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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 18, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 18, 1981 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Griffin |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 15,973 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Jim Quick |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Derrel Thomas | Shortstop |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | Right Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Steve Sax | Second Baseman |
| Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Center Fielder |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Mike Griffin | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 18, 1981
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Griffin
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Griffin
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Griffin
Baker hits a popup into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Hooton
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hooton
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hooton
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
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Griffin
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Griffin
Cey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Griffin
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Yeager vs. Griffin
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Hooton
Durham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guerrero. Durham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Hooton
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hooton
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Hooton
Reitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Hooton
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Griffin
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Griffin
Hooton bunts towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. Sax moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Griffin
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Landreaux vs. Griffin
Landreaux hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hooton
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Hooton
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hooton
Henderson 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
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Griffin
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Griffin
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Griffin
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hooton
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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Hooton
Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Hooton
There goes Durham. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Sax applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Hooton
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hooton
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Griffin
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Griffin
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sax vs. Griffin
Sax hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Griffin
Hooton takes first base on ball four. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Griffin
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Guerrero moves to third. Hooton moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landreaux vs. Griffin
Landreaux hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guerrero scores. Hooton scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Capilla
Doug Capilla now pitching.
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Landreaux moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Capilla
There's a wild pitch. Landreaux moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Garvey vs. Capilla
Garvey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cey vs. Capilla
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Hooton
Reitz hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Hooton
Tyson 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Capilla vs. Hooton
Capilla 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
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Capilla
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Capilla
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Capilla
Sax strikes out. Davis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sax out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Hooton
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hooton
Henderson hits a popup into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hooton
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Hooton
Durham hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Capilla
Hooton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Capilla
Thomas bunts for an out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Landreaux vs. Capilla
Landreaux is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Caudill
Bill Caudill now pitching.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas scores. Landreaux moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Caudill
Garvey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Landreaux scores. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Caudill
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Caudill
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Hooton
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hooton
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Hooton
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Caudill
Yeager hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Caudill
Sax hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Caudill
Hooton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Hooton
Tyson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Hooton
Mike Lum pinch hits for Bill Caudill.
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Hooton
De Jesus strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Howell
Jay Howell now pitching.
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Howell
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landreaux for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Howell
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Howell
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Garvey reaches second base with a double. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Cey vs. Howell
Cey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hooton
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hooton
Buckner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Hooton
Durham 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1981 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Thomas D, ss 5 2 1 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 0 0
Landreaux K, cf 4 1 1 2 Henderson S, lf 4 0 0 0
Baker D, lf 4 0 2 2 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 2 1 Durham L, rf 4 0 2 0
Cey R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Bonds B, cf 3 0 1 0
Guerrero P, rf 4 1 2 0 Davis J, c 3 0 0 0
Yeager S, c 4 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 2 0 0 0
Sax S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hooton B, p 2 1 1 0 Griffin M, p 1 0 0 0
Capilla D, p 1 0 0 0
Caudill B, p 0 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0
Howell J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 5 30 0 4 0
Los Angeles 000 030 200 -- 5
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin M (L) 4.2 6 3 3 1 2
Capilla D 1.2 2 2 2 1 2
Caudill B 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Howell J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Davis J, Capilla D
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, Chicago 4
2B -- Durham L, Garvey S
CS -- Durham L
SH -- Hooton B
HBP -- by Capilla D (Landreaux K)
WP -- Capilla D
T -- 2:33
A -- 15973
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