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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 3, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 3, 1981 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 3, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Bird |
Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 5,573 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Fields 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Jerry Dale |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Center Fielder |
Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
Jody Davis | Catcher |
Mike Lum | Left Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Pat Tabler | Second Baseman |
Doug Bird | Pitcher |
Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Jeffrey Leonard | Center Fielder |
Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
Milt May | Catcher |
Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Doyle Alexander | Pitcher |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 3, 1981
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Alexander
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Alexander
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Alexander
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Alexander
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durham for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bird
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Bird
Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bird
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Alexander
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Alexander
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Alexander
Reitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Alexander
Tabler takes first base on ball four. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bird vs. Alexander
Bird is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bird
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Bird
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Bird
Herndon hits a line drive into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Alexander
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Alexander
There goes Bonds. The throw from May and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Alexander
De Jesus hits a popup into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Alexander
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
May vs. Bird
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Bird
There goes May. The throw from Davis and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Bird
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Bird
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Alexander
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Alexander
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Alexander
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bird
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Bird
Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple. Morgan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Bird
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bird
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Bird
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herndon vs. Bird
Herndon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Herndon reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Bird
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
LeMaster vs. Bird
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leonard scores. Herndon moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Bird
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herndon tags and scores. May tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Bird
Bird fires over to first and Buckner drops the ball. That's an error on Buckner. May scores. LeMaster moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Bird
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Alexander
Reitz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Alexander
Tabler hits a line drive into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Alexander
Mel Hall pinch hits for Doug Bird.
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Caudill
Bill Caudill now pitching.
Cabell 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 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Caudill
Clark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Caudill
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Caudill
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Caudill
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Alexander
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Alexander
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Alexander
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Caudill
Ty Waller now playing center field.
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Caudill
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Caudill
Alexander bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Tabler covering, for the out. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Caudill
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Caudill
Joe Pettini pinch runs for Joe Morgan.
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on De Jesus. LeMaster scores. Pettini moves to third. Cabell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Caudill
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Alexander
Joe Pettini now playing second base.
Durham hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Alexander
Davis hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Alexander
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pettini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Caudill
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham who is chasing the ball. Evans reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Caudill
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Caudill
Herndon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Brenly vs. Capilla
Doug Capilla now pitching. Scot Thompson now playing left field. Bob Brenly pinch hits for Milt May.
Brenly takes first base on ball four. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
LeMaster vs. Capilla
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Leonard scores. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Capilla
Guy Sularz pinch runs for Johnnie LeMaster.
Alexander 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
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Alexander
Guy Sularz now playing second base. Joe Pettini now playing shortstop. Bob Brenly now catching.
Reitz hits a popup into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Alexander
Tabler hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Alexander
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pettini vs. Capilla
Bill Hayes now catching.
Pettini hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Capilla
Cabell 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 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Capilla
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Capilla
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Capilla
There's a wild pitch. Clark moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Leonard vs. Capilla
Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. Evans scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Capilla
Herndon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Brenly vs. Capilla
Brenly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Waller vs. Alexander
Waller hits a line drive into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Alexander
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Alexander
Buckner hits a popup into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1981 -- Chicago at San Francisco (D) Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Bonds B, cf 3 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Waller T, cf 1 0 0 0 Pettini J, pr-2b-ss 1 0 0 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 0 0 Cabell E, 1b 5 1 2 1 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Clark J, rf 3 2 1 2 Durham L, rf 3 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 5 3 3 0 Davis J, c 3 0 0 0 Leonard J, cf 4 2 3 3 Hayes B, c 0 0 0 0 Herndon L, lf 5 1 3 1 Lum M, lf 3 0 0 0 May M, c 2 1 2 0 Capilla D, p 0 0 0 0 Brenly B, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 2 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 1 1 2 Tabler P, 2b 2 0 0 0 Sularz G, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Bird D, p 1 0 0 0 Alexander D, p 2 0 0 1 Hall M, ph 1 0 0 0 Caudill B, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson S, lf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 2 0 34 12 15 10 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 San Francisco 000 611 22x -- 12 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Bird D (L) 4.0 6 6 5 2 1 Caudill B* 2.0 6 4 3 2 1 Capilla D 2.0 3 2 2 2 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Alexander D (W) 9.0 2 0 0 2 4 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Buckner B, De Jesus I DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 3, San Francisco 7 2B -- Herndon L 3B -- Cabell E, Evans D HR -- Clark J CS -- Bonds B, May M SH -- Alexander D SF -- Clark J, Alexander D WP -- Capilla D T -- 2:23 A -- 5573
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