Getting his first starting assignment of the season, Rick Monday tripled in the bottom of the 11th inning to drive in the decisive run as the Dodgers shaded the Padres, 2-1. The winning hit snapped a 1-1 tie by scoring Ron Cey, who was aboard via a single. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     25, 1981 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  8  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .185      Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .148
Smith ss              5   0   1   1     0   1   .177      Landreaux cf          5   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Jones cf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .180      Johnstone lf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Bass 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .196      Garvey 1b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .230
  Perkins pr,1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Cey 3b                5   1   3   0     0   0   .309
Kennedy c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Monday rf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .143
Lefebvre rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .133      Scioscia c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Salazar 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Thomas ss             3   0   2   0     0   0   .429
Phillips 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Evans ph,2b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .417        Russell ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Mura p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Hooton p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .222
  Swisher ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .400        Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1   8   1     3   5             Totals               39   2  10   2     1   5

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 44,985
Left on Base: Padres 6, Dodgers 9
DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Richards (1), Garvey (5)
Triples: Monday (1)
Stolen Bases: Richards (5), Lopes 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Perkins (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (1), Hooton (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mura                    9     8   1   1   1   5   0  36   3.33
Littlefield L(0-1)      1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   4.26
Totals                 10.1  10   2   2   1   5   0  42

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  31   2.43
Howe W(1-1)             2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   0.00
Totals                 11     8   1   1   3   5   0  40

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo


PADRES 1ST: Padres Coach Bobby Tolan ejected by 1B umpire
Terry Tata sometime in game; Richards doubled to center;
Smith singled to left [Richards scored, Smith out at second
(left to second)]; Jones was called out on strikes; Bass struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to left; Landreaux popped to second
in foul territory; Lopes stole second; Johnstone grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Lopes to third]; Garvey doubled to left
[Lopes scored]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 2ND: Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); Lefebvre
flied out to left; Salazar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Monday grounded out (second to first); Scioscia
popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas singled to right;
Hooton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 3RD: Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); Mura
grounded out (third to first); Richards popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second;
Landreaux struck out; Johnstone reached on a fielder's choice
[Lopes out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop)]; Garvey
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 4TH: Smith struck out; Jones grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bass grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey singled to left [Cey out at second (left to
second)]; Monday grounded out (second to first); Scioscia
singled to right; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); Lefebvre
walked; Salazar singled to left [Lefebvre to third]; Phillips
hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Lefebvre out at home
(first to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Hooton walked; Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Hooton to second]; Landreaux struck out;
Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 6TH: Mura singled to center; Richards singled to right
[Mura to third]; Smith lined into a double play (pitcher to
third) [Mura out at third]; Richards stole second; Jones singled
to shortstop [Richards out at home (shortstop to third to
catcher to third to pitcher)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey struck out; Cey flied out to left; Monday
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 7TH: Bass grounded out (second to first); Kennedy flied
out to left; Lefebvre popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Scioscia popped to third in foul territory; Thomas
singled to second; Hooton reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Thomas to second]; Lopes struck out; Landreaux
forced Hooton (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 8TH: Salazar flied out to center; Phillips lined to
right; Mura reached on an error by Cey; Richards grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); Garvey
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey singled to left; Monday
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 9TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded
out (second to first); Bass walked; PERKINS RAN FOR BASS;
Perkins was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Scioscia
popped to catcher in foul territory; SMITH BATTED FOR THOMAS;
Smith struck out; FERGUSON BATTED FOR HOOTON; Ferguson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 10TH: RUSSELL REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); HOWE REPLACED
FERGUSON (PITCHING); Kennedy singled to center; Lefebvre forced
Kennedy (pitcher to shortstop); Salazar grounded out (third to
first) [Lefebvre to second]; EVANS BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Evans
was walked intentionally; SWISHER BATTED FOR MURA; Swisher
singled to shortstop [Lefebvre to third, Evans to second];
Richards forced Swisher (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 10TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LITTLEFIELD
REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING); Lopes lined to shortstop; Landreaux
flied out to left; Johnstone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 11TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
struck out; Perkins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 11TH: Garvey flied out to right; Cey singled to center;
Monday tripled to center [Cey scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Dodgers 2.