Rick Reuschel, surrendering just one hit over six innings before leaving because of stiffness in his arm, received credit for his first victory of the season as the Cubs defeated the Braves, 7-3. The Cubs took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a run-scoring single by Bill Buckner and two-run homer by Steve Henderson, and upped the margin to 7-0 in the seventh on a run-scoring single by Reuschel, RBI double by Ivan DeJesus, sacrifice fly by Scot Thompson and run-scoring double by Buckner. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       9, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         3  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   7 11  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  6  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   2   2   1     1   0   .167      Miller lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Thompson cf,rf        4   0   1   1     0   1   .179      Washington rf         3   0   1   2     0   0   .284
Buckner 1b            5   1   2   2     0   0   .275      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Henderson lf          3   1   1   2     2   1   .330      Horner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .294
Durham rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Pocoroba c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
  Morales cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Murphy cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .224
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .183      Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Tyson 2b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .225      Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Blackwell c           2   1   0   0     2   0   .161      Walk p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Reuschel p            2   1   1   1     0   0   .091        Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Linares ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7  11   7     5   4             Totals               33   3   6   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 14,365
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Braves 4
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 4
Errors: Hubbard, Mahler
Doubles: Thompson (4), De Jesus (2), Buckner (10)
Home Runs: Henderson (1)
Stolen Bases: Durham (9)
Caught Stealing: Durham (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuschel (1), De Jesus (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (2)
GIDP: Blackwell (1), Buckner (8), Henderson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Washington (2,by Reuschel)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(1-3)         6     1   0   0   0   4   0  20   3.96
Smith                   3     5   3   3   0   1   0  14   2.48
Totals                  9     6   3   3   0   5   0  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walk L(1-2)             6     6   3   3   2   2   1  23   3.86
Hanna                   0.2   4   4   4   2   1   0   8   6.30
Hrabosky                1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Mahler                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.14
Totals                  9    11   7   7   5   4   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (2)
Wild Pitches: Smith (3), Walk (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Thompson doubled to right
[De Jesus to third]; Buckner singled to right [De Jesus scored,
Thompson out at home (right to catcher)]; Henderson homered
[Buckner scored]; Durham flied to left; Reitz flied to right; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Miller lined to third; Washington was hit by a
pitch; Chambliss flied to right; Horner flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Murphy
singled to right; Hubbard flied to right; Ramirez forced Murphy
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus lined to second; Thompson struck out but
advanced to first on a wild pitch; Buckner grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 0.

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

CUBS 4TH: Henderson struck out; Durham singled to shortstop;
Durham stole second; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss struck out; Horner struck out; Pocoroba
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Braves 0.

CUBS 5TH: Blackwell walked; Reuschel reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Blackwell to second]; De Jesus out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Blackwell to third,
Reuschel to second]; Thompson hit into a double play (center to
center to catcher) [Blackwell out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy struck out; Hubbard struck out; Ramirez flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 0.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner lined to center; Henderson walked; Durham
forced Henderson (pitcher to shortstop); Durham was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR WALK; Asselstine flied to
right; Miller flied to center; Washington grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 0.

CUBS 7TH: HANNA REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Reitz struck
out; Tyson singled to left; Blackwell walked [Tyson to second];
Reuschel singled to center [Tyson scored, Blackwell to second];
De Jesus doubled to left [Blackwell scored, Reuschel to third];
Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Reuschel scored, De
Jesus to third]; Buckner doubled to left [De Jesus scored];
Henderson walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Durham
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: SMITH REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Chambliss lined
to right; Horner grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba singled
to right; Murphy forced Pocoroba (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 0.

CUBS 8TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson singled
to right; Blackwell lined to right; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: MORALES REPLACED DURHAM (PLAYING CF); THOMPSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hubbard grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ramirez was called out on strikes; LINARES BATTED FOR
HRABOSKY; Linares singled to right; Miller singled to right
[Linares to second]; Washington singled to center [Linares
scored, Miller scored]; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

CUBS 9TH: MAHLER REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING); De Jesus walked;
Thompson reached on an error by Mahler [De Jesus to second];
Buckner reached on an error by Hubbard (assist by Ramirez) [De
Jesus to third, Thompson to second, Buckner to first]; Henderson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to catcher to first)
[Thompson to third, Buckner to second, De Jesus out at home];
Morales flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner singled to center; Pocoroba grounded out
(first unassisted) [Horner to second]; Smith threw a wild pitch
[Horner to third]; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Horner scored]; Hubbard popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 3.