Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 3 (12 innings)
Regular Season Game 84
Played on Sunday, September 6, 1981 (D) at Stade Olympique
HOU N 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 14 0 MON N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 13 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Scott cf 5 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 Garner 2b 4 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 Puhl rf 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Cruz lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Cedeno 1b 5 2 3 1 0 0 11 1 Howe 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Spilman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Loucks pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garcia ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 Pujols c 4 1 2 0 0 1 6 1 Ashby ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Niekro p 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thon 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 44 4 14 4 2 4 36 15 BATTING - 2B: Pujols (2,off Lee); Niekro (1,off Lee). 3B: Howe (3,off Lee). HR: Cedeno (3,2nd inning off Lee 0 on 1 out). SH: Niekro (9,off Lee); Garner (4,off Jackson). GDP: Garcia (2,off Sosa). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Scott (9,2nd base by Lee/Carter); Cedeno (7,2nd base by Lee/Carter).
Montreal Expos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Raines lf 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Scott 2b 5 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 Dawson cf 5 2 3 3 1 0 2 1 Carter c 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 Cromartie rf 5 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 Milner 1b 6 0 3 0 0 0 14 1 Manuel pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Francona ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Lee p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 White ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mills 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 45 3 13 3 5 5 36 19 FIELDING - DP: 2. Carter-Speier, Speier-Scott-Milner. BATTING - 2B: Milner 2 (4,off Niekro,off LaCorte); Carter (11,off Sambito); Scott (7,off D. Smith); Mills (1,off LaCorte). HR: Dawson 2 (22,3rd inning off Niekro 1 on 2 out,8th inning off Sambito 0 on 0 out). SH: White (1,off Sambito); Carter (2,off D. Smith). IBB: Dawson (10,by D. Smith); Cromartie (5,by D. Smith). Team LOB: 13. BASERUNNING - CS: Raines (10,2nd base by Niekro/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 6 7 2 2 3 1 1 26 Sambito 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 7 D. Smith 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 10 LaCorte W(4-2) 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 Totals 12 13 3 3 5 5 2 52 Niekro faced 2 batters in the 7th inning WP: Niekro (7). IBB: D. Smith 2 (3,Dawson,Cromartie). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-0; D. Smith 1-0. .
Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lee 6.1 10 3 3 1 2 1 28 Reardon 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Fryman 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Sosa L(1-2) 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 Totals 12 14 4 4 2 4 1 48 Inherited Runners - Scored: Reardon 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford Time of Game: 3:33 Attendance: 47193 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Montreal Expos 1. Scott cf Raines lf 2. Garner 2b Scott 2b 3. Puhl rf Dawson cf 4. Cruz lf Carter c 5. Cedeno 1b Cromartie rf 6. Howe 3b Milner 1b 7. Garcia ss Parrish 3b 8. Pujols c Speier ss 9. Niekro p Lee p ASTROS 1ST: Scott singled to left; Garner flied out to right; Puhl was called out on strikes while Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Raines grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; Dawson singled to left; Carter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno homered; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia singled to left; Pujols forced Garcia (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to center; Milner doubled to left; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Milner to third]; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); Raines grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott walked; Dawson hit an inside the park homer to center [Scott scored]; Carter flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 2. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; Cedeno singled to center; Howe tripled to right [Cedeno scored]; Garcia flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 2. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); Milner singled to left [Milner out at second (shortstop to second)]; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 2. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pujols to second]; Scott popped to first in foul territory; Garner walked; Puhl popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee singled to left; Raines forced Lee (shortstop to second); Raines was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Howe singled to center; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (third to first); Carter singled to left; Cromartie singled to second [Carter to second]; Milner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 2. ASTROS 7TH: Pujols doubled to right; Niekro doubled to left [Pujols scored]; Scott flied out to right [Niekro to third]; REARDON REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Garner struck out; Puhl flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish walked; Speier walked [Parrish to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); WHITE BATTED FOR REARDON; White out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Parrish to third, Speier to second]; Raines made an out to second; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 2. ASTROS 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: Dawson homered; Carter doubled to left; Cromartie struck out; Milner made an out to second; D. SMITH REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); THON REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING 3B); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. ASTROS 9TH: Garcia made an out to shortstop; Pujols struck out; Thon flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. EXPOS 9TH: Speier flied out to left; OFFICE BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Office flied out to left; Raines was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. ASTROS 10TH: JACKSON REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Scott walked; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to second]; Puhl flied out to left; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. EXPOS 10TH: Scott doubled to center; Dawson was walked intentionally; Carter out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to third, Dawson to second]; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. ASTROS 11TH: SOSA REPLACED PARRISH (PITCHING); MILLS REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; SPILMAN BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Spilman singled to right; LOUCKS RAN FOR SPILMAN; Garcia grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Loucks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. EXPOS 11TH: LACORTE REPLACED LOUCKS (PITCHING); Speier flied out to right; Mills doubled to right; Raines singled to right [Mills to third]; Scott flied out to left; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 3. ASTROS 12TH: ASHBY BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Ashby flied out to center; Thon singled to center; Scott singled to second [Thon to second]; Garner singled to center [Thon scored, Scott out at third (center to third)]; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 3. EXPOS 12TH: ASHBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Carter flied out to left; Cromartie struck out; Milner doubled to right; MANUEL RAN FOR MILNER; FRANCONA BATTED FOR SOSA; Francona flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 14 0 8 Expos 3 13 0 13
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