Bobby Bonds drove in five runs with two homers to back the three-hit pitching of Doug Bird as the Cubs whitewashed the Cardinals, 10-0. The Cubs scored in their first turn at bat on RBI singles by Bill Buckner and Jerry Morales. Bonds upped the margin to 4-0 with a two-run round-tripper in the second inning before connecting for his second clout in the sixth with two aboard. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Monday, September 7, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         2  2  0    0  0  4    0  0  2  -  10 15  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf              5   2   2   5     0   2   .263      Herr 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .272
De Jesus ss           5   2   2   0     0   0   .175        Gonzalez 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Buckner 1b            5   1   4   2     0   0   .312      Oberkfell 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Thompson pr,1b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .171        Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Durham rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .308        Tenace ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Morales lf            5   1   2   2     0   0   .290      Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   0     1   1   .318
Davis c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Hendrick cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .237        Green cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tabler 2b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .170      Iorg lf,3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Bird p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Porter c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .210
                                                            Roof lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                          Braun rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Ramsey ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
                                                          Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .054
                                                            Fiala ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Edelen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Sanchez ph,c        2   0   1   0     0   0   .361

Totals               40  10  15  10     1   3             Totals               28   0   3   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 32,393
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Cardinals 2
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Durham (9), Buckner (25), Hernandez (21)
Home Runs: Bonds 2 (3)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (20)
Caught Stealing: Durham (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Bird (2)
GIDP: Oberkfell (8), Gonzalez (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(4-2)             9     3   0   0   1   3   0  29   2.81
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   3   0  29

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(7-6)         3     7   4   4   0   0   1  15   3.35
Edelen                  3     5   4   4   0   1   1  14   9.39
Sykes                   3     3   2   2   1   2   0  13   5.72
Totals                  9    15  10  10   1   3   2  42

Wild Pitches: Sykes (3)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CUBS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); De Jesus singled
to left; De Jesus stole second; Buckner singled to center [De
Jesus scored]; Durham grounded out (second to pitcher) [Buckner
to second]; Morales singled to center [Buckner scored]; Davis
singled to right [Morales to second]; Reitz forced Davis
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr singled to center; Oberkfell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Herr out at second];
Hernandez walked; Hendrick forced Hernandez (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Tabler singled to center; Bird out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Tabler to second]; Bonds homered [Tabler
scored]; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Porter flied
out to center; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Durham doubled to right; Morales grounded out (pitcher
to first); Durham was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Ramsey struck out; FIALA BATTED FOR SORENSEN;
Fiala struck out; Herr grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: EDELEN REPLACED FIALA (PITCHING); Reitz grounded out
(third to first); Tabler grounded out (shortstop to first); Bird
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell lined to center; Hernandez doubled to
center; Hendrick lined to left; Iorg flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Bonds struck out; De Jesus popped to second; Buckner
singled to right; Durham flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Braun
lined to left; Ramsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Morales singled to center; Davis popped to third in
foul territory; Reitz singled to center [Morales to second];
Tabler singled to left [Morales scored, Reitz to third]; On a
bunt Bird made an out to catcher [Tabler to second]; Doug
Bird called for interference; Bonds homered [Reitz scored,
Tabler scored]; De Jesus flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: SANCHEZ BATTED FOR EDELEN; Sanchez flied out to
right; Herr lined to center; Oberkfell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: SYKES REPLACED OBERKFELL (PITCHING); SANCHEZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); GONZALEZ REPLACED HERR (PLAYING 2B); IORG
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ROOF REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING
LF); GREEN REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING CF); Buckner singled to
center; Durham forced Buckner (second to shortstop); Morales
grounded out (second to first) [Durham to second]; Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez struck out; Green popped to first in
foul territory; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 8TH: Reitz flied out to right; Tabler struck out; Bird
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Roof lined to right; Braun grounded out (third to
first); Ramsey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 9TH: Bonds struck out; De Jesus singled to center; Buckner
doubled to right [De Jesus scored]; THOMPSON RAN FOR BUCKNER;
Sykes threw a wild pitch [Thompson to third]; Durham walked;
Morales forced Durham (shortstop to second) [Thompson scored];
Davis forced Morales (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 10, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sanchez
singled to second; Gonzalez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sanchez out at second]; TENACE
BATTED FOR SYKES; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 10, Cardinals 0.