The Cubs sent 12 men to the plate while exploding for seven runs in the fourth inning, bombing the Mets, 10-3. Jerry Morales doubled home the big inning's first run and singled in the final two while a two-run triple by Tim Blackwell, squeeze bunt by Mike Krukow and run-scoring single by Bill Buckner accounted for the other tallies. The victory was only the second for the Cubs in their first 18 road games. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       30, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    7  1  0    2  0  0  -  10 16  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     1   0   .164      Wilson cf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .276
Dillard 2b            6   0   2   1     0   0   .243      Bailor ss             5   0   3   0     0   0   .250
Buckner 1b            6   1   2   3     0   0   .310      Jorgensen rf          4   0   1   1     1   1   .241
Tracy lf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .250      Kingman 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .219
Morales cf            5   1   3   3     0   0   .294      Mazzilli lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .212
Thompson rf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Brooks 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .331
Reitz 3b              4   2   4   0     1   0   .225      Hodges c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .400
Blackwell c           4   3   2   2     1   0   .212        Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Krukow p              2   1   1   1     0   0   .235        Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                          Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Backman 2b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                          Harris p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lynch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Miller p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Trevino c           1   0   0   0     1   0   .278

Totals               41  10  16  10     5   1             Totals               34   3  10   3     5   1

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 11,507
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Mets 10
DP: Cubs 2, Mets 1
Doubles: Krukow (1), Morales (2), Dillard (2), Backman (2)
Triples: Blackwell (2)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (1), Jorgensen (2), Hodges (1), Mazzilli (9)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Krukow 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Kingman (1)
GIDP: Morales (3), Wilson (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(2-6)           7     5   1   1   4   1   0  28   5.61
Tidrow                  2     5   2   2   1   0   0  12   4.50
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   1   0  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harris L(1-1)           3.1   5   4   4   2   0   0  17   4.80
Lynch                   0.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   6   3.71
Miller                  3     6   3   3   2   0   0  16   2.60
Hausman                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.40
Falcone                 1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.59
Totals                  9    16  10  10   5   1   0  48

Wild Pitches: Harris 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied to center; Dillard flied to left;
Buckner flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson singled to second; Bailor singled to right
[Wilson to third]; Jorgensen walked [Bailor to second]; Kingman
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wilson scored]; Mazzilli popped to
second; Bailor stole third and Jorgensen stole second; Brooks
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 1.

CUBS 2ND: Tracy grounded out (second to first); Morales singled
to left; Thompson lined to right; Reitz singled to left [Morales
to second]; Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Hodges walked; Hodges stole second; Flynn grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hodges to third]; Harris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Krukow doubled to right; De Jesus flied to center;
Dillard grounded out (third to first); Buckner lined to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Bailor flied to center; Jorgensen popped to shortstop;
Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Tracy walked; Harris threw a wild pitch [Tracy to
second]; Morales doubled to center [Tracy scored]; Harris threw
a wild pitch [Morales to third]; Thompson grounded out (pitcher
to first); Reitz walked; Blackwell tripled to center [Morales
scored, Reitz scored]; LYNCH REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Krukow
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Blackwell
scored]; De Jesus singled to left [Krukow to second]; Dillard
flied to left; Buckner singled to right [Krukow scored, De Jesus
to third]; Tracy walked [Buckner to second]; Morales singled to
left [De Jesus scored, Buckner scored, Tracy to second]; MILLER
REPLACED LYNCH (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (third to
first); 7 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli lined to right; Brooks popped to first in
foul territory; Hodges singled to shortstop; Flynn flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Mets 1.

CUBS 5TH: Reitz singled to center; Blackwell walked [Reitz to
second]; On a bunt Krukow forced Reitz (pitcher to third)
[Blackwell to second]; De Jesus forced Krukow (shortstop to
second) [Blackwell to third]; Dillard singled to center
[Blackwell scored, De Jesus to second]; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 8, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Miller grounded out (third to first); Wilson walked;
Bailor singled to second [Wilson to second]; Jorgensen struck
out while Wilson was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Mets 1.

CUBS 6TH: Tracy singled to center; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Tracy out at
second]; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Kingman popped to shortstop; Mazzilli singled to
right; Brooks popped to first; Mazzilli stole second; Hodges
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
8, Mets 1.

CUBS 7TH: Reitz singled to right; Blackwell singled to right
[Reitz to third]; Krukow out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Blackwell to second]; De Jesus walked; Dillard flied to
center; Buckner singled to center [Reitz scored, Blackwell
scored, De Jesus to second]; HAUSMAN REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING);
TREVINO REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); Tracy lined to left; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 10, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Trevino
walked; Wilson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Trevino out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
10, Mets 1.

CUBS 8TH: BACKMAN REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING 2B); Morales grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (second to
first); FALCONE REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Reitz singled to
left; Blackwell flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 10,
Mets 1.

METS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Bailor lined to
shortstop; Jorgensen popped to second; Kingman singled to left;
Mazzilli walked [Kingman to second]; Brooks flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 10, Mets 1.

CUBS 9TH: Tidrow was called out on strikes; De Jesus flied to
center; Dillard doubled to center; Buckner flied to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 10, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FALCONE; Cubbage flied to right;
Backman doubled to left; Trevino flied to center [Backman to
third]; Wilson singled to shortstop [Backman scored]; Bailor
singled to center [Wilson to third]; Jorgensen singled to center
[Wilson scored, Bailor to third]; Kingman forced Jorgensen
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 10, Mets 3.