27Jan 2018 by Brian No Comments
1981 Season Replay – Mets vs Cubs

1981 Season Replay – Mets vs Cubs

1981 Season, Cubs, Mets
Mets visit Wrigley Field for the opening series of the season.   Opening Day - Wrigley Field 4-9-81 Cubs 5, Mets 4 WP: Rawly Eastwick (1-0) LP: Pete Falcone (0-1) Save: Lee Smith(1)   4-11-81 Cubs 8, Mets 3 WP: Doug Bird (1-0) LP: Mike Scott (0-1) Save: Dick Tidrow (1) HR's: Mets - Dave Kingman (1)   4-12-81 Mets 11, Cubs 4 WP: Ed Lynch (1-0) LP: Mike Griffin (0-1) HR's: Mets - Joel Youngblood (1), Lee Mazzilli (1) Cubs - Bill Buckner (1), Leon Durham (1)   Cubs take 2 of 3 in this opening series.
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26Jan 2018 by Brian No Comments
1981 Season Replay – Opening Day Phillies at Reds

1981 Season Replay – Opening Day Phillies at Reds

1981 Season, Phillies, Reds
Opening Day in the 1981 season replay. 162 games here, no strike!   Traditional Opening Day from Riverfront Stadium. Phillies vs Reds. The Reds finished with the best record in the National League (66-42) but yet didn't make a playoff appearance. The Phillies won the first half in the East and made the playoffs.   Opening Day starters is Steve Carlton (Grade 18) vs Mario Soto (Grade 13).   Phillies brought their bats. Pete Rose leads off the year with a triple down the 1st base line. After a strike out Gary Matthews takes a Soto change up over the left field wall. The score would remain 2-0 until the 5th when Bake McBride would double in Rose and would come home himself on a sac fly from Matthews.  …
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