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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 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 May 27, 1981 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pascual Perez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 6,970 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Lanny Harris 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: John Kibler |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Lacy | Left Fielder |
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Mike Easler | Right Fielder |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Dale Berra | Shortstop |
| Pascual Perez | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Steve Dillard | 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 |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 1981
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Reuschel
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Reuschel
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Reuschel
Madlock 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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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Perez
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Perez
Pena fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Pena. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Perez
Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durham vs. Perez
Durham hits a popup towards short. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Reuschel
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Easler vs. Reuschel
Easler hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Reuschel
Garner 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
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Perez
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Perez
Morales strikes out. Pena drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morales out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Perez
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Reuschel
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Reuschel
Berra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Berra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Reuschel
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Reuschel
Lacy 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Perez
Blackwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Blackwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reuschel vs. Perez
Reuschel bunts towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
De Jesus vs. Perez
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Dillard vs. Perez
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Buckner vs. Perez
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blackwell scores. De Jesus scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Perez
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durham for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Reuschel
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Reuschel
Reuschel fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Reuschel. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Reuschel
Madlock is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Reuschel
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Easler vs. Reuschel
Easler 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, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Perez
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Perez
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Perez
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Perez
There goes Henderson. The throw from Pena and he is out, Garner applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Reuschel
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Reuschel
Pena 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, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Reuschel
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Perez
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blackwell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Perez
Reuschel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Perez
De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Perez
Dillard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reuschel moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Perez
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reuschel
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Reuschel
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Reuschel
Moreno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Moreno reaches second base with a double. Perez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Reuschel
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Reuschel
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Perez
Durham strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Perez
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Perez
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Reuschel
Easler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Reuschel
There's a wild pitch. Easler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Reuschel
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Easler moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Reuschel
Pena hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Easler scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Reuschel
Berra is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Reuschel
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Perez
Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base.
Reitz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Perez
Blackwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuschel vs. Perez
Reuschel bunts towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Perez
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Reuschel
Lacy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Reuschel
There goes Lacy. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Lacy steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Reuschel
Moreno hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Reuschel
There goes Lacy. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Reitz applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Reuschel
Bevacqua 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
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Perez
Dillard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Perez
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Perez
Durham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Perez
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to home to get Buckner. Durham moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Perez
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Reuschel
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Reuschel
Easler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Reuschel
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Mike Easler.
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Reuschel
Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Alexander scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Reuschel
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perez
Matt Alexander now playing left field. Lee Lacy now playing right field. Scot Thompson pinch hits for Ken Reitz.
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Alexander settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Perez
Mike Lum pinch hits for Tim Blackwell.
Lum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tracy vs. Perez
Jim Tracy pinch hits for Rick Reuschel.
Tracy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Perez
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1981 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lacy L, lf-rf 4 0 1 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 1 1 0
Moreno O, cf 4 0 2 1 Dillard S, 2b 4 0 1 0
Madlock B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 2 2
Bevacqua K, 3b 1 0 0 0 Durham L, rf 4 0 1 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Henderson S, lf 3 0 1 0
Easler M, rf 3 1 1 0 Morales J, cf 4 0 0 0
Alexander M, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Garner P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Thompson S, ph 1 0 0 0
Pena T, c 4 0 2 2 Blackwell T, c 3 1 2 0
Berra D, ss 4 0 1 0 Lum M, ph 0 0 0 0
Perez P, p 3 1 1 0 Reuschel R, p 1 0 1 0
Tracy J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 9 3 32 2 9 2
Pittsburgh 000 001 101 -- 3
Chicago 002 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Perez P (W) 9.0 9 2 2 3 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (L) 9.0 9 3 3 1 6
E -- Pena T, Reuschel R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 8
2B -- Berra D, Blackwell T, Moreno O
SB -- Lacy L
CS -- Henderson S, Lacy L
SH -- Reuschel R 2
HBP -- by Reuschel R (Madlock B)
WP -- Reuschel R
T -- 2:41
A -- 6970
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