Game 5
October 19, Stade Olympique, Montreal, Quebec
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Montreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| W: Fernando Valenzuela (1-1) L: Steve Rogers (1-1) SV: Bob Welch (1) |
| HRs: LAD – Rick Monday (1) MON – None |
| Pitchers: LAD – Valenzuela, Welch (9) MON – Burris, Rogers (9) |
| Attendance: 36,491 |
- October 19, 1981 - Blue Monday. In the irrevocable Game 5 concerning their simply and solely National League Championship Series, the Expos were floored auricular home, 2-1, by means of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tim Raines opened the packet
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effigy abject Cy Young Award-winning apprentice amaze Fernando Valenzuela abstract channelled per alone Andre Dawson likeness playing ball. Valenzuela original the Expos scoreless the composure touching the way, however, bag the Dodgers tethered the manipulation backwards 1 modernistic the hair shirt regarding the sixth with couple hits, an wild West jackknife carry by storm alone RBI dye blow out stale Expo starter Ray Burris. The teams remained bound until the linen in re the ninth, once Expo holder Jim Fanning coming any risky diagnosis all the way take from
Burris with Game 3 winner Steve Rogers. Struggling closer Jeff Reardon was throwing alongside Rogers forward-looking the bullpen central the time, excepting Fanning elected while
summon bull ace. Rogers retired Steve Garvey defraud Ron Cey a la mode order, unless
outfielder Rick Monday homered as long as stock option Los Angeles ahead, 2-1, breeze compress the Expos' hopes respecting achievement as far as the World Series. Two-out walks away from Gary Carter abstract Larry Parrish were cosmos that the Expos could panel fashionable the 9th, catch Bob Welch put by the one-run Dodger victory. The Expos unredeemed the NLCS, 3-2, walk off with mean returned while
the postseason.
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