1981 Montreal Expos season

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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. This was also their last time winning a playoff series until 2019, which they won the Wild Card game. In addition, their 31-year playoff drought after this season is currently the longest in the Divisional era.

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

  • April 29, 1981: Steve Carlton struck out Tim Wallach for the 3000th strikeout of his career.[6]
  • May 10, 1981: Charlie Lea pitched a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants, defeating them 4–0 at Olympic Stadium. The last out was recorded by Andre Dawson in center field. Lea would go on to shut out the Giants again a week later on four hits in San Francisco for good measure.

Game log

First half

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 9 || @ Pirates || 6–5 || Fryman (1–0) || Tekulve (0–1) || || 40,332 || 1–0 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 12 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Rhoden (1–0) || Burris (0–1) || Romo (1) || 8,430 || 1–1 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 15 || Cubs || 5–4 || Bahnsen (1–0) || Tidrow (1–1) || || 30,003 || 2–1 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 16 || Cubs || 7–0 || Sanderson (1–0) || McGlothen (0–1) || || 11,602 || 3–1 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 18 || @ Mets || 5–3 || Gullickson (1–0) || Jones (0–1) || Bahnsen (1) || 23,710 || 4–1 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 19 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Burris (1–1) || Swan (0–1) || Fryman (1) || N/A || 5–1 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 19 || @ Mets || 2–7 || Zachry (3–0) || Lea (0–1) || || 21,464 || 5–2 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 20 || Phillies || 9–8 || Rogers (1–0) || McGraw (1–1) || Fryman (2) || 24,817 || 6–2 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 21 || Phillies || 10–3 || Sanderson (2–0) || Ruthven (2–1) || || 10,887 || 7–2 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 22 || Phillies || 4–3 (11 inn.) || Sosa (1–0) || McGraw (1–2) || || 14,176 || 8–2 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 24 || Mets || colspan=7 |Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 25 || Mets || 4–2 || Rogers (2–0) || Jones (0–2) || Lee (1) || 18,150 || 9–2 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 26 || Mets || 8–4 || Burris (2–1) || Zachry (3–1) || || N/A || 10–2 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 26 || Mets || 7–6 || Sanderson (3–0) || Swan (0–2) || Fryman (3) || 41,697 || 11–2 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 27 || @ Phillies || 1–3 || Ruthven (3–1) || Gullickson (1–1) || || 27,347 || 11–3 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 28 || @ Phillies || 6–3 || Ratzer (1–0) || Christenson (1–2) || Sosa (1) || 26,192 || 12–3 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 29 || @ Phillies || 2–6 || Carlton (4–0) || Rogers (2–1) || || 30,142 || 12–4 || Boxscore |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 17 || May 1 || Dodgers || 9–8 (13 inn.) || Lee (1–0) || Castillo (0–2) || || 28,179 || 13–4 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 18 || May 2 || Dodgers || 0–4 || Reuss (2–1) || Sanderson (3–1) || || 22,820 || 13–5 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 19 || May 3 || Dodgers || 1–6 (10 inn.) || Valenzuela (6–0) || Gullickson (1–2) || || 46,405 || 13–6 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 20 || May 4 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Rogers (3–1) || Sutcliffe (2–2) || Sosa (2) || 21,527 || 14–6 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 21 || May 5 || Padres || 4–3 || Fryman (2–0) || || || 15,909 || 15–6 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 6 || Padres || 5–13 || || Burris (2–2) || || 13,066 || 15–7 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 7 || Padres || 2–1 || Sanderson (4–1) || || || 12,248 || 16–7 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 