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.

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