Expos clinch playoff berth (1981)

Oct. 3, 1981 Highlights from Shea Stadium, starting pitchers are Mike Scott (Mets) & Scott Sanderson (Expos) - The Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Expos chipped away and when Gary Carter homered in the 6th, the Mets' lead was cut to 3-2

Bill Lee came in from the bullpen to pitch two scoreless innings, setting the stage for rookie Wallace Johnson to pinch hit for Lee in the 7th inning. Johnson tripled in two runs to give the Expos a 4-3 lead

Reliever Jeff Reardon pitched the last three innings for the save. FINAL SCORE: Expos 5, Mets 4 (WP: Bill Lee)

Terry Francona recorded the final out when he caught a fly ball off the bat of Dave Kingman in the bottom of the 9th inning

The Montreal Expos clinched the East Division's 2nd half of the strike-shortened season, making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history after coming excruciatingly close in 1979 & 1980

Local coverage provided by CBC Television with Dave Van Horne and Duke Snider

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