Fernando Valenzuela became the first 11-game winner of the major league season, allowing four hits while pitching the Dodgers to a 6-0 triumph over the Cubs. The Dodgers scored the only run they needed in the second when Bill Russell doubled, advanced on Valenzuela's single and came home when Steve Sax forced Valenzuela. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    27, 1981 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  2  0    3  0  x  -   6  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Sax 2b                5   2   0   1     0   0   .316
Tabler 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Landreaux cf          2   1   0   0     1   0   .271
Buckner 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .295      Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Bonds cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .271      Garvey 1b             3   1   2   2     1   0   .291
Durham rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Cey 3b                3   0   1   3     1   1   .278
Davis c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Guerrero rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Scioscia c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Russell ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .214
Martz p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Valenzuela p          3   1   2   0     1   0   .267
  Tyson ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Howell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morales ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .289
  Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               29   0   4   0     2  10             Totals               32   6   9   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 48,191
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Dodgers 7
DP: Cubs 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: De Jesus
Doubles: Russell 2 (9)
Triples: Cey (1)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (2), Baker (9), Sax (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Landreaux (2)
GIDP: Tabler (1), Russell (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martz L(4-6)            5     4   3   1   3   1   0  23   3.92
Howell                  2     4   3   3   1   0   0  10   5.06
Caudill                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.51
Totals                  8     9   6   4   4   2   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Valenzuela W(11-4)      9     4   0   0   2  10   0  31   2.63
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2  10   0  31

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CUBS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Tabler
walked; Buckner forced Tabler (shortstop to second); Buckner
stole second; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Sax grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
flied out to left; Baker singled to center; Baker stole second;
Garvey walked; Cey walked [Baker to third, Garvey to second];
Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham grounded out (second to first); Davis singled
to left; Davis was picked off first (catcher to first); Reitz
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Scioscia grounded out (second to first); Russell
doubled to left; Valenzuela singled to center [Russell to
third]; Sax forced Valenzuela (shortstop to second) [Russell
scored]; Landreaux lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Martz struck out;
Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Dodgers 1.

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

CUBS 4TH: Tabler lined to left; Buckner singled to left; Bonds
flied out to right; Durham grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Guerrero lined to center; Scioscia flied out to
center; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 5TH: Davis flied out to center; Reitz lined to left; De
Jesus lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Valenzuela walked; Sax reached on a fielder's
choice [Valenzuela to second (error by De Jesus; assist by
Martz)]; Landreaux out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Valenzuela to third, Sax to second]; Baker lined to left;
Garvey singled to center [Valenzuela scored (unearned), Sax
scored (unearned)]; Cey was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 6TH: TYSON BATTED FOR MARTZ; Tyson struck out; Henderson
singled to center; Tabler grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: HOWELL REPLACED TYSON (PITCHING); Guerrero grounded
out (third to first); Scioscia singled to left; Russell grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Scioscia out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner singled to center; Bonds struck out; Durham
was called out on strikes; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Valenzuela singled to left; On a bunt Sax forced
Valenzuela (first to shortstop); Sax stole second; Landreaux
walked; Baker popped to shortstop; Garvey singled to center [Sax
to third, Landreaux to second]; Cey tripled to right [Sax
scored, Landreaux scored, Garvey scored]; Guerrero flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 8TH: Reitz struck out; De Jesus grounded out (second to
first); MORALES BATTED FOR HOWELL; Morales walked; Henderson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: CAUDILL REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Scioscia was
called out on strikes; Russell doubled to left; Valenzuela
grounded out (second to first) [Russell to third]; Sax lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 9TH: Tabler was called out on strikes; Buckner popped to
first in foul territory; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Dodgers 6.