Willie Stargell belted his seventh homer in the last nine games to snap a 2-2 tie and give Bert Blyleven his first victory of the season as the Pirates edged the Expos, 4-2. Stargell's homer came in the fifth inning. Omar Moreno and Ed Ott also homered for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Monday, May       21, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      1  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  1
Expos        1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .304      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Foli ss               5   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Scott 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .216
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .319      Cromartie lf          3   0   0   1     0   1   .310
Stargell 1b           4   1   2   1     0   2   .333      Perez 1b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .266
Milner lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .280      Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .331
  B. Robinson ph,lf   1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Ott c                 4   1   1   1     0   0   .247      Parrish 3b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Stennett 2b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .252        Mason ph,3b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Lacy 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Speier ss             2   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Berra 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .179      Sanderson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Blyleven p            4   0   1   1     0   1   .136        Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
                                                            Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     4   9             Totals               30   2   6   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 25,154
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Expos 4
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 2
Errors: Ott
Doubles: Foli (5), Parker (9), Stennett (6), Perez (5)
Home Runs: Moreno (2), Stargell (9), Ott (3), Perez (5)
Stolen Bases: Scott (8)
Caught Stealing: Parrish (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (3)
GIDP: Blyleven (1), Valentine (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(1-2)         8.1   6   2   1   2   6   1  31   4.64
Tekulve SV(4)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.11
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   7   1  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson L(2-3)        5     7   3   3   2   6   2  23   3.65
May                     3     3   1   1   2   2   1  13   1.38
Palmer                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.76
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   9   3  39

Balks: Sanderson (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno homered; Foli doubled to left; Sanderson
balked [Foli to third]; Parker walked; Stargell struck out;
Milner walked [Parker to second]; Ott hit into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Parker out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Dawson flied out to right; Scott walked; Scott stole
second [Scott to third (error by Ott)]; Cromartie hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Scott scored (unearned)]; Perez popped to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to left; Berra flied out to
center; Blyleven struck out; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to center; Valentine singled to
left; Parrish singled to left [Valentine to third]; Parrish was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Speier walked; Sanderson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker
doubled to center; Stargell struck out; Milner struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson flied out to center; Scott struck out;
Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Expos 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott popped to third in foul territory; Stennett
doubled to right; Berra grounded out (third to first); Blyleven
singled to left [Stennett scored]; Moreno struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez homered; Carter singled to left; Valentine
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carter
out at second]; MASON BATTED FOR PARRISH; Mason grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 2.

PIRATES 5TH: MASON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Foli flied out
to right; Parker struck out; Stargell homered; Milner popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to center; HUTTON BATTED FOR
SANDERSON; Hutton flied out to right; Dawson struck out; Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Expos 2.

PIRATES 6TH: MAY REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Ott flied out to
left; Stennett singled to left; Berra walked [Stennett to
second]; Blyleven forced Stennett (pitcher to third) [Berra to
second]; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie struck out; Perez struck out; Carter struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Foli struck out; Parker flied out to center;
Stargell singled to pitcher; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR MILNER; B.
Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: B. ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Valentine
grounded out (third to first); Mason struck out; Speier popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Expos 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Ott homered; Stennett grounded out (third to
first); Berra walked; Blyleven grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Berra out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: LACY REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); WHITE BATTED FOR
MAY; White flied out to right; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Expos 2.

PIRATES 9TH: PALMER REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Moreno grounded
out (second to first); Foli grounded out (third to first);
Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie popped to third in foul territory; Perez
doubled to center; TEKULVE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Carter
grounded out (third to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 2.