Driving in four runs, Larry Parrish led the Expos to a 6-3 victory over the Mets. Parrish drilled an RBI double in the fourth inning, run-scoring single in the sixth and climaxed a four-run seventh with a two-run single. Montreal, extending its winning streak to six games, increased its lead in the N.L. East to 2½ games. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  1    4  0  x  -   6 10  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Cromartie 1b          5   1   1   1     0   2   .303
Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .231      Scott 2b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .206
Valentine rf          4   1   0   0     0   0   .212        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman lf            4   0   1   2     0   3   .211      Dawson cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Staub 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .215      Parrish 3b            4   0   3   4     0   0   .238
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Wallach rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .233
Flynn 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .225      Francona lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .258
Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Speier ss             2   1   0   0     2   0   .225
  Searage p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Gullickson p          2   0   1   0     1   1   .136
  Boitano p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Manuel 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .178
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hodges ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .293
  Puleo p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .210

Totals               35   3   7   3     2   5             Totals               32   6  10   6     5   5

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 41,351
Left on Base: Mets 7, Expos 7
DP: Mets 2, Expos 1
Errors: Cromartie, Scott
Doubles: Hodges (2), Stearns (12), Dawson (20), Parrish (17), Scott (9)
Triples: Kingman (2)
Caught Stealing: Speier (1)
GIDP: Cubbage (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(7-13)          6     7   4   4   2   4   0  26   4.18
Searage                 0     2   2   2   1   0   0   3   3.67
Boitano                 0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.50
Marshall                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.93
Puleo                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    10   6   6   5   5   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullickson W(6-8)       7.1   4   3   3   2   5   0  29   2.83
Reardon                 1.2   3   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.29
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   5   0  37

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge


METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied to center; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Valentine flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie struck out; Scott flied to right; Dawson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Staub reached on an error by
Scott; Cubbage grounded into a double play (second to second to
first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter walked; Parrish lined into a double play
(second to second to first) [Carter out at first]; Wallach flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Stearns flied to center; Flynn grounded out (third to
first); Zachry flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Francona singled to right; Speier grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Francona to second]; Gullickson was called
out on strikes; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli popped to second; Taveras grounded out (third
to first); Valentine flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott lined to first; Dawson doubled to center;
Carter was called out on strikes; Parrish doubled to center
[Dawson scored]; Wallach struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 1.

METS 5TH: Kingman struck out; Staub singled to center; Cubbage
reached on a fielder's choice [Staub to second (error by
Cromartie)]; Stearns forced Staub (third unassisted) [Cubbage to
second]; Flynn forced Stearns (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Francona flied to right; Speier grounded out (second
to first); Gullickson singled to center; Cromartie grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 6TH: Zachry struck out; Mazzilli struck out; Taveras
singled to center; Valentine popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Scott doubled to center; Dawson popped to second
[Scott to third]; Carter lined to shortstop; Parrish singled to
pitcher [Scott scored]; Wallach forced Parrish (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

METS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Staub grounded out (third to
first); Cubbage walked; Stearns forced Cubbage (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Francona singled to left; Speier walked [Francona to
second]; SEARAGE REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Gullickson walked
[Francona to third, Speier to second]; Cromartie singled to
right [Francona scored, Speier to third, Gullickson to second];
Scott singled to center [Speier scored, Gullickson to third,
Cromartie to second]; BOITANO REPLACED SEARAGE (PITCHING);
MARSHALL REPLACED BOITANO (PITCHING); Dawson forced Gullickson
(first to catcher) [Cromartie to third, Scott to second]; Dan
Boitano aggravated a back injury on first warm-up pitch;
Carter lined to center; Parrish singled to center [Cromartie
scored, Scott scored, Dawson to third]; Wallach walked [Parrish
to second]; Francona forced Wallach (second to shortstop); 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 6.

METS 8TH: Flynn singled to pitcher; HODGES BATTED FOR MARSHALL;
Hodges doubled to center [Flynn scored]; Mazzilli flied to
center; Taveras walked; REARDON REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING);
MANUEL REPLACED GULLICKSON (PLAYING 2B); Valentine forced
Taveras (pitcher to shortstop) [Hodges to third]; Kingman
tripled to left [Hodges scored, Valentine scored]; Staub
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: PULEO REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Speier walked;
Manuel flied to center; Cromartie struck out while Speier was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 6.

METS 9TH: Cubbage flied to right; Stearns doubled to center;
Flynn singled to center [Stearns to third, Flynn to second (on
throw to home)]; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR PULEO; Jorgensen flied to
center; Mazzilli popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
3, Expos 6.