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Chicago Cubs @ Montreal Expos

1981-04-15 · Day game · Stade Olympique · Att: 30003 · 39°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph · 2:50

Montreal Expos defeated Chicago Cubs 5–4. Montreal Expos put up 3 in the 2nd. Stan Bahnsen earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	7
MON	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2		5	7

W: Stan Bahnsen L: Dick Tidrow SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: Ed Vargo · 2B: Satch Davidson · 3B: Terry Tata · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivan de Jesus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Strain	2	1	1	1	1	1
Bill Buckner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Henderson	2	1	1	1	2	1
Leon Durham	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Reitz	4	0	0	1	0	2
Scot Thompson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tim Blackwell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rick Reuschel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Tyson	1	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Caudill	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Tracy	1	0	0	0	0	1

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tim Raines	4	0	2	1	0	0
Rodney Scott	3	1	0	0	1	0
Andre Dawson	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ellis Valentine	4	0	0	0	0	3
Gary Carter	4	1	2	1	0	0
Larry Parrish	4	1	1	0	0	2
Warren Cromartie	3	0	1	1	0	1
Chris Speier	3	1	0	0	0	0
Steve Rogers	2	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Montanez	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reuschel	4.0	5	1	1
Bill Caudill	3.1	0	1	4
Dick Tidrow	0.2	2	0	2

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Rogers	7.0	7	2	4
Stan Bahnsen	2.0	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ivan de Jesus: 9/F9
Joe Strain: HP
Bill Buckner: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Tim Raines: S1/BG23
Rodney Scott: SB2
Rodney Scott: 43/G4.2-3
Andre Dawson: 53/G5
Ellis Valentine: K/C

Top 2

Steve Henderson: K
Leon Durham: K
Ken Reitz: K

Bot 2

Gary Carter: E6/TH1/G6.B-2
Larry Parrish: S1/G1.2-3
Warren Cromartie: S7/G56.3-H(UR);1-2
Chris Speier: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH1)(UR);B-2
Steve Rogers: 53/G5
Tim Raines: S7/G5.2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Rodney Scott: 43/G4

Top 3

Scot Thompson: S7/G56
Tim Blackwell: 6/P7S
Rick Reuschel: 53/G5S.1-2
Ivan de Jesus: 9/F9S

Bot 3

Andre Dawson: W
Ellis Valentine: POCS2(13)
Ellis Valentine: 4/L4
Gary Carter: S6/G56
Larry Parrish: 13/G1

Top 4

Joe Strain: W
Bill Buckner: S8/L8.1-2
Steve Henderson: S8/G.2-H;1-3(E8);B-2
Leon Durham: FC1/G1S.3XH(125);2-3;B-2
Ken Reitz: 53/G5.3-H(UR);2-3
Scot Thompson: 3/L3

Bot 4

Warren Cromartie: 3/G
Chris Speier: 9/L9
Steve Rogers: 63/G6

Top 5

Tim Blackwell: D7/L7L
Mike Tyson: S7/L5D.2-H;B-2(THH)
Ivan de Jesus: 63/G6M.2-3
Joe Strain: S7/G56.3-H
Bill Buckner: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 5

Tim Raines: 43/G4
Rodney Scott: 13/G1
Andre Dawson: 3/P34S

Top 6

Steve Henderson: W
Leon Durham: 8/P8S
Ken Reitz: 54(1)/FO/G56
Scot Thompson: 6/P6S

Bot 6

Ellis Valentine: K
Gary Carter: 8/F8XD
Larry Parrish: K/C

Top 7

Tim Blackwell: 43/G4
Bill Caudill: S8/G
Ivan de Jesus: E5/G5.1-2
Joe Strain: K
Bill Buckner: 4/P34D

Bot 7

Warren Cromartie: K
Chris Speier: 63/G6
Willie Montanez: K/C

Top 8

Steve Henderson: W
Leon Durham: 9/L9LS
Ken Reitz: PO1(E3).1-2
Ken Reitz: OA.2X3(35)
Ken Reitz: K/C

Bot 8

Tim Raines: 43/G4
Rodney Scott: W
Andre Dawson: SB2
Andre Dawson: S8.2-H
Ellis Valentine: K
Gary Carter: PO1(E1/TH).1-3
Gary Carter: S9/L9S.3-H(UR)
Larry Parrish: SB2
Larry Parrish: K/C

Top 9

Scot Thompson: 43/G4
Tim Blackwell: 7/F78
Jim Tracy: K

Notes & reviews

Reuschel removed due to a split finger on his pitching hand due to the cold
Previous two lines are one continuous play; pickoff throw not caught by Cromartie and Henderson tried to take two bases but was caught at third
WGN announcers were certain that he was out after Caudill threw directly to second

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