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Thursday May 31, 1979
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The six-hit pitching of Scott Sanderson enabled the Expos to edge the Phillies, 1-0, and complete the three-game series sweep, all by shutouts. The Expos scored the game's only run in the first inning when Andre Dawson doubled, advanced to third on a sacrifice by Rodney Scott and scored on a sacrifice fly by Warren Cromartie. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Thursday, May 31, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  3  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .355      Dawson cf             3   1   1   0     0   2   .271
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Scott 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Cromartie lf          2   0   0   1     0   0   .315
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Unser cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Valentine rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Aviles 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Sanderson p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .190
  Meoli ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Christenson p         1   0   1   0     1   0   .400
  McCarver ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .243
  Maddox pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               30   0   6   0     1   6             Totals               24   1   3   1     0   5

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 22,388
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Expos 1
DP: Phillies 1, Expos 2
Doubles: Schmidt (9), Dawson (10)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (4)
GIDP: Boone (4), Perez (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(0-2)      7     2   1   1   0   5   0  22   3.32
Reed                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.82
Totals                  8     3   1   1   0   5   0  26

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(4-3)        9     6   0   0   1   6   0  31   3.03
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   6   0  31

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Fred Brocklander


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose struck out; McBride struck out; Schmidt
doubled to left; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Dawson doubled to left; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Dawson to third]; Cromartie hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Dawson scored]; Perez lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Unser flied out to center; Boone singled to left;
Aviles flied out to left; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter grounded out (third to first); Valentine flied
out to center; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Christenson singled to left; Rose forced
Christenson (shortstop to second); McBride hit into a double
play (catcher to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to right; Sanderson struck out;
Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt was called out on strikes; Luzinski
singled to left; Unser singled to right [Luzinski to third];
Boone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Unser out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos
1.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Cromartie flied out to left;
Perez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos
1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Aviles grounded out (second to first); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Christenson walked; Rose lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter flied out to center; Valentine made an out to
second; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt
flied out to center; Luzinski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Sanderson
lined to pitcher; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone
grounded out (first unassisted); Aviles made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Scott flied out to center; Cromartie flied out to
right; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Gross grounded out
(shortstop to first); MCCARVER BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; McCarver
singled to right; MADDOX RAN FOR MCCARVER; Maddox was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rose flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: MEOLI REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING SS); REED REPLACED
MADDOX (PITCHING); Carter flied to left in foul territory;
Valentine singled to center; Parrish popped to first in foul
territory; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: McBride struck out; Schmidt popped to shortstop;
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.



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