Driving in four runs while pitching six scoreless innings, Scott Sanderson led the Expos to a 7-0 blanking of the Cubs. Sanderson, who batted .078 last season, cracked an RBI double in the second inning to plate Montreal's first run of the game, and then drilled a three-run two-bagger in the fifth. Pinch-hitter Tommy Hutton singled home the final run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     16, 1981 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3
Expos        0  2  0    0  4  0    1  0  x  -   7 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .150      Raines lf             2   0   1   1     3   0   .429
Strain 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Scott 2b              3   0   1   0     2   0   .077
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dawson cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .571
  Martz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Valentine rf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carter c              3   1   0   0     2   0   .313
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parrish 3b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .278
Buckner 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .211      Cromartie 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .333
Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .400        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Durham rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .059      Speier ss             3   3   1   0     1   0   .143
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Sanderson p           2   1   2   4     1   0  1.000
Thompson cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .133        Lea p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blackwell c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Hutton ph,1b        1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tyson ph,2b         2   0   1   0     1   0   .667
McGlothen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foote c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               34   0   6   0     3   4             Totals               32   7  10   7     9   2

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 11,602
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Expos 11
DP: Cubs 4, Expos 0
Errors: Durham, Reitz, Tyson, Speier
Doubles: Speier (1), Sanderson 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Raines (3), Scott 2 (3)
GIDP: Valentine 2 (2), Scott (1), Dawson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (2,by McGlothen)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(0-1)        1.1   3   2   2   4   0   0  12   4.26
Smith                   2.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   8   1.69
Capilla                 0.2   4   4   4   2   0   0   7  36.00
Martz                   1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Eastwick                2     2   1   0   1   1   0   9   3.00
Totals                  8    10   7   6   9   2   0  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(1-0)        6     5   0   0   2   4   0  26   0.00
Lea                     1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Sosa                    2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   4   0  37

Hit by Pitch: McGlothen (1)
Wild Pitches: McGlothen (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Strain flied out to
left; Buckner singled to right; Henderson flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines walked; Raines stole second; Scott walked;
Dawson flied out to right [Raines to third]; Scott stole second;
Valentine flied out to right; Carter walked; Parrish forced
Carter (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham popped to third in foul territory; Reitz
singled to left; Thompson flied out to left; Blackwell forced
Reitz (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to center; Speier doubled to
left; Sanderson doubled to center [Speier scored]; Raines
singled to center [Sanderson scored, Raines to second (on throw
to home)]; McGlothen threw a wild pitch [Raines to third]; Scott
walked; Scott stole second; Dawson was hit by a pitch; SMITH
REPLACED BLACKWELL (PITCHING); FOOTE REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PLAYING
C ); Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Dawson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

CUBS 3RD: Foote struck out; De Jesus was called out on strikes;
Strain popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
grounded out (first to pitcher); Cromartie grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Henderson
singled to center; Durham popped to catcher in foul territory
[Henderson to second]; Reitz reached on an error by Speier
[Henderson to third]; Thompson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanderson
walked; Raines walked [Sanderson to second]; Scott grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Raines out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

CUBS 5TH: TYSON BATTED FOR SMITH; Tyson singled to right; Foote
flied out to right; De Jesus struck out; Strain grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CAPILLA REPLACED
STRAIN (PITCHING); Dawson singled to left; Valentine grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Dawson out at
second]; Carter walked; Parrish singled to left [Carter to
second]; Cromartie singled to right [Carter scored, Parrish to
third, Cromartie to second (error by Durham)]; Speier was walked
intentionally; Sanderson doubled to left [Parrish scored,
Cromartie scored, Speier scored]; MARTZ REPLACED CAPILLA
(PITCHING); Raines popped to third in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 6.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Henderson
singled to center; Durham walked [Henderson to second]; Reitz
struck out; Thompson walked [Henderson to third, Durham to
second]; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Dawson singled
to shortstop; Valentine reached on an error by Reitz [Dawson to
second]; Carter flied out to right; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 6.

CUBS 7TH: LEA REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Foote flied out to
right; De Jesus flied out to center; TRACY BATTED FOR MARTZ;
Tracy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 6.

EXPOS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Cromartie reached
on an error by Tyson [Cromartie to second]; Speier reached on a
fielder's choice [Cromartie out at third (shortstop to third),
Speier to second (on throw to 3b)]; HUTTON BATTED FOR LEA;
Hutton singled to center [Speier scored (unearned)]; Raines
walked [Hutton to second]; Scott singled to pitcher [Hutton to
third, Raines to second]; Dawson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 7.

CUBS 8TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SOSA REPLACED
CROMARTIE (PITCHING); Buckner singled to right; Henderson forced
Buckner (shortstop to second); Durham flied out to left; Reitz
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Expos 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Valentine flied out to center; Carter grounded out
(third to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Expos 7.

CUBS 9TH: Thompson lined to center; Tyson walked; Foote lined to
left; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Expos 7.