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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 19, 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 19, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Sanderson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 27,169 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Doug Harvey |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Warren Cromartie | Right Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Tim Wallach | First Baseman |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| Bobby Ramos | Catcher |
| Scott Sanderson | 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 |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 19, 1981
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Ryan
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ryan
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Ryan
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 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 -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 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 -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 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
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Ryan
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Ryan
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallach vs. Ryan
Wallach is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Sanderson
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sanderson
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Sanderson
Howe is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ryan
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Ryan
Ramos hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanderson vs. Ryan
Sanderson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Sanderson
Ashby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Ashby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pittman vs. Sanderson
Pittman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Raines who is chasing the ball. Pittman reaches third base with a triple. Ashby scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ryan vs. Sanderson
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pittman scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Sanderson
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Sanderson
Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Scott scores. Reynolds goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Sanderson
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. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Sanderson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Ryan
Raines 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: ---
Scott vs. Ryan
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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Ryan
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Sanderson
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Sanderson
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips misplays the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pittman vs. Sanderson
Pittman strikes out. There goes Howe. The throw from Ramos and Howe is out. There goes Ashby. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Sanderson
Ryan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashby moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Ryan
Cromartie 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: ---
Parrish vs. Ryan
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallach vs. Ryan
Wallach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe juggles the ball. That's an error on Howe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Wallach moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Ryan
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Bahnsen
Stan Bahnsen now pitching.
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Bahnsen
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Bahnsen
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. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Bahnsen
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Bahnsen
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Ryan
Ramos hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Ryan
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen.
Hutton hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Ryan
Raines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramos moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Ryan
Scott bunts towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramos moves to third. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dawson vs. Ryan
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
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 -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Sosa
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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Sosa
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
Spilman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Sosa
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spilman moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Sosa
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spilman scores. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puhl vs. Sosa
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wallach scoops it up and throws to first, with Sosa covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching.
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Cromartie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Smith
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parrish for the out. Cromartie moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wallach vs. Smith
Wallach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Smith
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno juggles the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. Cromartie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramos vs. Smith
Ramos is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Sosa
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Sosa
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howe vs. Sosa
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ashby vs. Sosa
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Walling scores. Cedeno moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pittman vs. Sosa
Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sosa
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Smith
Terry Francona pinch hits for Elias Sosa.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Smith
Raines hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Smith
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Reardon
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Reardon
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Reardon
Walling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reardon
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Smith
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Smith
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Smith
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wallach vs. Smith
Wallach hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Smith
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1981 -- Montreal at Houston (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Raines T, lf 4 0 1 0 Scott T, cf 5 1 2 1
Scott R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 5 1 2 1
Dawson A, cf 4 0 1 0 Puhl T, rf 4 1 2 2
Cromartie W, rf 4 1 2 0 Walling D, lf 4 2 1 2
Parrish L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, 1b 4 1 1 0
Wallach T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Howe A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Phillips M, ss 4 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 1 1 1
Ramos B, c 3 0 1 0 Pittman J, 2b 4 1 1 2
Sanderson S, p 1 0 0 0 Ryan N, p 2 0 1 0
Bahnsen S, p 0 0 0 0 Spilman H, ph 1 1 1 0
Hutton T, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith D, p 1 0 0 0
Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0
Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0
Reardon J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 5 0 38 9 13 9
Montreal 000 000 100 -- 1
Houston 004 001 22x -- 9
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson S (L) 4.0 7 4 4 0 4
Bahnsen S 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Sosa E 2.0 4 3 3 1 1
Reardon J 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 6.0 2 0 0 0 8
Smith D (S) 3.0 3 1 0 0 1
E -- Phillips M, Howe A, Cedeno C
DP -- Montreal 1
LOB -- Montreal 6, Houston 8
2B -- Ashby A, Puhl T, Cromartie W, Cedeno C
3B -- Pittman J
HR -- Walling D
CS -- Howe A
SH -- Scott R
WP -- Ryan N
T -- 2:39
A -- 27169
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