Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
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 Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs 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)
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Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 1 0
  Morales lf 1 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 1 0
Bonds cf 3 1 1 0
Durham rf 5 2 1 1
Davis c 4 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 2 1
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
Griffin p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Geisel p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 1 0 0 0
  Capilla p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 5 1 1 0
Bonilla 2b 4 1 3 1
Kennedy c 6 0 2 1
Jones cf 5 1 2 1
Salazar 3b 5 1 1 1
Bass 1b 2 0 1 0
  Ramirez pr 0 0 0 0
  Perkins 1b 0 0 0 0
Moreno lf 2 0 0 0
  Edwards lf 2 0 1 1
Lefebvre rf 4 0 1 0
Welsh p 2 0 1 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 0
  Show p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 0 0 0 0
  Evans ph 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Flannery ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 39 5 14 5
Chicago 000 300 001 0482
San Diego 101 000 011 15141
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin   5.0 7 2 2 1 1
  Smith   2.1 2 1 0 2 0
  Geisel   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Tidrow  L (2-7) 1.2 4 2 2 1 1
  Capilla   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.1
14
5
4
5
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Welsh   6.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Show   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Lucas  W (5-7) 2.0 2 1 0 3 0
Totals
10.0
8
4
3
5
3

  E–Tyson (4), DeJesus (13), Edwards (2).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Chicago Durham (8,off Welsh); Davis (3,off Welsh), San Diego Smith (8,off Griffin); Bonilla (11,off Griffin); Welsh (1,off Griffin); Lefebvre (11,off Smith); Salazar (15,off Tidrow).  3B–San Diego Jones (1,off Tidrow).  IBB–DeJesus (2,by Lucas); Bonds (4,by Lucas); Evans (2,by Geisel); Perkins (3,by Tidrow).  SH–Bonilla 2 (8,off Griffin,off Smith); Moreno (1,off Smith); Perkins (2,off Smith).  CS–Henderson (7,2nd base by Welsh/Kennedy); Jones (9,2nd base by Griffin/Davis).  BK–Griffin (2).  IBB–Geisel (1,Evans); Tidrow (8,Perkins); Lucas 2 (10,DeJesus,Bonds).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–3:18.  A–5,099.
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