Combining on a four-hitter, Mike Krukow and Dick Tidrow pitched the Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the Mets. The Cubs scored both their runs in the fourth inning. Ivan DeJesus led off with a triple and scored when catcher John Stearns dropped the ball for an error in a rundown on a grounder by Bill Buckner. Buckner advanced to second on Leon Durham's infield out and came home on a single by Steve Henderson. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  1
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Bonds cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Bailor rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .273      De Jesus ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .184
  Staub ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Buckner 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .306
  Giles pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Durham rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Brooks 3b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .311      Henderson lf          3   0   2   1     0   0   .263
Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .204        Morales lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Mazzilli lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Stearns c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Waller 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Gardenhire ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Krukow p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .214        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taveras ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Lynch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Boitano p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Searage p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Leach p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     0   6             Totals               26   2   4   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  2,754
Left on Base: Mets 4, Cubs 2
DP: Mets 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Stearns, Bonds, Tyson
Triples: De Jesus (3)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (5)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lynch (2), Flynn (7)
GIDP: Brooks (9), Buckner (15)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lynch L(4-4)            4     3   2   1   1   2   0  15   2.47
Boitano                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.50
Searage                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.15
Leach                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.48
Totals                  8     4   2   1   2   3   0  28

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(8-9)           8     4   1   1   0   6   0  29   4.01
Tidrow SV(9)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.71
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   6   0  32

Wild Pitches: Krukow (8)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi


METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor flied
out to center; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); De Jesus grounded
out (shortstop to first); Buckner walked; Durham grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Mazzilli flied out to center;
Stearns popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Blackwell
struck out; Waller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Gardenhire
reached on an error by Tyson; Lynch out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Gardenhire to second]; Krukow threw a wild
pitch [Gardenhire to third]; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Tyson popped to first; Krukow flied out to left; Bonds
singled to shortstop; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: On a bunt Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first);
Brooks grounded out (third to first); Kingman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus tripled to left; Buckner reached on a
fielder's choice [De Jesus scored (error by Stearns; assists by
Lynch and Brooks) (unearned)]; Durham grounded out (third to
first) [Buckner to second]; Henderson singled to center [Buckner
scored]; Henderson stole second; Blackwell hit into a double
play (center to second) [Henderson out at third]; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Stearns reached on an error
by Bonds [Mazzilli to second]; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Mazzilli to third, Stearns to second];
JORGENSEN BATTED FOR GARDENHIRE; Jorgensen was called out on
strikes; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR LYNCH; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: BOITANO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); TAVERAS REPLACED
JORGENSEN (PLAYING SS); Waller flied out to center; Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Krukow flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor singled
to third; Brooks grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Bonds walked; De Jesus was called out on strikes;
SEARAGE REPLACED BOITANO (PITCHING); Buckner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonds out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Mazzilli flied out to left;
Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Durham grounded out (second to first); Henderson
singled to third; Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Henderson to second]; Waller lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 8TH: MORALES REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Flynn flied
out to right; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); HODGES
BATTED FOR SEARAGE; Hodges grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: LEACH REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Tyson grounded out
(second to first); Krukow grounded out (second to first); Bonds
popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 9TH: Wilson singled to right; STAUB BATTED FOR BAILOR;
Staub singled to left [Wilson to third]; GILES RAN FOR STAUB;
TIDROW REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Brooks forced Giles (second
to shortstop) [Wilson scored]; Kingman popped to shortstop;
Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.