Jody Davis collected three singles and drove in two runs to lead the Cubs to a 2-1 triumph over the Dodgers. The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Bill Buckner walked, moved to second on a single by Leon Durham and scored on a single by Davis. Doug Bird pitched seven innings to pick up the victory and Dick Tidrow recorded the save. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    30, 1981 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .275      Sax 2b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Tabler 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Buckner 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .298      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Durham rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .315      Cey 3b                4   1   3   0     0   0   .291
Bonds cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Monday rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .284
Davis c               3   0   3   2     1   0   .301      Thomas ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Cruz 3b,lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .245        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Bird p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .125      Goltz p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Reitz 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   8   2     5   5             Totals               34   1   7   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 34,284
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 6
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 3
Errors: Tabler
Doubles: Durham (7)
Triples: Cey (2)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (2)
GIDP: De Jesus (2), Tabler (3), Bonds (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(3-1)             7     6   1   1   0   4   0  26   2.71
Tidrow SV(7)            2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.64
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   6   0  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(2-2)            8     8   2   2   4   5   0  31   2.76
Pena                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.51
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Bird (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Henderson flied out to right; Tabler popped to first
in foul territory; Buckner singled to center; Durham forced
Buckner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Sax lined to first; On a bunt Landreaux grounded
out (catcher to first); Baker popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Bonds singled to left; Bonds was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Davis singled to left; Cruz
singled to center [Davis to second]; De Jesus grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second];
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to right; Cey singled to center;
Monday forced Cey (first to shortstop); Thomas singled to center
[Monday to third]; Yeager forced Thomas (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Bird struck out; Henderson walked; Tabler grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Goltz grounded out (shortstop to first); Sax
singled to center; Landreaux popped to third in foul territory;
Baker lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner walked; Durham singled to center [Buckner to
second]; Bonds grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Buckner to third, Durham out at second]; Davis
singled to center [Buckner scored]; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey struck out (catcher to first); Cey singled
to left; Bird threw a wild pitch [Cey out at third (catcher to
third)]; Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Dodgers 0.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus lined to center; Bird struck out; Henderson
walked; Tabler grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomas flied out to left; Yeager flied out to
right; Goltz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Durham doubled
to center; Bonds was walked intentionally; Davis singled to left
[Durham scored, Bonds out at third (left to third to
shortstop)]; Cruz popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: On a bunt Sax grounded out (third to first);
Landreaux flied out to right; Baker singled to third; Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus flied out to center; Bird struck out;
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey tripled to center; Monday struck out; Thomas
grounded out (first unassisted) [Cey scored]; Yeager grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 8TH: Tabler grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); REITZ
REPLACED BIRD (PLAYING 3B); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GOLTZ; Johnstone flied out to right; Sax
grounded out (second to first); Landreaux reached on an error by
Tabler [Landreaux to first]; Baker singled to shortstop
[Landreaux to second]; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 9TH: PENA REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Bonds lined to
left; Davis walked; Cruz popped to center; De Jesus forced Davis
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey flied out to center; Monday was called out on
strikes; Rick Monday ejected by HP umpire Bruce Froemming;
Monday then 'ejected' Froemming; SMITH BATTED FOR THOMAS;
Smith popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.