Bill Buckner broke a 1-1 tie with a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning, sending the Cubs to a five-run inning that produced a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The Cubs ended their 12-game losing streak and snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Cardinals.

The second game was suspended because of darkness with the score tied, 2-2, after 11 innings and was scheduled to be resumed July 3. (The game was never resumed and went into the official records as a tie). [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, April     29, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   6  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   2   0     0   2   .346      De Jesus ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .148
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Fletcher 2b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .182
Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .362      Buckner 1b            4   2   2   2     0   0   .217
Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Henderson lf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .389
Porter c              1   0   0   0     3   0   .160      Durham rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .209
Oberkfell 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Lezcano lf            1   0   0   0     2   0   .265      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Herr 2b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     1   1   .111
Rincon p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Krukow p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Edelen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   1   3   1     7   5             Totals               30   6   8   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Cubs 3
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 3
Doubles: Templeton (5), Buckner 2 (4)
Triples: Durham (3)
Home Runs: Hernandez (2)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (6)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (4), De Jesus (2)
GIDP: Oberkfell 2 (3), Lezcano (2), Reitz (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rincon L(2-1)           7.2   5   3   3   3   3   0  29   1.17
Shirley                 0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   2.63
Edelen                  0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   2.45
Kaat                    0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   7.36
Otten                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8     8   6   6   3   3   0  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(1-1)           8.1   3   1   1   7   5   1  32   3.86
Smith                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.69
Totals                  9     3   1   1   7   5   1  33

Wild Pitches: Rincon (1), Otten (3), Krukow (3)
Balks: Rincon (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Templeton singled to pitcher; Templeton
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Scott grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Fletcher popped to first
in foul territory; Buckner doubled to right; Rincon threw a wild
pitch [Buckner to third]; Henderson singled to center [Buckner
scored]; Durham grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Porter
walked; Oberkfell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Morales lined to center; Reitz struck out; Blackwell
walked; Krukow forced Blackwell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Lezcano walked; Herr walked [Lezcano to second];
Rincon struck out; Templeton was called out on strikes; Krukow
threw a wild pitch [Lezcano to third, Herr to second]; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus walked; Rincon balked [De Jesus to second];
Fletcher struck out; De Jesus was caught stealing third (catcher
to third); Buckner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; Porter flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham
grounded out (second to first); Morales lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher);
Lezcano walked; Herr popped to third; Rincon struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Reitz flied out to center; Blackwell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Krukow lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton struck out; Scott grounded out (second
to first); Hernandez homered; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Fletcher lined to
shortstop; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Porter walked; Oberkfell flied out to left;
Lezcano grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Durham
singled to center; Morales singled to right [Durham to third];
Reitz grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Morales out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Herr grounded out (pitcher to first); Rincon
grounded out (third to first); Templeton doubled to right; Scott
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Blackwell struck out; Krukow singled to right; De
Jesus forced Krukow (third to second); De Jesus stole second;
Fletcher walked; SHIRLEY REPLACED RINCON (PITCHING); Buckner
doubled to center [De Jesus scored, Fletcher scored]; EDELEN
REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Henderson singled to right [Buckner
scored]; KAAT REPLACED EDELEN (PITCHING); Durham tripled to
center [Henderson scored]; OTTEN REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Otten
threw a wild pitch [Durham scored]; Morales grounded out (third
to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez walked; Hendrick forced Hernandez
(shortstop to second); Porter walked [Hendrick to second]; SMITH
REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Oberkfell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.