Tom Seaver and Joe Price combined on a two-hitter as the Reds routed the Expos, 7-0. The Reds scored in their first turn at bat when Dave Collins was hit by a pitch, Dave Concepcion walked and George Foster clouted a three-run homer. They added two runs in the third on doubles by Collins and Concepcion and a run-scoring single by Ken Griffey. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Reds         3  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Raines lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Collins rf            3   3   2   0     0   0   .277
  Manuel 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Householder cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott 2b              2   0   0   0     1   2   .209      Griffey cf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .315
  Wallach lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .319      Concepcion ss         3   1   2   3     1   0   .302
  White cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Foster lf             4   1   1   3     0   1   .289
  Phillips ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .207
Cromartie rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     1   3   .256
  Ramos c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Oester 2b,ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .228      O'Berry c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .177
Mills 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Seaver p              3   1   1   0     0   1   .214
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Barranca ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .107
  Engle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Gorman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Francona ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               29   0   2   0     1   8             Totals               33   7   9   7     3   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 12,926
Left on Base: Expos 3, Reds 6
DP: Expos 0, Reds 0
Doubles: Cromartie (13), Collins (15), Concepcion (24), Driessen (12)
Home Runs: Foster (17)
Stolen Bases: Raines 2 (65), Collins (24)
Hit by Pitch: Collins (4,by Bahnsen)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(2-1)          2     1   3   3   1   2   1   9   5.68
Engle                   2     6   4   4   1   2   0  13  18.00
Gorman                  3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   0.00
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.44
Totals                  8     9   7   7   3   7   1  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(10-2)          8     2   0   0   1   7   0  27   2.24
Price                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.21
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   8   0  30

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (1)

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


EXPOS 1ST: 24 minute rain delay before start of game;
Raines lined to second; Scott walked; Dawson struck out; Carter
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins was hit by a pitch; Collins stole second;
Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion walked; Foster homered
[Collins scored, Concepcion scored]; off the pole; would have
landed in red seats; Driessen flied out to right; Knight
struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to right; Milner flied out to
right; Mills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Oester grounded out (first to pitcher); O'Berry flied
out to left; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier popped to first; HUTTON BATTED FOR BAHNSEN;
Hutton grounded out (second to first); Raines singled to center;
Raines stole second; Raines stole third; Scott struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: ENGLE REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Collins doubled to
left; Debut game for Rick Engle; Griffey singled to
center [Collins scored]; Concepcion doubled to center [Griffey
scored]; Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Concepcion to third]; Knight struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to center; Carter popped to
shortstop; Cromartie doubled; Milner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: Oester flied to left (left to center); O'Berry
grounded out (third to first); Seaver singled to center; Collins
singled to left [Seaver to second]; Griffey walked [Seaver to
third, Collins to second]; Concepcion singled to center [Seaver
scored, Collins scored, Griffey to second]; 1:17 rain delay
(9:23-10:40 PM); Foster flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 7.

EXPOS 5TH: Mills grounded out (second to first); Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); OFFICE BATTED FOR ENGLE; Office struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 7.

REDS 5TH: GORMAN REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Driessen flied out
to right; Debut game for Tom Gorman; Knight walked;
Oester popped to second; O'Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 7.

EXPOS 6TH: Raines grounded out (first unassisted); Scott struck
out; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 7.

REDS 6TH: Seaver flied out to center; Collins grounded out
(pitcher to first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 7.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter flied out to left; Cromartie lined to second;
Milner lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driessen doubled; Knight struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 7.

EXPOS 8TH: HOUSEHOLDER REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); MEJIAS
REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); KENNEDY REPLACED CONCEPCION
(PLAYING 2B); OESTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Mills flied
out to center; Speier grounded out (second to first); FRANCONA
BATTED FOR GORMAN; Francona grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: MANUEL REPLACED RAINES (PLAYING 2B); WALLACH REPLACED
SCOTT (PLAYING LF); WHITE REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); PHILLIPS
REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING SS); RAMOS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING
C ); SOSA REPLACED SPEIER (PITCHING); FRANCONA STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING RF); Oester singled to center; 40 minute rain delay
(11:27 pm-12:07 am); O'Berry popped to second; BARRANCA
BATTED FOR SEAVER; Barranca forced Oester (second to shortstop);
Householder flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 7.

EXPOS 9TH: PRICE REPLACED BARRANCA (PITCHING); Manuel grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wallach struck out; White grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 7.