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May 4, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 9 0
Cubs 4 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 9 0
Cubs 4 11 2

Leon Durham Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .262
OBP .500 .294
At Bats 4 65
Hits 2 17
• Singles 2 11
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 6

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 4, 1981
Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Mike Ivie
Kiko Garcia
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Gary Woods
Leon Durham
Rick Reuschel
Scot Thompson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 9 0 8
Chicago Cubs 4 11 2 10
Winning Pitcher Joaquin Andujar
Losing Pitcher Mike Krukow
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 2,941
Time of Game 3 hours 2 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Joe Sambito now pitching. Durham strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rick Reuschel pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dillard scores. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Jerry Morales pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick. Frank LaCorte now pitching. Morales bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 9 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dillard hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Dillard reaches second base with a double. Blackwell scores. De Jesus goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Eastwick covering, for the out.
Top 9 Woods hits a line drive into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reynolds strikes out. Blackwell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reynolds out.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 8 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woods. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Puhl strikes out.
Top 8 Sprowl bunts towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Steve Dillard now playing second base. Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Dillard pinch hits for Doug Capilla. Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bobby Sprowl now pitching. Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Durham strikes out.
Top 6 Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reynolds takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Doug Capilla now pitching. Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to second.
Top 6 Garcia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Howe scores. Ashby moves to third.
Top 6 Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ivie scores. Howe moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ivie moves to second.
Top 6 Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ivie hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Blackwell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Blackwell.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Thompson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Gary Woods now playing right field. Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gary Woods pinch runs for Danny Heep. Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Heep hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Andujar is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Durham. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Durham steals second.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Durham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Krukow strikes out.
Top 3 Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Durham. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Durham steals second.
Bottom 2 Durham hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Henderson strikes out.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Puhl bunts towards third. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Andujar moves to second.
Top 2 Andujar takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ashby hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Heep takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to second.
Top 1 Reynolds strikes out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.