
1981 Season Replay – Mets vs Cubs
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.