Brilliant two-hit pitching by Steve Rogers enabled the Expos to move closer to clinching the "second season" title in the N.L. East with a 3-0 blanking of the Mets. The Expos took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a solo homer by Warren Cromartie and iced the contest in the eighth with a bases-empty round-tripper by Andre Dawson and RBI single by Jerry Manuel. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Friday, October   2, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  8  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie 1b          4   1   1   1     1   1   .308      Wilson cf             4   0   0   0     0   4   .271
White rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .233
  Office rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Brooks 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Dawson cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .306      Kingman lf            2   0   0   0     1   2   .221
Carter c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .253      Staub 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Parrish 3b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .241      Valentine rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Francona lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Trevino c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Manuel 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .184      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Rogers p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .145      Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .207

Totals               35   3   8   3     3   4             Totals               27   0   2   0     1   9

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  6,720
Left on Base: Expos 8, Mets 1
DP: Expos 1, Mets 0
Errors: Cromartie, Kingman
Doubles: Rogers (1)
Home Runs: Cromartie (6), Dawson (24)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (4)
GIDP: Staub (6)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(12-8)          9     2   0   0   1   9   0  28   3.42
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   9   0  28

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(7-14)          7.2   7   3   3   3   3   2  33   4.14
Marshall                1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.61
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   4   2  38

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to right; White struck out;
Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets
0.

METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Taveras singled to left; Taveras
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brooks grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter singled to left; Parrish flied out to right;
Francona singled to right [Carter to second]; Manuel flied out
to center [Carter to third]; Speier forced Francona (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Cromartie dropped a foul fly hit
by Staub for an error; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first);
Valentine popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets
0.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
homered; White flied out to left; Dawson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Trevino flied out to right; Flynn flied out to center;
Zachry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter singled to left [Carter to second (error by
Kingman)]; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Francona
popped to third; Manuel flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Wilson struck out; Taveras grounded out (first to
pitcher); Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier flied out to left; Rogers grounded out (second
to first); Cromartie walked; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Kingman walked; Staub grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second];
Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Mets 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Carter struck
out; Parrish walked; Francona flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Trevino flied out to center; Flynn popped to second;
Zachry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Manuel struck out; Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rogers doubled to left; Cromartie flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Wilson struck out; Taveras popped to second; Brooks
singled to left; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 8TH: White grounded out (second to first); Dawson homered;
Carter flied out to left; Parrish walked; Francona singled to
right [Parrish to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING);
Manuel singled to left [Parrish scored, Francona to third];
Speier grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING RF); Staub flied out to
right; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Trevino
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie was
called out on strikes; Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FLYNN; Cubbage struck out;
JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Jorgensen struck out; Wilson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.