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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

August 16, 1981 · 4:38 AM EDT

Pittsburgh Pirates logoPIT46-564
Final
6Chicago Cubs logoCHC38-65

W: Jay HowellL: Pascual PerezS: Randy Martz

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Game flow

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Biggest lead CHC by 5

Key plays

  • B1 +11% CHCBill Buckner homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.PIT 0 · CHC 1
  • B3 +12% CHCSteve Henderson triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Dave Parker. Tim Blackwell scores. Jay Howell scores.PIT 0 · CHC 3
  • B5 +12% CHCBobby Bonds singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Easler. Tim Blackwell scores. Ivan De Jesus scores. Bill Buckner scores. Bobby Bonds to 3rd. Bobby Bonds advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by catcher Steve Nicosia.PIT 1 · CHC 6
  • T6 +9% PITDave Parker doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Bobby Bonds. Omar Moreno scores. Tim Foli scores.PIT 3 · CHC 6
  • T6 +9% PITJohn Milner doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Bobby Bonds. Dave Parker scores.PIT 4 · CHC 6

Team stats

PITCHC
  • 7Hits8
  • 4Runs6
  • 0Home runs1
  • 2Walks4
  • 3Strikeouts4
  • 1Errors2
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  • 0Stolen bases1
  • .206Batting average.276
  • .250On-base %.364
  • .294Slugging.517
  • 6.75ERA3.00
  • 9Left on base13

1981 NL East Standings

WLPCTGB
1STCardinals5943.578—
2WSNationals6048.5562.0
3PHPhillies5948.5512.5
4PIPirates4656.45113.0
5NYMets4162.40018.5
6CHCubs3865.37321.5

Game info

Venue
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL