The Expos and Braves divided a twin bill, the Expos winning the first game, 5-4, and the Braves capturing the nightcap, 9-1. A five-run sixth inning was decisive in the opener. Andre Dawson led off that frame by reachng second on an error by Atlanta third baseman Bob Horner and scored on a single by Gary Carter. After Warren Cromartie singled, John Milner blasted a three-run homer to give the Expos a 4-3 lead. A sacrifice fly by Rodney Scott later in the inning scored the final run.

Horner, who had two homers in the losing effort in the opener, drove in three runs to pace the Braves in the second game. He put Atlanta ahead, 1-0, with an RBI single in the first inning and added a two-run single in the second. Claudell Washington and Chris Chambliss each clouted two-run homers to highlight a five-run sixth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, August    22, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Braves       1  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Raines lf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .299      Butler lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Scott 2b              3   0   0   1     1   0   .205        Linares ph,lf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Dawson cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .325      Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Carter c              5   1   1   1     0   0   .237      Horner 3b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .264
Cromartie rf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .297      Chambliss 1b          2   1   1   1     2   0   .276
Milner 1b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .239      Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Parrish 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .210      Royster 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .174
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Miller ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .095      Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Bahnsen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Owen c                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .364        Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Benedict c          1   0   0   0     1   0   .275
                                                          Bedrosian p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hubbard 2b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .251

Totals               34   5   8   5     5   1             Totals               33   4   8   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:41
Left on Base: Expos 8, Braves 6
DP: Expos 2, Braves 2
Errors: Parrish, Horner, Royster
Triples: Butler (1)
Home Runs: Milner (3), Horner 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Raines (54)
Sacrifice Hits: Ramirez (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Scott (2)
GIDP: Milner (3), Asselstine (2), Horner (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  4     5   3   3   1   0   1  17   3.15
Bahnsen W(2-0)          2.2   1   1   1   0   2   1  10   4.50
Lee                     1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.54
Reardon SV(3)           0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.28
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   3   2  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bedrosian L(1-2)        5     6   5   3   4   0   1  26   7.36
Hrabosky                1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.38
Garber                  2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.28
Totals                  9     8   5   3   5   1   1  40

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Eric Gregg


EXPOS 1ST: Raines flied out to center; Scott flied out to left;
Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Butler tripled to right; Washington popped to
shortstop; Horner popped to third in foul territory; Chambliss
singled to center [Butler scored]; Murphy grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie
reached on an error by Royster [Cromartie to first]; Milner
singled to right [Cromartie to third]; Parrish popped to
catcher; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Royster lined to third; Ramirez flied out to right;
Owen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Braves 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Burris grounded out (second to first); Raines walked;
Raines stole second; Scott walked; Dawson grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Raines to third, Scott to second]; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Bedrosian grounded out (first to pitcher); Butler
flied out to right; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie singled to shortstop; Milner grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop) [Cromartie out at second];
Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner homered; Chambliss walked; Murphy singled to
right [Chambliss to second]; Royster singled to center
[Chambliss scored, Murphy to second]; Ramirez flied out to
center; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR OWEN; Asselstine grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Royster out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 3.

EXPOS 5TH: BENEDICT REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PLAYING C ); Speier
flied out to right; HUTTON BATTED FOR BURRIS; Hutton walked;
Raines flied out to center; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Bedrosian was
called out on strikes; Butler grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Braves 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson reached on an error by Horner [Dawson to
second]; Carter singled to center [Dawson scored (unearned)];
Cromartie singled to right [Carter to second]; Milner homered
[Carter scored, Cromartie scored]; Parrish walked; Speier
singled to left [Parrish to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BEDROSIAN
(PITCHING); Bahnsen popped to first; Raines walked [Parrish to
third, Speier to second]; Scott sacrifice flied into a double
play to center [Parrish scored (unearned), Speier out at third
(center to third)]; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner homered; Chambliss popped to second; Murphy
flied out to center; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson singled to left; Carter flied out to left;
Cromartie singled to center [Dawson to second]; Milner flied out
to right [Dawson to third]; GARBER REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING);
HUBBARD REPLACED HRABOSKY (PLAYING 2B); Parrish forced Cromartie
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Ramirez struck out; Benedict reached on an error by
Parrish [Benedict to first]; Hubbard grounded out (first
unassisted) [Benedict to second]; LEE REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); LINARES BATTED FOR BUTLER; Linares grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 4.

EXPOS 8TH: LINARES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Speier lined to
third; Lee struck out; Raines grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Washington singled to right; Horner grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Washington out at
second]; Chambliss walked; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Scott popped to third in foul territory; Dawson
grounded out (third to first); Carter grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: MILLER BATTED FOR GARBER; Miller singled to
shortstop; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Miller to second]; REARDON REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Benedict
walked; Hubbard was called out on strikes; Linares grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 4.