Larry Parrish delivered a three-run triple in the first inning to send the Expos flying to a 5-2 victory over the Pirates. Montreal protected its half-game edge over St. Louis in the National League East. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Thursday, October   1, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        3  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .281
White rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .229      Law ss                5   0   1   0     0   1   .145
Dawson cf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .306      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Carter c              3   2   1   1     1   0   .250      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Parrish 3b            4   0   2   3     0   0   .242      Easler lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .285
Milner 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .233      Ray 2b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .253
  Briggs pr,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Berra 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .240
Francona lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Nicosia c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   2   .223        Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Burris p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .189        Pena c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               2   0   1   1     0   0   .188
                                                            D. Robinson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Montanez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .210
                                                            Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Boyland ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     2   5             Totals               37   2  10   2     1   1

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  2,931
Left on Base: Expos 5, Pirates 9
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Ray
Doubles: Carter (20), Milner (6), Parrish (19), Tiant (2), Berra (12), Ray (11)
Triples: Parrish (3), Easler 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: White (5)
Caught Stealing: Dawson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Reardon (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(9-7)           7.2  10   2   2   1   1   0  34   3.10
Reardon SV(7)           1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.14
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   1   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(2-5)            5.1   6   5   4   2   5   0  24   3.92
D. Robinson             1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.87
Lee                     2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.70
Totals                  9     8   5   4   2   5   0  37

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams


EXPOS 1ST: Scott was called out on strikes; White singled to
third; White stole second; Dawson walked; Carter walked [White
to third, Dawson to second]; Parrish tripled to right [White
scored, Dawson scored, Carter scored]; Milner reached on a
fielder's choice [Parrish out at home (second to catcher)];
Francona forced Milner (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Law singled
to right; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Law to second];
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Speier was called out on strikes; Burris grounded out
(second to first); Scott popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler flied out to left; Ray popped to catcher;
Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: White was called out on strikes; Dawson was called
out on strikes; Carter popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia lined to shortstop; Tiant doubled to right;
Moreno flied out to right; Law popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (first to pitcher); Milner
grounded out (second to first); Francona singled to right;
Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to left; Thompson popped to third
in foul territory; Easler tripled to right; Ray grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Burris popped to first in foul territory; Scott flied
out to center; White popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Berra doubled to right; Nicosia grounded out
(second to first) [Berra to third]; Tiant grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Berra scored]; Moreno singled to center;
Law grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson singled to second; Dawson was caught stealing
second but was safe at second (error by Ray; assist by Nicosia);
Carter doubled to right [Dawson scored (unearned)]; Parrish
popped to center; Milner doubled to center [Carter scored];
BRIGGS RAN FOR MILNER; D. ROBINSON REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING);
Francona flied out to center; Speier flied out to right; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: BRIGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Parker flied
out to left; Thompson walked; Easler flied out to right; Ray
doubled to right [Thompson to third]; Berra lined to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Burris grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott
grounded out (second to first); White lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Nicosia flied out to right; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR D.
ROBINSON; Montanez singled to left; Moreno forced Montanez
(second to shortstop); Law struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 5, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 8TH: LEE REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Dawson flied out to
left; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish doubled
to left; Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker popped to shortstop; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); Easler tripled to center; Ray singled to left
[Easler scored]; Berra singled to center [Ray to second];
REARDON REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); STARGELL BATTED FOR NICOSIA;
Stargell popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 9TH: PENA REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING C ); Francona
grounded out (second to pitcher); Speier singled to left;
Reardon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to
second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: BOYLAND BATTED FOR LEE; Boyland flied out to right;
Moreno grounded out (second to first); Law flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 2.