1981 Montreal Expos season

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1981  Montreal Expos
National League East Champions
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Olympic Stadium
City Montreal
Record1st half: 30–25 (.545)

2nd half: 30–23 (.566)

Overall: 60–48 (.556)
Divisional place1st half: 3rd

2nd half: 1st

Overall: 2nd
Owners Charles Bronfman
General managers John McHale
Managers Dick Williams, Jim Fanning
Television CBC Television
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)
Télévision de Radio-Canada
(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Radio CFCF (English)
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Ron Reusch)
CKAC (French)
(Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)
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The 1981 Montreal Expos season was the 13th season in franchise history. They made it to the postseason for the first time in franchise history (the franchise's next appearance in the playoffs was in 2012, as the Washington Nationals). Their playoff run ended in the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with Rick Monday hitting a ninth-inning solo home run in game 5, subsequently referred to as "Blue Monday" by Expos fans. This was the closest the Expos ever got to a World Series appearance while in Montreal.

Contents

The season was separated into two halves due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike.

Offseason

Spring training

After holding spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, from 1973 to 1980, the Expos returned to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves – for spring training in 1981. It was their fifth season at the stadium; they also had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972. The Expos would train at Municipal Stadium through 1997.

Regular season

Game log

First half

1981 Regular Season Game Log First Half (30–25) (Home: 21–7; Road: 9–18)
April (12–4) (Home: 8–0; Road: 4–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
1April 9@ Pirates 6–5 Fryman (1–0) Tekulve (0–1)40,3321–0 Boxscore
2April 12@ Pirates 2–3 Rhoden (1–0) Burris (0–1) Romo (1)8,4301–1 Boxscore
3April 15 Cubs 5–4 Bahnsen (1–0) Tidrow (1–1)30,0032–1 Boxscore
4April 16 Cubs 7–0 Sanderson (1–0) McGlothen (0–1)11,6023–1 Boxscore
5April 18@ Mets 5–3 Gullickson (1–0) Jones (0–1) Bahnsen (1)23,7104–1 Boxscore
6April 19@ Mets 4–3 Burris (1–1) Swan (0–1) Fryman (1)N/A5–1 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
7April 19@ Mets 2–7 Zachry (3–0) Lea (0–1)21,4645–2 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
8April 20 Phillies 9–8 Rogers (1–0) McGraw (1–1) Fryman (2)24,8176–2 Boxscore
9April 21 Phillies 10–3 Sanderson (2–0) Ruthven (2–1)10,8877–2 Boxscore
10April 22 Phillies 4–3 (11 inn.) Sosa (1–0) McGraw (1–2)14,1768–2 Boxscore
April 24 Mets Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 26
11April 25 Mets 4–2 Rogers (2–0) Jones (0–2) Lee (1)18,1509–2 Boxscore
