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.