Completely ineffective in six previous starts, Doug Rau did not allow a hit for 7 2/3 innings before giving up a lone single by Chris Speier while pitching the Dodgers to a 7-0 victory over the Expos. Rau had an 0-4 record and an earned-run average of 8.22 in his previous appearances and yielded 41 hits in 23 1/3 innings.

However, the lefthander handcuffed the Expos until Speier bounced a hard grounder over the head of third baseman Ron Cey to spoil his no-hit bid. The Dodgers smashed four homers. Davey Lopes, Cey and Joe Ferguson rapped solo shots off Bill Lee, who drew his first loss in five decisions, and Gary Thomasson added a two-run blow off reliever David Palmer. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Friday, May       11, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Dodgers      1  1  1    1  1  2    0  0  x  -   7  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Lopes 2b              4   2   2   1     0   2   .228
Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .339      Baker lf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .283
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .245      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .299
Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .299
Valentine rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Ferguson rf           2   2   1   1     2   0   .217
Parrish 3b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .290      Thomasson cf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .277
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Yeager c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .177
Lee p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Rau p                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cash ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .400
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   1   0     4   4             Totals               33   7   9   7     2   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 43,297
Left on Base: Expos 4, Dodgers 4
DP: Expos 0, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Garvey (6)
Triples: Lopes (4)
Home Runs: Lopes (2), Cey (7), Ferguson (3), Thomasson (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(4-1)              4.2   8   5   5   0   1   3  22   4.35
Bahnsen                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.06
Palmer                  2     1   2   2   1   3   1   8   5.79
May                     1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.80
Totals                  8     9   7   7   2   4   4  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(1-4)              9     1   0   0   4   4   0  31   5.85
Totals                  9     1   0   0   4   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Bill Lawson, 1B - Jim Scott, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Charlie Lupo


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

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Russell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 1.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Cey homered; Ferguson popped to shortstop;
Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Yeager singled to
right; Rau grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish popped to second; Speier popped to shortstop;
Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes tripled to right; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker popped to shortstop; Garvey singled
to center [Lopes scored]; Cey forced Garvey (third to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Scott flied out
to center; Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson homered; Thomasson popped to shortstop;
Yeager grounded out (second to first); Rau grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Perez flied out to right; Carter grounded out (third
to first); Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes struck out; Russell singled to left; Baker
forced Russell (shortstop to second); Garvey doubled to center
[Baker scored]; BAHNSEN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Cey popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish walked; Speier flied out to right; MACHA
BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Macha lined to second; Dawson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: PALMER REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Ferguson walked;
Thomasson homered [Ferguson scored]; Yeager flied out to center;
Rau struck out; Lopes struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Dodgers 7.

EXPOS 7TH: Scott flied out to center; Cromartie flied out to
right; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker
struck out; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter flied out to center; Valentine struck out;
Parrish walked; Speier singled to left [Parrish to second]; CASH
BATTED FOR PALMER; Cash walked [Parrish to third, Speier to
second]; Dawson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: MAY REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferguson walked; Thomasson flied out to
left; Yeager flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 7.

EXPOS 9TH: Scott flied out to right; Cromartie flied out to
left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers
7.