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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 28, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 28, 1981 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 42,160 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Lanny Harris 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Joe West |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Pat Tabler | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Center Fielder |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Sax | Second Baseman |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | Right Fielder |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Bob Welch | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 28, 1981
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Welch
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Welch
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Welch
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Krukow
Sax hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Krukow
Landreaux takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Krukow
There goes Landreaux. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Landreaux steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Krukow
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Krukow
Garvey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tabler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Welch
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax misplays the ball. That's an error on Sax. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Welch
Bonds hits a line drive into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Welch
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Welch
Reitz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Krukow
Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Krukow
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Scioscia vs. Krukow
Scioscia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Krukow
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tabler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Welch
De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sax settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Welch
Krukow hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Welch
Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sax reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Krukow
Welch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sax vs. Krukow
Sax bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Tabler covering, for the out. Welch moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landreaux vs. Krukow
Landreaux hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Krukow
Baker strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Welch
Tabler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Welch
Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Welch
Durham strikes out. There goes Tabler. The throw from Scioscia to Russell, and Tabler is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Krukow
Garvey strikes out. Davis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garvey out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Krukow
Cey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Krukow
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Krukow
Scioscia hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Welch
Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Welch
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Welch
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Welch
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Krukow vs. Welch
Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Krukow
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Welch vs. Krukow
Welch bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Tabler covering, for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sax vs. Krukow
Sax hits a line drive into left field. Henderson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Henderson. Russell scores. Sax moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Landreaux vs. Krukow
Landreaux hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sax scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Krukow
There goes Landreaux. The throw from Davis and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Krukow
Baker hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Welch
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Welch
Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Welch
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Durham vs. Welch
Durham strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Welch
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Krukow
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Krukow
Cey bunts towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Krukow
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scioscia vs. Krukow
There's a wild pitch. Cey moves to third. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Scioscia vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Scioscia is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Tidrow
Russell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Tidrow
Reggie Smith pinch hits for Bob Welch.
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Stewart
Dave Stewart now pitching.
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Stewart
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Stewart, and towards Sax, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Stewart
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Tidrow
Sax hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Tidrow
Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sax moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Tidrow
Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Tidrow
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sax scores. Landreaux moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching. Steve Dillard now playing shortstop.
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Landreaux scores. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Smith
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scioscia vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Scioscia vs. Smith
Scioscia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garvey scores. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Smith
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Stewart
Dillard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scioscia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stewart
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Russell. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Tabler vs. Stewart
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Stewart
Buckner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scioscia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Capilla
Doug Capilla now pitching.
Stewart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sax vs. Capilla
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Capilla
Landreaux strikes out. There goes Sax. The throw from Davis to second, and Sax is out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Stewart
Derrel Thomas now playing left field.
Durham strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Stewart
Bonds hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Stewart
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Stewart
Reitz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1981 -- Chicago at Los Angeles (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Henderson S, lf 4 0 3 0 Sax S, 2b 4 2 2 0
Tabler P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Landreaux K, cf 4 1 2 1
Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Baker D, lf 4 0 0 0
Durham L, rf 4 0 0 0 Thomas D, lf 0 0 0 0
Bonds B, cf 4 1 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 1 1 1
Davis J, c 4 0 2 1 Cey R, 3b 4 1 4 2
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Guerrero P, rf 3 0 1 0
De Jesus I, ss 3 0 1 0 Scioscia M, c 3 0 1 1
Smith L, p 0 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 4 1 1 0
Capilla D, p 0 0 0 0 Welch B, p 1 0 1 0
Krukow M, p 2 0 0 0 Smith R, ph 1 0 0 0
Tidrow D, p 0 0 0 0 Stewart D, p 0 0 0 0
Dillard S, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 9 1 32 6 13 5
Chicago 000 010 000 -- 1
Los Angeles 000 120 30x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow M (L) 5.1 8 3 2 2 4
Tidrow D 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Smith L 0.2 2 0 0 0 2
Capilla D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Welch B (W) 6.0 7 1 1 0 4
Stewart D (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Sax S, Henderson S, Russell B
DP -- Chicago 2, Los Angeles 3
LOB -- Chicago 6, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Bonds B
HR -- Cey R
SB -- Landreaux K
CS -- Tabler P, Landreaux K, Sax S
SH -- Sax S, Welch B
WP -- Krukow M, Smith L
T -- 2:37
A -- 42160
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