8 || Giants || 3–4 || || Gullickson (1–3) || || 21,850 || 16–8 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 9 || Giants || 2–8 || || Rogers (3–2) || || 48,149 || 16–9 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 10 || Giants || 1–5 || || Lee (1–1) || || N/A || 16–10 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 10 || Giants || 4–0 || Lea (1–1) || || || 25,343 || 17–10 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 12 || @ Dodgers || 0–5 || Hooton (5–0) || Burris (2–3) || Howe (4) || 34,367 || 17–11 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 6–8 || Howe (2–1) || Fryman (2–1) || || 42,712 || 17–12 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Valenzuela (8–0) || Ratzer (1–1) || || 53,906 || 17–13 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 15 || @ Giants || 2–4 || || Rogers (3–3) || || 19,763 || 17–14 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 16 || @ Giants || 5–0 || Lea (2–1) || || || 11,133 || 18–14 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 17 || @ Giants || 4–5 (12 inn.) || || Lee (1–2) || || 27,975 || 18–15 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 18 || @ Padres || 3–2 (10 inn.) || Fryman (3–1) || || Lee (2) || 13,283 || 19–15 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 19 || @ Padres || 1–3 || || Gullickson (1–4) || || 6,871 || 19–16 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 20 || @ Padres || 6–2 || Rogers (4–3) || || || 9,336 || 20–16 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 22 || @ Cubs || 6–3 || Lea (3–1) || Krukow (1–5) || || 6,071 || 21–16 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 23 || @ Cubs || 4–6 || Reuschel (2–5) || Burris (2–4) || Tidrow (2) || 15,981 || 21–17 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 24 || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Caudill (1–3) || Sanderson (4–2) || Tidrow (3) || 10,821 || 21–18 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 25 || Cardinals || 5–3 || Gullickson (2–4) || || Lee (3) || 24,490 || 22–18 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 41 || May 26 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Rogers (5–3) || || Sosa (3) || 27,775 || 23–18 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 27 || Cardinals || 4–1 || Lea (4–1) || || Lee (4) || 24,709 || 24–18 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 29 || Pirates || 3–2 || Sanderson (5–2) || Bibby (3–3) || Lee (5) || 36,662 || 25–18 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 30 || Pirates || 2–3 || Rhoden (6–0) || Gullickson (2–5) || || 31,649 || 25–19 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 31 || Pirates || 5–1 || Rogers (6–3) || Pérez (2–1) || || 45,783 || 26–19 || Boxscore |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 46 || June 1 || @ Cardinals || 2–4 || || Lea (4–2) || || 14,224 || 26–20 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || June 2 || @ Cardinals || 8–1 || Burris (3–4) || || || 14,697 || 27–20 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 48 || June 3 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 (11 inn.) || || Sosa (1–1) || || 13,085 || 27–21 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 49 || June 4 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || || Gullickson (2–6) || || 18,958 || 27–22 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 50 || June 5 || @ Reds || 3–6 || || Rogers (6–4) || || || 27–23 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 51 || June 6 || @ Reds || 3–9 || || Lea (4–3) || || || 27–24 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 7 || @ Reds || 0–2 || || Burris (3–5) || || || 27–25 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 53 || June 9 || Braves || 12–1 || Sanderson (6–2) || || || || 28–25 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 54 || June 10 || Braves || 11–2 || Gullickson (3–6) || || || || 29–25 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 55 || June 11 || Braves || 7–0 || Rogers (7–4) || || || || 30–25 || Boxscore |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log end

