With nine strikeouts in the Phillies' 6-2 decision over the Expos, Steve Carlton boosted his career total to 3,006 and became the first lefthander in major league history to scale the 3,000 strikeout plateau. The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and never were headed.

Gary Matthews doubled, advanced to third on Keith Moreland's groundout and scored on a sacrifice fly by Garry Maddox. Carlton drove in two runs, with a single in the fifth and a double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 29, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 9 1 Phillies 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 x - 6 9 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Raines lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .355 Rose 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .382 Manuel 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .208 Aguayo 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Wallach 1b,rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .286 Unser ph,rf 1 0 1 3 0 0 .667 Valentine rf 3 0 3 0 0 0 .214 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Scott pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Matthews lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .340 Montanez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Moreland rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Carter c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .327 Aviles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .263 Maddox cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .310 White cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Bowa ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .309 Speier ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .218 Boone c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .220 Rogers p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Carlton p 2 1 2 2 0 0 .286 Ratzer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ramos ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Totals 34 2 9 2 3 9 Totals 30 6 9 6 2 2 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 30,142 Left on Base: Expos 9, Phillies 5 DP: Expos 1, Phillies 0 Errors: Parrish Doubles: Valentine (1), Carter (2), Manuel (3), Matthews (3), Carlton (1), Unser (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (1), Carlton (1), Bowa (2) Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (2) GIDP: Moreland (2) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers L(2-1) 6.1 9 6 6 1 2 0 29 5.77 Ratzer 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1.50 Totals 8 9 6 6 2 2 0 35 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(4-0) 9 9 2 2 3 9 0 38 2.36 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 9 0 38 Balks: Carlton 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi EXPOS 1ST: Raines struck out; Manuel was called out on strikes; Wallach struck out; Steve Carlton's 3000th career strikeout; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Aguayo struck out; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine singled to center; Carlton balked [Valentine to second]; Carter flied out to center [Valentine to third]; Parrish was called out on strikes; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Matthews doubled to center; Moreland grounded out (second to first) [Matthews to third]; Maddox hit a sacrifice fly to right [Matthews scored]; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 1. EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to left; Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Speier to second]; Raines was called out on strikes; Manuel walked; Wallach flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Boone reached on an error by Parrish [Boone to first]; Carlton out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Boone to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Boone to third]; Aguayo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 1. EXPOS 4TH: Valentine doubled to left; Carter flied out to center; Parrish grounded out (third to first); White made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Moreland grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 1. EXPOS 5TH: Speier was called out on strikes; Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); Raines walked; Carlton balked [Raines to second]; Manuel flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox singled to right; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Maddox to second]; Boone lined to left; Carlton singled to center [Maddox scored]; Rose singled to right [Carlton to second]; Aguayo popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 2. EXPOS 6TH: Wallach singled to left; Valentine singled to center [Wallach to second]; SCOTT RAN FOR VALENTINE; Carter doubled to left [Wallach scored, Scott out at home (left to second to catcher)]; Parrish made an out to second; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 6TH: MONTANEZ REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 1B); WALLACH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews singled to shortstop; Moreland grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 2. EXPOS 7TH: Speier flied out to left; Rogers struck out; Raines flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox flied out to left; Bowa singled to center; Boone singled to center [Bowa to second]; Carlton doubled to left [Bowa scored, Boone to third]; Rose was walked intentionally; UNSER BATTED FOR AGUAYO; Unser doubled to center [Boone scored, Carlton scored, Rose scored]; RATZER REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Schmidt flied out to right; Matthews walked; Moreland made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 6. EXPOS 8TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); AVILES REPLACED MORELAND (PLAYING 2B); Manuel doubled to left; Wallach struck out; Montanez struck out; Carter walked; Parrish singled to left [Manuel scored, Carter to second]; White flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 6. EXPOS 9TH: Speier flied out to right; RAMOS BATTED FOR RATZER; Ramos singled to left; Raines flied out to right; Manuel flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 6.

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