An error proved decisive as the Expos downed the Braves, 4-3, Montreal's fifth straight victory. The score was 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Tim Raines singled and stole his second base of the game. After Raines reached third on an infield out, Andre Dawson hit a grounder that second baseman Glenn Hubbard let go through his legs for an error as Raines crossed the plate. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    29, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Expos        1  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Butler lf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .229      Raines lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .302
Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   2   .302      Scott 2b              4   2   3   0     0   0   .210
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Dawson cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .324
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .291      Carter c              2   0   0   1     1   0   .255
Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Cromartie rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .300
Hubbard 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .245      Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Benedict c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .277      Parrish 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .224
Ramirez ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Boggs p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Sanderson p           1   0   0   1     0   1   .130
  Asselstine ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .277        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Montefusco p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Reardon p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linares ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Royster ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .169

Totals               36   3   8   3     1   5             Totals               30   4   9   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 31,955
Left on Base: Braves 7, Expos 7
DP: Braves 0, Expos 0
Errors: Hubbard
Doubles: Hubbard (8), Benedict (10), Parrish (12), Scott (6)
Triples: Butler (3)
Stolen Bases: Scott (24), Dawson 3 (21), Raines 2 (58)
Caught Stealing: Scott (4), Milner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sanderson (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs                   4     5   3   3   1   1   0  18   4.40
Montefusco              2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.68
Garber L(2-3)           2     2   1   0   1   1   0   9   3.62
Totals                  8     9   4   3   3   3   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson               5.1   4   2   2   1   4   0  22   2.35
Sosa                    0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   4.88
Reardon W(2-0)          3.1   2   0   0   0   1   0  12   2.79
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Boggs (3), Sanderson (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Paul Pryor


BRAVES 1ST: Butler struck out; Washington struck out; Horner
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines grounded out (first unassisted); Scott singled
to center; Scott stole second; Boggs threw a wild pitch [Scott
to third]; Dawson singled to center [Scott scored]; Dawson stole
second; Carter flied to center; Cromartie walked; Milner popped
to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 1.

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

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish doubled to center; Speier grounded out (third
to first) [Parrish to third]; Sanderson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Parrish scored]; Raines grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Ramirez
flied to center; Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Scott doubled to center; Dawson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Scott to third]; Carter hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Scott scored]; Cromartie flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Butler tripled to right; Washington lined to second;
Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss lined to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Milner flied to center; Parrish popped to catcher in
foul territory; Speier singled to center; Sanderson struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict singled to center;
Ramirez struck out but Benedict advanced to second and Ramirez
advanced to first on a wild pitch; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR BOGGS;
Asselstine singled to center [Benedict scored, Ramirez to
second]; Butler walked [Ramirez to third, Asselstine to second];
Washington struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: MONTEFUSCO REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Raines
singled to left; Raines stole second; Scott singled to center
[Raines to third]; Scott was caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); Dawson struck out; Carter flied to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner flied to right; Chambliss singled to right;
SOSA REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Murphy flied to center
[Chambliss to second]; Hubbard doubled to center [Chambliss
scored]; Benedict doubled to left [Hubbard scored]; REARDON
REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Ramirez flied to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Milner
popped to third; Parrish walked; Speier forced Parrish
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 3.

BRAVES 7TH: LINARES BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Linares flied to
right in foul territory; Butler flied to left; Washington
singled to right; Horner flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING); Reardon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Raines singled to left; Raines stole
second; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Raines to third];
Dawson reached on an error by Hubbard [Raines scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Dawson stole second; Dawson stole third; Carter
walked; Cromartie was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Chambliss flied to left in foul territory; Murphy
singled to center; Hubbard flied to center; Benedict grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos
4.

EXPOS 8TH: Milner singled to center; Milner was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Parrish flied to left; Speier lined
to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Ramirez popped to second; ROYSTER BATTED FOR GARBER;
Royster struck out; Butler popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 4.