Mets' Manager Joe Torre was given the pink slip earlier in the day, but remained on the scene for one final game and his club gave him a 2-1 victory over the Expos. Pete Falcone went the route on a seven-hitter. The Mets scored in the second inning on an RBI double by Rusty Staub and picked up an insurance marker in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Ron Gardenhire. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Sunday, October 4, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1 Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 2 7 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .218 Howard cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .167 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 W. Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Gardenhire 2b 2 0 1 1 0 1 .271 Francona lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .307 Briggs lf,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Valentine rf 2 1 2 0 1 0 .208 Carter c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Staub 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .317 Ramos c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Trevino c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .262 T. Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bailor lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .284 Milner 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Giles ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hostetler 1b 3 1 3 1 0 0 .500 Falcone p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Wallach 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Office cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Gorman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manuel 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Wieghaus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Phillips ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Gullickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Rooney ph,rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Totals 32 1 7 1 0 8 Totals 27 2 7 2 3 8 Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 7,618 Left on Base: Expos 4, Mets 4 DP: Expos 1, Mets 1 Errors: Wallach Doubles: Staub (9) Home Runs: Hostetler (1) Stolen Bases: Howard 2 (2), Gardenhire (2) Caught Stealing: Valentine (4) GIDP: Office (2), Falcone (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullickson L(7-9) 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 8 2.80 Burris 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 3.05 Bahnsen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.96 Sosa 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 7 3.66 Gorman 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 4.20 Totals 8 7 2 1 3 8 0 30 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone W(5-3) 9 7 1 1 0 8 1 32 2.55 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 8 1 32 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert EXPOS 1ST: White singled to left; Francona singled to left [White to second]; Carter flied out to left; Milner struck out; Wallach forced Francona (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Howard struck out; Flynn flied out to right; Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 2ND: Office made an out to shortstop; Manuel grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: RAMOS REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Valentine singled to third [Valentine to second (error by Wallach)]; Staub doubled to right [Valentine scored (unearned)]; Trevino grounded out (third to first); Bailor struck out; Giles flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. EXPOS 3RD: ROONEY BATTED FOR GULLICKSON; Rooney struck out; White struck out; Francona singled to first; Ramos flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: BURRIS REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); HOSTETLER REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 1B); BRIGGS REPLACED FRANCONA (PLAYING LF); ROONEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Falcone singled to left; Falcone was picked off first (pitcher to shortstop); Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. EXPOS 4TH: Hostetler singled to center; Wallach flied out to left; Office grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hostetler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Brooks struck out; Valentine walked; Staub walked [Valentine to second]; Valentine was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Staub to second]; Trevino grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. EXPOS 5TH: Manuel grounded out (second to first); Phillips struck out; Rooney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. METS 5TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); W. JOHNSON REPLACED BURRIS (PLAYING 2B); Bailor singled to right; Giles struck out; Falcone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. EXPOS 6TH: GARDENHIRE REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING 2B); W. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Briggs made an out to third; Ramos grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. METS 6TH: SOSA REPLACED RAMOS (PITCHING); WIEGHAUS REPLACED BAHNSEN (PLAYING C ); Howard singled to right; Debut game for Tom Wieghaus; Howard stole second; Gardenhire struck out; Brooks struck out; Valentine singled to shortstop [Howard out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. EXPOS 7TH: Hostetler singled to center [Hostetler out at second (center to shortstop)]; Wallach singled to left; Office made an out to second; Wieghaus flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Staub flied out to right; Trevino struck out; Bailor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. EXPOS 8TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Rooney struck out (catcher to first); W. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1. METS 8TH: GORMAN REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); T. JOHNSON REPLACED SOSA (PLAYING LF); BRIGGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Giles flied out to center; Falcone grounded out (second to first); Howard walked; Howard stole second; Gardenhire singled to center [Howard scored]; Gardenhire stole second; Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. EXPOS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING 1B); Briggs struck out; T. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Hostetler homered; Wallach grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2.

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