Homers by Gary Carter and Andre Dawson helped power the Expos to a 5-3 decision over the Mets. The Expos scored three times in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Ellis Valentine and two-run circuit clout by Carter. Dawson drilled a solo swat in the sixth and pitcher Bill Gullickson delivered an RBI double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     18, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        3  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   5  9  1
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  9  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Raines lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .444      Wilson rf,cf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .185
Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .059      Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .083
Dawson cf             4   2   1   1     0   1   .500      Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .167
Valentine rf          2   0   0   1     1   0   .100        Backman pr,3b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Carter c              3   1   2   2     1   0   .368        Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Cromartie 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Staub 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .200
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Brooks 3b,rf          4   0   2   1     0   1   .292
Gullickson p          3   0   2   1     0   0   .667      Trevino c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .200
  Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .429
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jorgensen ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .250

Totals               32   5   9   5     4   3             Totals               37   3   9   3     2  10

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 23,710
Left on Base: Expos 6, Mets 9
DP: Expos 0, Mets 3
Errors: Scott, Taveras, Mazzilli
Doubles: Cromartie (2), Gullickson (1), Mazzilli 2 (2), Brooks (1)
Home Runs: Carter (1), Dawson (1), Jorgensen (1)
Stolen Bases: Raines (4)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (1)
GIDP: Raines (2), Parrish (1), Scott (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullickson W(1-0)       8     7   2   2   2  10   0  34   2.25
Bahnsen SV(1)           1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   1.42
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2  10   1  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(0-1)            6.1   5   5   2   4   1   2  27   1.46
Roberts                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Miller                  2     3   0   0   0   2   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   2   4   3   2  38

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bruce Froemming


EXPOS 1ST: Raines walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Raines to second]; Dawson reached on an error by
Mazzilli [Raines to third, Dawson to second]; Valentine hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Raines scored (unearned)]; Carter homered
(unearned) [Dawson scored (unearned)]; off the LF pole;
Parrish flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras struck
out; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gullickson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman walked; Staub singled to right [Kingman to
third]; Brooks reached on a fielder's choice [Staub out at
second (first unassisted)]; Rusty Staub called for
interference on popup by HP umpire Joe West; Trevino popped
to catcher in foul territory; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: On a bunt Raines grounded out (pitcher to first);
Scott flied out to center; Dawson reached on an error by
Taveras; Valentine forced Dawson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Jones flied out to right; Wilson singled to first;
Taveras grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to second];
Mazzilli doubled to left [Wilson scored]; Kingman flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to right; Parrish flied out to left;
Cromartie walked; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Staub struck out; Brooks struck out; Trevino grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Gullickson singled to right; Raines grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Gullickson out at second]; Scott
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to center; Jones struck out; Wilson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Mets 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson homered; Valentine walked; Valentine was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Carter walked;
Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Carter out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
reached on an error by Scott; Kingman flied out to left; Staub
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie doubled to right; Speier flied out to
center [Cromartie to third]; Gullickson doubled to left
[Cromartie scored]; ROBERTS REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Raines
singled to shortstop [Gullickson to third]; Scott grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Raines out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Brooks doubled to left; Trevino walked; Flynn singled
to left [Brooks to third, Trevino to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR
ROBERTS; Cubbage struck out; Wilson struck out; Taveras grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 1.

EXPOS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Dawson struck
out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter singled
to third; Parrish singled to center [Carter to second];
Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5,
Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli doubled to right; BACKMAN RAN FOR MAZZILLI;
Kingman struck out; Staub struck out; Brooks singled to left
[Backman scored]; Trevino struck out; Lee Mazzilli left with
lower back spasms; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 2.

EXPOS 9TH: WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BACKMAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BROOKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Speier flied out to center; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR GULLICKSON;
Montanez struck out; Raines singled; Raines stole second; Scott
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Flynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MILLER; Jorgensen
homered; Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras singled
to left; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR BACKMAN; Youngblood flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 3.