Games cancelled

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 11 || @ Pirates || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 14 || Cubs || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 12 || Reds || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 13 || Reds || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 14 || Reds || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 15 || Astros || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 16 || Astros || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 17 || @ Braves || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 18 || @ Braves || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 19 || @ Astros || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 20 || @ Astros || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 21 || @ Astros || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 23 || Mets || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 24 || Mets || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 25 || Mets || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 26 || Cubs || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 27 || Cubs || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 28 || Cubs || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 29 || @ Pirates || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || June 30 || @ Pirates || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 1 || Pirates || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 2 || Pirates || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 3 || @ Phillies || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 4 || @ Phillies || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 5 || @ Phillies || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 7 || @ Cubs || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 8 || @ Cubs || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 9 || @ Cubs || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 10 || @ Cardinals || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 11 || @ Cardinals || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 12 || @ Cardinals || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 16 || Dodgers || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 17 || Dodgers || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 18 || Padres || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 19 || Padres || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 20 || Padres || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 21 || Giants || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 22 || Giants || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 24 || @ Dodgers || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 25 || @ Dodgers || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 26 || @ Dodgers || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 28 || @ Giants || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 29 || @ Giants || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 30 || @ Giants || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 31 || @ Padres || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 1 || @ Padres || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 2 || @ Padres || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 4 || @ Mets || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 5 || @ Mets || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 6 || @ Mets || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 7 || Phillies || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 8 || Phillies || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 9 || Phillies || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 9 || Phillies || colspan=7 |Cancelled (strike) |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log end