12April 26 Mets 8–4 Burris (2–1) Zachry (3–1)N/A10–2 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
13April 26 Mets 7–6 Sanderson (3–0) Swan (0–2) Fryman (3)41,69711–2 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
14April 27@ Phillies 1–3 Ruthven (3–1) Gullickson (1–1)27,34711–3 Boxscore
15April 28@ Phillies 6–3 Ratzer (1–0) Christenson (1–2) Sosa (1)26,19212–3 Boxscore
16April 29@ Phillies 2–6 Carlton (4–0) Rogers (2–1)30,14212–4 Boxscore
May (14–15) (Home: 10–7; Road: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
17May 1 Dodgers 9–8 (13 inn.) Lee (1–0) Castillo (0–2)28,17913–4 Boxscore
18May 2 Dodgers 0–4 Reuss (2–1) Sanderson (3–1)22,82013–5 Boxscore
19May 3 Dodgers 1–6 (10 inn.) Valenzuela (6–0) Gullickson (1–2)46,40513–6 Boxscore
20May 4 Dodgers 4–3 Rogers (3–1) Sutcliffe (2–2) Sosa (2)21,52714–6 Boxscore
21May 5 Padres 4–3 Fryman (2–0)15,90915–6 Boxscore
22May 6 Padres 5–13 Burris (2–2)13,06615–7 Boxscore
23May 7 Padres 2–1 Sanderson (4–1)12,24816–7 Boxscore
24May 8 Giants 3–4 Gullickson (1–3)21,85016–8 Boxscore
25May 9 Giants 2–8 Rogers (3–2)48,14916–9 Boxscore
26May 10 Giants 1–5 Lee (1–1)N/A16–10 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
27May 10 Giants 4–0 Lea (1–1)25,34317–10 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
28May 12@ Dodgers 0–5 Hooton (5–0) Burris (2–3) Howe (4)34,36717–11 Boxscore
29May 13@ Dodgers 6–8 Howe (2–1) Fryman (2–1)42,71217–12 Boxscore
30May 14@ Dodgers 2–3 Valenzuela (8–0) Ratzer (1–1)53,90617–13 Boxscore
31May 15@ Giants 2–4 Rogers (3–3)19,76317–14 Boxscore
32May 16@ Giants 5–0 Lea (2–1)11,13318–14 Boxscore
33May 17@ Giants 4–5 (12 inn.) Lee (1–2)27,97518–15 Boxscore
34May 18@ Padres 3–2 (10 inn.) Fryman (3–1) Lee (2)13,28319–15 Boxscore
35May 19@ Padres 1–3 Gullickson (1–4)6,87119–16 Boxscore
36May 20@ Padres 6–2 Rogers (4–3)9,33620–16 Boxscore
37May 22@ Cubs 6–3 Lea (3–1) Krukow (1–5)6,07121–16 Boxscore
38May 23@ Cubs 4–6 Reuschel (2–5) Burris (2–4) Tidrow (2)15,98121–17 Boxscore
39May 24@ Cubs 2–6 Caudill (1–3) Sanderson (4–2) Tidrow (3)10,82121–18 Boxscore
40May 25 Cardinals 5–3 Gullickson (2–4) Lee (3)24,49022–18 Boxscore
41May 26 Cardinals 4–3 Rogers (5–3) Sosa (3)27,77523–18 Boxscore
42May 27 Cardinals 4–1 Lea (4–1) Lee (4)24,70924–18 Boxscore
43May 29 Pirates 3–2 Sanderson (5–2) Bibby (3–3) Lee (5)36,66225–18 Boxscore
44May 30 Pirates 2–3 Rhoden (6–0) Gullickson (2–5)31,64925–19 Boxscore
45May 31 Pirates 5–1 Rogers (6–3) Pérez (2–1)45,78326–19 Boxscore
June (4–6) (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
46June 1@ Cardinals 2–4 Lea (4–2)14,22426–20 Boxscore
47June 2@ Cardinals 8–1 Burris (3–4)14,69727–20 Boxscore
48June 3@ Cardinals 2–3 (11 inn.) Sosa (1–1)13,08527–21 Boxscore
49June 4@ Cardinals 1–4 Gullickson (2–6)18,95827–22 Boxscore
50June 5@ Reds 3–6 Rogers (6–4)27–23 Boxscore
51June 6@ Reds 3–9 Lea (4–3)27–24 Boxscore
52June 7@ Reds 0–2 Burris (3–5)27–25 Boxscore
53June 9 Braves 12–1 Sanderson (6–2)28–25 Boxscore
54June 10 Braves 11–2 Gullickson (3–6)29–25 Boxscore
55June 11 Braves 7–0 Rogers (7–4)30–25 Boxscore

