A three-run rally in the seventh inning lifted the Expos to a 4-3 triumph over the Reds. Montreal trailed, 3-1, when Chris Speier opened the seventh with a single, went to third on a pinch-single by Tim Wallach and scored when Reds third baseman Ray Knight erred on a grounder by Tim Raines, who reached first safely.

After a sacrifice bunt by Rodney Scott, Andre Dawson was intentionally walked to load the bases. A sacrifice fly by Gary Carter chased Wallach home and a single by Warren Cromartie plated Raines with the game-winning run. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 1, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  7  1
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Raines lf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .304      Collins rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Scott 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .211      Griffey cf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .314
Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .322      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .299
Carter c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Foster lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .289
Cromartie rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .297      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .206
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oester 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Mills 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .125      O'Berry c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .187
Speier ss             3   2   2   0     1   0   .237        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Lea p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Pastore p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .125
  Wallach ph,1b       2   1   1   0     0   0   .228        Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Leibrandt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nolan c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .311

Totals               31   4   7   4     4   2             Totals               31   3   5   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 15,978
Left on Base: Expos 8, Reds 2
DP: Expos 0, Reds 1
Errors: Raines, Knight
Doubles: Carter (10), Concepcion (23), Pastore (1)
Triples: Griffey (6)
Stolen Bases: Raines (63)
Sacrifice Hits: Lea (4), Scott (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (5), Foster (4)
GIDP: Wallach (3)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (7,by Pastore)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lea W(5-4)              6     5   3   2   0   2   0  23   4.14
Reardon SV(4)           3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.60
Totals                  9     5   3   2   0   4   0  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore                 6     4   2   2   3   2   0  26   3.71
Price L(4-1)            0.1   1   2   0   0   0   0   3   3.29
Brown                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.84
Leibrandt               0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Hume                    2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.40
Totals                  9     7   4   2   4   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Pastore (3)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


EXPOS 1ST: Raines grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott made
an out to shortstop; Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Griffey popped to catcher
in foul territory; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

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

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

EXPOS 3RD: Mills popped to third in foul territory; Speier
walked; Lea out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier
to second]; Raines walked; Scott singled to right [Speier
scored, Raines to third, Scott to second (on throw)]; Dawson was
hit by a pitch; Carter flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Oester grounded out (second to first); O'Berry singled
to left; Pastore struck out; Collins flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Milner flied out to
center; Mills walked; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey singled to right; Concepcion doubled to left
[Griffey scored (error by Raines) (no RBI)]; Foster grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Concepcion to third]; Driessen grounded out
(second to first) [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Knight struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Lea popped to first; Raines singled to left; Raines
stole second; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Raines to
third]; Dawson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Oester grounded out (second to first); O'Berry
grounded out (second to first); Pastore doubled; Collins
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter doubled; Cromartie flied out to right; Milner
struck out; Mills flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Griffey tripled to right; Concepcion flied out to
left; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffey scored];
Driessen flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier singled to left; HUTTON BATTED FOR LEA; PRICE
REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); WALLACH BATTED FOR HUTTON; Wallach
singled to center [Speier to third]; Raines reached on an error
by Knight [Speier scored (RBI), Wallach to second]; Scott out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wallach to third, Raines
to second]; BROWN REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING); Dawson was walked
intentionally; Carter hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wallach
scored (unearned), Raines to third]; LEIBRANDT REPLACED BROWN
(PITCHING); Cromartie singled to left [Raines scored (unearned),
Dawson to third]; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: REARDON REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); WALLACH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Knight flied out to center; Oester struck
out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Biittner flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 3.

EXPOS 8TH: HUME REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); NOLAN REPLACED
LEIBRANDT (PLAYING C ); Mills grounded out (second to first);
Speier singled to right; Wallach grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Collins
grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Raines grounded out (second to first); Scott flied to
left in foul territory; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
was called out on strikes; Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 3.