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Monday September 28, 1981
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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, September 28, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Moreno cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .285
De Jesus ss           3   1   0   0     1   1   .188        M. Alexander ph,cf  4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Buckner 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .313        Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Durham rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .298      Berra 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Henderson lf          4   1   2   3     0   0   .277      Ray 2b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
  Morales lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .284      B. Robinson rf        3   0   1   1     1   0   .230
Waller 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .229      Pena c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Blackwell c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Thompson 1b           2   0   1   0     2   1   .229
Tabler 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .183      G. Alexander lf       3   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Geisel p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Easler ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .168      Law ss                3   0   0   0     0   0   .140
  Martz p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Foli ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                          Long p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Robinson p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boyland ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   4   3     6   5             Totals               32   1   5   1     5   3

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  3,698
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Pirates 9
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Tabler
Doubles: Durham (12), Thompson (10), Berra (10)
Home Runs: Henderson (5)
Caught Stealing: M. Alexander (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Geisel W(2-0)           5     2   0   0   3   3   0  19   0.00
Martz SV(5)             4     3   1   1   2   0   0  18   3.50
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   3   0  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Long L(1-2)             4.1   3   3   3   5   3   1  21   6.75
D. Robinson             2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0  10   6.14
Tekulve                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.43
Totals                  9     4   3   3   6   5   1  37

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor


CUBS 1ST: Bonds flied to center; De Jesus popped to shortstop;
Buckner flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 1ST: M. ALEXANDER BATTED FOR MORENO; M. Alexander
singled to center; M. Alexander was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Berra popped to
second; Ray walked; B. Robinson walked [Ray to second]; Pena
walked [Ray to third, B. Robinson to second]; Thompson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: M. ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Durham
doubled to right; Henderson homered [Durham scored]; Waller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blackwell flied to left;
Tabler walked; Geisel walked [Tabler to second]; Bonds struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: G. Alexander flied to right; Law grounded out
(first unassisted); Long grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus struck out; Buckner grounded out (first to
pitcher); Durham flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: M. Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first);
Berra flied to right; Ray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Henderson flied to right; Waller walked; Blackwell
singled to center [Waller to third]; Tabler struck out; Geisel
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson flied to right; Pena grounded out
(second to first); Thompson doubled to right; G. Alexander
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 0.

CUBS 5TH: Bonds flied to left; De Jesus walked; Buckner walked
[De Jesus to second]; D. ROBINSON REPLACED LONG (PITCHING);
Durham walked [De Jesus to third, Buckner to second]; Henderson
singled to center [De Jesus scored, Buckner to third, Durham to
second]; Waller struck out; Blackwell popped to shortstop; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Law flied to left; D. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); M. Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

CUBS 6TH: Tabler flied to right; THOMPSON BATTED FOR GEISEL;
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: MARTZ REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Berra doubled
to center; Ray grounded out (first to pitcher) [Berra to third];
B. Robinson reached on an error by Tabler [Berra scored]; Pena
grounded out (shortstop to first) [B. Robinson to second];
Thompson walked; G. Alexander forced Thompson (second
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus lined to right; Buckner lined to center;
Durham grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Law flied to center; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR D.
ROBINSON; Montanez flied to left; M. Alexander grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Waller struck out; Blackwell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: MORALES REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Berra
popped to shortstop; Ray popped to third; B. Robinson singled to
left; Pena singled to left [B. Robinson to second]; Thompson
walked [B. Robinson to third, Pena to second]; EASLER BATTED FOR
G. ALEXANDER; Easler flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 9TH: EASLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Tabler grounded
out (pitcher to first); Martz grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bonds flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: FOLI BATTED FOR LAW; Foli flied to left; BOYLAND
BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Boyland flied to center; STARGELL BATTED FOR
M. ALEXANDER; Stargell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 1.



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