Recording their fourth straight victory, the Cubs posted a 9-7 triumph over the Padres on a two-run homer by Steve Dillard in the bottom of the ninth inning. The score was 7-7 in the ninth when Jody Davis cracked a two-out single and Dillard followed with his circuit clout. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 7
Game Played on Wednesday, August    26, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Padres       0  0  0    5  0  0    1  1  0  -   7 11  2
Cubs         0  2  0    1  3  0    0  1  2  -   9 11  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   .258      Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     3   0   .275
Bonilla 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .287      Tabler 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Richards lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .269        Morales ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .289
Jones cf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .251        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kennedy c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .293      Buckner 1b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .292
Bass 1b               2   1   0   0     1   0   .214      Durham rf             5   2   2   3     0   1   .323
Salazar 3b            4   1   3   3     0   0   .308      Bonds cf              3   2   1   0     2   0   .291
Lefebvre rf           4   1   3   3     0   0   .247      Davis c               4   2   3   1     1   0   .278
Mura p                1   0   0   0     1   0   .139      Reitz 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .244
  Welsh p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .065        Dillard pr,3b       1   2   1   2     0   0   .229
  Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Bird p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Turner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Lum ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .229
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Capilla p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tyson ph,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               31   7  11   7     4   1             Totals               35   9  11   9     6   4

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  9,944
Left on Base: Padres 5, Cubs 8
DP: Padres 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Smith, Kennedy
Doubles: Richards (10), Lefebvre (10), Jones (23), Davis (2)
Triples: Davis (1)
Home Runs: Lefebvre (7), Durham 2 (6), Dillard (2)
Stolen Bases: Salazar (7), Bonds (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith 2 (4), Tyson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kennedy (2), Morales (1)
GIDP: Bonilla (6), Mura (1), Davis (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bass (1,by Bird)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mura                    4.2   6   6   6   4   2   2  24   4.40
Welsh                   1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.99
Lucas                   2     2   1   0   1   0   0   9   2.30
Curtis L(2-5)           0.2   2   2   2   0   1   1   4   5.58
Totals                  8.2  11   9   8   6   4   3  43

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird                    4     7   5   5   1   0   0  17   2.84
Capilla                 3     1   1   1   3   0   1  13   2.76
Hernandez               0.2   1   1   1   0   1   0   3   6.75
Tidrow                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.38
Smith W(3-5)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.60
Totals                  9    11   7   7   4   1   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Bird (1)

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


PADRES 1ST: Smith singled to second; Bonilla grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Smith out at
second]; Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Henderson flied out to right; Tabler grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 2ND: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
lined to left; Bass popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham homered; Bonds walked; Davis doubled to left
[Bonds scored]; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); De
Jesus popped to first in foul territory; Bird struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 3RD: Salazar singled to right; Salazar stole second;
Lefebvre singled to right [Salazar out at home (right to
catcher)]; Mura grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lefebvre out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Henderson walked; Tabler grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Henderson to second]; Buckner flied out to center;
Durham grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 4TH: Smith lined to shortstop; Bonilla singled to
shortstop; Richards doubled to center [Bonilla to third]; Jones
walked; Kennedy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bonilla scored];
Bass was hit by a pitch [Richards to third, Jones to second];
Salazar singled to center [Richards scored, Jones scored, Bass
to second]; Lefebvre doubled to center [Bass scored, Salazar
scored, Lefebvre out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 5
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second [Bonds to third
(error by Kennedy)]; Davis walked; Reitz lined to first [Davis
to second]; De Jesus popped to second; LUM BATTED FOR BIRD; Lum
singled to right [Bonds scored, Davis to third]; Henderson lined
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 3.

PADRES 5TH: CAPILLA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Mura walked; Smith
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mura to second];
Bonilla reached on a fielder's choice [Mura out at third
(shortstop to third to second)]; Richards flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Tabler was called out on strikes; Buckner singled to
center; Durham homered [Buckner scored]; Bonds flied out to
center; Davis tripled to center; WELSH REPLACED MURA (PITCHING);
Reitz singled to center [Davis scored]; De Jesus lined to
shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 6.

PADRES 6TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Kennedy
grounded out (second to first); Bass walked; Salazar forced Bass
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: Capilla was called out on strikes; Henderson walked;
Tabler forced Henderson (shortstop to second); Buckner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs
6.

PADRES 7TH: Lefebvre homered; MORENO BATTED FOR WELSH; Moreno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bonilla walked; Richards flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: LUCAS REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Durham flied out to
left; Bonds singled to center; Davis grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 6.

PADRES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Jones doubled
to right; Kennedy struck out; Bass grounded out (second to
first) [Jones to third]; TIDROW REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING);
Salazar singled to left [Jones scored]; Lefebvre popped to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: Reitz singled to center; DILLARD RAN FOR REITZ; On a
bunt De Jesus reached on a fielder's choice [Dillard to second
(error by Smith; assist by Kennedy)]; TYSON BATTED FOR TIDROW;
Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Dillard to
third, De Jesus to second]; Henderson was walked intentionally;
MORALES BATTED FOR TABLER; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Dillard scored (unearned)]; Buckner grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 7.

PADRES 9TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SMITH REPLACED
MORALES (PITCHING); DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TURNER
BATTED FOR LUCAS; Turner singled to left; Smith out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Turner to second]; Bonilla
grounded out (second to first) [Turner to third]; Richards
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 9TH: CURTIS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Durham struck out;
Bonds flied out to left; Davis singled to left; Dillard homered
[Davis scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 9.