Games cancelled

1981 Games cancelled
April
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
April 11@ Pirates Cancelled (strike)
April 14 Cubs Cancelled (strike)
June
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
June 12 Reds Cancelled (strike)
June 13 Reds Cancelled (strike)
June 14 Reds Cancelled (strike)
June 15 Astros Cancelled (strike)
June 16 Astros Cancelled (strike)
June 17@ Braves Cancelled (strike)
June 18@ Braves Cancelled (strike)
June 19@ Astros Cancelled (strike)
June 20@ Astros Cancelled (strike)
June 21@ Astros Cancelled (strike)
June 23 Mets Cancelled (strike)
June 24 Mets Cancelled (strike)
June 25 Mets Cancelled (strike)
June 26 Cubs Cancelled (strike)
June 27 Cubs Cancelled (strike)
June 28 Cubs Cancelled (strike)
June 29@ Pirates Cancelled (strike)
June 30@ Pirates Cancelled (strike)
July
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
July 1 Pirates Cancelled (strike)
July 2 Pirates Cancelled (strike)
July 3@ Phillies Cancelled (strike)
July 4@ Phillies Cancelled (strike)
July 5@ Phillies Cancelled (strike)
July 7@ Cubs Cancelled (strike)
July 8@ Cubs Cancelled (strike)
July 9@ Cubs Cancelled (strike)
July 10@ Cardinals Cancelled (strike)
July 11@ Cardinals Cancelled (strike)
July 12@ Cardinals Cancelled (strike)
July 16 Dodgers Cancelled (strike)
July 17 Dodgers Cancelled (strike)
July 18 Padres Cancelled (strike)
July 19 Padres Cancelled (strike)
July 20 Padres Cancelled (strike)
July 21 Giants Cancelled (strike)
July 22 Giants Cancelled (strike)
July 24@ Dodgers Cancelled (strike)
July 25@ Dodgers Cancelled (strike)
July 26@ Dodgers Cancelled (strike)
July 28@ Giants Cancelled (strike)
July 29@ Giants Cancelled (strike)
July 30@ Giants Cancelled (strike)
July 31@ Padres Cancelled (strike)
August
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
August 1@ Padres Cancelled (strike)
August 2@ Padres Cancelled (strike)
August 4@ Mets Cancelled (strike)
August 5@ Mets Cancelled (strike)
August 6@ Mets Cancelled (strike)
August 7 Phillies Cancelled (strike)
August 8 Phillies Cancelled (strike)
August 9 Phillies Cancelled (strike)
August 9 Phillies Cancelled (strike)

