Spacing six hits, Steve Rogers pitched the Expos to a 5-1 verdict over the Pirates. Montreal tallied in the first inning on a solo homer by Andre Dawson and added three runs in the fifth on Rodney Scott's double and a two-run single by Gary Carter. An RBI single by Tim Wallach in the eighth frame closed out the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       31, 1981 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Expos        1  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Raines lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .325
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Scott 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .196
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Dawson cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .325
Madlock 3b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .342      Carter c              4   1   3   2     0   0   .242
Easler lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .338      Cromartie 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     1   2   .157      Wallach rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Pena c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .204
  Stargell ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .259
  Solomon pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Nicosia c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Berra ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Perez p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foli ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   7             Totals               31   5   9   5     3   3

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 45,784
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Expos 6
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 0
Doubles: Stargell (1), Parker (5), Scott (2)
Home Runs: Madlock (2), Dawson (12)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (2)
GIDP: Speier (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perez L(2-1)            5     6   4   4   2   1   1  23   2.32
Tekulve                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.91
Cruz                    1     3   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.45
Totals                  8     9   5   5   3   3   1  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(6-3)           9     6   1   1   1   7   1  34   4.57
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   7   1  34

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied to center; Garner popped to third;
Parker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines flied to left; Scott popped to left; Dawson
homered; Carter singled to center; Cromartie lined to shortstop;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock singled to left; Madlock stole second;
Easler struck out; Thompson walked; Pena forced Thompson (second
to shortstop) [Madlock to third]; Berra lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Wallach grounded out (third to first); Parrish
singled to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Parrish to second]; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno
popped to third in foul territory; Garner lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Raines flied to center; Scott grounded out (pitcher
to first); Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Madlock was
called out on strikes; Easler grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Cromartie flied
to center; Wallach grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Pena was called
out on strikes; Berra grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Speier singled; Rogers out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; Raines
was walked intentionally; Scott doubled to right [Speier scored,
Raines to third]; Dawson was walked intentionally; Carter
singled to center [Raines scored, Scott scored, Dawson to
second]; Cromartie lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 4.

PIRATES 6TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR PEREZ; Bevacqua flied to right;
Moreno was called out on strikes; Garner flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Wallach
grounded out (third to first); Parrish popped to second; Speier
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker popped to shortstop; Madlock homered; Easler
struck out; Thompson singled; STARGELL BATTED FOR PENA; Stargell
doubled [Thompson to third]; SOLOMON RAN FOR STARGELL; Berra
flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: NICOSIA REPLACED SOLOMON (PLAYING C ); Rogers struck
out; Raines grounded out (first unassisted); Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

PIRATES 8TH: FOLI BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (second to first);
Garner singled; Parker doubled to right [Garner to third];
Madlock flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos
4.

EXPOS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED FOLI (PITCHING); Dawson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Carter singled to left; Cromartie
singled to left [Carter to third]; Wallach singled to left
[Carter scored, Cromartie to third, Wallach to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Parrish was walked intentionally; Speier grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parrish out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Easler popped to shortstop; Thompson struck out;
Nicosia grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Expos 5.