Burt Hooton pitched his second straight four-hit shutout in the Dodgers' 3-0 victory over the Pirates. Los Angeles took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Bill Russell and added single runs in the third and sixth frames on solo homers by Dusty Baker and Steve Yeager. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Monday, August    24, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sax 2b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Landreaux cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Baker lf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .301      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .340
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .265      Easler lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Guerrero rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .325      Pena c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Yeager c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .226      Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Russell ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .207      Garner 2b             2   0   1   0     1   1   .256
Hooton p              4   0   2   0     0   0   .226      Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   7   3     1   5             Totals               30   0   4   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 12,308
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Pirates 4
DP: Dodgers 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Cey, Foli, Madlock
Doubles: Hooton (2), Landreaux (11)
Home Runs: Baker (6), Yeager (3)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (14)
GIDP: Thompson (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(9-4)           9     4   0   0   1   4   0  31   2.30
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   4   0  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(1-1)            8     7   3   2   1   5   2  33   2.60
Tekulve                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.82
Totals                  9     7   3   2   1   5   2  36

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


DODGERS 1ST: Sax reached on an error by Foli; Landreaux grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Sax to second]; Baker struck out;
Garvey lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied to left; Foli popped to first in foul
territory; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to shortstop; Guerrero reached on an
error by Madlock [Guerrero to second]; Yeager struck out;
Russell singled to left [Guerrero scored (unearned)]; Hooton
doubled [Russell to third]; Sax flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock flied to left; Easler struck out; Pena
reached on an error by Cey; Montanez forced Pena (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
homered; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner walked; Jones was called out on strikes;
Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Garner to second]; Foli
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Guerrero walked; Yeager struck out; Russell flied
to right in foul territory; Hooton singled to left [Guerrero to
second]; Sax flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied to left; Madlock singled to shortstop;
Madlock stole second; Easler flied to center; Pena grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Baker
singled to left [Baker out at second (left to second)]; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner
struck out; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Guerrero flied
to right; Yeager homered; Russell flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Hooton flied to center; Sax flied to center;
Landreaux doubled to center; Baker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Madlock singled to center; Easler lined into a
double play (second to second to first) [Madlock out at first];
Pena singled to third; Montanez flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey flied to left; Cey struck out; Guerrero
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner singled to left; THOMPSON BATTED FOR JONES;
Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Garner out at second]; Moreno flied to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Yeager
grounded out (first unassisted); Russell popped to shortstop;
Hooton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Foli flied to right; Parker grounded out (second to
first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.