Dale Berra's three-run double was the key blow in a five-run fifth inning that carried the Pirates to a 9-4 victory over the Cubs. Lee Lacy opened the Bucs' fifth a single, advanced on Bill Caudill's balk and scored on Omar Moreno's single. Moreno stole second and scored on a single by Bill Madlock. Jason Thompson and Phil Garner walked, setting the stage for Berra's bases-clearing double. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Thursday, May       28, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  1    1  5  1    0  1  0  -   9 12  1
Cubs         0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   4 11  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy rf               5   2   3   0     0   0   .287      De Jesus ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .160
Moreno cf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .253      Dillard 2b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .259
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   1     1   0   .327      Buckner 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Thompson 1b           2   2   1   1     2   0   .158      Durham rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Milner lf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .184      Henderson lf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .289
  M. Alexander lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morales cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Garner 2b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .326      Cruz 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .218
Pena c                5   1   1   0     0   0   .314      Blackwell c           4   0   2   0     0   0   .206
Berra ss              4   0   1   3     1   1   .282      Caudill p             2   0   1   1     0   1   .167
Solomon p             5   0   1   1     0   1   .067        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .198

Totals               39   9  12   8     5   2             Totals               38   4  11   4     1   2

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance:  7,886
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cubs 8
DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Berra, Dillard, Morales
Doubles: Pena (2), Thompson (2), Berra (5)
Triples: Durham (5)
Home Runs: Henderson (4), Dillard (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon W(3-3)          9    11   4   4   1   2   2  39   2.80
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   2   2  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caudill L(1-4)          4     8   5   5   1   0   0  21   4.76
McGlothen               1.1   3   3   3   2   0   0   9   3.43
Capilla                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.74
Eastwick                2     1   1   0   2   0   0  10   2.01
Smith                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.16
Totals                  9    12   9   8   5   2   0  45

Passed Balls: Pena (3)
Wild Pitches: Caudill (2)
Balks: Caudill (1)

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


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

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Dillard
grounded out (third to first); Buckner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson lined to first; Milner grounded out
(second to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham flied to right; Henderson reached on an error
by Berra; Morales lined to center; Pena allowed a passed ball
[Henderson to second]; Cruz walked; Blackwell lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Pena doubled to right; Berra grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Pena to third]; Solomon singled to center [Pena
scored]; Lacy singled to center [Solomon to second]; Moreno
flied to left; Madlock flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Caudill struck out; De Jesus singled to left; Dillard
singled to second [De Jesus to second]; Buckner lined to left;
Durham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Thompson doubled to right; Milner grounded out
(second to first) [Thompson to third]; Garner singled to center
[Thompson scored]; Pena grounded out (second to first) [Garner
to second]; Berra was walked intentionally; Caudill threw a wild
pitch [Garner to third, Berra to second]; Solomon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Henderson singled to center; Henderson was picked off
first (catcher to first); Morales singled to third; Cruz flied
to right; Blackwell singled to right [Morales to second];
Caudill singled to left [Morales scored, Blackwell to second];
De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Lacy singled to center; Caudill balked [Lacy to
second]; Moreno singled to center [Lacy scored]; Moreno stole
second; Madlock singled to center [Moreno scored, Madlock to
third (error by Morales)]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED CAUDILL
(PITCHING); Thompson walked; Milner reached on a fielder's
choice [Madlock out at home (first to catcher), Thompson to
third, Milner to second]; Garner was walked intentionally; Pena
lined to third; Berra doubled to left [Thompson scored, Milner
scored, Garner scored, Berra to third (on throw to home)];
Solomon grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 7, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Dillard popped to second; Buckner singled to center;
Durham forced Buckner (first to shortstop); Henderson homered
[Durham scored]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Lacy singled to center; Moreno flied to center;
Madlock singled to center [Lacy to third]; CAPILLA REPLACED
MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Thompson lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Lacy scored]; Milner forced Madlock (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Blackwell singled to
center; TRACY BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Tracy flied to left; De Jesus
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Garner flied to
center; Pena grounded out (second to first); Berra popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: M. ALEXANDER REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Dillard
flied to left; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Durham
tripled to left; Henderson flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 8, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Solomon grounded out (third to first); Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno singled to right;
Madlock walked [Moreno to second]; Thompson walked [Moreno to
third, Madlock to second]; M. Alexander reached on an error by
Dillard [Moreno scored (unearned) (no RBI), Madlock to third,
Thompson to second]; Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied to
center; Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 9TH: SMITH REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Pena grounded
out (shortstop to first); Berra struck out; Solomon struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: THOMPSON BATTED FOR SMITH; Thompson flied to left; De
Jesus flied to right; Dillard homered; Buckner popped to third;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 4.