A two-run homer by Andre Dawson carried the Expos to a 5-3 victory over the Phillies and handed Dick Ruthven his first defeat of the season after the Phils' starter had won six straight games. The Expos were trailing, 3-1, going into the seventh inning when Ellis Valentine doubled and scored on a pair of infield outs. Pinch-hitter Tommy Hutton then singled and Dawson followed with his homer. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Friday, May 18, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 - 5 10 2 Phillies 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dawson cf 3 2 2 2 2 0 .291 Cardenal lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .133 Scott 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Unser ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Cromartie lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .313 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Perez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .252 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Carter c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .328 Meoli ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Valentine rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .221 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Rose 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .343 Speier ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Schmidt 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .285 Grimsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Anderson rf,lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Macha ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Bahnsen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maddox cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296 Hutton ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182 Gross cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .313 Sosa p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Boone c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .267 Aviles 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .480 Ruthven p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .160 McBride ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 36 5 10 5 3 4 Totals 34 3 8 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 31,481 Left on Base: Expos 8, Phillies 7 DP: Expos 2, Phillies 0 Errors: Parrish, Bahnsen Doubles: Valentine (3), Parrish (14), Sosa (1), Boone (7) Home Runs: Dawson (10) Stolen Bases: Scott (7) Sacrifice Flies: Perez (1) GIDP: Aviles (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 10 4.94 Bahnsen W(1-1) 4 3 0 0 2 2 0 16 3.32 Sosa SV(4) 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 11 1.59 Totals 9 8 3 2 3 6 0 37 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven L(6-1) 7 7 4 4 1 3 1 29 2.31 Reed 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 8 2.81 McGraw 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.15 Totals 9 10 5 5 3 4 1 40 Umpires: HP - Bob Nelson, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Tom Telford, 3B - Greg Mills EXPOS 1ST: Dawson singled to center; Scott singled to left [Dawson to third]; Scott stole second; Cromartie was called out on strikes; Perez made an out to second; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Bowa flied out to center; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied out to center; Parrish flied out to right; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt singled to left; Anderson was called out on strikes; Maddox forced Schmidt (third to second); Boone doubled to center [Maddox scored]; Aviles singled to center [Boone scored, Aviles to second (on throw to home)]; Ruthven reached on an error by Parrish [Aviles scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ruthven to first]; Cardenal lined to third; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. EXPOS 3RD: GROSS REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING CF); MACHA BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson flied out to center; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 3RD: BAHNSEN REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose reached on an error by Bahnsen [Rose to first]; Schmidt struck out; 15 minute rain delay; Anderson forced Rose (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Perez singled to center; Carter flied out to center; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Gross singled to center; Boone popped to second; Aviles flied out to right; Ruthven struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Speier was called out on strikes; Bahnsen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Cardenal walked; Bowa lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Cardenal out at first]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. EXPOS 6TH: Dawson walked; Scott popped to second; Cromartie singled to right [Dawson to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dawson scored]; Carter lined to third; 16 minute rain delay; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); Anderson walked; Gross singled to center [Anderson to second]; Boone singled to third [Anderson to third, Gross to second]; Aviles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 3. EXPOS 7TH: Valentine doubled to left; Parrish grounded out (first to pitcher) [Valentine to third]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Valentine scored]; HUTTON BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Hutton singled to right; Dawson homered [Hutton scored]; Scott flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 7TH: SOSA REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); MCBRIDE BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; McBride grounded out (second to first); UNSER BATTED FOR CARDENAL; Unser singled to right; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Rose walked [Unser to second]; Schmidt singled to left [Unser out at home (left to catcher), Rose to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. EXPOS 8TH: MCBRIDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); REED REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cromartie popped to second; Perez flied out to right; Carter walked; Valentine popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 8TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR ANDERSON; McCarver struck out; Gross flied out to center; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. EXPOS 9TH: MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Parrish doubled to center; Speier singled to right [Parrish to third]; Sosa doubled to right [Parrish scored, Speier to third]; Dawson was walked intentionally; MCGRAW REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Scott lined to first; Cromartie flied out to center; Perez struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 5, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 9TH: Aviles was called out on strikes; McBride flied out to left; MEOLI BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Meoli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Phillies 3.

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