Rallying for two runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Expos edged the Mets, 6-5. Jerry White led off with a pinch-hit double, Andre Dawson walked and Rodney Scott beat out an infield hit to load the bases. White scored the tying run as Warern Cromartie bounced into a double play. Ellis Valentine followed with a single to plate Dawson with the winning marker. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         0  0  0    3  0  1    0  1  0  -   5  9  0
Expos        0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   6 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   3   2     1   1   .462      Dawson cf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .295
Foli ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scott 2b              4   0   2   2     1   1   .282
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .342      Cromartie lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Montanez 1b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .194      Valentine rf          4   0   2   1     1   0   .209
Stearns c             4   1   0   0     1   2   .156      Perez 1b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .143
Hebner 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .206      Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Youngblood rf         2   0   1   1     1   0   .286      Parrish 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Flynn 2b              4   2   2   0     0   1   .194      Speier ss             2   1   0   0     0   0   .281
Zachry p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Flores ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .600        Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .400        Bahnsen p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Chapman pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .667
  Hodges ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     6   5             Totals               34   6  11   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 10,059
Left on Base: Mets 9, Expos 8
DP: Mets 2, Expos 1
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Cromartie (2), White (1)
Home Runs: Perez (2)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (3), Dawson (2)
Caught Stealing: Montanez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (1)
GIDP: Foli (1), Perez (2), Cromartie (3)
Hit by Pitch: Speier (2,by Zachry)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  3     4   3   3   1   1   1  15   3.18
Scott                   2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   4.50
Bernard                 2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   9.00
Murray L(0-2)           1.2   3   2   2   1   1   0   8   4.35
Totals                  8.2  11   6   6   4   4   1  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                3.1   4   3   3   4   2   0  18   4.30
Bahnsen                 4.2   5   2   2   2   2   0  21   2.16
Palmer W(2-0)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.35
Totals                  9     9   5   5   6   5   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Zachry (1)

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to center; Foli reached on a
fielder's choice [Mazzilli to second (error by Speier)];
Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded out (second to first)
[Mazzilli to third, Foli to second]; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Dawson singled to left; Dawson stole second; Scott
lined to right; Cromartie flied out to center; Valentine flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Youngblood
singled to center; Flynn struck out; Zachry grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez homered; Carter popped to first in foul
territory; Parrish singled to center; Speier was hit by a pitch
[Parrish to second]; Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Parrish to third, Speier to second]; Dawson was
walked intentionally; Scott singled to center [Parrish scored,
Speier scored, Dawson to third]; Cromartie flied out to left; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli walked; Foli grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Valentine flied out to left; Perez struck out; Carter
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 3.

METS 4TH: Montanez walked; Stearns walked [Montanez to second];
Hebner walked [Montanez to third, Stearns to second]; Youngblood
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Montanez scored]; Flynn singled to
center [Stearns to third, Hebner to second]; FLORES BATTED FOR
ZACHRY; Flores singled [Stearns scored, Hebner scored, Flynn to
third]; BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Mazzilli was
called out on strikes; Foli grounded out (catcher to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: SCOTT REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Parrish flied out
to right; Debut game for Mike Scott; Speier flied out to
left; Bahnsen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 3.

METS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson flied out to left; Scott struck out; Cromartie
singled to right; Valentine singled to left [Cromartie to
second]; Perez singled to right [Cromartie scored, Valentine to
third]; Carter forced Perez (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 4.

METS 6TH: Hebner made an out to first; Youngblood walked; Flynn
forced Youngblood (shortstop to second); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
SCOTT; Boisclair singled to center [Flynn to third]; CHAPMAN RAN
FOR BOISCLAIR; Mazzilli singled to center [Flynn scored, Chapman
to third]; Mazzilli stole second; Foli flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: BERNARD REPLACED CHAPMAN (PITCHING); Parrish made an
out to second; Speier flied out to center; Bahnsen struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 4.

METS 7TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Montanez flied out to center; Stearns flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Scott walked;
Cromartie doubled to right [Scott to third]; Valentine walked;
Perez grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos
4.

METS 8TH: Hebner flied out to center; Youngblood popped to
shortstop; Flynn singled to left; HODGES BATTED FOR BERNARD;
Hodges singled to right [Flynn to third]; Mazzilli singled to
center [Flynn scored, Hodges to second]; Foli flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Carter made an out
to second; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); SOLAITA
BATTED FOR SPEIER; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Expos 4.

METS 9TH: MASON REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING SS); Henderson walked;
PALMER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Montanez forced Henderson
(pitcher to shortstop); Montanez was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: WHITE BATTED FOR PALMER; White doubled to left;
Dawson walked; Scott singled [White to third, Dawson to second];
Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [White scored (no RBI), Dawson to third, Scott out at
second]; Valentine singled to center [Dawson scored]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 6.