Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
October 3, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 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 5, New York Mets 4

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie 1b 4 0 0 0
White rf 4 0 0 0
  Reardon p 1 0 0 0
Dawson cf 5 0 0 0
Carter c 5 1 1 1
Parrish 3b 4 0 2 0
Francona lf 4 1 0 0
Manuel 2b 4 2 2 1
Speier ss 2 0 2 0
  Milner ph 1 0 1 0
  Scott pr 0 1 0 0
  Office rf 0 0 0 0
Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Mills ph 1 0 0 1
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 2
  Phillips ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 5 1 2 0
Kingman lf,1b 4 1 1 0
Staub 1b 4 0 2 1
  Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Trevino c 4 1 2 1
Flynn 2b 3 0 2 0
  Cubbage ph 1 1 1 1
  Gardenhire 2b 0 0 0 0
Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 1
  Bailor ph 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Montreal 000 011 210590
New York 012 000 0104102
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson   2.2 6 3 3 2 0
  Smith   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Lee  W (5-6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Reardon  SV (8) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lynch   5.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Allen  L (7-6) 1.2 4 3 2 1 1
  Searage   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Orosco   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Leach   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
3
3

  E–Taveras (24), Kingman (19).  2B–Montreal Manuel (5,off Allen), New York Staub 2 (8,off Sanderson,off Reardon).  3B–Montreal W Johnson (1,off Allen).  HR–Montreal Carter (16,6th inning off Lynch 0 on, 2 out), New York Cubbage (1,8th inning off Reardon 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Cromartie (12,by Allen).  SH–Bailor (4,off Lee).  SF–Lynch (1,off Sanderson).  SB–Kingman (6,2nd base off Lee/Carter).  WP–B Smith (2).  IBB–Allen (8,Cromartie).  T–3:01.  A–17,954.
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