Spacing six hits, Doug Bird pitched the Cubs to a 3-1 triumph over the Dodgers. The Cubs broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning when Bobby Bonds singled, went to third on a single by Jody Davis and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ken Reitz. Chicago added an insurance tally in the fifth when Bonds walked, reached third on a single by Davis and scored when Dodgers second baseman Pepe Frias bobbled the relay from the outfield. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Monday, August    17, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Cubs         1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  8  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .178      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .172
  Frias 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Henderson lf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .289
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Morales lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Durham rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     1   0   .274      Bonds cf              2   2   1   0     2   0   .310
Monday rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .290      Davis c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Yeager c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Reitz 3b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .242
  Scioscia ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Thomas ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Bird p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Welch p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .233
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .235

Totals               34   1   6   1     2   5             Totals               30   3   8   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 10,153
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Cubs 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Frias, Thomas, Durham
Stolen Bases: Lopes (16), Durham (16), Tyson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bird (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (5)
GIDP: Durham (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch L(4-4)            5.1   6   3   2   3   6   0  26   3.50
Castillo                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.60
Pena                    2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     8   3   2   3   6   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(2-0)             9     6   1   1   2   5   0  36   2.41
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Welch (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Landreaux flied
to right [Lopes to third]; Baker popped to third in foul
territory; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Henderson walked; Buckner
grounded out (second to first) [Henderson to second]; Durham
reached on an error by Thomas [Henderson to third]; Welch threw
a wild pitch [Henderson scored (unearned)]; Durham stole second;
Bonds walked; Davis flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Monday singled to center [Cey to
third]; Yeager forced Monday (shortstop to second) [Cey scored];
Thomas flied to center; Welch forced Yeager (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Reitz singled to left; Tyson forced Reitz (shortstop
to second); Bird was called out on strikes; Tyson stole second;
De Jesus flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs
1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes struck out; Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); Baker singled to left; Garvey forced Baker
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Buckner
struck out; Durham made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied to center; Monday struck out; Yeager
singled to third; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Bonds singled to left; Davis singled to left [Bonds to
third]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bonds scored];
Tyson was called out on strikes; Bird struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Welch singled to center; On a bunt Lopes popped to
first in foul territory; Landreaux flied to right; Baker flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: FRIAS REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); De Jesus flied to
center; Henderson struck out; Buckner singled to right; Durham
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Monday singled to right; Yeager popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Bonds walked; Davis singled to center [Bonds scored
(error by Frias) (no RBI)]; Reitz flied to right; Tyson singled
to center [Davis to second]; CASTILLO REPLACED WELCH (PITCHING);
Bird out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Davis to third,
Tyson to second]; De Jesus flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Thomas singled to right; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
CASTILLO; Johnstone popped to catcher in foul territory; Frias
struck out; Landreaux popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: PENA REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Henderson singled
to shortstop; Buckner flied to left; Durham grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
flied to left; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Bonds flied to left; Davis grounded out (third to
first); Reitz singled to left; Tyson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 9TH: MORALES REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Monday
grounded out (second to first); SCIOSCIA BATTED FOR YEAGER;
Scioscia reached on an error by Durham [Scioscia to second];
Thomas grounded out (second to first) [Scioscia to third]; SMITH
BATTED FOR PENA; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.