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.

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