Sunday August 16, 1981
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Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 16, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 7 1 Cubs 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 x - 6 8 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .257 De Jesus ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .175 Foli ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Henderson lf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .288 Parker rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .258 Buckner 1b 2 2 1 1 2 0 .297 Easler lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .313 Bonds cf 4 0 1 3 0 2 .296 Milner 1b 4 0 3 2 0 1 .237 Lum rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Garner 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .269 Waller 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Berra 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Dillard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Nicosia c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Blackwell c 3 2 2 0 1 0 .237 Perez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Howell p 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 B. Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Martz p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Totals 34 4 7 4 2 3 Totals 29 6 8 6 4 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 18,991 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cubs 6 DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Nicosia, Buckner, Lum Doubles: Easler (13), Parker (9), Milner (1), Blackwell (8), Lum (1) Triples: Henderson (3) Home Runs: Buckner (6) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (17) Caught Stealing: Easler (3) Sacrifice Hits: Howell 2 (2), De Jesus (8) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perez L(2-4) 6 5 6 6 2 2 1 26 3.78 Jones 1.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 9 0.00 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.71 Totals 8 8 6 6 4 4 1 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Howell W(1-0) 5.1 6 4 3 1 3 0 23 5.06 Martz SV(1) 3.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.95 Totals 9 7 4 3 2 3 0 36 Wild Pitches: Perez (2) Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to left; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner homered; Bonds was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. PIRATES 2ND: Easler walked; Easler was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Milner was called out on strikes; Garner singled to center; Garner was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Lum flied to center; Waller flied to left; Dillard flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. PIRATES 3RD: Berra popped to catcher in foul territory; Nicosia reached on an error by Lum; Perez struck out; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Blackwell doubled to left; Howell reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt; De Jesus grounded out (third to first) [Blackwell to third, Howell to second]; Henderson tripled to right [Blackwell scored, Howell scored]; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3. PIRATES 4TH: Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker popped to center; Easler doubled to right; Milner singled to right [Easler scored]; Garner flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3. CUBS 4TH: Lum popped to second; Waller flied to center; Dillard flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3. PIRATES 5TH: Berra grounded out (pitcher to first); Nicosia flied to center; On a bunt Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3. CUBS 5TH: Blackwell singled to center; Howell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Blackwell to second]; Perez threw a wild pitch [Blackwell to third]; De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Henderson struck out; Buckner was walked intentionally; Bonds singled to left [Blackwell scored, De Jesus scored, Buckner scored, Bonds to third (error by Nicosia)]; Lum grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno reached on an error by Buckner; Foli singled to left [Moreno to second]; Parker doubled to center [Moreno scored (unearned), Foli scored]; Easler struck out; Milner doubled to center [Parker scored]; MARTZ REPLACED HOWELL (PITCHING); Garner walked; Berra forced Garner (shortstop to second) [Milner to third]; Nicosia popped to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 6TH: Waller grounded out (second to first); Dillard popped to first; Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6. PIRATES 7TH: B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR PEREZ; B. Robinson popped to first; Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 7TH: JONES REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Martz singled to left; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Martz to second]; Henderson singled to center [Martz out at home (center to catcher), Henderson to second (on throw to home)]; Buckner was walked intentionally; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6. PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Easler popped to shortstop; Milner singled to right; Garner forced Milner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: Lum doubled to left; Waller struck out; Dillard grounded out (third to first); Blackwell was walked intentionally; JACKSON REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Martz forced Blackwell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6. PIRATES 9TH: Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia popped to first in foul territory; THOMPSON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Thompson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6.

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