Warren Cromartie collected four hits, including a double and home run, and Gary Carter drove in three runs with a single and double as the Expos bowled over the Pirates, 7-1, for their fifth straight victory. Winning pitcher Bill Lee hit his first homer of the season and second of his career in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 24, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  1
Expos        1  0  0    0  2  0    3  1  x  -   7 12  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .286      Cromartie 1b          5   3   4   1     0   0   .304
Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .236      Scott 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .203
Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .337      Dawson cf             2   1   1   1     1   1   .311
  Berra 3b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Carter c              3   1   2   3     1   0   .245
B. Robinson 1b        3   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   1     0   2   .231
  Thompson ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Wallach rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .237
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Francona lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Lacy lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Ray 2b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Lee p                 3   1   1   1     0   2   .381
Nicosia c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .227        Reardon p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Jones p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .125
  Bevacqua ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .304
  D. Robinson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pena ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Boyland pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     1   7             Totals               33   7  12   7     2   7

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 23,459
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Expos 7
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 0
Errors: Foli, Speier
Doubles: Lacy (11), Scott (8), Dawson (19), Cromartie (17), Carter (16)
Home Runs: Lee (1), Cromartie (5)
Stolen Bases: Scott (30)
Caught Stealing: Scott (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Francona (3), Scott (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Dawson (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(4-4)            5     7   3   3   1   4   1  23   3.06
D. Robinson             1.1   4   3   3   1   1   0   9   6.62
Cruz                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.73
Romo                    1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   4.73
Totals                  8    12   7   7   2   7   2  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(4-5)              7.2   6   1   1   1   6   0  30   2.45
Reardon                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.35
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   7   0  35

Balks: Jones (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dave Pallone


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Foli popped
to shortstop; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to left; Scott forced Cromartie
(third to shortstop); Jones balked [Scott to second]; Scott
stole third; Dawson was called out on strikes; Carter singled to
center [Scott scored]; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson struck out; Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); Lacy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Wallach singled to left; Francona flied out to
center; Speier flied out to center; Lee was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Ray grounded out (third to first); Nicosia flied
out to left; Jones singled to left; Moreno was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott
doubled to right; Scott was picked off and caught stealing third
(catcher to shortstop to third to shortstop to third); Dawson
doubled to right; Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Wallach reached on an error by
Foli [Wallach to second]; Francona grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Wallach to third]; Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Lacy flied
out to right; Ray singled to center; Nicosia struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Lee homered; Cromartie doubled to right; Scott
grounded out (second to first) [Cromartie to third]; Dawson hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Cromartie scored]; Carter walked;
Parrish forced Carter (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 6TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR JONES; Bevacqua walked; Moreno
grounded out (first unassisted) [Bevacqua to second]; Foli was
called out on strikes; Madlock grounded out (catcher
unassisted); Bill Madlock ejected by HP umpire Paul
Runge; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: D. ROBINSON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); BERRA
REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Wallach singled to center;
Francona out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Wallach to
second]; Speier grounded out (first unassisted) [Wallach to
third]; Lee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson popped to second; Parker was called out
on strikes; Lacy doubled to center; Ray grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie singled to center; Scott out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson was
walked intentionally; Carter doubled to center [Cromartie
scored, Dawson scored]; Parrish singled to center [Carter
scored]; CRUZ REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Wallach struck
out; Francona popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); PENA
BATTED FOR CRUZ; Pena singled to center; BOYLAND RAN FOR PENA;
Moreno forced Boyland (first to shortstop) [Moreno to second
(error by Speier)]; Foli singled to center [Moreno scored];
Berra singled to left [Foli to second]; REARDON REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); THOMPSON BATTED FOR B. ROBINSON; Thompson was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED BOYLAND (PITCHING); THOMPSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Speier flied out to left; Reardon was called
out on strikes; Cromartie homered; Scott flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 7.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker singled to center; Lacy forced Parker
(shortstop to second); Ray popped to third; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR
NICOSIA; Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 7.