Second half

1981 Regular Season Game Log Second Half (30–23) (Home: 17–11; Road: 13–12)
August (11–8) (Home: 6–3; Road: 5–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
All-Star Break : NL def. AL at Cleveland Stadium, 5–4
56August 10 Pirates 3–1 Lee (2–2) Pérez (2–3)37,27531–25 Boxscore
57August 11 Pirates 3–6 Tekulve (3–3) Fryman (3–2)33,04531–26 Boxscore
58August 12@ Pirates 3–2 Burris (4–5) Solomon (5–4) Lee (6)12,06932–26 Boxscore
59August 13@ Pirates 7–2 Rogers (8–4) Tiant (0–1)11,73533–26 Boxscore
60August 14 Cardinals 1–3 Sanderson (6–3)40,18733–27 Boxscore
August 15 Cardinals Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 15
August 16 Cardinals Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 16
61August 17@ Astros 6–2 Burris (5–5) Fryman (4)34–27 Boxscore
62August 18@ Astros 2–4 Rogers (8–5)34–28 Boxscore
63August 19@ Astros 1–9 Sanderson (6–4)34–29 Boxscore
64August 21@ Braves 4–1 (11 inn.) Fryman (4–2)35–29 Boxscore
65August 22@ Braves 5–4 Bahnsen (2–0) Reardon (1)36–29 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
66August 22@ Braves 1–9 Lea (4–4)36–30 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
67August 23@ Braves 1–2 Rogers (8–6)36–31 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
68August 25 Reds 9–1 Sanderson (7–4)37–31 Boxscore
69August 26 Reds 6–0 Gullickson (4–6)38–31 Boxscore
70August 27 Reds 12–0 Burris (6–5)39–31 Boxscore
71August 28 Braves 3–0 Rogers (9–6)40–31 Boxscore
72August 29 Braves 4–3 Reardon (1–0)41–31 Boxscore
73August 30 Braves 4–5 (12 inn.) Lee (2–3)41–32 Boxscore
74August 31@ Reds 8–9 Lee (2–4)41–33 Boxscore
September (16–14) (Home: 11–8; Road: 5–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
75September 1@ Reds 4–3 Lea (5–4) Reardon (2)42–33 Boxscore
76September 2@ Reds 0–7 Bahnsen (2–1)42–34 Boxscore
77September 3 Astros 1–2 Sanderson (7–5)42–35 Boxscore
78September 4 Astros 0–5 Gullickson (4–7)42–36 Boxscore
79September 5 Astros 5–2 Burris (7–5)43–36 Boxscore
80September 6 Astros 3–4 (12 inn.) Sosa (1–2)43–37 Boxscore
81September 7@ Phillies 5–4 Fryman (5–2) Proly (2–1) Reardon (3)31,40145–36 Boxscore
82September 8@ Phillies 5–10 Larson (1–0) Sanderson (7–6)11,81245–37 Boxscore
83September 9@ Phillies 8–11 Reed (4–1) Fryman (5–3) Lyle (1)25,46845–38 Boxscore
84September 11@ Cubs 5–6 Griffin (2–2) Burris (7–6) Hernández (2)7,20445–39 Boxscore
85September 12@ Cubs 2–0 Rogers (10–6) Bird (4–3) Reardon (4)18,12445–40 Boxscore
86September 13@ Cubs 10–6 Sanderson (8–6) Krukow (6–9)14,58946–40 Boxscore
87September 15 Cardinals 2–3 Gullickson (3–8)N/A46–41 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
88September 15 Cardinals 4–3 Lee (3–4) Fryman (5)41,67147–41 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
89September 16 Cardinals 1–7 Burris (7–7)N/A47–42 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
90September 16 Cardinals 4–3 (11 inn.) Reardon (2–0)30,22248–42 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
91September 17 Cardinals 4–7 Rogers (10–7)26,39048–43 Boxscore
92September 18 Cubs 11–0 Sanderson (9–6) Bird (4–4)23,60649–43 Boxscore
93September 19 Cubs 1–2 Krukow (7–9) Lee (3–5) Martz (4)30,09949–44 Boxscore
94September 20 Cubs 4–0 Gullickson (4–8) Griffin (2–4)40,85150–44 Boxscore
95September 21 Phillies 1–0 (17 inn.) Smith (1–0) Reed (0–1)24,16151–44 Boxscore
96September 22 Phillies 6–2 Rogers (11–7) Ruthven (11–6)21,79752–44 Boxscore
97September 23 Pirates 3–2 Jackson (2–2) Rhoden (8–4)10,08153–44 Boxscore
98September 24 Pirates 7–1 Lee (4–5) Jones (4–4)23,45954–44 Boxscore
99September 25 Mets 6–3 Gullickson (5–8) Zachry (7–13)41,35455–44 Boxscore
100September 26 Mets 4–2 Burris (8–7) Harris (3–5) Fryman (6)38,82156–44 Boxscore
101September 27 Mets 1–2 Scott (5–10) Rogers (11–8) Allen (18)52,08956–45 Boxscore
102September 28@ Cardinals 2–6 Sanderson (9–7)21,21656–46 Boxscore
103September 29@ Cardinals 4–8 Lee (4–6)40,48856–47 Boxscore
104September 30@ Pirates 3–2 Gullickson (6–8) Solomon (8–6) Fryman (7)5,82657–47 Boxscore
October (3–1) (Road: 3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordReport
105October 1@ Pirates 5–2 Burris (9–7) Tiant (2–5) Reardon (5)2,93158–47 Boxscore
106October 2@ Mets 3–0 Rogers (12–8) Zachry (7–14)6,72059–47 Boxscore
107October 3@ Mets 5–4 Lee (5–6) Allen (7–6) Reardon (6)17,95460–47 Boxscore
108October 4@ Mets 1–2 Falcone (5–3) Gullickson (6–9)7,61860–48 Boxscore
Legend
Expos winExpos loss All-Star Game Game postponed

