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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 18, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos, played on August 18, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Rogers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 23,306 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Charlie Williams |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Tim Wallach | First Baseman |
| Warren Cromartie | Right Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Ramos | Catcher |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| Steve Rogers | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Denny Walling | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Joe Pittman | Second Baseman |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 18, 1981
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Knepper
Raines hits a popup towards the mound. Knepper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Knepper
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wallach vs. Knepper
Wallach hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds catches it and steps on second to double up Scott. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rogers
Scott hits a line drive towards third. Parrish reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Rogers
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Rogers
Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walling vs. Rogers
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reynolds scores. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Rogers
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Rogers
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Ramos and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howe vs. Rogers
Howe hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Knepper
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Knepper
Parrish hits a line drive towards third. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Knepper
Ramos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pittman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Rogers
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Rogers
Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Rogers
Knepper hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Knepper
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogers vs. Knepper
Rogers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rogers for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Knepper
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Knepper
Knepper fires to first and has Raines trapped. There's the throw to Reynolds who tags Raines for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rogers
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Rogers
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wallach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Rogers
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Knepper
Dawson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallach vs. Knepper
Wallach strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Knepper
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dawson moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Knepper
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Rogers
Walling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rogers
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Rogers
Howe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Rogers
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wallach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Knepper
Ramos is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Knepper
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogers vs. Knepper
Rogers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Rogers
Pittman hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Rogers
Knepper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Rogers
Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Scott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Rogers
Reynolds hits a popup in front of the plate. Ramos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Knepper
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Raines for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Knepper
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wallach vs. Knepper
Wallach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to third. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cromartie vs. Knepper
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Rogers
Puhl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Rogers
Walling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Walling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Rogers
Cedeno hits a line drive towards short. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Rogers
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Knepper
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramos vs. Knepper
Ramos strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Knepper
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Rogers
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Rogers
Pittman strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Rogers
Knepper is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Knepper
Brad Mills pinch hits for Steve Rogers.
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Knepper
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Lee
Reynolds bunts towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Lee
Puhl is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Lee
There's a wild pitch. Scott moves to third. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walling vs. Lee
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Lee
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cromartie throws the ball in to Phillips who tags Cedeno trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Scott scores. Puhl scores. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Knepper
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallach vs. Knepper
Wallach is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Knepper
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Knepper
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1981 -- Montreal at Houston (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Raines T, lf 4 0 1 0 Scott T, cf 4 1 2 0
Scott R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Reynolds C, ss 3 1 1 0
Dawson A, cf 3 0 2 0 Puhl T, rf 3 2 1 0
Wallach T, 1b 3 1 0 0 Walling D, lf 4 0 1 1
Cromartie W, rf 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, 1b 4 0 3 3
Parrish L, 3b 4 1 2 2 Howe A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Ramos B, c 4 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0
Phillips M, ss 3 0 0 0 Pittman J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Rogers S, p 2 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 3 0 0 0
Mills B, ph 1 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 30 4 8 4
Montreal 000 000 002 -- 2
Houston 200 000 02x -- 4
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers S (L) 7.0 6 2 2 0 6
Lee B 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (W) 8.2 8 2 2 1 4
Sambito J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Ramos B
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Montreal 5, Houston 4
2B -- Puhl T, Cedeno C, Scott T, Walling D
HR -- Parrish L
SB -- Cedeno C
CS -- Raines T
SH -- Reynolds C
HBP -- by Lee B (Puhl T), by Knepper B (Wallach T)
WP -- Lee B
T -- 2:04
A -- 23306
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