Andre Dawson drove in three runs as the Expos posted a 6-2 victory over the Astros. Dawson delivered the first Montreal marker with a run-scoring groundout in the first inning and he also contributed a two-run single in the seventh. The Expos broke a 1-1 tie in the second stanza on RBI singles by Ray Burris and Tim Raines. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Monday, August    17, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        1  2  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   6  9  0
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Raines lf             4   2   2   1     1   1   .311      Scott cf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .243
Scott 2b              5   0   3   1     0   0   .209      Reynolds ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .248
Dawson cf             4   0   1   3     1   1   .326      Puhl rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Carter c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Walling lf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .224
  Ramos c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Cedeno 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .285
Cromartie rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Wallach 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .223      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Pittman 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Phillips ss           2   2   0   0     2   0   .236      Ruhle p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Burris p              3   1   2   1     0   0   .190        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                            Sprowl p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               33   6   9   6     5   3             Totals               30   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 24,203
Left on Base: Expos 6, Astros 4
DP: Expos 3, Astros 1
Doubles: Reynolds (7)
Stolen Bases: Raines 2 (52), Dawson (16), Scott (12)
Caught Stealing: Scott (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Fryman (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (5)
GIDP: Reynolds (5), Cedeno (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(5-5)           7     6   2   2   1   3   0  27   2.96
Fryman SV(4)            2     1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.05
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(1-2)            6.2   8   5   5   3   1   0  30   3.78
LaCorte                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.33
Sprowl                  2     1   1   1   2   2   0   8   5.26
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Eric Gregg


EXPOS 1ST: Raines walked; Raines stole second; Scott grounded
out (first unassisted) [Raines to third]; Dawson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Raines scored]; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Scott singled to right; Reynolds doubled to right
[Scott to third]; Puhl hit into a double play (second to
catcher) [Scott out at home]; Walling singled to center
[Reynolds scored]; Cedeno flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallach
singled to left; Parrish flied to left in foul territory;
Phillips walked [Wallach to second]; Burris singled to center
[Wallach scored, Phillips to third]; Raines singled to center
[Phillips scored, Burris to third]; Raines stole second; Scott
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: RAMOS REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Howe flied out
to center; Ashby struck out; Pittman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson struck out; Ramos walked; Cromartie flied out
to left; Wallach flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Ruhle was called out on strikes; Scott singled to
center; Scott stole second; Reynolds flied out to right; Puhl
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish flied out to left; Phillips grounded out
(pitcher to first); Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno
was called out on strikes; Howe made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Raines flied out to left; Scott singled to center;
Dawson hit into a double play (left to shortstop to first)
[Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Pittman flied
out to left; Ruhle walked; Scott grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Ramos flied out to center; Cromartie grounded out
(second to first); Wallach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds singled to right; Puhl singled to right
[Reynolds to second]; Walling forced Puhl (second to shortstop)
[Reynolds to third]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Reynolds scored]; Howe forced Walling (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish flied out to center; Phillips grounded out
(second to first); Burris singled to left; Raines singled to
first [Burris to second]; Scott singled to pitcher [Burris to
third, Raines to second]; Dawson singled to center [Burris
scored, Raines scored, Scott to third]; LACORTE REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); Dawson stole second; Ramos flied out to right; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); Pittman
grounded out (third to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR LACORTE; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Astros 2.

EXPOS 8TH: SPROWL REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Cromartie made an
out to first; Wallach struck out; Parrish grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Scott singled to
center; Reynolds grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Scott out at second]; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 5, Astros 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Phillips walked; Fryman out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Phillips to second]; Raines was called out
on strikes; Scott singled to right [Phillips scored]; Dawson was
walked intentionally [Scott to second]; Scott was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
6, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Walling walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Walling out at second]; Howe
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6,
Astros 2.