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.