The Expos scored six runs in the third inning, five of them unearned, and went on to swamp the Reds, 12-0, completing the three-game sweep. John Milner hit a two-run homer in the third-inning deluge. Ray Burris limited the Reds to one hit over eight innings. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 12, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    27, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  4
Expos        0  0  6    0  0  4    2  0  x  -  12 14  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Francona lf           5   1   2   3     0   0   .286
Griffey cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Scott 2b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .203
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Dawson cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .331
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .299        White cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Knight 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Carter c              4   1   3   1     0   1   .258
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .195        Ramos c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Oester 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Cromartie rf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .300
O'Berry c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Wallach rf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .224
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Milner 1b             3   2   3   2     0   0   .253
Pastore p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Hutton 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .080
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Parrish 3b            4   2   2   0     0   1   .217
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mills 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Speier ss             3   3   2   2     1   0   .241
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   1   0     1   4             Totals               37  12  14  10     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 30,874
Left on Base: Reds 1, Expos 6
DP: Reds 0, Expos 2
Errors: Concepcion 2, Knight, O'Berry, Milner
Doubles: Milner (2), Speier (9)
Home Runs: Milner (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris 2 (6)
GIDP: Griffey (7), Driessen (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore L(3-6)          5     5   6   1   3   3   1  23   3.76
Price                   0.1   4   4   3   0   0   0   6   3.32
Brown                   1.2   4   2   2   0   1   0   9   3.00
Hume                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.05
Totals                  8    14  12   6   3   4   1  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(6-5)           8     1   0   0   1   3   0  25   2.86
Reardon                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.03
Totals                  9     1   0   0   1   4   0  28

Wild Pitches: Pastore (1)

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


REDS 1ST: Collins reached on an error by Milner; Griffey
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Collins out at
second]; Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Francona grounded out (first unassisted); Scott was
called out on strikes; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Knight grounded out (shortstop to
first); Driessen flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter struck out; Cromartie flied to center; Milner
doubled to right; Parrish flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Expos 0.

REDS 3RD: Oester flied to right; O'Berry grounded out (shortstop
to first); Pastore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier walked; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Speier to second]; Francona grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Speier to third]; Scott walked; Pastore threw a wild
pitch [Scott to second, Speier scored (error by O'Berry)];
Dawson walked; Carter singled to shortstop [Scott scored (error
by Concepcion) (unearned) (no RBI), Dawson to third, Carter to
second]; Cromartie singled to center [Dawson scored (unearned),
Carter scored (unearned)]; Milner homered (unearned) [Cromartie
scored (unearned)]; Parrish struck out; 6 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 6.

REDS 4TH: Collins flied to center; Griffey flied to left;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 6.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier flied to center; Burris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Francona grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 6.

REDS 5TH: Foster struck out; Knight walked; Driessen grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Knight out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Carter singled to third [Carter to
second (error by Knight)]; Cromartie flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 6.

REDS 6TH: Oester grounded out (first unassisted); O'Berry
grounded out (second to first); KENNEDY BATTED FOR PASTORE;
Kennedy flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: PRICE REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Milner singled to
right; Parrish singled to center [Milner to second]; Speier
doubled to left [Milner scored, Parrish scored]; Burris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Speier to third]; Francona
singled to center [Speier scored]; Scott reached on an error by
Concepcion [Francona to second]; BROWN REPLACED PRICE
(PITCHING); Dawson struck out; Carter singled to center
[Francona scored (unearned), Scott to third]; Cromartie flied to
left; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 10.

REDS 7TH: HUTTON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 1B); Collins flied to
center; Griffey singled to left; Concepcion flied to center;
Foster forced Griffey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 10.

EXPOS 7TH: Hutton flied to left; Parrish singled to left; Speier
singled to right [Parrish to second]; Burris grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Parrish to third, Speier to second];
Francona singled to center [Parrish scored, Speier scored];
Scott grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 12.

REDS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); RAMOS REPLACED
CARTER (PLAYING C ); WALLACH REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING RF);
MILLS REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING 3B); Knight flied to right;
Driessen flied to right; Oester grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 12.

EXPOS 8TH: HUME REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); White popped to
shortstop; Ramos grounded out (second to pitcher); Wallach
singled to center; Hutton forced Wallach (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 12.

REDS 9TH: REARDON REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); VAIL BATTED FOR
O'BERRY; Vail flied to center; BIITTNER BATTED FOR HUME;
Biittner popped to third in foul territory; Collins was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 12.