The Pirates spotted the Cubs a 2-0 lead but rallied for a 3-2 decision when Tony Pena drove home two runs, including the game-winner in the ninth inning. Pena tied the contest with an RBI single in the seventh. The score was 2-2 when Mike Easler drew a one-out walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Matt Alexander, who advanced to second on an infield out and scored on a single by Pena. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       27, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  1  -   3  9  1
Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy lf,rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .159
Moreno cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .248      Dillard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Madlock 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Buckner 1b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .314
  Bevacqua 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Durham rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .307
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .152      Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .283
Easler rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .354      Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
  M. Alexander pr,lf  0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .329        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Pena c                4   0   2   2     0   1   .326      Blackwell c           3   1   2   0     0   0   .194
Berra ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .284        Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .176
Perez p               3   1   1   0     0   2   .125      Reuschel p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .229

Totals               33   3   9   3     1   6             Totals               32   2   9   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  6,970
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cubs 8
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Pena, Reuschel
Doubles: Berra (4), Moreno (4), Blackwell (6)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (14)
Caught Stealing: Lacy (2), Henderson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuschel 2 (3)
GIDP: Garner (2), Thompson (3), Morales (2)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (1,by Reuschel)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perez W(2-0)            9     9   2   2   3   6   0  37   1.38
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   6   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(2-6)         9     9   3   3   1   6   0  35   3.80
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (3)
Wild Pitches: Reuschel (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Lacy flied to center; Moreno grounded out (pitcher
to first); Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Pena [De Jesus to second];
Dillard flied to center; Buckner lined to right; Durham popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson singled to center; Easler flied to center;
Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to
first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Henderson was called out on strikes; Morales struck
out (catcher to first); Reitz flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Pena struck out; Berra doubled to left; Perez
struck out; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell doubled to center; Reuschel out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Blackwell to third]; De
Jesus walked; Dillard grounded out (pitcher to first) [De Jesus
to second]; Buckner singled to center [Blackwell scored, De
Jesus scored]; Durham grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno singled to right; Moreno was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Reuschel [Moreno to second];
Madlock was hit by a pitch; Thompson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to shortstop to first) [Moreno to third, Madlock out
at second]; Easler flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Henderson walked; Morales flied to center; Reitz
struck out; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Pena grounded
out (second to first); Berra grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Blackwell grounded out (first unassisted); Reuschel
singled to left; De Jesus flied to left; Dillard singled to left
[Reuschel to second]; Buckner flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Perez singled to third; Lacy struck out; Moreno
doubled to left [Perez scored]; Madlock grounded out (third to
first); Thompson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Durham struck out; Henderson singled to left; Morales
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Henderson out at second]; Bill Madlock and Pirates Manager
Chuck Tanner ejected by 1B umpire Lanny Harris; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Easler singled to center; Reuschel threw a wild
pitch [Easler to second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Easler to third]; Pena singled to left [Easler scored];
Berra was called out on strikes; Perez was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: BEVACQUA REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Reitz popped
to first in foul territory; Blackwell singled to center;
Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Blackwell
to second]; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Lacy singled to center; Lacy stole second; Moreno
lined to shortstop; Lacy was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Bevacqua grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Dillard was called out on strikes; Buckner singled to
center; Durham singled to right [Buckner to third]; Henderson
reached on a fielder's choice [Buckner out at home (third to
catcher), Durham to second]; Morales flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Thompson flied to left; Easler walked; M. ALEXANDER
RAN FOR EASLER; Garner grounded out (pitcher to first) [M.
Alexander to second]; Pena singled to right [M. Alexander
scored]; Berra grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: M. ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LACY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); THOMPSON BATTED FOR REITZ; Thompson
flied to left; LUM BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Lum walked; TRACY
BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Tracy was called out on strikes; De Jesus
forced Lum (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cubs 2.