The Expos raced to their seventh straight victory, winning 4-2 over the Mets. Montreal broke a 1-1 tie in the second inning when Terry Francona singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Chris Speier and scored on a single by Warren Cromartie. The Expos picked up their final two runs in the sixth stanza on a throwing error by Mets right fielder Ellis Valentine and an RBI single by Speier. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1981 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1 Expos 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 4 11 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .224 Cromartie 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .305 Taveras ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Scott 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .206 Jorgensen ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Dawson cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Brooks ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311 Carter c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .243 Puleo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Wallach rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .238 Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Francona lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .286 Kingman lf,1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .218 Speier ss 2 0 1 1 1 1 .226 Staub 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .298 Burris p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .206 Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Stearns ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Trevino c,3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259 Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Harris p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Searage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Boitano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Gardenhire pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Totals 32 2 8 2 3 6 Totals 33 4 11 3 3 7 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 38,821 Left on Base: Mets 9, Expos 10 DP: Mets 0, Expos 0 Errors: Valentine Doubles: Cromartie (18) Stolen Bases: Kingman (4) Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (7) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (5), Speier (6), Fryman (2) Sacrifice Flies: Brooks (6) Hit by Pitch: Mazzilli (2,by Burris) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Harris L(3-5) 3.2 6 2 2 1 6 0 18 4.52 Searage 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.63 Leach 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 8 2.73 Falcone 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.03 Boitano 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.41 Puleo 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0.00 Totals 8 11 4 4 3 7 0 38 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris W(8-7) 6.1 6 2 2 3 4 0 28 3.14 Fryman SV(6) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.98 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 6 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Burris (3) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; Valentine popped to second; Kingman singled to left [Mazzilli scored]; Kingman stole second; Staub was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie doubled to right; Scott popped to third in foul territory; Dawson walked; Carter struck out; Parrish singled to left [Cromartie scored, Dawson to second]; Wallach forced Parrish (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. METS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Trevino struck out; Flynn singled to center; Harris singled to left [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 2ND: Francona singled to left; Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Francona to second]; Burris struck out; Cromartie singled to center [Francona scored]; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. METS 3RD: Taveras popped to center; Valentine popped to first; Kingman singled to left; Staub walked [Kingman to second]; Cubbage popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 3RD: Dawson popped to center; Carter was called out on strikes; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. METS 4TH: Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn flied to center; Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 4TH: Wallach singled to left; Francona singled to shortstop [Wallach to second]; Speier struck out; Burris struck out; SEARAGE REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Cromartie forced Francona (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. METS 5TH: Mazzilli was hit by a pitch; Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Taveras flied to left; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: LEACH REPLACED SEARAGE (PITCHING); Scott was called out on strikes; Dawson popped to shortstop; Carter singled to left; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. METS 6TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); Cubbage flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Wallach singled to center; Francona singled to right [Wallach scored (error by Valentine) (no RBI), Francona to third]; Speier singled to center [Francona scored]; Burris forced Speier (pitcher to shortstop); FALCONE REPLACED LEACH (PITCHING); Cromartie flied to left; Scott singled to third [Burris to second]; BOITANO REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Dawson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 4. METS 7TH: Trevino singled to right; Flynn flied to right; HODGES BATTED FOR BOITANO; Hodges singled to center [Trevino to second]; GARDENHIRE RAN FOR HODGES; Mazzilli walked [Trevino to third, Gardenhire to second]; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR TAVERAS; FRYMAN REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); BROOKS BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Brooks hit a sacrifice fly to center [Trevino scored, Gardenhire to third]; Valentine forced Mazzilli (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. EXPOS 7TH: GARDENHIRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PULEO REPLACED BROOKS (PITCHING); Carter flied to left; Parrish flied to right; Wallach flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. METS 8TH: Kingman singled to left; Staub singled to left [Kingman to second]; HOWARD RAN FOR STAUB; STEARNS BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Stearns flied to right; Trevino forced Howard (pitcher to shortstop) [Kingman to third]; Flynn forced Trevino (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. EXPOS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TREVINO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Francona popped to shortstop; Speier walked; Fryman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Speier to second]; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Scott flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4. METS 9TH: Gardenhire struck out; Mazzilli flied to center; WILSON BATTED FOR PULEO; Wilson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 4.

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