krukow
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Rincon
Blackwell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Rincon
Krukow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Rincon
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Rincon
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Porter and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Rincon
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Shirley
Bob Shirley now pitching.
Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus scores. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Edelen
Joe Edelen now pitching.
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching.
Durham hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott who is chasing the ball. Durham reaches third base with a triple. Henderson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Otten
Jim Otten now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Durham scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Otten
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Krukow
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Krukow
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Krukow
Porter takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Oberkfell 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
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 4/29/1981, game 1 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Templeton G, ss 4 0 2 0 De Jesus I, ss 3 1 0 0
Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0 Fletcher S, 2b 3 1 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 1 1 Buckner B, 1b 4 2 2 2
Hendrick G, rf 4 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 4 1 2 2
Porter D, c 1 0 0 0 Durham L, rf 4 1 2 1
Oberkfell K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Morales J, cf 4 0 1 0
Lezcano S, lf 1 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Herr T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Blackwell T, c 2 0 0 0
Rincon A, p 3 0 0 0 Krukow M, p 3 0 1 0
Shirley B, p 0 0 0 0 Smith L, p 0 0 0 0
Edelen J, p 0 0 0 0
Kaat J, p 0 0 0 0
Otten J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26 1 3 1 30 6 8 5
St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1
Chicago 100 000 05x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Rincon A (L) 7.2 5 3 3 3 3
Shirley B* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Edelen J+ 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Kaat J# 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Otten J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow M (W) 8.1 3 1 1 7 5
Smith L 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 3
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Chicago 3
2B -- Buckner B 2, Templeton G
3B -- Durham L
HR -- Hernandez K
SB -- De Jesus I
CS -- Templeton G, De Jesus I
WP -- Rincon A, Krukow M, Otten J
Balk -- Rincon A
T -- 2:17
A -- 0
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
