Taking advantage of Montreal errors, the Braves posted a 2-1 triumph over the Expos. Bruce Benedict led off the Braves' sixth inning with an infield hit and reached second on a throwing error by Expos third baseman Larry Parrish. Rafael Ramirez followed with an RBI single and when center fielder Andre Dawson misplayed the ball, Ramirez wound up on third. One out later, Brett Butler delivered a run-scoring grounder. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1981 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  3  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Francona lf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Butler lf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .167
Scott 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .203      Washington rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Dawson cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .332      Horner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Cromartie rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .229      Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Parrish 3b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .217      Benedict c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Ramirez ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .207
Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Mahler p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   8   1     5   2             Totals               26   2   3   2     0   1

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 10,075
Left on Base: Expos 9, Braves 0
DP: Expos 1, Braves 1
Errors: Dawson, Parrish
Doubles: Dawson (14)
Caught Stealing: Scott (3)
GIDP: Speier (6), Murphy (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(8-6)           8     3   2   1   0   1   0  26   3.95
Totals                  8     3   2   1   0   1   0  26

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler W(4-3)           8     8   1   1   5   2   0  34   2.82
Camp SV(13)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.34
Totals                  9     8   1   1   5   2   0  37

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


EXPOS 1ST: Francona struck out; Scott walked; Dawson singled to
third [Scott to second]; Carter flied to center [Scott to
third]; Cromartie singled to second [Scott scored, Dawson to
second]; Milner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Butler grounded out (second to pitcher); Washington
grounded out (second to first); Horner flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish singled to left; Speier grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parrish out at
second]; Rogers popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Murphy
flied to center; Hubbard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Francona flied to center; Scott singled to center;
Scott was caught stealing second (pitcher unassisted); Dawson
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez
lined to second; Mahler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); Milner walked; Parrish walked
[Milner to second]; Speier walked [Milner to third, Parrish to
second]; Rogers flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Butler flied to left; Washington grounded out
(second to first); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Francona grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Dawson doubled to center; Carter
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss singled to center; Murphy grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Chambliss out at second];
Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie flied to center; Milner flied to left;
Parrish singled to left; Speier forced Parrish (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Benedict singled to third [Benedict to second (error
by Parrish)]; Ramirez singled to center [Benedict scored (RBI),
Ramirez to third (error by Dawson)]; Mahler grounded out (first
unassisted); Butler grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ramirez
scored (unearned)]; Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first); Francona
walked; Scott flied to center; Dawson singled to shortstop
[Francona to second]; Carter singled to left [Francona out at
home (left to catcher), Dawson to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner popped to shortstop; Chambliss grounded out
(pitcher to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Milner
lined to first; Parrish lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard popped to shortstop; Benedict grounded out
(third to first); Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 2.

EXPOS 9TH: CAMP REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Speier flied to
center; WHITE BATTED FOR ROGERS; White flied to right; Francona
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Braves 2.