Completing the three-game series sweep, the Cubs downed the Cardinals, 7-3, as Bobby Bonds led the way with his second two-homer game of the series. The Cubs tallied three times in their first turn at bat on RBI doubles by Bill Buckner and Jody Davis and a run-scoring single by Leon Durham. Bonds cracked a two-run shot in the second and a solo blast in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 9, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         3  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 14  3
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf              5   2   2   3     0   2   .257      Herr 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .273
De Jesus ss           4   1   2   0     1   1   .183      Oberkfell 3b          4   1   0   0     1   0   .291
Buckner 1b            5   2   2   1     0   1   .313      Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   0     2   0   .312
Morales lf            4   0   1   1     1   0   .293      Hendrick cf           5   1   3   1     0   0   .292
Durham rf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .313      Iorg lf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .325
Davis c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .274      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Tabler 2b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .167      Ramsey ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .260
Krukow p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Martin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Martz p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Edelen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Roof ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Sanchez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .342
                                                            DeLeon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fiala ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  14   7     2   8             Totals               35   3   9   2     4   1

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 13,109
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Cardinals 10
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: De Jesus, Buckner, Davis
Doubles: Buckner 2 (27), Davis (4), Herr (12)
Home Runs: Bonds 2 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Krukow (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Iorg (1)
GIDP: Tabler (4), Iorg (6), Hendrick (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(6-8)           5.2   6   3   1   2   1   0  26   4.17
Martz SV(3)             3.1   3   0   0   2   0   0  14   3.51
Totals                  9     9   3   1   4   1   0  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin L(5-3)           1.1   6   5   5   0   0   1  10   3.15
Sykes                   1.2   3   0   0   1   1   0   7   5.40
Edelen                  2     4   2   2   0   2   1  10   9.35
Shirley                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.19
DeLeon                  3     1   0   0   0   4   0  10   1.80
Totals                  9    14   7   7   2   8   2  41

Wild Pitches: Krukow (7)

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


CUBS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
singled to left; Buckner doubled to center [De Jesus scored];
Morales grounded out (third to first); Durham singled to right
[Buckner scored]; Davis doubled to center [Durham scored]; Reitz
lined to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr grounded out (third to first); Oberkfell
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (first to
second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Tabler singled to left; Krukow out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Tabler to second]; Bonds homered [Tabler
scored]; SYKES REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); De Jesus singled to
left; Buckner struck out; Morales walked [De Jesus to second];
De Jesus was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Iorg grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at
second]; Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Durham singled to center; Davis singled to center
[Durham to second]; Reitz lined to center; Tabler grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Davis out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Lezcano lined to shortstop; Ramsey reached on an
error by Buckner; BRAUN BATTED FOR SYKES; Braun lined to center;
Herr singled to left [Ramsey to second]; Oberkfell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: EDELEN REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Krukow flied out to
left; Bonds homered; De Jesus grounded out (third to first);
Buckner doubled to center; Morales singled to center [Buckner
scored]; Durham singled to right [Morales to third, Durham to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez lined to shortstop; Hendrick singled to
left; Iorg grounded out (second to first) [Hendrick to second];
Porter popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals
0.

CUBS 5TH: Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Tabler
struck out; Krukow was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Lezcano flied out to center; Ramsey singled to
center; ROOF BATTED FOR EDELEN; Roof flied out to center; Herr
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED ROOF (PITCHING); Bonds struck out
(catcher to first); De Jesus walked; Buckner popped to left;
Morales popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell reached on an error by De Jesus;
Hernandez walked [Oberkfell to second]; Hendrick singled to
right [Oberkfell scored (unearned), Hernandez to third]; Iorg
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hernandez scored]; Porter singled
to third [Hendrick to second]; Lezcano struck out; Ramsey walked
while Hendrick advanced to home on a wild pitch [Porter to
second]; MARTZ REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); SANCHEZ BATTED FOR
SHIRLEY; Sanchez popped to third in foul territory; 3 R (1 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 7TH: DELEON REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Durham popped to
third; Davis struck out; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Herr lined to left; Oberkfell walked; Hernandez
singled to left [Oberkfell to third]; Hendrick grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 8TH: Tabler struck out; Martz singled to center; Bonds
struck out; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Iorg popped to catcher in foul territory; Porter
flied out to left; Lezcano singled to right; Ramsey forced
Lezcano (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7,
Cardinals 3.

CUBS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Morales flied
out to left; Durham lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
7, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: FIALA BATTED FOR DELEON; Fiala flied out to
center; Herr doubled to left; Oberkfell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Herr to third]; Hernandez walked; Hendrick lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 3.