Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 2, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1981 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 1
Foli ss 3 0 0 0
  Ray ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 2 1
Parker rf 3 0 1 0
  Lacy rf 1 0 0 0
Easler lf 4 0 2 0
Berra 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
Pena c 3 1 1 0
Long p 1 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Camacho p 0 0 0 0
  Boyland ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 4 1 2 0
Baker lf 5 0 2 0
  Roenicke lf 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 2 1 0
Guerrero rf 3 2 2 2
Scioscia c 4 0 3 1
Russell ss 3 0 1 1
Welch p 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 1 1 1
  Pena p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 14 5
Pittsburgh 000 011 000272
Los Angeles 000 231 00x6141
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Long  L (0-1) 4.2 9 5 5 1 2
  Cruz   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Lee   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Camacho   2.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
2
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (6-5) 5.2 6 2 2 2 3
  Forster   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Pena  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
3

  E–Foli (12), Thompson (5), Cey (14).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Los Angeles Scioscia (10,off Cruz).  3B–Los Angeles Guerrero (2,off Long).  HR–Pittsburgh Madlock (4,6th inning off Welch 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Johnstone (3,6th inning off Lee 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Long (1,off Welch); Welch (6,off Long).  SF–Russell (3,off Long).  SB–Madlock (15,2nd base off Welch/Scioscia); Parker (4,2nd base off Welch/Scioscia); Landreaux (13,2nd base off Long/Pena); Sax (4,2nd base off Lee/Pena); Guerrero (5,2nd base off Camacho/Pena).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:47.  A–32,027.
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