Second half

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" |align="center" colspan="10"|All-Star Break: NL def. AL at Cleveland Stadium, 5–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 56 || August 10 || Pirates || 3–1 || Lee (2–2) || Pérez (2–3) || || 37,275 || 31–25 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 57 || August 11 || Pirates || 3–6 || Tekulve (3–3) || Fryman (3–2) || || 33,045 || 31–26 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 58 || August 12 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Burris (4–5) || Solomon (5–4) || Lee (6) || 12,069 || 32–26 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 59 || August 13 || @ Pirates || 7–2 || Rogers (8–4) || Tiant (0–1) || || 11,735 || 33–26 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 60 || August 14 || Cardinals || 1–3 || || Sanderson (6–3) || || 40,187 || 33–27 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 15 || Cardinals || colspan=7 |Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 16 || Cardinals || colspan=7 |Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 61 || August 17 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Burris (5–5) || || Fryman (4) || || 34–27 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 62 || August 18 || @ Astros || 2–4 || || Rogers (8–5) || || || 34–28 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 63 || August 19 || @ Astros || 1–9 || || Sanderson (6–4) || || || 34–29 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 64 || August 21 || @ Braves || 4–1 (11 inn.) || Fryman (4–2) || || || || 35–29 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 65 || August 22 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Bahnsen (2–0) || || Reardon (1) || || 36–29 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 66 || August 22 || @ Braves || 1–9 || || Lea (4–4) || || || 36–30 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 67 || August 23 || @ Braves || 1–2 || || Rogers (8–6) || || || 36–31 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 68 || August 25 || Reds || 9–1 || Sanderson (7–4) || || || || 37–31 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 69 || August 26 || Reds || 6–0 || Gullickson (4–6) || || || || 38–31 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 70 || August 27 || Reds || 12–0 || Burris (6–5) || || || || 39–31 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 71 || August 28 || Braves || 3–0 || Rogers (9–6) || || || || 40–31 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 72 || August 29 || Braves || 4–3 || Reardon (1–0) || || || || 41–31 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 73 || August 30 || Braves || 4–5 (12 inn.) || || Lee (2–3) || || || 41–32 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 74 || August 31 || @ Reds || 8–9 || || Lee (2–4) || || || 41–33 || Boxscore |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || September 1 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Lea (5–4) || || Reardon (2) || || 42–33 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 76 || September 2 || @ Reds || 0–7 || || Bahnsen (2–1) || || || 42–34 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 77 || September 3 || Astros || 1–2 || || Sanderson (7–5) || || || 42–35 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 78 || September 4 || Astros || 0–5 || || Gullickson (4–7) || || || 42–36 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 79 || September 5 || Astros || 5–2 || Burris (7–5) || || || || 43–36 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 80 || September 6 || Astros || 3–4 (12 inn.) || || Sosa (1–2) || || || 43–37 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 81 || September 7 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Fryman (5–2) || Proly (2–1) || Reardon (3) || 31,401 || 45–36 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 82 || September 8 || @ Phillies || 5–10 || Larson (1–0) || Sanderson (7–6) || || 11,812 || 45–37 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 83 || September 9 || @ Phillies || 8–11 || Reed (4–1) || Fryman (5–3) || Lyle (1) || 25,468 || 45–38 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 84 || September 11 || @ Cubs || 5–6 || Griffin (2–2) || Burris (7–6) || Hernández (2) || 7,204 || 45–39 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 85 || September 12 || @ Cubs || 2–0 || Rogers (10–6) || Bird (4–3) || Reardon (4) || 18,124 || 45–40 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 86 || September 13 || @ Cubs || 10–6 || Sanderson (8–6) || Krukow (6–9) || || 14,589 || 46–40 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 87 || September 15 || Cardinals || 2–3 || || Gullickson (3–8) || || N/A || 46–41 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 88 || September 15 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Lee (3–4) || || Fryman (5) || 41,671 || 47–41 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 89 || September 16 || Cardinals || 1–7 || || Burris (7–7) || || N/A || 47–42 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 90 || September 16 || Cardinals || 4–3 (11 inn.) || Reardon (2–0) || || || 30,222 || 48–42 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 91 || September 17 || Cardinals || 4–7 || || Rogers (10–7) || || 26,390 || 48–43 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 92 || September 18 || Cubs || 11–0 || Sanderson (9–6) || Bird (4–4) || || 23,606 || 49–43 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 93 || September 19 || Cubs || 1–2 || Krukow (7–9) || Lee (3–5) || Martz (4) || 30,099 || 49–44 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 94 || September 20 || Cubs || 4–0 || Gullickson (4–8) || Griffin (2–4) || || 40,851 || 50–44 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 95 || September 21 || Phillies || 1–0 (17 inn.) || Smith (1–0) || Reed (0–1) || || 24,161 || 51–44 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 96 || September 22 || Phillies || 6–2 || Rogers (11–7) || Ruthven (11–6) || || 21,797 || 52–44 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 97 || September 23 || Pirates || 3–2 || Jackson (2–2) || Rhoden (8–4) || || 10,081 || 53–44 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 98 || September 24 || Pirates || 7–1 || Lee (4–5) || Jones (4–4) || || 23,459 || 54–44 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 99 || September 25 || Mets || 6–3 || Gullickson (5–8) || Zachry (7–13) || || 41,354 || 55–44 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 100 || September 26 || Mets || 4–2 || Burris (8–7) || Harris (3–5) || Fryman (6) || 38,821 || 56–44 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 101 || September 27 || Mets || 1–2 || Scott (5–10) || Rogers (11–8) || Allen (18) || 52,089 || 56–45 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 102 || September 28 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || || Sanderson (9–7) || || 21,216 || 56–46 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 103 || September 29 || @ Cardinals || 4–8 || || Lee (4–6) || || 40,488 || 56–47 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 104 || September 30 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Gullickson (6–8) || Solomon (8–6) || Fryman (7) || 5,826 || 57–47 || Boxscore |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 105 || October 1 || @ Pirates || 5–2 || Burris (9–7) || Tiant (2–5) || Reardon (5) || 2,931 || 58–47 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 106 || October 2 || @ Mets || 3–0 || Rogers (12–8) || Zachry (7–14) || || 6,720 || 59–47 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 107 || October 3 || @ Mets || 5–4 || Lee (5–6) || Allen (7–6) || Reardon (6) || 17,954 || 60–47 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 108 || October 4 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Falcone (5–3) || Gullickson (6–9) || || 7,618 || 60–48 || Boxscore |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log end

Legend
Expos win Expos loss All-Star Game Game postponed

Season standings

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NL East
First Half Standings 		W L Pct. GB
Philadelphia Phillies 34 21 .618 —
St. Louis Cardinals 30 20 .600 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2
Montreal Expos 30 25 .545 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 25 23 .521 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />5+1⁄2
New York Mets 17 34 .333 15
Chicago Cubs 15 37 .288 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />17+1⁄2

