Playing before 52,539 fans, the second largest crowd in their history, the Expos gained an 8-3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on the strength of six RBIs by Ellis Valentine, but then lost the second game to the Cardinals, 11-3. Valentine homered with two men on base in the third inning and doubled with the bases loaded in the fifth. Ted Simmons hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals.

In the nightcap, the Cardinals enjoyed their best offensive show of the season with 19 hits, including four by Garry Templeton and three each by Tony Scott and Mike Tyson. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       27, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Expos        1  0  3    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   8 10  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   3   .263      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .376      Scott 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .233
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cromartie lf          4   2   2   0     0   0   .306
Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .271
Simmons c             3   1   1   2     0   0   .289      Carter c              3   2   1   0     1   0   .328
  Swisher c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Valentine rf          4   2   2   6     0   0   .252
Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Mason 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Scott cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Speier ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Sanderson p           4   0   1   0     0   3   .211
Oberkfell 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carbo ph,lf         1   0   0   0     1   1   .143

Totals               35   3   8   3     1   6             Totals               35   8  10   8     1   6

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Expos 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 0
Errors: Hernandez, Scott
Doubles: Scott (6), Oberkfell (2), Sanderson (1), Valentine (4)
Home Runs: Simmons (9), Valentine (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(3-4)            4     7   4   4   0   4   1  19   3.54
Sykes                   0.1   1   3   2   1   0   0   4   4.83
Bruno                   2.2   2   1   1   0   1   0  10   3.32
McEnaney                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.80
Totals                  8    10   8   7   1   6   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(3-3)        9     8   3   3   1   6   1  36   3.54
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   6   1  36

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Brock made an out to first;
Hernandez popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Dawson struck out; Scott singled to left; Cromartie
singled to center [Scott to second]; Perez singled to center
[Scott scored, Cromartie to second]; Carter flied out to left;
Valentine flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
popped to shortstop; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Mason struck out; Speier grounded out (third to
first); Sanderson doubled to left; Dawson popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz flied out to left; Oberkfell popped to
catcher; Denny grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: On a bunt Scott singled to first; Cromartie forced
Scott (first to shortstop); Perez was called out on strikes;
Carter singled to left [Cromartie to second]; Valentine homered
[Cromartie scored, Carter scored]; Mason flied out to right; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton was called out on strikes; Brock
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez singled to pitcher;
Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier popped to shortstop; Sanderson struck out;
Dawson popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Scott doubled to
left; Reitz popped to first; Oberkfell doubled to right [Scott
scored]; IORG BATTED FOR DENNY; Iorg was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: SYKES REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Scott reached on an
error by Hernandez [Scott to first]; Cromartie singled to center
[Scott to third, Cromartie to second (on throw to 3b)]; Perez
flied out to right; Carter was walked intentionally; BRUNO
REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Valentine doubled to right [Scott
scored (unearned), Cromartie scored, Carter scored]; Mason flied
out to left; Speier singled to right [Valentine scored];
Sanderson struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Expos 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton struck out; Brock singled to center;
Hernandez lined to second [Brock to third (error by Scott)];
Simmons homered [Brock scored]; Hendrick struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 8.

EXPOS 6TH: SWISHER REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Dawson lined
to third; Scott made an out to first; Cromartie grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Scott made an out to first; Reitz grounded out
(third to first); Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 8.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez flied out to center; Carter popped to catcher;
On a bunt Valentine grounded out (catcher to first); Ellis
Valentine called for interference; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Expos 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: CARBO BATTED FOR BRUNO; Carbo walked; Templeton
forced Carbo (pitcher to shortstop); Brock flied out to left;
Hernandez singled to right [Templeton to second]; Swisher flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 8.

EXPOS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); CARBO STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier
flied out to left; Sanderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Expos 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled to center;
Oberkfell singled to third [Reitz to second]; Carbo struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 8.