Cubs 6, Pirates 10 Box Score, Sep 29, 1981

September 29, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT

Chicago CubsCHC · 38-65CHC38-656

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT · 46-56PIT46-56

W: Enrique RomoL: Dick Tidrow

Top performers

SHSteve HendersonLF2-4H-AB2B · 3 RBITop hitterDBDale Berra3B4-5H-AB2B · 2 RBI · 2 R
Winning pitcherEREnrique RomoP0.2IP0 ER · 0 K · W
DTDick TidrowP1.1IP4 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

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Biggest lead CHC by 2 · PIT by 5 · 1 lead change

Key plays

T1 +12% CHCLeon Durham reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Jason Thompson. Jerry Morales scores. Leon Durham to 2nd.CHC 1 · PIT 0
B3 +20% PITBill Robinson hits a home run (2). Jason Thompson scores.CHC 2 · PIT 4
T5 +12% CHCBill Buckner singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bill Robinson. Jerry Morales scores. Ivan De Jesus to 2nd.CHC 4 · PIT 5
T5 +15% CHCSteve Henderson singles on a line drive to center fielder Omar Moreno. Ivan De Jesus scores. Bill Buckner to 2nd.CHC 5 · PIT 5
B7 +20% PITDale Berra singles on a line drive to center fielder Jerry Morales. Jason Thompson scores. Mike Easler to 3rd.CHC 5 · PIT 6

Team stats

CHC

PIT

10Hits15
6Runs10
0Home runs1
4Walks4
5Strikeouts5
1Errors1

1Stolen bases4
.278Batting average.395
.350On-base %.452
.306Slugging.553
10.13ERA4.00
19Left on base21

1981 NL East Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1STCardinals	59	43	.578	—
2WSNationals	60	48	.556	2.0
3PHPhillies	59	48	.551	2.5
4PIPirates	46	56	.451	13.0
5NYMets	41	62	.400	18.5
6CHCubs	38	65	.373	21.5

Game info

Venue: Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs

Batting


JMJerry MoralesCF	5	2	2	0	0	2
IDIvan De Jesus Sr.SS	5	2	2	1	0	0
BBBill Buckner1B	4	0	2	1	1	0
LDLeon DurhamRF	5	1	0	0	0	1
SHSteve HendersonLF	4	0	2	3	1	0
TWTye Waller3B	3	0	0	0	0	2
TBTim BlackwellC	4	0	1	0	0	0
PTPat Tabler2B	2	1	1	0	1	0
KKKen KravecP	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLMike LumPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
KRKen Reitz3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
LSLee SmithP	0	0	0	0	0	0
STScot ThompsonPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
RERawly EastwickP	0	0	0	0	0	0
JTJim TracyPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
DTDick TidrowP	0	0	0	0	0	0
DCDoug CapillaP	0	0	0	0	0	0
MHMel HallPH	0	0	0	0	1	0
BCBill CaudillP	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	6	10	5	4	5

2B: Henderson

RBI: Jesus Sr., Buckner, Henderson 3

SB: Buckner

LOB: 19

Pitching


KKKen Kravec	2.2	7	4	1	1	1	22
LSLee Smith	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	10
RERawly Eastwick	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	6
DTDick TidrowL	1.1	1	4	3	0	0	17
DCDoug Capilla	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	4
BCBill Caudill	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	7
Totals	8.0	15	9	4	5	1	66

Pirates

Batting


OMOmar MorenoCF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
TFTim FoliSS	5	1	3	0	0	0	0
BMBill Madlock3B	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
JTJason Thompson1B	3	3	2	0	0	2	1
BRBill RobinsonRF	4	1	1	2	1	0	2
MEMike EaslerLF	4	1	0	0	0	1	1
DBDale Berra3B	5	2	4	2	0	0	0
SNSteve NicosiaC	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
OJOdell JonesP	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
JRJohnny Ray2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
RSRod ScurryP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WMWillie MontanezPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLMark LeeP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EREnrique RomoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WSWillie StargellPH	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
MAMatt AlexanderPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
KTKent TekulveP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	10	15	8	1	4	5

2B: Foli, Thompson, Berra

HR: Robinson

RBI: Moreno, Madlock, Robinson 2, Berra 2, Stargell 2

SB: Berra 2, Nicosia, Alexander

LOB: 21

Pitching


OJOdell Jones	4.1	5	3	1	1	25
RSRod Scurry	0.2	2	0	0	1	6
MLMark Lee	1.1	1	0	1	1	11
EREnrique RomoW	0.2	0	0	1	0	6
KTKent Tekulve	2.0	2	1	1	2	16
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	5	64

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1981 NL East Standings

Game info

Cubs

Batting

Pitching

Pirates

Batting

Pitching

1 · CHC 2–2 PIT · Tied 2–2

Pirates beat Cubs 10-6 as Berra goes 4-for-5

Players mentioned

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1981 NL East Standings

Game info

Cubs

Batting

Pitching

Pirates

Batting

Pitching

1 · CHC 2–2 PIT · Tied 2–2

Pirates beat Cubs 10-6 as Berra goes 4-for-5

Players mentioned