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NL East
Second Half Standings 		W L Pct. GB
Montreal Expos 30 23 .566 —
St. Louis Cardinals 29 23 .558 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2
Philadelphia Phillies 25 27 .481 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />4+1⁄2
New York Mets 24 28 .462 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />5+1⁄2
Chicago Cubs 23 28 .451 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 21 33 .389 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />9+1⁄2

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Record vs. opponents

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Notable transactions

Major League debuts

  • Batters:
    • Terry Francona (Aug 19)
    • Mike Gates (May 6)
    • Dave Hostetler (Sep 15)
    • Tony Johnson (Sep 27)
    • Wallace Johnson (Sep 8)
    • Pat Rooney (Sep 9)
    • Chris Smith (May 14)
    • Tom Wieghaus (Oct 4)
  • Pitchers:
    • Rick Engle (Sep 2)
    • Tom Gorman (Sep 2)
    • Bryn Smith (Sep 8)[13]

Opening Day starters

Roster

1981 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Script error: No such module "Sort". 100 374 94 .251 16 68
1B Script error: No such module "Sort". 99 358 109 .304 6 42
2B Script error: No such module "Sort". 95 336 69 .205 0 26
3B Script error: No such module "Sort". 128 440 116 .264 17 62
SS Script error: No such module "Sort". 96 307 69 .225 2 25
LF Script error: No such module "Sort". 88 313 95 .304 5 37
CF Script error: No such module "Sort". 103 394 119 .302 24 64
RF Script error: No such module "Sort". 71 212 50 .236 4 13

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Script error: No such module "Sort". 59 119 26 .218 3 11
Script error: No such module "Sort". 34 95 26 .274 1 8
Script error: No such module "Sort". 31 76 18 .237 3 9
Script error: No such module "Sort". 22 76 16 .211 3 15
Script error: No such module "Sort". 26 62 11 .177 0 5
Jerry Manuel 27 55 11 .200 3 10
Mike Phillips 34 55 12 .218 0 4
Bobby Ramos 26 41 8 .195 1 3
Rowland Office 26 40 7 .175 0 0
Tommy Hutton 31 29 3 .103 0 2
Script error: No such module "Sort". 17 21 5 .238 0 1
Dan Briggs 9 11 1 .091 0 0
Wallace Johnson 11 9 2 .222 0 3
Chris Smith 7 7 0 .000 0 0
Bob Pate 8 6 2 .333 0 0
Dave Hostetler 5 6 3 .500 1 1
Pat Rooney 4 5 0 .000 0 0
Mike Gates 1 2 1 .500 0 1
Tony Johnson 2 1 0 .000 0 0
Tom Wieghaus 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Script error: No such module "Sort". 22 160.2 12 8 3.42 87
Script error: No such module "Sort". 22 157.1 7 9 2.80 115
Script error: No such module "Sort". 22 137.1 9 7 2.95 77
Script error: No such module "Sort". 22 135.2 9 7 3.05 52

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Script error: No such module "Sort". 31 88.2 5 6 2.94 34
Script error: No such module "Sort". 16 64.1 5 4 4.62 31

Relief pitchers

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

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Script error: No such module "Sort". 35 43.0 5 3 7 1.88 25
Script error: No such module "Sort". 25 41.2 2 0 6 1.30 21
Script error: No such module "Sort". 32 39.1 1 2 3 3.66 18
Script error: No such module "Sort". 25 49.0 2 1 1 4.96 28
Script error: No such module "Sort". 12 17.1 1 1 0 6.23 4
Script error: No such module "Sort". 9 15.0 0 0 0 4.20 13
Bryn Smith 7 13.0 1 0 0 2.77 9
Script error: No such module "Sort". 10 10.2 1 0 0 7.59 4
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Postseason