Season standings

NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 59430.578—32–2127–22
Montreal Expos 60480.556238–1822–30
Philadelphia Phillies 59480.5512½36–1923–29
Pittsburgh Pirates 46560.4511322–2824–28
New York Mets 41620.39818½24–2717–35
Chicago Cubs 38650.36921½27–3011–35
NL East
First Half Standings		WLPct.GB
Philadelphia Phillies 3421.618—
St. Louis Cardinals 3020.6001+1⁄2
Montreal Expos 3025.5454
Pittsburgh Pirates 2523.5215+1⁄2
New York Mets 1734.33315
Chicago Cubs 1537.28817+1⁄2
NL East
Second Half Standings		WLPct.GB
Montreal Expos 3023.566—
St. Louis Cardinals 2923.5581⁄2
Philadelphia Phillies 2527.4814+1⁄2
New York Mets 2428.4625+1⁄2
Chicago Cubs 2328.4516
Pittsburgh Pirates 2133.3899+1⁄2

Record vs. opponents

1981 National League record

Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINHOULADMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta —3–2–16–54–87–73–73–34–52–39–65–74–3
Chicago 2–3–1—1–51–66–44–75–8–12–104–103–35–55–4–1
Cincinnati 5–65–1—8–48–85–47–35–24–210–29–50–5
Houston 8–46–14–8—4–85–26–34–62–411–39–62–4
Los Angeles 7–74–68–88–4—5–25–13–35–16–57–55–5
Montreal 7–37–44–52–52–5—9–37–410–34–22–56–9
New York 3–38–5–13–73–61–53–9—7–73–6–12–52–46–5
Philadelphia 5-410–22–56–43–34–77–7—7–54–24–37–6
Pittsburgh 3–210–42–44–21–53–106–3–15–7—6–43–73–8
San Diego 6–93–32–103–115–62–45–22–44–6—6–73–7
San Francisco 7–55–55–96–95–75–24–23–47–37–6—2–3
St. Louis 3–44–5–15–04–25–59–65–66–78–37–33–2—

Notable transactions

Major League debuts

Opening Day starters

Roster

1981 Montreal Expos
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Gary Carter 10037494.2511668
1B Warren Cromartie 99358109.304642
2B Rodney Scott 9533669.205026
3B Larry Parrish 128440116.2641762
SS Chris Speier 9630769.225225
LF Tim Raines 8831395.304537
CF Andre Dawson 103394119.3022464
RF Tim Wallach 7121250.236413

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Jerry White 5911926.218311
Terry Francona 349526.27418
John Milner 317618.23739
Ellis Valentine 227616.211315
Willie Montañez 266211.17705
Jerry Manuel 275511.200310
Mike Phillips 345512.21804
Bobby Ramos 26418.19513
Rowland Office 26407.17500
Tommy Hutton 31293.10302
Brad Mills 17215.23801
Dan Briggs 9111.09100
Wallace Johnson 1192.22203
Chris Smith 770.00000
Bob Pate 862.33300
Dave Hostetler 563.50011
Pat Rooney 450.00000
Mike Gates 121.50001
Tony Johnson 210.00000
Tom Wieghaus 110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched, IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Steve Rogers 22160.21283.4287
Bill Gullickson 22157.1792.80115
Scott Sanderson 22137.1972.9577
Ray Burris 22135.2973.0552

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bill Lee 3188.2562.9434
Charlie Lea 1664.1544.6231

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
Woodie Fryman 3543.05371.8825
Jeff Reardon 2541.22061.3021
Elías Sosa 3239.11233.6618
Stan Bahnsen 2549.02114.9628
Steve Ratzer 1217.11106.234
Tom Gorman 915.00004.2013
Bryn Smith 713.01002.779
Grant Jackson 1010.21007.594
Rick Engle 12.000018.002

