Jack Clark stroked the 100th home run of his career and Doyle Alexander pitched a two-hitter in leading the Giants to a 12-0 rout of the Cubs. The Giants scored six runs in the fourth and Alexander retired 20 batters in succession after Bobby Bonds singled to lead off the third. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 12, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 3, 1981 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
Giants       0  0  0    6  1  1    2  2  x  -  12 15  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .242
  Waller cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Pettini pr,2b,ss    1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Cabell 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .246
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Clark rf              3   2   1   2     1   1   .260
Durham rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Evans 3b              5   3   3   0     0   0   .246
Davis c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Leonard cf            4   2   3   3     1   0   .284
  Hayes c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Herndon lf            5   1   3   1     0   0   .294
Lum lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      May c                 2   1   2   0     1   0   .313
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brenly ph,c         1   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Reitz 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .234      LeMaster ss           4   1   1   2     0   0   .243
Tabler 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .125        Sularz pr,2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bird p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Alexander p           2   0   0   1     0   1   .158
  Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Thompson lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .173

Totals               28   0   2   0     2   4             Totals               34  12  15  10     6   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  5,573
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Giants 7
DP: Cubs 1, Giants 0
Errors: De Jesus, Buckner
Doubles: Herndon (14)
Triples: Cabell (1), Evans (3)
Home Runs: Clark (12)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (3), May (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Alexander (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (5), Alexander (1)
GIDP: Alexander (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(3-2)             4     6   6   5   2   1   0  19   3.09
Caudill                 2     6   4   3   2   1   1  14   5.76
Capilla                 2     3   2   2   2   0   0  10   3.13
Totals                  8    15  12  10   6   2   1  43

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(8-5)        9     2   0   0   2   4   0  30   2.59
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   4   0  30

Wild Pitches: Capilla (6)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale


CUBS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
flied out to center; Buckner singled to right; Durham grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Cabell
flied out to left; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Davis struck out; Lum flied out to center; Reitz
walked; Tabler walked [Reitz to second]; Bird was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard
grounded out (pitcher to first); Herndon lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Bonds singled to left; Bonds was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); De Jesus popped to right; Buckner
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: May singled to right; May was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to
first); Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Durham grounded out (third to first); Davis flied out
to center; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Morgan walked; Cabell tripled to center [Morgan
scored]; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored];
Evans singled to right; Leonard singled to center [Evans to
third, Leonard to second (on throw to 3b)]; Herndon doubled to
right [Evans scored, Leonard to third]; May was walked
intentionally; LeMaster singled to pitcher [Leonard scored,
Herndon to third, May to second]; Alexander hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Herndon scored, May to third]; LeMaster was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Buckner [May scored
(unearned), LeMaster to third]; Morgan flied out to right; 6 R
(5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 6.

CUBS 5TH: Reitz was called out on strikes; Tabler lined to left;
HALL BATTED FOR BIRD; Hall flied out to right; Debut game for
Mel Hall; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 6.

GIANTS 5TH: CAUDILL REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Cabell popped to
second; Clark homered; Evans flied out to left; Leonard walked;
Herndon flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 7.

CUBS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (second to first); De Jesus flied
out to right; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Giants 7.

GIANTS 6TH: WALLER REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING CF); May singled to
right; LeMaster forced May (shortstop to second); Alexander out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [LeMaster to second];
Morgan walked; PETTINI RAN FOR MORGAN; Cabell singled to
shortstop [LeMaster scored (error by De Jesus) (unearned) (no
RBI), Pettini to third, Cabell to second]; Clark struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 8.

CUBS 7TH: PETTINI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Durham flied out
to left; Davis lined to third; Lum grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 8.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans tripled to right; Leonard singled to center
[Evans scored]; Herndon singled to right [Leonard to third];
CAPILLA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); THOMPSON REPLACED CAUDILL
(PLAYING LF); BRENLY BATTED FOR MAY; Brenly walked [Herndon to
second]; LeMaster forced Brenly (shortstop to second) [Leonard
scored, Herndon to third]; SULARZ RAN FOR LEMASTER; Alexander
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Sularz out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 10.

CUBS 8TH: SULARZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PETTINI CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BRENLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C );
Reitz popped to center; Tabler lined to right; Thompson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 10.

GIANTS 8TH: HAYES REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING C ); Pettini flied out
to right; Cabell grounded out (second to first); Clark walked;
Evans singled to right [Clark to second]; Capilla threw a wild
pitch [Clark to third, Evans to second]; Leonard singled to
right [Clark scored, Evans scored]; Herndon singled to right
[Leonard to third]; Brenly forced Herndon (third to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 12.

CUBS 9TH: Waller lined to left; De Jesus grounded out (third to
first); Buckner popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 12.