The Expos and Mets divided a twin bill, the Expos winning the lidlifter, 4-3, while the Mets took the nightcap, 7-2. The Expos grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning of the first game without the benefit of a hit when Dave Kingman committed a three-base error on a fly ball by Chris Speier. Speier then pulled a surprise steal of home. Montreal added single runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Gary Carter, in the fifth on a run-scoring single by Andre Dawson and in the eighth on a solo homer by Dawson. A two-run homer by Ron Hodges highlighted the Mets' three-run eighth.

A five-run third inning, keyed by a three-run homer by Kingman, carried the Mets to their triumph in the second game. The big inning began when Frank Taveras and Alex Trevino singled and Rusty Staub followed with a double. Kingman then drilled a long drive that cleared the left field bleachers. Doug Flynn climaxed the rally with a run-scoring double. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, April 19, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Expos 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 11 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 13 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Raines lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .391 Wilson cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .188 Scott 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .048 Taveras ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .138 Dawson cf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .545 Staub 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .280 Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Kingman lf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .158 Carter c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .391 Youngblood rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .286 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Brooks 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .276 Cromartie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Hodges c 4 1 3 2 0 0 .750 Speier ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .136 Trevino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Burris p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .417 Lee p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sosa p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jorgensen ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Hausman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Backman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 11 3 0 5 Totals 39 3 13 3 4 7 Time of Game: 2:49 Left on Base: Expos 6, Mets 13 DP: Expos 1, Mets 0 Errors: Parrish, Kingman, Miller Doubles: Parrish (1), Taveras (1) Home Runs: Dawson (2), Hodges (1) Stolen Bases: Speier (1), Dawson (3) Caught Stealing: Carter (1), Brooks (2) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris W(1-1) 5.1 8 0 0 4 4 0 27 2.38 Lee 2.1 4 3 1 0 1 1 12 3.00 Sosa 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Fryman SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 13 3 1 4 7 1 43 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan L(0-1) 5.1 4 3 2 0 4 0 20 3.38 Miller 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Hausman 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 10 3.86 Allen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 11 4 3 0 5 1 37 Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West EXPOS 1ST: Raines lined to first; Scott struck out; Dawson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to left; Kingman walked [Staub to second]; Youngblood lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Carter grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Brooks flied to right; Hodges popped to shortstop; Flynn walked; Swan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Speier reached on an error by Kingman [Speier to third]; Speier stole home; Burris flied to left in foul territory; Raines was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras flied to right; Staub singled to center; Kingman walked [Staub to second]; Youngblood singled to left [Staub out at home (left to catcher), Kingman to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 0. EXPOS 4TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson singled to third; Dawson stole second; Valentine flied to center; Carter singled to left [Dawson scored]; Carter was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Brooks struck out; Hodges singled to right; Flynn singled to center [Hodges to second]; Swan forced Hodges (pitcher to third) [Flynn to second]; Wilson flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Speier flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Taveras doubled to center; Staub flied to center; Kingman struck out; Youngblood singled to third [Taveras to third]; Brooks grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0. EXPOS 6TH: Burris singled to center; Raines singled to right [Burris to third]; Scott struck out; MILLER REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Dawson singled to left [Burris scored, Raines to second]; Dawson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Miller [Raines to third, Dawson to second]; Valentine popped to shortstop; Carter grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Hodges singled to right; Flynn flied to center; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MILLER; Jorgensen walked [Hodges to second]; LEE REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Wilson grounded out (second to first) [Hodges to third, Jorgensen to second]; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0. EXPOS 7TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Parrish flied to center; Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier singled to right; Lee singled to right [Speier to second]; Raines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman popped to shortstop; Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0. EXPOS 8TH: Scott flied to center; Dawson homered; Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); Carter singled to left; Parrish doubled to left [Carter out at home (left to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 0. METS 8TH: Brooks reached on an error by Parrish; Hodges homered [Brooks scored (unearned)]; Flynn grounded out (second to first); BACKMAN BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Backman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson singled to shortstop; Taveras singled to third [Wilson to second]; Staub singled to center [Wilson scored (unearned), Taveras to third]; SOSA REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 3. EXPOS 9TH: ALLEN REPLACED BACKMAN (PITCHING); Cromartie struck out; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Sosa singled to right; Raines flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 3. METS 9TH: Youngblood struck out; Brooks singled to right; FRYMAN REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); TREVINO BATTED FOR HODGES; Trevino struck out while Brooks was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 3.

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