With last-out help from Elias Sosa, Ross Grimsley pitched the Expos to a 2-0 victory, continuing the lefthander's mastery of the Cubs whom he defeated for the fourth straight time, including three decisions last season.

The Expos scored both their runs off Rick Reuschel in the sixth inning, starting with a homer by Andre Dawson. Rodney Scott followed with a single, Warren Cromartie was safe on a bunt and, after a double steal and an intentional pass to Tony Perez, Gary Carter added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 14, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Dawson cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .310
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .357      Scott 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .381
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .118      Cromartie lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .233
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .074
Murcer rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .214      Perez 1b              2   0   0   0     1   2   .150
  Dillard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carter c              2   0   0   1     0   1   .273
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .357      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Foote c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .083      Grimsley p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   1             Totals               27   2   5   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 35,654
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Expos 5
DP: Cubs 0, Expos 1
Doubles: Buckner (1), Martin (2), Cromartie (1)
Home Runs: Dawson (2)
Stolen Bases: Scott (3), Cromartie (1)
Caught Stealing: Scott 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (1)
GIDP: Ontiveros (1)
Hit by Pitch: Speier (1,by Reuschel)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(0-2)         7     5   2   2   1   6   1  28   5.40
Hernandez               1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3  16.20
Totals                  8     5   2   2   2   6   1  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(1-0)         8.2   6   0   0   2   1   0  33   3.18
Sosa SV(1)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   1   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (1)
Wild Pitches: Reuschel (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Emilien Cote, 2B - Mike Spinelli, 3B - John Baird


CUBS 1ST: Debut for umpires John Baird, Emilien Cote and Mike
Spinelli; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sizemore flied out to center; Buckner doubled; Kingman made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Dawson flied out to center; Scott grounded out (first
unassisted); Cromartie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Martin doubled; Foote grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied out to left; Perez struck out; Carter
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Reuschel lined to shortstop; De Jesus grounded out
(third to first); Sizemore walked; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish lined to third; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grimsley struck out but advanced to first
on a wild pitch; Dawson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Murcer singled;
Ontiveros grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott singled; Scott was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to second);
Cromartie doubled; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 5TH: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
walked; Reuschel forced Foote (pitcher to shortstop); De Jesus
singled [Reuschel to second]; Sizemore grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter struck out; Parrish grounded out (second to
first); Speier was hit by a pitch; Grimsley lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman
grounded out (third to first); Murcer made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson homered; Scott singled; On a bunt Cromartie
singled [Scott to second]; Scott stole third and Cromartie stole
second; Valentine struck out; Perez was walked intentionally;
Carter hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored]; Parrish
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros lined to first; Martin grounded out (pitcher
to first); Foote lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Grimsley struck
out; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 2.

CUBS 8TH: CLINES BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); De Jesus flied out to center; Sizemore
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Scott walked;
Cromartie grounded out (second to first) [Scott to second];
Scott was caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to second
to catcher); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

CUBS 9TH: Buckner flied out to right; Kingman struck out; Murcer
singled; DILLARD RAN FOR MURCER; Ontiveros singled [Dillard to
third]; SOSA REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Martin lined to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

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