Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 15, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1981 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 2 1
Foli ss 5 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 3 2 1 0
  Berra 3b 1 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 4 1 0 0
Parker rf 5 2 3 2
Easler lf 4 0 0 0
Pena c 4 1 2 2
Ray 2b 3 1 1 0
Tiant p 4 0 1 3
Totals 38 8 12 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 3 0 0 0
  Capilla p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 0 1 0 0
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Durham rf 4 1 1 2
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Tabler 2b 3 0 0 0
Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Pittsburgh 110 005 1008120
Chicago 000 000 002242
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (2-4) 9.0 4 2 2 1 8
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (2-3) 5.0 6 4 3 0 0
  Hernandez   0.2 3 3 3 1 2
  Eastwick   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Capilla   3.0 3 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
3
5

  E–DeJesus (18), Davis (6).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Tiant (1,off Hernandez).  HR–Pittsburgh Moreno (1,1st inning off Griffin 0 on, 0 out); Parker (8,2nd inning off Griffin 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Durham (8,9th inning off Tiant 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Ray (1,by Hernandez).  SB–Parker (5,2nd base off Griffin/Davis); Moreno (34,2nd base off Griffin/Davis).  IBB–Hernandez (1,Ray).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:48.  A–5,254.
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