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.

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