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Houston Astros @ Montreal Expos

1981-09-05 · Day game · Stade Olympique · Att: 30471 · 2:13

Montreal Expos defeated Houston Astros 5–2. Montreal Expos put up 2 in the 1st. Ray Burris earned the win. Andre Dawson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8
MON	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		5	10

W: Ray Burris L: Don Sutton SV: (none)

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

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Scott	4	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Garner	3	0	0	0	0	1
Terry Puhl	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Cruz	3	0	0	0	1	1
Cesar Cedeno	4	0	0	0	0	0
Art Howe	4	2	3	0	0	0
Alan Ashby	4	0	2	2	0	1
Craig Reynolds	3	0	1	0	0	0
Don Sutton	2	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Heep	1	0	1	0	0	0
Denny Walling	1	0	0	0	0	0

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tim Raines	4	2	2	1	0	0
Rodney Scott	4	2	2	0	0	1
Andre Dawson	3	1	2	2	1	0
Gary Carter	4	0	0	1	0	0
Warren Cromartie	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Milner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Parrish	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Speier	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ray Burris	3	0	2	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Sutton	7.0	9	1	3
Frank LaCorte	1.0	1	0	1

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Burris	9.0	8	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tony Scott: S7
Phil Garner: 3/G/SH.1-2
Terry Puhl: 43
Jose Cruz: W
Cesar Cedeno: 4/L

Bot 1

Tim Raines: 43
Rodney Scott: S8
Andre Dawson: HR/7.1-H
Gary Carter: 8
Warren Cromartie: 43

Top 2

Art Howe: D9
Alan Ashby: S9.2-H
Craig Reynolds: S6.1-2
Don Sutton: PO2(14)
Don Sutton: 16(1)/FO
Tony Scott: WP.1-2
Tony Scott: 3/G

Bot 2

John Milner: 43
Larry Parrish: 53
Chris Speier: K

Top 3

Phil Garner: K
Terry Puhl: 5/FL
Jose Cruz: 7

Bot 3

Ray Burris: S8
Tim Raines: S9.1-2
Rodney Scott: 56(2)/FO.1-2
Andre Dawson: W.2-3;1-2
Gary Carter: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-H(E4/TH1)(NR)(UR)
Warren Cromartie: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Cesar Cedeno: 5/L
Art Howe: S8
Alan Ashby: K/C
Craig Reynolds: 9

Bot 4

John Milner: 5/FL
Larry Parrish: 63
Chris Speier: S9
Ray Burris: S8.1-2
Tim Raines: 31

Top 5

Don Sutton: 43
Tony Scott: 5
Phil Garner: 3

Bot 5

Rodney Scott: S8
Andre Dawson: S7.1-2
Gary Carter: 2/FL
Warren Cromartie: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Terry Puhl: 3/G
Jose Cruz: 8
Cesar Cedeno: 53

Bot 6

John Milner: E1.B-1
Larry Parrish: 53.1-2
Chris Speier: 43.2-3
Ray Burris: K/C

Top 7

Art Howe: 13
Alan Ashby: 43
Craig Reynolds: 43

Bot 7

Tim Raines: HR/9
Rodney Scott: K/C
Andre Dawson: 13
Gary Carter: 8

Top 8

Danny Heep: S4
Tony Scott: 43.1-2
Phil Garner: 53
Terry Puhl: K

Bot 8

Warren Cromartie: 43
John Milner: S8
Larry Parrish: K
Chris Speier: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Jose Cruz: K
Cesar Cedeno: 8
Art Howe: S8
Alan Ashby: WP.1-2
Alan Ashby: S8.2-H
Denny Walling: 8