The Expos clinched the N.L. East "second season" championship with a 5-4 triumph over the the Mets. Montreal was trailing, 3-0, but began its comeback in the fifth inning on a run-scoring groundout by pinch-hitter Brad Mills. Gary Carter belted a solo homer in the sixth to narrow the Mets' margin to 3-2 and the Expos went ahead in the seventh on a two-run pinch-triple by Wallace Johnson. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 4

Game Played on Saturday, October 3, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 - 5 9 0 Mets 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 10 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cromartie 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .304 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .228 White rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Reardon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Dawson cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Brooks 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .311 Carter c 5 1 1 1 0 0 .252 Kingman lf,1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .221 Parrish 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .244 Staub 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .314 Francona lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .258 Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Manuel 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .208 Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Speier ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 .225 Trevino c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .267 Milner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Flynn 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .223 Scott pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 Cubbage ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .213 Office rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 Gardenhire 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Sanderson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Scott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .073 B. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lynch p 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 Mills ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .238 Bailor ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 W. Johnson ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .286 Searage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Phillips ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 9 5 3 3 Totals 35 4 10 4 3 2 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 17,954 Left on Base: Expos 8, Mets 9 DP: Expos 0, Mets 0 Errors: Taveras, Kingman Doubles: Manuel (5), Staub 2 (8) Triples: W. Johnson (1) Home Runs: Carter (16), Cubbage (1) Stolen Bases: Kingman (6) Sacrifice Hits: Bailor (4) Sacrifice Flies: Lynch (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sanderson 2.2 6 3 3 2 0 0 16 2.95 B. Smith 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.77 Lee W(5-6) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.94 Reardon SV(8) 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 11 2.18 Totals 9 10 4 4 3 2 1 40 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.90 Lynch 5 5 2 2 0 1 1 20 2.91 Allen L(7-6) 1.2 4 3 2 1 1 0 11 2.97 Searage 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3.68 Orosco 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.56 Leach 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.55 Totals 9 9 5 4 3 3 1 40 Wild Pitches: B. Smith (2) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie lined to third; White flied out to left; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Taveras flied out to left; Brooks singled to right [Mazzilli to second]; Kingman flied out to left; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 2ND: LYNCH REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Carter popped to first in foul territory; Parrish singled to right; Francona popped to catcher in foul territory; Manuel forced Parrish (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (second to first); Trevino singled to shortstop; Flynn singled to left [Trevino to third]; Lynch hit a sacrifice fly to center [Trevino scored]; Mazzilli flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to right; Sanderson lined to first; Cromartie flied out to center; White popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Taveras flied out to center; Brooks singled to center; Kingman walked [Brooks to second]; Staub doubled to center [Brooks scored, Kingman to third]; Valentine flied out to center; Trevino singled to center [Kingman scored, Staub to third]; B. SMITH REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Flynn lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Carter popped to second; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. METS 4TH: Lynch walked; B. Smith threw a wild pitch [Lynch to second]; Mazzilli flied out to right; Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. EXPOS 5TH: Francona grounded out (second to first); Manuel singled to left; Speier singled to left [Manuel to third (error by Kingman), Speier to second]; MILLS BATTED FOR B. SMITH; Mills grounded out (first unassisted) [Manuel scored, Speier to third]; Cromartie grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3. METS 5TH: LEE REPLACED MILLS (PITCHING); Kingman singled to left; Kingman stole second; Staub reached on a fielder's choice [Kingman out at third (pitcher to third)]; Valentine flied out to right; Trevino flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3. EXPOS 6TH: White flied out to left; Dawson flied out to center; Carter homered; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 3. METS 6TH: Flynn singled to right; BAILOR BATTED FOR LYNCH; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli flied out to left; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 3. EXPOS 7TH: ALLEN REPLACED BAILOR (PITCHING); Francona reached on an error by Taveras; Manuel forced Francona (pitcher to shortstop); MILNER BATTED FOR SPEIER; Milner singled to right [Manuel to second]; SCOTT RAN FOR MILNER; W. JOHNSON BATTED FOR LEE; W. Johnson tripled to right [Manuel scored (unearned), Scott scored]; Cromartie was walked intentionally; White popped to third; Dawson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 3. METS 7TH: REARDON REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); PHILLIPS REPLACED W. JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); OFFICE REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING RF); Brooks was called out on strikes; Kingman flied out to left; Staub doubled to right; HOWARD RAN FOR STAUB; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 3. EXPOS 8TH: KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish singled to left; Francona forced Parrish (second to shortstop); Manuel doubled to right [Francona scored]; SEARAGE REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Office walked; Phillips walked [Manuel to third, Office to second]; OROSCO REPLACED SEARAGE (PITCHING); Cromartie forced Phillips (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 3. METS 8TH: Trevino flied out to right; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FLYNN; Cubbage homered; HODGES BATTED FOR OROSCO; Hodges struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 4. EXPOS 9TH: LEACH REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); GARDENHIRE REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 2B); Reardon struck out; Dawson flied out to left; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 4. METS 9TH: JORGENSEN BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Jorgensen popped to shortstop; Brooks grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 4.

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