Winning two consecutive games for the first time since last September, the Cubs upended the Expos, 6-2, as Bill Buckner led the way with three RBIs. The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on consecutive two-baggers by Joe Strain and Buckner and upped the margin to 3-0 in the third on Buckner's two-run triple. Chicago's final tallies came in the eighth on a two-run homer by Leon Durham. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Cubs         1  0  2    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   6  8  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Raines lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .338      De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .152
Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .207      Strain 2b             4   2   1   0     0   0   .219
Dawson cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .336      Buckner 1b            2   0   2   3     0   0   .297
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .171        Thompson pr,rf      2   2   2   0     0   0   .179
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Durham rf,1b          4   1   2   2     0   1   .292
Cromartie rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .276      Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Wallach 3b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .250      Morales cf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .282
Speier ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Sanderson p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .169
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Caudill p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .100
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  C. Smith ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     3   3             Totals               31   6   8   6     1   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 10,821
Left on Base: Expos 9, Cubs 3
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 2
Errors: De Jesus
Doubles: Cromartie (6), Raines (6), Strain (1), Buckner (15)
Triples: Buckner (1)
Home Runs: Wallach (3), Durham (4)
Stolen Bases: Raines 2 (40)
Sacrifice Hits: Henderson (1)
GIDP: Montanez (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson L(4-2)        6     6   4   4   1   5   0  25   2.41
Sosa                    2     2   2   2   0   2   1   8   2.77
Totals                  8     8   6   6   1   7   1  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caudill W(1-3)          7.2   8   2   2   3   3   1  33   4.21
Tidrow SV(3)            1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.45
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   3   1  38

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg


EXPOS 1ST: Raines struck out; Scott grounded out (first
unassisted); Dawson walked; Montanez reached on an error by De
Jesus [Dawson to third]; Carter flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied to center; Strain doubled to center;
Buckner doubled to center [Strain scored]; Durham flied to
center; Henderson lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie doubled to center; Wallach grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier singled to right [Cromartie to
third]; On a bunt Sanderson hit into a double play (first
unassisted) [Cromartie out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Morales lined to second; Reitz grounded out (second to
first); Blackwell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Raines walked; Raines stole second; Scott struck out;
Dawson flied to center; Raines stole third; Montanez popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs
1.

CUBS 3RD: Caudill walked; De Jesus singled to left [Caudill to
second]; On a bunt Strain forced Caudill (catcher to third) [De
Jesus to second, Strain to first]; Buckner tripled to right [De
Jesus scored, Strain scored]; Bill Buckner pulled right
hamstring rounding 2B; THOMPSON RAN FOR BUCKNER; Durham was
called out on strikes; Henderson popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 4TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DURHAM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Carter grounded out (third to first);
Cromartie was called out on strikes; Wallach singled to left;
Speier singled to left [Wallach to third]; Sanderson forced
Speier (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Morales flied to center; Reitz grounded out (third to
first); Blackwell flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Raines doubled to right; Scott flied to center
[Raines to third]; Dawson singled to center [Raines scored];
Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Dawson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Caudill was called out on strikes; De Jesus was called
out on strikes; Strain lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter lined to left; Cromartie grounded out (second
to first); Wallach homered; Speier flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Thompson singled to right; Durham singled to right
[Thompson to second]; Henderson out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Thompson to third, Durham to second]; Morales
grounded out (second to first) [Thompson scored, Durham to
third]; Reitz was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 7TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR SANDERSON; Hutton lined to first;
Raines flied to right; Scott walked; Dawson flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Blackwell flied to
center; Caudill grounded out (third to first); De Jesus grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter
flied to left; Cromartie singled to third; TIDROW REPLACED
CAUDILL (PITCHING); Wallach singled to shortstop [Cromartie to
second]; Speier forced Cromartie (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Strain flied to right; Thompson singled to center;
Durham homered [Thompson scored]; Henderson struck out; Morales
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs
6.

EXPOS 9TH: C. SMITH BATTED FOR SOSA; C. Smith flied to center;
Raines grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 6.