Pirates @ Cubs
May 25, 1981

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Pirates 9 10 3
Cubs 8 10 2
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Joe Strain Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .206
OBP .000 .260
At Bats 4 68
Hits 0 14
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 1

Victor Cruz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 1
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Wrigley Field - May 25, 1981
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Out
Victor Cruz
Steve Nicosia
Jason Thompson
Phil Garner
Bill Madlock
Tim Foli
Lee Lacy
Omar Moreno
Mike Easler
Joe Strain
Ivan De Jesus
Rick Reuschel
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Strain hits a popup, foul, towards first, in foul territory. Thompson races over to make the catch. There goes De Jesus. The throw to second, and he's out. Double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Rick Reuschel pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Victor Cruz now pitching. De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reuschel moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bill Buckner pinch hits for Doug Capilla. Grant Jackson now pitching. Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. Blackwell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner misplays the ball. That's an error on Garner. Morales scores. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morales moves to third.
Bottom 8 Enrique Romo now pitching. Thompson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 8 Morales takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Henderson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Moreno. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 8 Moreno is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Doug Capilla now pitching. Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Durham hits a line drive towards the mound. Rhoden reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhoden fields it and throws to first for the out. Lum moves to third.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Lum pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick. Lum hits a line drive into right field. Easler picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Easler. Lum moves to second.
Top 7 Rhoden hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nicosia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Garner scores.
Top 7 Foli hits a popup towards first. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Garner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Garner reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 There goes Easler. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 7 Easler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thompson strikes out.
Top 6 Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moreno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rhoden hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nicosia hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Foli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Foli reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Strain strikes out.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli misplays the ball. That's an error on Foli. Morales scores. Blackwell scores. Tracy moves to third. De Jesus moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Jim Tracy pinch hits for Ken Kravec. Tracy takes first base on ball four. Henderson scores. Morales moves to third. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Blackwell takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Durham tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Durham moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Nicosia for a passed ball. Durham moves to second.
Bottom 4 Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Garner hits a line drive towards first. Durham reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Easler hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Moreno scores. Madlock scores.
Top 4 There goes Madlock. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Madlock steals second.
Top 4 Madlock is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Moreno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Moreno reaches third base with a triple. Lacy scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 There goes Lacy. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Lacy steals third.
Top 4 There goes Lacy. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Lacy steals second.
Top 4 Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reitz.
Top 4 Rhoden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Kravec strikes out.
Bottom 3 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nicosia hits a popup into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ken Kravec now pitching. Foli bunts towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. Garner scores.
Top 3 Garner hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Garner reaches third base with a triple. Thompson scores. Easler goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Easler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock scores. Thompson moves to third.
Top 3 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Madlock. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Madlock steals second.
Top 3 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Rhoden covering, for the out. Morales moves to third.
Bottom 2 Morales hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Easler. Morales reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhoden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Rhoden hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Foli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Durham. The throw from Nicosia and he is out, Foli applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Durham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Strain is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Garner strikes out.
Top 1 Easler hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Madlock reaches second base with a double. Moreno scores.
Top 1 Martz fires over to first and Durham drops the ball. That's an error on Durham. Moreno moves to second.
Top 1 Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lacy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.