Postseason

Game log

1981 Playoff Game Log
1981 National League Eastern Division Series vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Montreal wins series 3–2
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeriesReport
Game 1October 7 Phillies 3–1 Rogers (1–0) Carlton (0–1) Reardon (1)34,237Expos lead 1–0 Boxscore
Game 2October 8 Phillies 3–1 Gullickson (1–0) Ruthven (0–1) Reardon (2)45,896Expos lead 2–0 Boxscore
Game 3October 9@ Phillies 2–6 Christenson (1–0) Burris (0–1)36,835Expos lead 2–1 Boxscore
Game 4October 10@ Phillies 5–6 (10 inn.) McGraw (1–0) Reardon (0–1)38,818Series tied 2–2 Boxscore
Game 5October 11@ Phillies 3–0 Rogers (2–0) Carlton (0–2)47,384Expos win 3–2 Boxscore
1981 National League Championship Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Los Angeles wins series 3–2
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeriesReport
Game 1October 13@ Dodgers 1–5 Hooton (1–0) Gullickson (0–1)51,273Dodgers lead 1–0 Boxscore [ permanent dead link ]
Game 2October 14@ Dodgers 3–0 Burris (1–0) Valenzuela (0–1)53,463Series tied 1–1 Boxscore
Game 3October 16 Dodgers 4–1 Rogers (1–0) Reuss (0–1)54,372Expos lead 2–1 Boxscore
Game 4October 17 Dodgers 1–7 Hooton (2–0) Gullickson (0–2)54,499Series tied 2–2 Boxscore
October 18 Dodgers Postponed (rain); rescheduled for October 19
Game 5October 19 Dodgers 1–2 Valenzuela (1–1) Rogers (1–1) Welch (1)36,491Dodgers win 3–2 Boxscore
Legend
Expos winExpos lossGame postponed

National League Division Series

Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Montreal wins series, 3–2.

GameScoreDate
1Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1October 7
2Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1October 8
3Philadelphia 6, Montreal 2October 9
4Philadelphia 6, Montreal 5 (10 innings)October 10
5Montreal 3, Philadelphia 0October 11

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 13, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team123456789 R H E
Montreal000000001190
Los Angeles02000003X580
WP: Burt Hooton (1-0)   LP: Bill Gullickson (0-1)
Home runs:
MON: None
LAD: Pedro Guerrero (1), Mike Scioscia (1)
Attendance: 51,273
Notes:Pitchers: MON– Gullickson, Reardon (8)  LAD– Hooton, Welch (8), Howe (9)

Game 2

October 14, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team123456789 R H E
Montreal0200010003101
Los Angeles000000000051
WP: Ray Burris (1-0)   LP: Fernando Valenzuela (0-1)
Home runs:
MON: None
LAD: None
Attendance: 53,463
Notes:Pitchers: MON– Burris  LAD– Valenzuela, Niedenfuer (7), Forster (7), Pena (7), Castillo (9)

Game 3

October 16, Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles000100000170
Montreal00000400X471
WP: Steve Rogers (1-0)   LP: Jerry Reuss (0-1)
Home runs:
LAD: None
MON: Jerry White (1)
Attendance: 54,372
Notes:Pitchers: LAD– Reuss, Pena (8)  MON– Rogers

Game 4

October 17, Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles0010000247121
Montreal000100000151
WP: Burt Hooton (2-0)   LP: Bill Gullickson (0-2)
Home runs:
LAD: Steve Garvey (1)
MON: None
Attendance:Attendance: 54,499
Notes:Pitchers: LAD– Hooton, Welch (8), Howe (9)  MON– Gullickson, Fryman (8), Sosa (9), Lee (9)

Game 5

October 19, Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles000010001260
Montreal100000000131
WP: Fernando Valenzuela (1-1)   LP: Steve Rogers (1-1)   Sv: Bob Welch (1)
Home runs:
LAD: Rick Monday (1)
MON: None
Attendance:Attendance: 36,491
Notes:Pitchers: LAD– Valenzuela, Welch (9)  MON– Burris, Rogers (9)

Awards and honors

52nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game

All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Denver Bears American Association Felipe Alou
AA Memphis Chicks Southern League Larry Bearnarth
A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Bob Bailey
A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Pat Daugherty
Rookie Calgary Expos Pioneer League J. R. Miner

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The 1981 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1981 National League playoffs which began on Tuesday, October 6, and ended on Sunday, October 11. The Division Series was created on August 6 in response to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, which caused the cancellation of roughly one-third of the regular season between June 12 and August 9; by the time play was resumed, it was decided that the best approach was to have the first-half leaders automatically qualify for postseason play, and allow all the teams to begin the second half with a clean slate. The series were best-of-five games.

