Taking advantage of unusual wildness by New York's Randy Jones, the Expos defeated the Mets, 4-2. Montreal scored twice in the second inning when Jones walked opposition pitcher Steve Rogers with the bases loaded. Then he proceeded to uncork a wild pitch to give the Expos a 2-0 advantage. Warren Cromartie hit a two-run homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     25, 1981 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2 11  0
Expos        0  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  3  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Youngblood rf         5   0   1   1     0   1   .222      Raines lf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .405
Taveras ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .182      Manuel 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .000
Staub 1b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .351      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .357
Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .122
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Carter c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .333
Brooks 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .341      Parrish 3b            4   2   2   0     0   1   .293
Trevino c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Cromartie 1b          3   1   1   2     0   0   .263
Flynn 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .412      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .158
Jones p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Rogers p              1   0   0   1     2   0   .125
  Wilson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Backman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cubbage ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  11   2     1   4             Totals               25   4   3   3     8   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 18,150
Left on Base: Mets 9, Expos 5
DP: Mets 2, Expos 0
Errors: Manuel
Doubles: Youngblood (1), Flynn (6), Staub (2), Parrish 2 (3)
Home Runs: Cromartie (1)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (1)
GIDP: Dawson 2 (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(0-2)            4     3   4   4   6   1   1  20   3.31
Hausman                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.70
Miller                  2     0   0   0   2   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     3   4   4   8   4   1  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(2-0)           8    11   2   2   1   4   0  35   5.14
Lee SV(1)               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.50
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   4   0  38

Wild Pitches: Jones (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Youngblood flied to center; Taveras struck out; Staub
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines grounded out (pitcher to first); Manuel
walked; Dawson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Manuel out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Mazzilli
flied to center; Brooks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine struck out; Carter walked; Parrish doubled
to right [Carter to third]; Cromartie popped to catcher in foul
territory; Speier was walked intentionally; Rogers walked
[Carter scored, Parrish to third, Speier to second]; Jones threw
a wild pitch [Parrish scored, Speier to third, Rogers to
second]; Raines walked; Manuel flied to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

METS 3RD: Trevino flied to right; Flynn lined to second; Jones
singled to right; Youngblood doubled to right [Jones to third];
Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson popped to first in foul territory; Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman walked;
Mazzilli flied to center; Brooks singled to left [Kingman to
second]; Trevino flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish doubled to center; Cromartie homered [Parrish
scored]; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Rogers grounded
out (shortstop to first); Raines walked; Manuel grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 4.

METS 5TH: Flynn doubled to center; WILSON BATTED FOR JONES;
Wilson grounded out (second to first) [Flynn to third];
Youngblood reached on an error by Manuel [Flynn scored];
Youngblood was picked off first (catcher to first); Taveras
popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Dawson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Valentine struck out; Carter grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

METS 6TH: Staub singled to right; Kingman lined to third;
Mazzilli flied to left; Brooks singled to shortstop [Staub to
second]; Trevino forced Brooks (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish popped to second; Cromartie flied to center;
Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 4.

METS 7TH: Flynn flied to center; BACKMAN BATTED FOR HAUSMAN;
Backman was called out on strikes; Youngblood was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED BACKMAN (PITCHING); Rogers walked;
Raines flied to left; Manuel walked [Rogers to second]; Dawson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Manuel out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

METS 8TH: Taveras singled to center; Staub doubled to right
[Taveras scored]; Kingman flied to center; Mazzilli singled to
center [Staub to third]; Mazzilli was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Brooks flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Valentine was called out on strikes; Carter popped to
third; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos
4.

METS 9TH: Trevino singled to right; Flynn singled to center
[Trevino to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR MILLER; LEE REPLACED
ROGERS (PITCHING); STEARNS BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Stearns flied to
right; Youngblood forced Flynn (pitcher to second) [Trevino to
third]; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.