Glenn Hubbard's first homer of the season with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Braves a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. The Braves had deadlocked the game in the eighth on a walk to Chris Chambliss, single by Bob Horner, infield hit by Dale Murphy and a throwing error by Cubs shortstop Ivan DeJesus. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Friday, May       8, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  7  1
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  -   4 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           2   1   0   0     1   0   .149      Miller lf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .244
Thompson cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .173      Washington rf         5   1   2   0     0   0   .283
  Morales ph,cf       2   0   0   0     0   2   .327      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     1   0   .281
Buckner 1b            3   0   0   1     1   1   .268      Horner 3b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .295
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .330      Murphy cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .223
Durham rf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .277      Hubbard 2b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .302
Reitz 3b              5   1   1   2     0   2   .194      Benedict c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .301
Blackwell c           3   0   1   0     2   0   .167      Ramirez ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .209
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .320
  Dillard 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Krukow p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Krug ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .667        Royster pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Fletcher pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .171        Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   7   3     5   6             Totals               40   4  11   3     2   6

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 19,433
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Braves 7
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 1
Errors: De Jesus
Home Runs: Reitz (1), Hubbard (1)
Stolen Bases: Durham 2 (8), Miller (12), Washington (5), Murphy (7), Ramirez (3)
Caught Stealing: Washington (2), Royster (3)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (1)
GIDP: Krukow (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow                  7.2   8   3   2   2   5   0  32   3.71
Smith                   1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.73
Capilla                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.77
Tidrow L(1-3)           0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   4.00
Totals                 10.1  11   4   3   2   6   1  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              7     5   3   3   2   3   1  26   4.41
Bradford                1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.12
Camp                    0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.04
Mahler W(1-0)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.38
Totals                 11     7   3   3   5   6   1  43

Balks: Camp (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to left; Thompson flied out to
left; Buckner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: On a bunt Miller singled to second; Miller stole
second; Washington singled to second [Miller to third];
Washington stole second; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first) [Miller scored, Washington to third]; Horner singled to
left [Washington scored]; Murphy flied to center; Hubbard flied
to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 2.

CUBS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Durham lined
to shortstop; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Benedict lined to center; Ramirez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Montefusco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Braves 2.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell singled to right; Tyson flied to center;
Krukow grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Blackwell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 2.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus walked; Thompson singled to right [De Jesus
to third]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to left [De Jesus
scored]; Thompson was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Henderson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner flied to center; Murphy singled to left;
Murphy stole second; Hubbard flied to right [Murphy to third];
Benedict was walked intentionally; Ramirez lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 2.

CUBS 5TH: Durham singled to left; Durham stole second; Reitz
homered [Durham scored]; Blackwell grounded out (second to
first); Tyson struck out; Krukow grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Montefusco was called out on strikes; Miller struck
out; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Horner
popped to first; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Braves 2.

CUBS 7TH: Henderson popped to center; Durham singled to right;
Durham stole second; Reitz grounded out (third to first);
Blackwell was walked intentionally; Tyson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard flied to left; Benedict popped to third;
Ramirez singled to center; POCOROBA BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO;
Ramirez stole second; Pocoroba was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

CUBS 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Krukow singled
to center; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Krukow to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Morales struck
out; Buckner flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Miller grounded
out (second to first); Washington singled to right; Washington
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Chambliss
walked; Horner singled to left [Chambliss to second]; Murphy
singled to shortstop [Chambliss scored (error by De Jesus)
(unearned) (no RBI), Horner to third, Murphy to second]; SMITH
REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Hubbard grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 3.

CUBS 9TH: Henderson walked; Durham lined to left; CAMP REPLACED
BRADFORD (PITCHING); Camp balked [Henderson to second];
Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by HP umpire Ed Montague;
Reitz struck out; Blackwell was walked intentionally; TRACY
BATTED FOR TYSON; Tracy forced Blackwell (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: DILLARD REPLACED TRACY (PLAYING 2B); Benedict
grounded out (third to first); Ramirez singled to third;
ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMP; Asselstine forced Ramirez (shortstop
to second); ROYSTER RAN FOR ASSELSTINE; Royster was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 3.

CUBS 10TH: MAHLER REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); KRUG BATTED FOR
SMITH; Krug singled to left; FLETCHER RAN FOR KRUG; De Jesus out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fletcher to second];
Morales struck out; Buckner was walked intentionally; Henderson
forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 10TH: CAPILLA REPLACED FLETCHER (PITCHING); Miller struck
out; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
singled to right; TIDROW REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Horner
forced Chambliss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 3.

CUBS 11TH: Durham flied to center; Reitz flied to left;
Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 11TH: Murphy lined to shortstop; Hubbard homered; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 4.