Padres 8, Cubs 9 Box Score, Aug 24, 1981

August 24, 1981 · 4:33 AM EDT

San Diego PadresSD · 41-69SD41-698

Final

Chicago CubsCHC · 38-65CHC38-65

W: Lee SmithL: Gary Lucas

Top performers

JTJerry TurnerPH1-1H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterIDIvan De Jesus Sr.SS1-3H-AB2B · 3 RBI · 3 R
Winning pitcherLSLee SmithP2.0IP0 ER · 2 K · W
GLGary LucasP1.1IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

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Biggest lead SD by 2 · CHC by 5 · 3 lead changes

Key plays

B1 +19% CHCIvan De Jesus doubles (6) on a to left fielder Gene Richards. Bill Buckner scores. Leon Durham scores. Bobby Bonds scores.SD 1 · CHC 5
T5 +17% SDJerry Turner hits a home run (2). Luis Salazar scores. Joe Lefebvre scores.SD 5 · CHC 6
T5 +21% SDRuppert Jones singles on a line drive to right fielder Leon Durham. Juan Bonilla scores. Gene Richards scores. Terry Kennedy to 3rd.SD 7 · CHC 6
B9 +48% CHCBill Buckner singles on a line drive to right fielder Joe Lefebvre. Ivan De Jesus scores. Hector Cruz scores. Steve Henderson to 3rd.SD 8 · CHC 8
B11 +28% CHCMike Tyson doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Ruppert Jones. Ivan De Jesus scores.SD 8 · CHC 9

Team stats

CHC

15Hits11
8Runs9
1Home runs0
5Walks7
7Strikeouts5

2Stolen bases2
.385Batting average.289
.455On-base %.400
.513Slugging.368
8.10ERA6.55
13Left on base18

1981 National League Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1CIReds	66	42	.611	—
2STCardinals	59	43	.578	4.0
3LADodgers	63	47	.573	4.0
4WSNationals	60	48	.556	6.0
5HOAstros	61	49	.555	6.0
6PHPhillies	59	48	.551	6.5
7SFGiants	56	55	.505	11.5
8ATBraves	50	56	.472	15.0
9PIPirates	46	56	.451	17.0
10NYMets	41	62	.400	22.5
11SDPadres	41	69	.373	26.0
12CHCubs	38	65	.373	25.5

Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Padres

Batting


OSOzzie SmithSS	6	1	2	0	0	0	0
JBJuan Bonilla2B	6	1	3	0	0	0	1
GRGene RichardsLF	2	2	2	1	0	2	0
TKTerry KennedyC	4	0	2	1	0	1	1
RJRuppert JonesCF	5	0	1	2	0	0	1
RBRandy Bass1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
LSLuis Salazar3B	4	2	3	0	0	1	1
JLJoe LefebvreRF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
JEJuan EichelbergerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BPBroderick Perkins1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
DBDanny BooneP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TFTim FlanneryPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
JLJohn LittlefieldP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JTJerry TurnerPH	1	1	1	3	1	0	0
JCJohn CurtisP	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
JUJohn UrreaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GLGary LucasP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	39	8	15	8	1	5	7

2B: Bonilla, Kennedy

HR: Turner

RBI: Richards, Kennedy, Jones 2, Turner 3, Curtis

SB: Smith, Salazar

CS: Salazar

LOB: 13

Pitching


JEJuan Eichelberger	0.0	2	5	3	0	14
DBDanny Boone	2.0	3	1	0	1	11
JLJohn Littlefield	2.0	1	0	1	1	12
JCJohn Curtis	4.1	1	1	1	2	21
JUJohn Urrea	0.1	1	1	1	1	8
GLGary LucasL	1.1	3	1	1	0	10
Totals	10.0	11	9	7	5	76

Cubs

Batting


SHSteve HendersonLF	4	1	2	1	1	1
PTPat Tabler2B	3	1	0	0	2	2
BBBill Buckner1B	5	1	2	3	0	0
LDLeon DurhamRF	4	1	2	1	0	0
BBBobby BondsCF	4	1	0	0	1	0
TBTim BlackwellC	5	0	1	0	0	0
KRKen Reitz3B	5	0	1	0	0	2
IDIvan De Jesus Sr.SS	3	3	1	3	2	0
MKMike KrukowP	2	0	1	0	0	0
MLMike LumRF	0	0	0	0	0	0
JMJerry MoralesRF	1	0	0	0	0	0
WHWillie HernandezP	0	0	0	0	0	0
SDSteve DillardPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
DCDoug CapillaP	0	0	0	0	0	0
HCHector CruzPH	0	1	0	0	1	0
LSLee SmithP	0	0	0	0	0	0
MTMike TysonPH	1	0	1	1	0	0
Totals	38	9	11	9	7	5

2B: Henderson, Jesus Sr., Tyson

RBI: Henderson, Buckner 3, Durham, Jesus Sr. 3, Tyson

SB: Buckner, Durham

CS: Blackwell

LOB: 18

Pitching


MKMike Krukow	4.1	9	6	1	3	1	29
WHWillie Hernandez	1.2	2	2	2	0	0	14
DCDoug Capilla	3.0	3	0	2	2	0	23
LSLee SmithW	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	10
Totals	11.0	15	8	5	7	1	76

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1981 National League Standings

Game info

Padres

Batting

Pitching

Cubs

Batting

Pitching

1 · SD 1–6 CHC · CHC leads 6–1

Cubs outlast Padres 9-8 as Jesus goes 1-for-3

Players mentioned

San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1981 National League Standings

Game info

Padres

Batting

Pitching

Cubs

Batting

Pitching

1 · SD 1–6 CHC · CHC leads 6–1

Cubs outlast Padres 9-8 as Jesus goes 1-for-3

Players mentioned