Tom Seaver breezed to his 291st career victory as the Reds pounded the Expos, 9-3. After the Expos touched Seaver for two runs in the first inning, the Reds scored five runs in their half on a walk and six hits, the big blow being a two-run double by Ken Griffey. Ray Knight and Dan Driessen cracked back-to-back homers in the third. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 9, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 6, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Expos 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 5 0 Reds 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 x - 9 14 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Raines lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .319 Collins rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .318 Phillips 2b,ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .195 Vail rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Dawson cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .309 Oester 2b,ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 .312 White cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Griffey cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .289 Carter c 3 1 2 2 0 1 .254 Mejias cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Ramos c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Foster lf 2 1 1 2 1 0 .288 Cromartie rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .315 Pate rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Hutton 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Knight 3b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .257 Wallach 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Driessen 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .178 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .264 O'Berry c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Seaver p 4 0 2 1 0 0 .167 Lea p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Montanez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C. Smith ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 5 3 2 2 Totals 34 9 14 9 3 0 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 26,016 Left on Base: Expos 1, Reds 6 DP: Expos 1, Reds 2 Doubles: Oester (12), Griffey (11), Seaver (1) Triples: Dawson (1), Raines (5), Collins (5) Home Runs: Carter (7), Knight (5), Driessen (4) Caught Stealing: Raines (6) Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (1), Driessen (3), Foster (3) GIDP: Montanez (4), Cromartie (5), O'Berry (3) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lea L(4-3) 3.1 10 9 9 1 0 2 20 3.91 Sosa 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.65 Lee 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.55 Fryman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.47 Totals 8 14 9 9 3 0 2 39 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(6-1) 9 5 3 3 2 2 1 31 2.07 Totals 9 5 3 3 2 2 1 31 Wild Pitches: Lea (3), Seaver (3) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Lanny Harris EXPOS 1ST: Raines walked; Raines was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Phillips flied to center; Dawson tripled to left; Carter homered [Dawson scored]; Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Oester doubled to right [Collins to third]; Griffey doubled [Collins scored, Oester scored]; Foster singled to center [Griffey scored]; Concepcion singled to right [Foster to second]; Knight forced Concepcion (second to shortstop) [Foster to third]; Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Foster scored]; O'Berry singled to right [Knight to second]; Lea threw a wild pitch [Knight to third, O'Berry to second]; Seaver singled to left [Knight scored, O'Berry out at home (left to catcher)]; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 5. EXPOS 2ND: Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallach struck out; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 5. REDS 2ND: Collins popped to shortstop; Oester popped to shortstop; Griffey flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 5. EXPOS 3RD: Lea grounded out (second to first); Raines grounded out (second to first); Phillips flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 5. REDS 3RD: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight homered; Driessen homered; O'Berry popped to catcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 7. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (second to first); Carter struck out; Cromartie walked while Cromartie advanced to second on a wild pitch [Cromartie to second]; Hutton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 7. REDS 4TH: Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins tripled; Oester singled to center [Collins scored]; SOSA REPLACED LEA (PITCHING); Griffey singled to right [Oester to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Oester scored]; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Griffey to second]; Knight walked [Griffey to third, Concepcion to second]; Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 9. EXPOS 5TH: Wallach flied to right; Speier singled to center; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR SOSA; Montanez grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 9. REDS 5TH: LEE REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); O'Berry popped to second; Seaver flied to center; Collins flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 9. EXPOS 6TH: Raines flied to left; Phillips grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 9. REDS 6TH: Oester grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Foster walked; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 9. EXPOS 7TH: VAIL REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); KENNEDY REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING 2B); OESTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Carter singled to left; Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Carter out at second]; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 9. REDS 7TH: WHITE REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); RAMOS REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); PATE REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING RF); Knight flied to right; Driessen singled to left; O'Berry grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 9. EXPOS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Wallach grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded out (third to first); C. SMITH BATTED FOR LEE; C. Smith flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 9. REDS 8TH: C. SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PHILLIPS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); FRYMAN REPLACED SPEIER (PITCHING); Seaver doubled; Vail grounded out (second to first); Oester grounded out (third to first); Mejias grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Reds 9. EXPOS 9TH: Raines tripled; Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to center [Raines scored]; White flied to left; Ramos flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 9.

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