May 25, 1981 · 4:33 AM EDT
W: Dick TidrowL: Víctor Cruz
2B2-6H-AB3B · 2B · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterSHSteve Henderson
LF3-5H-AB2 HR · 2 RBI · 3 RP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · WP2.2IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead PIT by 8 · CHC by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | — |
2WS Nationals | 60 | 48 | .556 | 2.0 |
3PH Phillies | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.5 |
| 4PIPirates | 46 | 56 | .451 | 13.0 |
5NY Mets | 41 | 62 | .400 | 18.5 |
| 6CHCubs | 38 | 65 | .373 | 21.5 |
2B: Madlock, Thompson, Garner, Foli
3B: Moreno, Garner
RBI: Moreno, Madlock, Thompson 2, Easler, Garner 2, Foli, Nicosia
SB: Lacy 2, Moreno, Madlock 2, Nicosia
CS: Easler
LOB: 23
| IDIvan De Jesus Sr.SS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJoe Strain2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LDLeon Durham1B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSteve HendersonLF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJerry MoralesCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| STScot ThompsonRF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KRKen Reitz3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTim BlackwellC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RMRandy MartzP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCHector CruzPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DTDick TidrowP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KKKen KravecP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JTJim TracyPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RERawly EastwickP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMike LumPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDoug CapillaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBill BucknerPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RR Rick ReuschelPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LMLynn McGlothenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDSteve Dillard2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 44 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
2B: Jesus Sr., Morales, Buckner
HR: Henderson 2
RBI: Henderson 2, Thompson 2, Blackwell, Tracy, Buckner 2
SB: Durham
CS: Durham
LOB: 20
The Cubs outlasted the Pirates 10-9 in 11 innings at Wrigley Field.
Dick Tidrow got the win and Víctor Cruz took the loss. Steve Henderson went 3-for-5 for the Cubs, while Phil Garner went 2-for-6 for the Pirates.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
