A two-run single by Bill Buckner keyed a three-run fifth inning that carried the Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Padres. The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the third when Leon Durham walked with the bases loaded.

Steve Henderson led off the Cubs' fifth with a single and Pat Tabler walked. Both runners advanced on a balk and scored on a single by Buckner. One out later, Durham singled and Buckner, who had stopped at third, scored when second baseman Juan Bonilla held onto the ball. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    25, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  6  0
Cubs         0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Henderson lf          5   1   2   0     0   2   .277
Bonilla 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .288        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Richards lf           3   2   1   0     1   1   .270      Tabler 2b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .235
Salazar 3b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .302      Buckner 1b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .294
Kennedy c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Bonds cf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .288
Moreno rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Durham rf             2   0   1   2     1   0   .321
  Turner ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Morales pr,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Gwosdz ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Davis c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Jones cf              4   0   2   2     0   1   .250      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .239
Perkins 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Lollar p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kravec p              2   1   0   0     1   1   .000
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Edwards ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .197        Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Bass ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Eichelberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .133

Totals               31   3   6   3     2   7             Totals               29   4   7   4     7   6

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  5,878
Left on Base: Padres 5, Cubs 9
DP: Padres 1, Cubs 1
Doubles: Salazar (13), Jones (22), Tabler (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonilla (6), Tidrow (1)
GIDP: Edwards (1)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (5,by Kravec)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lollar L(1-7)           4.1   5   4   4   5   5   0  23   7.24
Littlefield             0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.47
Boone                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.44
Eichelberger            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.79
Totals                  8     7   4   4   7   6   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(1-3)           7     3   1   1   0   6   0  24   5.37
Tidrow                  1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   8   4.41
Hernandez SV(1)         0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.40
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   7   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Kravec (4)
Balks: Lollar (4)

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


PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Bonilla was
called out on strikes; Richards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); Tabler
walked; Buckner struck out; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 2ND: Salazar grounded out (third to first); Kennedy flied
out to center; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham flied out to left; Davis singled to center;
Reitz popped to shortstop; De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 3RD: Jones grounded out (second to first); Perkins struck
out; Lollar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kravec walked; Henderson struck out; Tabler doubled to
left [Kravec to third]; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted);
Bonds was walked intentionally; Durham walked [Kravec scored,
Tabler to third, Bonds to second]; Davis forced Durham
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

PADRES 4TH: Smith was hit by a pitch; Bonilla out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Smith to second]; Richards grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smith to third]; Salazar was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Reitz struck out; De Jesus flied out to right; Kravec
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

PADRES 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno
lined to left; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Henderson singled to left; Tabler walked [Henderson to
second]; Lollar balked [Henderson to third, Tabler to second];
Buckner singled to right [Henderson scored, Tabler scored];
Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first) [Buckner to second];
Durham singled to left [Buckner scored]; MORALES RAN FOR DURHAM;
LITTLEFIELD REPLACED LOLLAR (PITCHING); Davis popped to third in
foul territory; Reitz walked [Morales to second]; De Jesus flied
out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

PADRES 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Perkins singled
to left; EDWARDS BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Edwards grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Perkins out at second];
Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: BOONE REPLACED EDWARDS (PITCHING); Kravec grounded out
(second to first); Henderson singled to second; Tabler made an
out to second; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 0, Cubs 4.

PADRES 7TH: Bonilla grounded out (third to first); Richards
singled to center; Salazar doubled to left [Richards scored];
Kennedy grounded out (second to first) [Salazar to third];
Moreno grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Bonds walked; Morales lined into a double play (second
unassisted) [Bonds out at second]; Davis flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 4.

PADRES 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Jones singled to
right; Perkins flied out to left; BASS BATTED FOR BOONE; Bass
flied out to right; Smith singled to left [Jones to second];
Bonilla forced Smith (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: EICHELBERGER REPLACED BASS (PITCHING); Reitz singled
to right; De Jesus lined to center; Tidrow out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to third to second) [Reitz to second]; Henderson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs
4.

PADRES 9TH: Richards walked; Salazar walked [Richards to
second]; Kennedy flied out to center [Richards to third]; TURNER
BATTED FOR MORENO; HERNANDEZ REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); CRUZ
REPLACED TIDROW (PLAYING LF); GWOSDZ BATTED FOR TURNER; Gwosdz
was called out on strikes; Jones doubled to center [Richards
scored, Salazar scored]; Perkins grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Cubs 4.