An error permitted the decisive run to score as the Braves shaded the Expos, 5-4 in 12 innings, ending Montreal's five-game winning skein. Eddie Miller began the 12th with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Claudell Washington. Miller stole third and, after Jerry Royster popped out, tallied when second baseman Rodney Scott made an errant throw to first after fielding a grounder by Chris Chambliss. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    30, 1981 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   5 14  1
Expos        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  5  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Butler cf,lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .211      Raines lf             6   1   2   1     0   1   .303
  Linares ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Scott 2b              5   1   1   0     1   0   .209
  Miller ph,lf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .234      Dawson cf             5   1   0   0     1   3   .318
Washington rf         4   1   3   1     1   0   .310      Carter c              2   0   0   0     3   1   .253
Horner 3b             5   1   3   1     0   1   .271        Rogers pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Royster 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Ramos c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Chambliss 1b          6   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Cromartie rf          4   0   0   1     1   0   .296
Asselstine lf         2   1   2   0     0   0   .299      Milner 1b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .244
  Murphy pr,cf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Parrish 3b            4   1   0   0     1   1   .220
Hubbard 2b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .248      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Benedict c            5   0   2   1     0   0   .279      Gullickson p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Ramirez ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .213        Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .079        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Camp p              1   1   0   0     0   0   .000        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Owen ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Francona ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                            Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
                                                            Mills ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250

Totals               46   5  14   4     3   5             Totals               39   4   5   3     8   7

Time of Game: 3:30   Attendance: 45,515
Left on Base: Braves 9, Expos 8
DP: Braves 1, Expos 3
Errors: Ramirez, Scott
Doubles: Asselstine (5), Benedict (11), Horner (7)
Stolen Bases: Miller (16), Raines 3 (61), Scott (25), Dawson (22)
Caught Stealing: Washington (5), Horner (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Washington (5), Speier (4)
GIDP: Washington (3), Hubbard (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  7     1   3   2   4   4   0  25   3.18
Camp                    3     2   1   1   2   1   0  13   1.48
Garber W(3-3)           2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10   3.41
Totals                 12     5   4   3   8   7   0  48

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullickson              5    10   3   3   1   3   0  25   2.84
Bahnsen                 3     1   0   0   1   2   0   9   5.25
Fryman                  2     2   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.08
Lee L(2-3)              2     1   1   0   0   0   0   8   2.44
Totals                 12    14   5   4   3   5   0  50

Passed Balls: Benedict (6)
Wild Pitches: Gullickson (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Butler popped to shortstop; Washington singled to
center; Gullickson threw a wild pitch [Washington to second];
Horner was called out on strikes; Chambliss lined to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines singled to center; Raines stole second; Scott
walked; Raines stole third and Scott stole second; Benedict
allowed a passed ball [Raines scored, Scott to third]; Dawson
struck out; Carter walked; Cromartie forced Carter (second to
shortstop) [Scott scored (unearned)]; Milner popped to catcher
in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos
2.

BRAVES 2ND: Asselstine doubled to center; Hubbard struck out;
Benedict doubled to left [Asselstine scored]; Ramirez struck
out; Niekro popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish lined to third; Speier struck out; Gullickson
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Expos 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Butler walked; Washington grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Butler out at second]; Horner singled
to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Raines grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Asselstine singled to center; MURPHY RAN FOR
ASSELSTINE; Hubbard singled to left [Murphy to second]; Benedict
reached on a fielder's choice [Murphy to third, Hubbard to
second]; Ramirez forced Murphy (third to catcher) [Hubbard to
third, Benedict to second]; Niekro popped to third in foul
territory; Butler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: BUTLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MURPHY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Carter walked; On a bunt Cromartie hit
into a double play (pitcher to first) [Carter out at second];
Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Washington singled to second; Horner doubled to
right [Washington scored]; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first) [Horner to third]; Murphy popped to second; Hubbard
singled to left [Horner scored]; Benedict singled to left
[Hubbard out at third (left to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Speier popped to third; HUTTON
BATTED FOR GULLICKSON; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 2.

BRAVES 6TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Ramirez grounded
out (second to first); Niekro struck out; Butler grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Raines flied to center; Scott flied to right; Dawson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Washington walked; Washington was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Horner singled to center; Chambliss
struck out while Horner was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy popped to first in foul territory; Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Parrish walked; CAMP REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Parrish to
second]; WHITE BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; White grounded out (first
unassisted) [Parrish to third]; Raines singled to right [Parrish
scored]; Raines stole second; Scott flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 3.

BRAVES 9TH: FRYMAN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Ramirez singled to
left; Camp forced Ramirez (third to shortstop); LINARES BATTED
FOR BUTLER; Linares grounded out (first unassisted) [Camp to
second]; Washington singled to right [Camp scored]; Horner flied
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: LINARES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROYSTER REPLACED
HORNER (PLAYING 3B); Dawson walked; Dawson stole second; Carter
struck out; Cromartie walked; Milner singled to right [Dawson
scored, Cromartie to third]; Parrish popped to first in foul
territory; Speier forced Milner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 4.

BRAVES 10TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy
walked; Hubbard grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 10TH: FRANCONA BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Francona grounded out
(first to pitcher); Raines grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Expos 4.

BRAVES 11TH: LEE REPLACED FRANCONA (PITCHING); Benedict grounded
out (second to first); Ramirez flied to left; OWEN BATTED FOR
CAMP; Owen flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos
4.

EXPOS 11TH: GARBER REPLACED OWEN (PITCHING); Dawson struck out
(catcher to first); Carter walked; ROGERS RAN FOR CARTER;
Cromartie forced Rogers (first to shortstop) [Cromartie to
second (error by Ramirez)]; Milner was walked intentionally;
Parrish popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 4, Expos 4.

BRAVES 12TH: RAMOS REPLACED ROGERS (PLAYING C ); MILLER BATTED
FOR LINARES; Miller singled to right; Washington out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Miller to second]; Miller
stole third; Royster made an out to first; Chambliss reached on
an error by Scott [Miller scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Murphy
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Expos 4.

EXPOS 12TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Speier flied to
center; MILLS BATTED FOR LEE; Mills singled to center; Raines
was called out on strikes; Scott singled to shortstop [Mills to
second]; Dawson forced Scott (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 4.