Tim Raines drove in three runs, scored three times and stole his 46th base in sparking the Expos to a 12-1 rout of the Braves, ending Montreal's five-game losing streak. Raines singled in the first inning, stole second, went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Rodney Scott and scored on a sacrifice fly by Andre Dawson. The Expos sent 11 men to the plate while scoring seven runs in the second inning with a two-run triple by Raines being the key blow. Raines also delivered a sacrifice fly in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 12, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      9, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Expos        1  7  0    0  2  0    0  2  x  -  12 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Raines lf             3   3   2   3     1   0   .318
Pocoroba 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .186      Scott 2b              3   2   1   1     1   2   .191
Linares lf            3   0   1   0     1   2   .243      Dawson cf             3   1   2   2     0   0   .316
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .269        Wallach 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Asselstine rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Murphy cf             3   0   1   1     1   2   .244        White cf            1   0   0   1     0   0   .243
Benedict c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Cromartie rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .269
  Nahorodny c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Pate rf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Montanez 1b           4   2   1   0     1   0   .170
  Gomez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .353      Parrish 3b            3   2   1   1     1   0   .211
Niekro p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Ramos c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Matula p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Speier ss             3   1   1   1     0   0   .261
  Porter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Phillips ph,ss      0   0   0   0     1   0   .182
  Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Sanderson p           2   0   0   0     2   1   .167
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Montefusco p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               33   1   5   1     2   8             Totals               32  12  11  11     7   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 28,986
Left on Base: Braves 7, Expos 6
DP: Braves 0, Expos 0
Errors: Murphy, Benedict, Parrish
Doubles: Pocoroba (3), Chambliss (13), Dawson 2 (10), Carter (7), Parrish (10), Scott (3)
Triples: Raines (6), Montanez (1)
Stolen Bases: Raines (46), Scott (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Dawson (3), Raines (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(4-4)           1.2   4   7   7   3   0   0  12   3.58
Matula                  1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   5.06
Hanna                   3     3   2   2   1   3   0  13   5.03
Montefusco              1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.02
Bradford                1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.98
Totals                  8    11  12  12   7   4   0  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(6-2)        9     5   1   1   2   8   0  35   2.17
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   8   0  35

Wild Pitches: Hanna (6)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Dave Pallone


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied to right; Pocoroba struck out; Linares
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines singled to center; Raines stole second; Scott
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Raines to third];
Dawson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Raines scored]; Carter flied
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss flied to right; Asselstine was called out
on strikes; Murphy walked; Benedict reached on an error by
Parrish [Murphy to second]; Ramirez flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied to right; Montanez walked; Parrish
walked [Montanez to second]; Speier singled to left [Montanez
scored, Parrish to third]; Sanderson popped to first in foul
territory; Raines tripled to center [Parrish scored, Speier
scored]; Scott walked; Scott stole second [Scott to third,
Raines scored (error by Benedict)]; Dawson doubled [Scott
scored]; MATULA REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Carter doubled to
left [Dawson scored]; Cromartie singled to right [Carter
scored]; Montanez flied to left; 7 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Expos 8.

BRAVES 3RD: Matula lined to second; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pocoroba doubled to center; Linares struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 8.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish lined to third; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sanderson walked; Raines grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss doubled; Asselstine grounded out (second
to first) [Chambliss to third]; Murphy singled to left
[Chambliss scored]; Benedict singled to left [Murphy to second];
Ramirez struck out; PORTER BATTED FOR MATULA; Porter grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos
8.

EXPOS 4TH: HANNA REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); NAHORODNY REPLACED
BENEDICT (PLAYING C ); Scott struck out; Dawson doubled to left;
Hanna threw a wild pitch [Dawson to third]; Carter struck out;
Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 8.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster popped to shortstop; Pocoroba popped to
first; Linares walked; Chambliss flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 8.

EXPOS 5TH: Montanez tripled to left; Parrish doubled to center
[Montanez scored]; Speier grounded out (second to first)
[Parrish to third]; Sanderson walked; Raines hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Parrish scored]; Scott was called out on strikes; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 10.

BRAVES 6TH: Asselstine popped to catcher in foul territory;
Murphy was called out on strikes; Nahorodny flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 10.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
flied to center; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 10.

BRAVES 7TH: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); MILLER
BATTED FOR HANNA; Miller struck out; Royster grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 10.

EXPOS 7TH: MONTEFUSCO REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); GOMEZ REPLACED
RAMIREZ (PLAYING SS); Montanez grounded out (second to first);
Parrish flied to left; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR SPEIER; Phillips
walked; Sanderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 10.

BRAVES 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WALLACH
REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING 3B); WHITE REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING
CF); PATE REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING RF); RAMOS REPLACED
PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Pocoroba grounded out (second to first);
Linares singled to right; Chambliss popped to second; Asselstine
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 10.

EXPOS 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Raines
walked; Scott doubled to center [Raines scored (RBI), Scott to
third (error by Murphy)]; Wallach flied to left; White grounded
out (second to first) [Scott scored]; Pate singled; Montanez
forced Pate (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 12.

BRAVES 9TH: Murphy struck out; Nahorodny popped to third in foul
territory; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 12.