Select a date:      
Saturday September 12, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Three Montreal pitchers combined to hurl the Expos to a 2-0 blanking of the Cubs, giving G.M. Jim Fanning his first victory as manager. Chicago got only three hits, all singles by Leon Durham. Chris Speier broke an 0-for-17 slump with a third-inning single and scored on an infield out, and Larry Parrish hit a solo homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Saturday, September 12, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Expos        0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Raines lf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .304      Bonds cf              1   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Scott 2b              3   0   0   1     1   1   .204        Henderson lf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .182
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Cromartie 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Durham rf             3   0   3   0     0   0   .323
Parrish 3b            4   1   1   1     0   2   .226      Morales lf,cf         3   0   0   0     0   2   .288
Wallach rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Davis c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Speier ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .224        Fletcher pr,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .156      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Tabler 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Blackwell c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                          Bird p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .077
                                                            Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .168
                                                            Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Geisel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   7             Totals               30   0   3   0     0  10

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 18,124
Left on Base: Expos 8, Cubs 3
DP: Expos 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Speier, De Jesus
Doubles: Dawson (15)
Home Runs: Parrish (7)
Stolen Bases: Raines (69)
Caught Stealing: Durham (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (4), Reardon (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(10-6)          6     2   0   0   0   8   0  19   3.51
Fryman                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.43
Reardon SV(6)           2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.41
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0  10   0  30

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(4-3)             6     6   2   2   1   6   1  25   2.82
Smith                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.33
Tidrow                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.70
Geisel                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   7   1  37

Wild Pitches: Bird (2)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale


EXPOS 1ST: Raines was called out on strikes; Scott was called
out on strikes; Dawson doubled to left; Carter grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Bonds struck out; De Jesus was called out on strikes;
Buckner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: HENDERSON REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING LF); MORALES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cromartie grounded out (second
to first); Bobby Bonds sent to hospital with blurred vision
in right eye; Parrish struck out; Wallach grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham singled to right; Morales struck out while
Durham was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Davis
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to center; Rogers struck out; Bird
threw a wild pitch [Speier to second]; Raines singled to left
[Speier to third]; Scott forced Raines (second to shortstop)
[Speier scored]; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Reitz flied out to center; Tabler struck out; Bird was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter struck out; Cromartie singled to center;
Parrish struck out; Wallach flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to center; Rogers out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; Raines flied out to
left; Scott walked; Dawson forced Scott (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Durham singled to right; Morales struck out; Davis
struck out; Reitz lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted); Parrish homered; Wallach lined to second; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Tabler grounded out (shortstop to first); THOMPSON
BATTED FOR BIRD; Thompson grounded out (second to first);
Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Speier flied out
to right; Rogers was called out on strikes; Raines singled to
left; Raines stole second; Scott grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: FRYMAN REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); De Jesus was called
out on strikes; Buckner struck out; Durham singled to center;
Morales forced Durham (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson popped to catcher in foul territory; Carter
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Davis reached on an error by Speier; FLETCHER RAN FOR
DAVIS; REARDON REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Reitz flied out to
center; TRACY BATTED FOR TABLER; Tracy popped to third; LUM
BATTED FOR SMITH; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 9TH: TIDROW REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); BLACKWELL REPLACED
TRACY (PLAYING C ); FLETCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
Parrish flied out to center; Wallach singled to left; Speier
reached on a fielder's choice [Wallach to second (error by De
Jesus; assist by Tidrow)]; Reardon out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Wallach to third, Speier to second]; GEISEL
REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Raines grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Henderson flied out to center; De Jesus flied to right
in foul territory; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report