Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
April 19, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1981 at Shea Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 0 1 0
Scott 2b 4 0 0 0
Dawson cf 4 2 3 2
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 2 1
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0
Cromartie 1b 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 1 1 0
Burris p 2 1 1 0
  Lee p 1 0 1 0
  Sosa p 1 0 1 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Taveras ss 5 0 2 0
Staub 1b 5 0 3 1
Kingman lf 3 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 5 0 2 0
Brooks 3b 5 1 1 0
Hodges c 4 1 3 2
  Trevino ph 1 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 0 0 0 0
  Hausman p 0 0 0 0
  Backman ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 13 3
Montreal 001 101 0104111
New York 000 000 0303132
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  W (1-1) 5.1 8 0 0 4 4
  Lee   2.1 4 3 1 0 1
  Sosa   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Fryman  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
3
1
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (0-1) 5.1 4 3 2 0 4
  Miller   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Hausman   2.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Allen   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
0
5

  E–Parrish (2), Kingman (1), Miller (1).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Parrish (1,off Hausman), New York Taveras (1,off Burris).  HR–Montreal Dawson (2,8th inning off Hausman 0 on, 1 out), New York Hodges (1,8th inning off Lee 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Speier (1,Home off Swan/Hodges); Dawson (3,2nd base off Swan/Hodges).  CS–Carter (1,2nd base by Swan/Hodges); Brooks (2,2nd base by Fryman/Carter).  T–2:49.
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