In the first game played after the end of the strike, the Mets outlasted the Cubs, 7-5 in 13 innings. New York took a 4-1 lead in the 11th on a three-run homer by Dave Kingman but the Cubs tied it in the bottom of the frame with a two-out, two-run double by Bobby Bonds being the key blow. After each team scored in the 12th, the Mets took the lead for keeps in the 13th on a one-out double by Joel Youngblood, intentional walk to Ron Hodges, RBI single by Ellis Valentine and a run-scoring forceout. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Monday, August    10, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1    2  -   7  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  1    0  -   5 10  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             6   2   1   0     0   1   .283      De Jesus ss           5   1   0   0     1   0   .156
Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Dillard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
  Staub ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .315        Lum ph,lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Bailor pr,ss        1   1   0   0     0   0   .255      Buckner 1b            6   1   2   1     0   1   .313
Mazzilli lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .210      Durham rf             6   1   2   0     0   0   .313
  Youngblood ph,lf    2   1   1   0     0   0   .362      Bonds cf              5   0   1   2     0   0   .200
Kingman 1b            5   1   1   3     0   0   .219      Morales lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Searage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Martz ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .167
  Hodges ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .389        Hernandez pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              5   0   0   0     1   1   .226
Valentine rf          6   0   1   1     0   1   .198      Davis c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Brooks 3b             6   1   1   1     0   0   .297        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stearns c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .264        Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .233        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .043        Waller 2b           1   1   1   0     0   0   .400
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Krukow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Jorgensen ph,1b     2   0   1   1     0   0   .247        Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Tyson ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Blackwell c         2   1   2   1     0   0   .230

Totals               47   7   8   6     3   7             Totals               45   5  10   4     4   3

Time of Game: 3:30   Attendance:  7,551
Left on Base: Mets 6, Cubs 8
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Bailor, Dillard, Buckner
Doubles: Youngblood (10), Bonds (1), Waller (2)
Home Runs: Kingman (15), Buckner (5)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (13), Brooks (4), Taveras (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (2), Stearns (2), Krukow (4), Bonds (1)
GIDP: Bonds (1)
Hit by Pitch: Morales (1,by Miller)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott                   7     3   1   1   0   3   1  23   3.97
Falcone                 3     1   0   0   2   0   0  12   2.85
Allen                   0.2   1   2   2   1   0   0   4   3.55
Searage                 0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4.50
Miller W(1-0)           1.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   7   3.19
Harris SV(1)            1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.03
Totals                 13    10   5   5   4   3   1  52

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow                  6     2   1   1   1   6   0  22   4.95
Caudill                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.21
Tidrow                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.09
Smith                   0.1   0   2   0   1   0   0   3   3.90
Capilla                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.23
Eastwick                0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   2.61
McGlothen L(1-4)        1.1   4   3   3   1   0   0   9   4.77
Griffin                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.80
Totals                 13     8   7   4*  3   7   1  52

Passed Balls: Stearns (2)
Hit by Pitch: Miller (1)
Wild Pitches: Krukow (5)
Balks: Krukow (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West


METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard
struck out; Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to center; Valentine lined to left;
Brooks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds flied
out to left; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn flied
out to right; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Reitz flied out to right; Davis singled to center;
Krukow out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Davis to
second]; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Wilson singled to shortstop; Wilson stole second;
Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Wilson to
third]; Krukow balked [Wilson scored]; Mazzilli struck out;
Kingman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Dillard singled to left; Dillard was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Buckner grounded out (second to first);
Durham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Valentine struck out; Brooks reached on an error by
Dillard; Brooks stole second; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to
first); Flynn was walked intentionally; Scott grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Bonds popped to third; Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs
0.

METS 6TH: Wilson struck out (catcher to first); Taveras singled
to shortstop; Taveras stole second; Krukow threw a wild pitch
[Taveras to third]; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Kingman
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); CRUZ BATTED
FOR KRUKOW; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: CAUDILL REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Valentine popped to
third in foul territory; Brooks grounded out (second to first);
Stearns singled to center; Flynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Dillard flied out to center; Buckner homered; Durham
flied out to left; Bonds lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 8TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR SCOTT; Cubbage flied out to left;
Wilson lined to left; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: FALCONE REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Morales flied out
to center; Reitz flied out to center; Davis walked; TYSON BATTED
FOR CAUDILL; Tyson forced Davis (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 9TH: TIDROW REPLACED TYSON (PITCHING); Mazzilli grounded
out (first unassisted); Kingman flied out to left; Valentine
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus lined to left; Dillard lined to center;
Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs
1.

METS 10TH: Brooks flied out to right; Stearns flied out to
center; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 10TH: Durham singled to right; Bonds out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Durham to second]; Morales grounded out
(third to first); Reitz was walked intentionally; Davis lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 11TH: SMITH REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); BLACKWELL REPLACED
TIDROW (PLAYING C ); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR FALCONE; Jorgensen
popped to shortstop; Wilson reached on an error by Buckner;
STAUB BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Wilson stole second; Staub was walked
intentionally; CAPILLA REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); BAILOR RAN FOR
STAUB; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MAZZILLI; Youngblood flied out to
center [Wilson to third]; EASTWICK REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING);
Kingman homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Wilson
scored (unearned), Bailor scored (unearned)]; Valentine popped
to second; 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 11TH: ALLEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); JORGENSEN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Blackwell singled to
right; De Jesus walked [Blackwell to second]; LUM BATTED FOR
DILLARD; Lum flied out to center [Blackwell to third]; Stearns
allowed a passed ball [Blackwell scored, De Jesus to second];
Buckner flied out to center; SEARAGE REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING);
Durham singled to shortstop [De Jesus to third]; MILLER REPLACED
SEARAGE (PITCHING); Bonds doubled to center [De Jesus scored,
Durham scored, Bonds to third (on throw to home)]; Morales was
hit by a pitch; Reitz flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 4, Cubs 4.

METS 12TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); WALLER
REPLACED EASTWICK (PLAYING 2B); LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Brooks singled to right; Stearns out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Brooks to second]; Flynn flied out to
center [Brooks to third]; Jorgensen singled to right [Brooks
scored]; Wilson forced Jorgensen (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 12TH: Waller doubled to left; Blackwell singled to right
[Waller scored, Blackwell out at second (right to first to
shortstop)]; De Jesus flied out to center; Lum flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 5.

METS 13TH: Bailor made an out to second; Youngblood doubled;
HODGES BATTED FOR MILLER; Hodges was walked intentionally;
Valentine singled [Youngblood scored, Hodges to third]; GRIFFIN
REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Brooks forced Valentine
(shortstop to second) [Hodges scored]; Stearns out on an unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 5.

CUBS 13TH: HARRIS REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Buckner singled to
center; Durham reached on a fielder's choice [Buckner to second
(error by Bailor; assist by Jorgensen)]; Bonds grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Buckner to third, Durham
out at second]; MARTZ BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Martz walked;
HERNANDEZ RAN FOR MARTZ; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 5.