A three-run homer by Gary Matthews climaxed a five-run rally in the eighth inning that lifted the Phillies to an 11-8 victory over the Expos. The Phils trailed, 8-6, going into the bottom of the eighth, but tied the score on a walk to Larry Bowa, double by Manny Trillo, sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Dick Davis and an RBI single by Pete Rose. Then, after Bake McBride was safe on an error by second baseman Rodney Scott, Matthews drilled a ball into the seats in left-center field. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 11, Montreal Expos 8

Game Played on Wednesday, September 9, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Expos 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 - 8 10 2 Phillies 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 x - 11 12 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Raines lf 3 2 2 0 2 0 .301 Rose 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .334 Scott 2b 4 0 0 1 1 0 .206 McBride rf 5 2 0 0 0 2 .278 Dawson cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .320 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Carter c 5 2 2 1 0 0 .242 Matthews lf 3 4 3 3 2 0 .279 Milner 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .240 Schmidt 3b 4 2 2 3 1 1 .314 Briggs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Moreland c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Rooney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Maddox cf 3 0 3 3 0 0 .273 Cromartie rf,1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .287 Bowa ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .280 W. Johnson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Trillo 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Manuel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Ruthven p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .218 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speier ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 .222 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 White ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 R. Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 Lea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 D. Davis ph,rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .380 Gullickson p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .132 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Francona ph,1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 Totals 36 8 10 7 7 3 Totals 34 11 12 11 4 4 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 25,468 Left on Base: Expos 8, Phillies 6 DP: Expos 1, Phillies 1 Errors: Scott, Milner, Schmidt, Maddox Doubles: Milner (5), Matthews (16), Trillo (11) Triples: Raines (7) Home Runs: Schmidt (25), Matthews (5) Stolen Bases: Dawson (25), Raines (68), W. Johnson (1) Caught Stealing: Maddox (4) Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (8), D. Davis (1) GIDP: Gullickson (1) Hit by Pitch: Moreland (1,by Gullickson) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullickson 6.1 8 5 3 2 4 1 30 2.92 Reardon 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 2.55 Fryman L(5-3) 0.1 2 4 3 1 0 0 5 2.51 Lea 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 4.24 Totals 8 12 11 8 4 4 2 41 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven 5 8 6 6 3 1 0 25 5.16 Brusstar 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.50 Proly 1.2 2 2 1 3 1 0 9 3.14 R. Reed W(4-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.49 Lyle SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.26 Totals 9 10 8 7 7 3 0 43 Hit by Pitch: Gullickson (4) Balks: Ruthven (1) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Eric Gregg EXPOS 1ST: Raines tripled to left; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Raines scored]; Dawson grounded out (third to first); Carter flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride struck out; Matthews singled to right; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 0. EXPOS 2ND: Milner singled to right; Cromartie walked [Milner to second]; Parrish walked [Milner to third, Cromartie to second]; Speier forced Parrish (shortstop to second) [Milner scored, Cromartie to third]; Gullickson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Speier out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Moreland singled to left; Maddox singled to right [Moreland to second]; Bowa lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Moreland out at second]; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 0. EXPOS 3RD: Raines grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to right; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Ruthven grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 0. EXPOS 4TH: Carter singled to left; Milner doubled to left [Carter scored]; Cromartie flied out to left; Parrish flied out to center [Milner to third]; Speier was walked intentionally; Gullickson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Matthews doubled to left; Schmidt homered [Matthews scored]; Moreland flied out to center; Maddox singled to right; Bowa singled to right [Maddox to second]; Trillo flied out to center [Maddox to third]; Ruthven flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Phillies 2. EXPOS 5TH: Raines singled to right; Ruthven balked [Raines to second]; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Raines to third]; Dawson singled to left [Raines scored]; Dawson stole second; Carter singled to center [Dawson scored, Carter to third (error by Maddox)]; Milner flied out to center; Cromartie singled to center [Carter scored]; Parrish forced Cromartie (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Rose flied out to left; McBride reached on an error by Milner; Matthews walked [McBride to second]; Schmidt singled to left [McBride scored (unearned), Matthews to second]; Moreland was hit by a pitch [Matthews to third, Schmidt to second]; Maddox hit a sacrifice fly to center [Matthews scored (unearned)]; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Phillies 4. EXPOS 6TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Speier grounded out (third to first); Gullickson popped to catcher in foul territory; Raines walked; Raines stole second; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 6TH: Trillo flied out to center; GROSS BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Gross flied out to left; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Phillies 4. EXPOS 7TH: PROLY REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Dawson flied out to right; Carter made an out to second; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 7TH: BRIGGS REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING RF); CROMARTIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McBride flied out to right; Matthews walked; REARDON REPLACED GULLICKSON (PITCHING); Schmidt walked [Matthews to second]; Moreland grounded out (first unassisted) [Matthews to third, Schmidt to second]; Maddox singled to center [Matthews scored, Schmidt scored]; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Phillies 6. EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie singled to right; W. JOHNSON RAN FOR CROMARTIE; Parrish was called out on strikes; WHITE BATTED FOR SPEIER; W. Johnson stole second; White walked; FRANCONA BATTED FOR REARDON; Francona singled to left [W. Johnson scored, White out at third (left to shortstop), Francona to second (on throw to 3b)]; Raines was walked intentionally; Scott walked [Francona to third, Raines to second]; R. REED REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Dawson reached on an error by Schmidt [Francona scored (unearned) (no RBI), Raines to third, Scott to second]; Carter forced Scott (third unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Expos 8, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); MANUEL REPLACED W. JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); FRANCONA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bowa walked; Trillo doubled to left [Bowa to third]; D. DAVIS BATTED FOR R. REED; D. Davis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bowa scored]; Rose singled to center [Trillo scored]; McBride reached on an error by Scott [Rose to second]; LEA REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Matthews homered [Rose scored, McBride scored (unearned)]; Schmidt flied out to center; Moreland popped to first in foul territory; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 8, Phillies 11. EXPOS 9TH: D. DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LYLE REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); ROONEY BATTED FOR BRIGGS; Rooney struck out; Debut game for Pat Rooney; Manuel flied out to center; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 8, Phillies 11.

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