Padres 7, Cubs 9 Box Score, Aug 26, 1981

August 26, 1981 · 4:33 AM EDT

San Diego PadresSD · 41-69SD41-697

Final

Chicago CubsCHC · 38-65CHC38-65

W: Lee SmithL: John Curtis

Top performers

JLJoe LefebvreRF3-4H-ABHR · 2B · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterLDLeon DurhamRF2-5H-AB2 HR · 3 RBI · 2 R
Winning pitcherLSLee SmithP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · W
JCJohn CurtisP0.2IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

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Biggest lead SD by 3 · CHC by 2 · 4 lead changes

Key plays

T4 +23% SDLuis Salazar singles on a to center fielder Bobby Bonds. Gene Richards scores. Ruppert Jones scores. Randy Bass to 2nd.SD 3 · CHC 2
B5 +26% CHCLeon Durham hits a home run (6). Bill Buckner scores.SD 5 · CHC 5
T7 +21% SDJoe Lefebvre hits a home run (7).SD 6 · CHC 6
T8 +24% SDLuis Salazar singles on a to left fielder Steve Henderson. Ruppert Jones scores.SD 7 · CHC 6
B9 +42% CHCSteve Dillard hits a home run (2). Jody Davis scores.SD 7 · CHC 9

Team stats

CHC

11Hits11
7Runs9
1Home runs3
4Walks6
1Strikeouts4
2Errors0

1Stolen bases1
.355Batting average.314
.444On-base %.415
.548Slugging.657
8.31ERA7.00
11Left on base19

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	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
JBJuan Bonilla2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
GRGene RichardsLF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
RJRuppert JonesCF	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
TKTerry KennedyC	3	0	0	1	0	0	1
RBRandy Bass1B	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
LSLuis Salazar3B	4	1	3	3	0	0	0
JLJoe LefebvreRF	4	1	3	3	1	0	0
SMSteve MuraP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
CWChris WelshP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JMJose MorenoPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
GLGary LucasP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JTJerry TurnerPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
JCJohn CurtisP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	7	11	7	1	4	1

2B: Richards, Jones, Lefebvre

HR: Lefebvre

RBI: Kennedy, Salazar 3, Lefebvre 3

SB: Salazar

LOB: 11

Pitching


SMSteve Mura	4.2	6	6	4	2	2	40
CWChris Welsh	1.1	1	0	1	1	0	11
GLGary Lucas	2.0	2	0	1	0	0	12
JCJohn CurtisL	0.2	2	2	0	1	1	6
Totals	8.2	11	8	6	4	3	69

Cubs

Batting


SHSteve HendersonLF	2	0	0	0	0	3	0
PTPat Tabler2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
BBBill Buckner1B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
LDLeon DurhamRF	5	2	2	3	2	0	1
BBBobby BondsCF	3	2	1	0	0	2	0
JDJody DavisC	4	2	3	1	0	1	0
KRKen Reitz3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
IDIvan De Jesus Sr.SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
DBDoug BirdP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
JMJerry MoralesPH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
LSLee SmithP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SDSteve Dillard3B	1	2	1	2	1	0	0
MLMike LumPH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
DCDoug CapillaP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
WHWillie HernandezP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DTDick TidrowP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MTMike Tyson2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	9	11	9	3	6	4

2B: Davis

3B: Davis

HR: Durham 2, Dillard

RBI: Durham 3, Davis, Reitz, Morales, Dillard 2, Lum

SB: Bonds

LOB: 19

Pitching


DBDoug Bird	4.0	7	5	1	0	0	20
LSLee SmithW	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4
DCDoug Capilla	3.0	1	1	3	0	1	22
WHWillie Hernandez	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	5
DTDick Tidrow	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	9.0	11	7	4	1	1	53

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1981 National League Standings

Game info

Padres

Batting

Pitching

Cubs

Batting

Pitching

1 · SD 0–0 CHC · Tied 0–0

Cubs beat Padres 9-7 as Durham goes 2-for-5

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 0–0 CHC · Tied 0–0

Cubs beat Padres 9-7 as Durham goes 2-for-5

Players mentioned