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Astros
@ Expos
Stade Olympique
September 3, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Montreal Expos and the Houston Astros, played on September 3, 1981 at Stade Olympique.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Montreal Expos |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Sanderson |
| Ballpark | Stade Olympique |
| City | Montreal |
| State | QUE |
| Attendance | 24,833 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Satch Davidson |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Vern Ruhle | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Warren Cromartie | Right Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Scott Sanderson | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Expos
Stade Olympique
September 3, 1981
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Sanderson
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Sanderson
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Ruhle
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Ruhle
There goes Raines. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Raines steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Ruhle
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dawson vs. Ruhle
Dawson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Ruhle
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cromartie vs. Ruhle
Cromartie hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sanderson
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sanderson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Sanderson
Howe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Ruhle
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Ruhle
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Ruhle
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Sanderson
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Sanderson
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Sanderson
Ruhle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanderson vs. Ruhle
Sanderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Ruhle
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 -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ruhle
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Ruhle
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Sanderson
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Sanderson
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Sanderson
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott misplays the ball. That's an error on Scott. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Sanderson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Ruhle
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Ruhle
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Ruhle
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Sanderson
Howe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Sanderson
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Sanderson
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruhle vs. Sanderson
Ruhle hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Ruhle
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Ruhle
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanderson vs. Ruhle
Sanderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Ruhle
Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Ruhle
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Sanderson
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Sanderson
Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Puhl reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Sanderson
Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sanderson
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Ruhle
Dawson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Ruhle
There goes Dawson. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Garner applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Ruhle
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Ruhle
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Sanderson
Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Sanderson
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Sanderson
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanderson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching. Kiko Garcia now playing shortstop.
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Smith
Mike Phillips pinch runs for John Milner.
There goes Phillips. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Garcia applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Smith
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Smith
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Smith
Jerry White pinch hits for Scott Sanderson.
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Fryman
Woodie Fryman now pitching. Tom Hutton now playing first base.
Garcia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Fryman
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Fryman
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Fryman
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Smith
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 -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Smith
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Smith
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Fryman
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Fryman
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Fryman
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Smith
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Smith
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Cromartie reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hutton vs. Smith
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Francona vs. Smith
Terry Francona pinch hits for Larry Parrish.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Smith, and towards Garner, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1981 -- Houston at Montreal (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Montreal AB R H RBI
Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0 Raines T, lf 4 0 1 0
Garner P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Scott R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Puhl T, rf 4 1 1 0 Dawson A, cf 4 0 1 0
Cruz J, lf 4 1 1 2 Carter G, c 4 0 0 0
Cedeno C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cromartie W, rf 4 0 1 0
Howe A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Milner J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0 Phillips M, pr 0 0 0 0
Reynolds C, ss 3 0 1 0 Hutton T, 1b 1 0 0 0
Smith D, p 0 0 0 0 Parrish L, 3b 3 1 1 1
Ruhle V, p 2 0 0 0 Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia K, ss 1 0 1 0 Speier C, ss 3 0 1 0
Sanderson S, p 1 0 0 0
White J, ph 1 0 0 0
Fryman W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 31 1 6 1
Houston 000 002 000 -- 2
Montreal 000 010 000 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V (W) 6.0 4 1 1 2 0
Smith D (S) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson S (L) 7.0 4 2 2 1 1
Fryman W 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Scott R
DP -- Montreal 1
LOB -- Houston 4, Montreal 6
2B -- Puhl T, Garcia K
3B -- Cromartie W
HR -- Parrish L, Cruz J
SB -- Raines T
CS -- Dawson A, Phillips M
T -- 2:20
A -- 24833
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