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Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants

1981-09-06 Β· Day game Β· Candlestick Park Β· Att: 12036 Β· 68Β°F Β· Wind 7 mph Β· 2:19

San Francisco Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 3–0. Vida Blue earned the win and Greg Minton picked up the save.

Line score

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W: Vida Blue   L: Mike Griffin   SV: Greg Minton

Umpires β€” HP: Jerry Dale Β· 1B: Steve Fields Β· 2B: Bob Engel Β· 3B: Jim Quick Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ivan de Jesus300001
Steve Henderson400002
Bill Buckner401001
Jerry Morales400000
Leon Durham400000
Jody Davis200011
Steve Dillard200000
Pat Tabler200000
Mike Griffin100001
Hector Cruz200001
Jim Tracy101000
Mike Lum101000
Scot Thompson100000

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Larry Herndon500000
Enos Cabell412000
Jack Clark401000
Darrell Evans412000
Jerry Martin402101
Milt May402100
Johnnie LeMaster312000
Joe Pettini300001
Vida Blue301100
Greg Minton100000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mike Griffin4.1800
Willie Hernandez0.1000
Dick Tidrow2.1401
Dave Geisel1.0001

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Vida Blue7.0115
Greg Minton2.0202

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Ivan de Jesus: 9
  • Steve Henderson: K/C
  • Bill Buckner: E4.B-1
  • Jerry Morales: 7

Bot 1

  • Larry Herndon: 3/L
  • Enos Cabell: S7/G
  • Jack Clark: 3/FL
  • Darrell Evans: S7/G.1-3
  • Jerry Martin: 63

Top 2

  • Leon Durham: E4.B-1
  • Jody Davis: POCS2(136)#
  • Jody Davis: 5/FL
  • Steve Dillard: 53

Bot 2

  • Milt May: 63
  • Johnnie LeMaster: D9/L
  • Joe Pettini: 9.2-3
  • Vida Blue: 63

Top 3

  • Pat Tabler: 63
  • Mike Griffin: K
  • Ivan de Jesus: K

Bot 3

  • Larry Herndon: 8
  • Enos Cabell: 13
  • Jack Clark: 63

Top 4

  • Steve Henderson: K
  • Bill Buckner: 13
  • Jerry Morales: 53

Bot 4

  • Darrell Evans: S8/L
  • Jerry Martin: S7.1-3
  • Milt May: S8.3-H;1-2
  • Johnnie LeMaster: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Joe Pettini: 13
  • Vida Blue: 3/G

Top 5

  • Leon Durham: 63
  • Jody Davis: K/C
  • Steve Dillard: 8/L

Bot 5

  • Larry Herndon: 13
  • Enos Cabell: S8
  • Jack Clark: S8.1-2
  • Darrell Evans: 7
  • Jerry Martin: S8.2-H;1-2
  • Milt May: 43

Top 6

  • Pat Tabler: 53
  • Hector Cruz: 63
  • Ivan de Jesus: 7/L

Bot 6

  • Johnnie LeMaster: S8/L
  • Joe Pettini: E3/SH.1-3;B-1
  • Vida Blue: S9/L.3-H;1-2
  • Larry Herndon: 3/FL/P
  • Enos Cabell: 9
  • Jack Clark: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

  • Steve Henderson: 13/BG
  • Bill Buckner: S8/L
  • Jerry Morales: 3/P
  • Leon Durham: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

  • Darrell Evans: 5/FL/P
  • Jerry Martin: K/C
  • Milt May: S9/G
  • Johnnie LeMaster: 23/BG

Top 8

  • Jody Davis: W
  • Jim Tracy: S7.1-2
  • Mike Lum: S9.2-3;1-2
  • Hector Cruz: K/C
  • Scot Thompson: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
  • Steve Henderson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

  • Joe Pettini: K/C
  • Greg Minton: 43
  • Larry Herndon: 31

Top 9

  • Bill Buckner: K
  • Jerry Morales: 43
  • Leon Durham: 43