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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 21, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 21, 1981 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Pastore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Martz |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,132 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Dick Stello |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Frank Pastore | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Randy Martz | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 21, 1981
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Martz
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Martz covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Martz
Oester 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Martz
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Pastore
De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Pastore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Pastore
Strain hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Pastore
Buckner hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Martz
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Martz
Biittner 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Martz
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Martz
There goes Knight. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Pastore
Durham hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Durham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Pastore
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Durham moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Pastore
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. Durham scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Pastore
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Blackwell vs. Pastore
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Martz
Driessen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Martz
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pastore vs. Martz
Pastore 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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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martz vs. Pastore
Martz hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Pastore
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Pastore
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Strain vs. Pastore
Strain hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Pastore
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Martz
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Martz
Oester 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Martz
Concepcion 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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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Pastore
Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Pastore
There goes Durham. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Durham steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Pastore
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Durham moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Pastore
Morales hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Pastore
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Martz
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foster for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Martz
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Martz
Knight hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Pastore
Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martz vs. Pastore
Martz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Pastore
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Martz
Driessen 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Martz
Nolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pastore vs. Martz
Pastore bunts towards the mound. Martz fields it and throws to first for the out. Nolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Martz
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oester vs. Martz
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Pastore
Strain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Pastore
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strain moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Durham vs. Pastore
Durham hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Pastore
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Combe
Geoff Combe now pitching.
There goes Henderson. The throw from Nolan and he is out, Oester applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Combe
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Combe
Reitz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Combe
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Martz
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Martz
Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Martz
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Martz
Knight hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Martz
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martz vs. Combe
Martz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Combe
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Combe
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Combe covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Martz
Nolan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Nolan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Spilman vs. Martz
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Geoff Combe.
Spilman hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Martz
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nolan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Oester vs. Martz
Oester 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 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Buckner bunts towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Hume
Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Hume
Henderson hits a fly ball towards right. Biittner catches it and throws to Concepcion who relays to Driessen to double up Durham. Buckner tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Hume
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Martz
Concepcion hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Martz
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Martz
Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Martz
Knight hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Biittner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Martz
Driessen 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 5/21/1981 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Griffey K, cf 3 0 0 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 0 0
Oester R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Strain J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 2 2 0
Foster G, lf 4 1 1 0 Durham L, rf 4 2 4 3
Biittner L, rf 4 0 2 1 Henderson S, lf 3 0 2 1
Knight R, 3b 4 0 3 0 Morales J, cf 3 0 0 1
Driessen D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Nolan J, c 2 0 1 0 Blackwell T, c 3 0 0 0
Pastore F, p 1 0 0 0 Martz R, p 3 0 0 0
Combe G, p 0 0 0 0
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0
Hume T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 7 1 31 5 10 5
Cincinnati 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago 010 003 01x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Pastore F (L)* 5.0 8 4 4 0 0
Combe G 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Hume T 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Martz R (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Concepcion D
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Chicago 4
2B -- Durham L, Foster G, Nolan J
HR -- Durham L
SB -- De Jesus I, Durham L
CS -- Knight R, Henderson S
SH -- Pastore F
SF -- Henderson S
T -- 2:08
A -- 7132
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