Handing the Expos their second whitewashing in as many games, the Cardinals posted a 2-0 victory as Bob Forsch, with relief help from Mark Littell, gained credit for his first win of the season. The Redbirds scored both their runs off Bill Lee in the sixth inning. Lou Brock connected for a one-out single and Keith Hernandez walked with two men out. Ted Simmons then belted a double off the left field wall, scoring both runners. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       16, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Brock lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .373
Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Mumphrey lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .259
Carter c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .333      Simmons c             3   0   1   2     0   0   .274
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Hendrick rf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .325
Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Lee p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   6   0     0   3             Totals               29   2   6   2     1   1

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 11,547
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cardinals 4
DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Carter (8), Hendrick (9), Simmons (8)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(4-2)              7     6   2   2   1   0   0  27   4.10
Fryman                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.77
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   1   0  30

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(1-3)           8     6   0   0   0   2   0  30   3.33
Littell SV(2)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.84
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   3   0  33

Passed Balls: Simmons (4)

Umpires: HP - Bob Sharp, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - Jim Jones, 3B - Joe Bendekovits


EXPOS 1ST: Dawson grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded
out (second to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Scott
popped to third; Hernandez popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
singled to center; Valentine struck out; Parrish singled to
pitcher [Carter to second]; Simmons allowed a passed ball
[Carter to third, Parrish to second]; Speier flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
doubled to left; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson
singled to right [Hendrick out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Lee grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded
out (third to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first);
Forsch flied out to center; Brock singled to right; Scott popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Perez lined
to right; Carter doubled to center; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
Simmons flied to left in foul territory; Hendrick flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish lined to second; Speier flied out to center;
Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson lined
to left; Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded
out (second to first); Cromartie grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Forsch popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Brock singled to left; Scott flied out to right; Hernandez
walked [Brock to second]; Simmons doubled to left [Brock scored,
Hernandez scored]; Hendrick singled to shortstop [Simmons to
third]; Reitz flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez singled to right; Carter struck out; Valentine
popped to center; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Phillips
grounded out (pitcher to first); Forsch popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier singled to left; HUTTON BATTED FOR LEE; Hutton
grounded out (second to first) [Speier to second]; Dawson flied
out to left; Scott lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Brock grounded
out (second to first); Scott struck out; Hernandez lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 9TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Cromartie
singled to right; LITTELL REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Perez
flied out to left; Carter forced Cromartie (shortstop to
second); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 2.