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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
October 1, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on October 1, 1981 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 1, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 1, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,553 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Ed Vargo |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Ty Waller | Third Baseman |
| Pat Tabler | Second Baseman |
| Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Shortstop |
| Craig Swan | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
October 1, 1981
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Swan
Morales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Swan
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Swan
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Krukow
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tabler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Krukow
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Krukow
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Swan
Durham hits a popup towards short. Gardenhire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Swan
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Swan
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Waller vs. Swan
Waller hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Krukow
Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tabler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Krukow
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Krukow
Valentine is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Swan
Tabler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Swan
Krukow strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Swan
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Krukow
Flynn hits a line drive into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gardenhire vs. Krukow
Gardenhire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tabler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Krukow
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Swan
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Swan
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Swan
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Krukow
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tabler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Krukow
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Krukow
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Swan
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Swan
Blackwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Blackwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Waller vs. Swan
Waller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blackwell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Tabler vs. Leach
Terry Leach now pitching.
Tabler strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Krukow vs. Leach
Krukow hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Krukow reaches second base with a double. Blackwell scores. Waller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Leach
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Krukow
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Krukow
Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Krukow
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Krukow. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Krukow
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out. Valentine moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Gardenhire vs. Krukow
Gardenhire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Krukow
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Terry Leach.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Gardenhire moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Krukow
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Orosco
Jesse Orosco now pitching. Ron Gardenhire now playing second base. Frank Taveras now playing shortstop.
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Orosco
Orosco fires to first and picks off De Jesus. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Orosco
Buckner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Orosco
Durham strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Orosco
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kingman throws the ball in to Gardenhire who tags Henderson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Jody Davis now catching.
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eastwick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Eastwick
Brooks hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Eastwick
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Orosco
Davis hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Waller vs. Orosco
Waller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Orosco
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Eastwick vs. Orosco
Eastwick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Eastwick
Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Eastwick
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Eastwick covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Eastwick
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tabler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gardenhire vs. Eastwick
Gardenhire hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Eastwick
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Jesse Orosco.
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eastwick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Allen
Neil Allen now pitching.
Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Allen
De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Allen
Buckner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Durham vs. Allen
Durham is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Allen
There's a wild pitch. Morales moves to third. Durham moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Allen
Henderson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Allen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardenhire fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching. Scot Thompson now playing left field.
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Tidrow
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Waller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Tidrow
Brooks hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Tidrow
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Waller vs. Allen
Waller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Allen
Tabler bunts towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. Waller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Allen
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Allen
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/1/1981 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Morales J, cf 5 0 1 0 Wilson M, cf 4 0 0 0
De Jesus I, ss 3 0 1 0 Stearns J, c 4 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Brooks H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Durham L, rf 3 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0
Henderson S, lf 3 0 1 0 Staub R, 1b 3 2 2 2
Tidrow D, p 0 0 0 0 Valentine E, rf 3 0 1 0
Blackwell T, c 2 1 2 0 Flynn D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Davis J, c 2 0 0 0 Taveras F, ss 1 0 1 0
Waller T, 3b 4 1 3 0 Gardenhire R, ss-2b 2 0 0 0
Tabler P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Swan C, p 1 0 0 0
Krukow M, p 2 0 1 2 Leach T, p 0 0 0 0
Eastwick R, p 1 0 0 0 Hodges R, ph 0 0 0 0
Thompson S, lf 1 0 0 0 Orosco J, p 0 0 0 0
Cubbage M, ph 1 0 0 0
Allen N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 10 2 29 2 5 2
Chicago 000 020 000 -- 2
New York 000 010 10x -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow M 5.0 2 1 1 2 3
Eastwick R 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Tidrow D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Swan C 4.1 4 2 2 0 3
Leach T 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Orosco J 2.0 3 0 0 1 2
Allen N 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
E -- Krukow M
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 5
2B -- Blackwell T, Krukow M
HR -- Staub R 2
SH -- De Jesus I, Tabler P
WP -- Allen N
T -- 2:25
A -- 3553
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