Overcoming three errors of their own, the Pirates took advantage of two miscues by the Expos in the ninth inning and scored twice to gain a 7-6 victory. The Pirates had a two-run homer by Bill Robinson and solo shots by Dave Parker and Steve Nicosia before falling behind in the top half of the ninth, 6-5, when the Expos erupted for four runs.

In the Pirates' half, John Milner singled and Parker walked. With two out, Willie Stargell grounded to Expos' relief pitcher Elias Sosa, who threw wild to first, allowing pinch-runner Matt Alexander to score. Parker also raced for the plate and was safe with the winning run when catcher Gary Carter misplayed the throw home. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 6
Game Played on Saturday, April     7, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  4  -   6  7  3
Pirates      1  1  2    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   7 13  3


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dawson cf             5   1   0   1     0   1   .111      Taveras ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .500
Scott 2b              4   0   2   2     1   0   .286      Garner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Cromartie lf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .100        Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Milner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .143        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton pr,1b        0   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Parker rf             4   3   2   1     1   0   .250
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      B. Robinson lf        4   1   2   2     1   0   .250
Parrish 3b            3   1   0   0     0   1   .286      Stargell 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Speier ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
  Solaita ph          0   0   0   1     1   0   .000      Nicosia c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .200
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moreno cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .600
  Macha ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .000      D. Robinson p         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White ph            1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Schatzeder p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mason ph,ss         2   0   1   1     0   1   .500

Totals               34   6   7   5     4   4             Totals               37   7  13   5     3   0

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  8,700
Left on Base: Expos 6, Pirates 8
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Perez, Carter, Sosa, Garner, Berra, D. Robinson
Doubles: Scott (1), Stennett (1)
Triples: White (1)
Home Runs: Parker (1), Nicosia (1), B. Robinson (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (2)
Caught Stealing: Scott (1), Taveras (1), Moreno (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Berra (1)
GIDP: Carter (1)
Hit by Pitch: Parrish (1,by D. Robinson)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                2.2   8   4   4   0   0   3  15  13.50
Bahnsen                 2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Schatzeder              1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Fryman                  2     2   1   1   2   0   0   9   4.50
Sosa L(1-1)             0.2   1   2   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8.2  13   7   5   3   0   3  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             8.1   5   4   2   3   4   0  34   2.16
Tekulve                 0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   7.71
Jackson W(1-0)          0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     7   6   4   4   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: D. Robinson (1)
Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (1), Jackson (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Schratz, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Ron Hutson, 3B - Joe Mrvos


EXPOS 1ST: Dawson struck out; Scott singled to shortstop; Scott
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second);
Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Parker homered; B. Robinson singled to
center; Stargell reached on an error by Perez [B. Robinson to
second, Stargell to first]; B. Robinson was picked off second
(pitcher to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine struck out; Perez singled to left; Carter
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Nicosia
homered; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Robinson
singled to center; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish popped to second; Speier grounded out (second
to first); Grimsley lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner popped to shortstop; Parker singled to
center; B. Robinson homered [Parker scored]; Stargell popped to
shortstop; Stennett doubled to center; BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY
(PITCHING); Nicosia lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to center; Scott walked; D. Robinson
threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Cromartie reached on a
fielder's choice [Scott out at third (first to third)];
Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno popped to third; D. Robinson grounded out
(second to first); Taveras popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Perez popped to second; Carter popped to second;
Parrish struck out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner flied out to left; Parker grounded out
(first to pitcher); B. Robinson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier popped to first in foul territory; WHITE
BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; White tripled to right; Dawson popped to
first in foul territory; White was picked off third but was safe
on an error by Garner [White scored (unearned)]; BERRA REPLACED
GARNER (PLAYING 3B); Scott lined to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: SCHATZEDER REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Stargell
popped to third in foul territory; Stennett singled to right;
Nicosia popped to shortstop; Moreno singled to right [Stennett
to second]; D. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie singled to right; Valentine singled to left
[Cromartie to second]; Perez reached on an error by Berra
[Cromartie to third, Valentine to second, Perez to first];
HUTTON RAN FOR PEREZ; Carter flied out to left; Parrish popped
to first; SOLAITA BATTED FOR SPEIER; Solaita walked [Cromartie
scored (unearned), Valentine to third, Hutton to second]; MASON
BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Mason struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MASON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); FRYMAN REPLACED SOLAITA (PITCHING); Taveras
singled to left; Berra out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Taveras to second]; Taveras stole third; Parker flied
out to left; B. Robinson walked; Stargell singled to center
[Taveras scored, B. Robinson to second]; Stennett flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson popped to pitcher; Scott reached on an error
by D. Robinson; Cromartie flied out to right; Valentine flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Nicosia flied out to right; Moreno walked; Moreno
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); D.
Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 5.

EXPOS 9TH: Hutton walked; Carter flied out to right; Parrish was
hit by a pitch [Hutton to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED D. ROBINSON
(PITCHING); MACHA BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Macha walked [Hutton to
third, Parrish to second]; Mason singled to center [Hutton
scored, Parrish to third, Macha to second]; Dawson forced Mason
(third to second) [Parrish scored, Macha to third]; JACKSON
REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Scott doubled to left [Macha
scored, Dawson scored]; Jackson threw a wild pitch [Scott to
third]; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: SOSA REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Taveras popped to
shortstop; MILNER BATTED FOR BERRA; Milner singled to right;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR MILNER; Parker walked [Alexander to second];
B. Robinson flied out to left [Alexander to third]; Stargell
reached on an error by Sosa [Alexander scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Parker scored (error by Carter) (unearned), Stargell to
first]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Pirates 7.