New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
September 26, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1981 at Stade Olympique. 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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New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 2 1 0 0
Taveras ss 2 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 0 0 0 0
  Brooks ph 0 0 0 1
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Kingman lf,1b 4 0 3 1
Staub 1b 3 0 1 0
  Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0
  Stearns ph,c 1 0 0 0
Trevino c,3b 4 1 1 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0
Harris p 2 0 1 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Falcone p 0 0 0 0
  Boitano p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 1 0
  Gardenhire pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie 1b 4 1 2 1
Scott 2b 5 0 1 0
Dawson cf 3 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 1
Wallach rf 4 1 2 0
Francona lf 4 2 3 0
Speier ss 2 0 1 1
Burris p 3 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 3
New York 100 000 100281
Montreal 110 002 00x4110
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harris  L (3-5) 3.2 6 2 2 1 6
  Searage   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Leach   1.1 4 2 2 0 1
  Falcone   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Boitano   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Puleo   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
3
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  W (8-7) 6.1 6 2 2 3 4
  Fryman  SV (6) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
6

  E–Valentine (3).  2B–Montreal Cromartie (18,off Harris).  SH–Taveras (5,off Burris); Speier (6,off Harris); Fryman (2,off Puleo).  SF–Brooks (6,off Fryman).  HBP–Mazzilli (2,by Burris).  IBB–Cromartie (11,by Puleo).  SB–Kingman (4,2nd base off Burris/Carter).  CS–Mazzilli (7,2nd base by Burris/Carter).  HBP–Burris (3,Mazzilli).  IBB–Puleo (1,Cromartie).  T–2:45.  A–38,821.
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