Game log

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | Game 1 || October 7 || Phillies || 3–1 || Rogers (1–0) || Carlton (0–1) || Reardon (1) || 34,237 || Expos lead 1–0 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | Game 2 || October 8 || Phillies || 3–1 || Gullickson (1–0) || Ruthven (0–1) || Reardon (2) || 45,896 || Expos lead 2–0 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | Game 3 || October 9 || @ Phillies || 2–6 || Christenson (1–0) || Burris (0–1) || || 36,835 || Expos lead 2–1 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | Game 4 || October 10 || @ Phillies || 5–6 (10 inn.) || McGraw (1–0) || Reardon (0–1) || || 38,818 || Series tied 2–2 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | Game 5 || October 11 || @ Phillies || 3–0 || Rogers (2–0) || Carlton (0–2) || || 47,384 || Expos win 3–2 || Boxscore |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | Game 1 || October 13 || @ Dodgers || 1–5 || Hooton (1–0) || Gullickson (0–1) || || 51,273 || Dodgers lead 1–0 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | Game 2 || October 14 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Burris (1–0) || Valenzuela (0–1) || || 53,463 || Series tied 1–1 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | Game 3 || October 16 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Rogers (1–0) || Reuss (0–1) || || 54,372 || Expos lead 2–1 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | Game 4 || October 17 || Dodgers || 1–7 || Hooton (2–0) || Gullickson (0–2) || || 54,499 || Series tied 2–2 || Boxscore |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || October 18 || Dodgers || colspan=7 |Postponed (rain); rescheduled for October 19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | Game 5 || October 19 || Dodgers || 1–2 || Valenzuela (1–1) || Rogers (1–1) || Welch (1) || 36,491 || Dodgers win 3–2 || Boxscore |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log end

Legend
Expos win Expos loss Game postponed

National League Division Series

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Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Montreal wins series, 3–2.

Game Score Date
1 Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1 October 7
2 Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1 October 8
3 Philadelphia 6, Montreal 2 October 9
4 Philadelphia 6, Montreal 5 (10 innings) October 10
5 Montreal 3, Philadelphia 0 October 11
  • October 11, 1981 – Steve Rogers defeats Steve Carlton of the Phillies 3–0 in a pitchers' duel to win the National League Division Series. Rogers drove in two of the three Expos runs to boot singling home Larry Parrish and Chris Speier in the fifth inning. The Expos advance to play the Dodgers who defeated the Astros. Rogers previously defeated Carlton in game one of the series as well.

National League Championship Series

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Game 1

October 13, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

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Los Angeles 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 5 8 0
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Game 2

October 14, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

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Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
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Game 3

October 16, Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

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Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 4 7 1
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Game 4

October 17, Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

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Montreal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
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Game 5

October 19, Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

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Montreal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
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  • October 19, 1981: Blue Monday. In the decisive Game 5 of their only National League Championship Series, the Expos were defeated at home, 2–1, by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tim Raines opened the bottom of the first with a double against Cy Young Award-winning rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela and scored on an Andre Dawson double play ball. Valenzuela held the Expos scoreless the rest of the way, however, and the Dodgers tied the game at 1 in the top of the fifth with two hits, a wild pitch and an RBI ground out off Expo starter Ray Burris. The teams remained tied until the top of the ninth, when Expo manager Jim Fanning made a risky decision to relieve Burris with Game 3 winner Steve Rogers. Struggling closer Jeff Reardon was throwing alongside Rogers in the bullpen at the time, but Fanning elected to summon his ace. Rogers retired Steve Garvey and Ron Cey in order, but outfielder Rick Monday homered to put Los Angeles ahead, 2–1, and crush the Expos' hopes of advancing to the World Series. Two-out walks from Gary Carter and Larry Parrish were all that the Expos could muster in the 9th, as Bob Welch preserved the one-run Dodger victory. The Expos lost the NLCS, 3–2, and never returned to the postseason again until 2012 as the Washington Nationals.

Awards and honors

52nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game

All-Star Game

Farm system

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References

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Further reading

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External links

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