The 1984 Montreal Expos season was the 16th season in franchise history. They recorded 78 wins during the 1984 season and finished in fifth place in the National League East. A managerial change occurred as Bill Virdon was replaced by Jim Fanning. The highlight of the Expos season was the acquisition of Pete Rose. After being benched in the 1983 World Series, Rose left the Phillies and signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Expos. He garnered his 4,000th hit with the team on April 13, 1984 against the Phillies, being only the second player to do so.

The 1982 Montreal Expos season was the 14th season in franchise history. They finished 86–76, 6 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League East.

The 1991 Montreal Expos season was the 23rd season in franchise history. After several winning seasons, the Expos faltered in 1991, winning only 20 of its first 49 games. Manager Buck Rodgers was replaced as manager by Tom Runnells. The team ultimately finished 71–90. The highlight of the season was Dennis Martinez pitching a perfect game at Dodger Stadium on July 28, 1991.

The 1993 Montreal Expos season was the 25th season of the franchise. The Expos finished in second place in the National League East, with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses, three games behind the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.

The 1978 Montreal Expos season was the tenth season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 76–86, 14 games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies.

The 1977 Montreal Expos season was the ninth season in the history of the franchise. The team finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 75–87, 26 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. This was the Expos' first year in Olympic Stadium, after playing their first eight seasons at Jarry Park.

The 1973 Montreal Expos season was the fifth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 79–83, 3+1⁄2 games behind the New York Mets.

The 1976 Montreal Expos season was the eighth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 55–107, 46 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. This was their final season at Jarry Park; they relocated to Olympic Stadium for the 1977 season.

The 1983 Philadelphia Phillies season included the Phillies winning the National League East title with a record of 90–72, by a margin of six games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, three games to one in the NLCS, before losing the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles, four games to one. The Phillies celebrated their centennial in 1983, were managed by Pat Corrales (43–42) and Paul Owens (47–30), and played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 Chicago Cubs season</span> Major League Baseball season

The 1976 Chicago Cubs season was the 105th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 101st in the National League and the 61st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 75–87.

The 1980 Montreal Expos season was the 12th season in franchise history. The Expos were tied with the division rival Philadelphia Phillies in the standings entering the final weekend of the 1980 season with a three game series set between the two clubs at Olympic Stadium. On October 4, with the Phillies holding a one-game lead in the standings, and with the score tied at four heading to the tenth, Mike Schmidt hit a blast deep into the seats in left field to give the Phillies a 6–4 lead and ultimate win to clinch the National League East. This was the Expos closest shot at making the postseason in their brief 12 year history.

The 1983 Montreal Expos season was the 15th season in franchise history. They finished 82–80, 8 games back of the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East. At the end of the season, the Expos had managed the best cumulative winning percentage in the National League from 1979 to 1983.

The 1985 Montreal Expos season was the 17th season in franchise history. They finished with a record of 84–77, third in the National League East and 16 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

The 1987 Montreal Expos season was the 19th season in franchise history. They finished third in the National League East with a 91–71 record and 4 games behind the Cardinals.

The 1992 Montreal Expos season was the 24th season in franchise history. They finished the season with a 87–75 record, good for second place in the National League East, 9 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The 1975 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 93rd in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second place in the National League East with a record of 86–76, 61⁄2 games behind the NL East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. As a result, the Phillies had their first winning season in eight years.

References

  1. ↑ Jack O'Connor at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Tony Bernazard at Baseball-Reference
  3. 1 2 Willie Montañez at Baseball-Reference
  4. ↑ Ken Macha at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Ray Burris at Baseball-Reference
  6. ↑ Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
  7. ↑ John Tamargo at Baseball-Reference
  8. ↑ Jeff Reardon at Baseball-Reference
  9. ↑ Mike Fuentes at Baseball-Reference
  10. ↑ Mark McGwire at Baseball-Reference
  11. ↑ Marvin Freeman at Baseball-Reference
  12. ↑ Al Newman at Baseball-Reference
  13. ↑ "1981 Montreal Expos". The Baseball Cube.
  14. ↑ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac

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