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Pirates 4 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
August 16, 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 August 16, 1981 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 16, 1981 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherKent Tekulve  
Losing PitcherLee Smith  
SaveGrant Jackson  
Game Winning RBITony Pena 

Game Info

DateAugust 16, 1981 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherRick Rhoden  
Home Starting PitcherKen Kravec  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Williams
1B: Lanny Harris
2B: John McSherry
3B: Fred Brocklander

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Omar Moreno  Center Fielder 
Tim Foli  Shortstop 
Bill Madlock  Third Baseman 
Bill Robinson  First Baseman 
Lee Lacy  Right Fielder 
Phil Garner  Second Baseman 
Gary Alexander  Left Fielder 
Tony Pena  Catcher 
Rick Rhoden  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Bobby Bonds  Center Fielder 
Jerry Morales  Right Fielder 
Jody Davis  Catcher 
Ken Reitz  Third Baseman 
Steve Dillard  Second Baseman 
Ken Kravec  Pitcher 
Joey Amalfitano  Manager 

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Pirates 4 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1981

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/16/1981, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Moreno O, cf          4  2  1  0   De Jesus I, ss        5  1  1  0   
Foli T, ss            5  0  1  0   Henderson S, lf       4  0  1  1   
Madlock B, 3b         5  0  1  1   Buckner B, 1b         5  1  1  0   
Robinson B, 1b        3  0  1  1   Bonds B, cf           5  1  3  1   
Easler M, ph-rf-lf    1  1  1  0   Morales J, rf         5  0  3  0   
Lacy L, rf            3  1  1  0   Davis J, c            3  0  0  1   
Milner J, ph-1b       1  0  0  0   Durham L, ph          1  0  1  0   
Garner P, 2b          5  0  1  1   Reitz K, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Alexander G, lf       4  0  0  0   Dillard S, 2b         4  0  2  0   
Parker D, ph-rf       0  0  0  0   Lum M, ph             0  0  0  0   
Pena T, c             5  0  3  1   Cruz H, ph            1  0  0  0   
Rhoden R, p           1  0  0  0   Kravec K, p           2  0  0  0   
Berra D, ph           1  0  0  0   Caudill B, p          0  0  0  0   
Tekulve K, p          2  0  0  0   Capilla D, p          0  0  0  0   
Jackson G, p          0  0  0  0   Smith L, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Blackwell T, ph       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  4 10  4                        41  3 12  3

Pittsburgh       100 100 010 01 --  4
Chicago          012 000 000 00 --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rhoden R              6.0  7  3  3  0  3
Tekulve K (W)         4.1  5  0  0  0  1
Jackson G (S)         0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kravec K              7.0  5  2  2  1  6
Caudill B*            0.0  3  1  1  0  0
Capilla D+            0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Smith L (L)           4.0  2  1  1  1  3
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 9
2B -- Dillard S, Bonds B 2, Lacy L
3B -- De Jesus I
SB -- Moreno O
SH -- Rhoden R, Kravec K, Milner J, Reitz K
SF -- Davis J, Henderson S
WP -- Jackson G
T -- 3:19
A -- 0

    

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