Although Dave Kingman hit the eighth grand-slam homer of his career, the Cubs needed three unearned runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Expos, 8-5. With the Expos leading, 3-1, Bill Buckner was passed intentionally in the third to allow Steve Rogers to pitch to Kingman, but the strategy backfired when the Cubs' slugger smashed his round-tripper.

The Expos came right back to tie the score with a two-run smash by Chris Speier in the fourth. In the home half, Woodie Fryman, who had replaced Rogers, was victimized when the Cubs produced their winning margin on a double by Ted Sizemore, single by Lynn McGlothen, errors by Andre Dawson and Larry Parrish and singles by Kingman and Steve Ontiveros. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Friday, April     20, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  2
Cubs         1  0  4    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 10  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dawson cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .292      De Jesus ss           5   2   0   0     0   0   .244
Scott 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .273      Thompson cf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .476
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Buckner 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .214
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Kingman lf            4   1   2   4     0   2   .289
Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .179      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .270
Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .240
Parrish 3b            2   2   2   0     2   0   .250      Foote c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .188
Speier ss             4   2   1   2     0   0   .278      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .429      McGlothen p           3   1   2   0     0   0   .286
  Fryman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .571

Totals               35   5   9   4     2   4             Totals               34   8  10   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  6,225
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cubs 5
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Dawson, Parrish, De Jesus, Sizemore
Doubles: Parrish (3), Cromartie (3), Perez (1), Buckner (3), Thompson (4), Sizemore (3)
Home Runs: Speier (1), Kingman (4)
Stolen Bases: Scott (4)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Dawson (1)
GIDP: Speier (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  2.1   6   5   5   1   1   1  14   4.81
Fryman L(1-1)           2.2   4   3   0   1   2   0  14   1.13
Sosa                    3     0   0   0   1   3   0   9   0.00
Totals                  8    10   8   5   3   6   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(2-1)        5     8   5   3   0   2   1  24   4.00
Burris                  2.1   1   0   0   2   0   0  10   9.00
Sutter SV(3)            1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   3   2   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Dennis Riccio, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Joe Pomponi, 3B - Joe Maher


EXPOS 1ST: Dawson struck out; Scott grounded out (second to
first); Cromartie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to left; Thompson singled; Buckner
doubled [Thompson scored]; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied out to right; Perez popped to first
in foul territory; Carter lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Foote popped to
shortstop; Sizemore lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish doubled; Speier reached on an error by
Sizemore [Parrish scored (error by De Jesus) (no RBI), Speier to
second]; Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first) [Speier to
third]; Dawson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Speier scored
(unearned)]; Scott singled; Cromartie doubled [Scott scored
(unearned)]; Valentine flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: McGlothen singled; De Jesus forced McGlothen
(shortstop to second); Thompson doubled [De Jesus to third];
Buckner was walked intentionally; Kingman homered [De Jesus
scored, Thompson scored, Buckner scored]; Ontiveros singled;
FRYMAN REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Murcer struck out; Foote
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to left; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish singled; Speier homered [Parrish
scored]; Fryman grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: Sizemore doubled; McGlothen singled [Sizemore scored
(error by Dawson) (unearned) (no RBI), McGlothen to second]; De
Jesus reached on an error by Parrish [McGlothen scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Thompson popped to third; Buckner lined to
left; Kingman singled [De Jesus to second]; Ontiveros singled
[De Jesus scored (unearned), Kingman to second]; Murcer flied
out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson singled; Scott forced Dawson (first to
shortstop); Scott stole second; Cromartie flied out to left;
Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 5, Cubs 8.

CUBS 5TH: Foote walked; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
second to first) [Foote to second]; McGlothen grounded out
(second to first) [Foote to third]; De Jesus grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez doubled; Carter singled [Perez to third];
BURRIS REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Parrish walked [Carter to
second]; Speier lined to center; HUTTON BATTED FOR FRYMAN;
Hutton popped to second; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 8.

CUBS 6TH: SOSA REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out
(second to first); Buckner flied out to left; Kingman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 7TH: Scott flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted); Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer
walked; Foote struck out; Murcer was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez singled; Carter flied out to center; Parrish
walked [Perez to second]; SUTTER REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING);
Speier grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Sutter struck
out; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
5, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 9TH: WHITE BATTED FOR SOSA; White struck out; Dawson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 8.