Bill Lee hurled a four-hitter for his 100th career victory as the Expos breezed to an 8-1 rout of the Braves. Four of the Expos' runs were unearned as the Braves committed four errors. Gary Carter drove in three runs on a pair of singles and a homer. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Monday, June      4, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Expos        1  0  2    0  0  2    1  2  0  -   8 10  2
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  4


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dawson cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Scott 2b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .222      Matthews rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .305
Cromartie lf          4   1   1   1     1   1   .322      Horner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Perez 1b              2   1   0   1     2   1   .277      Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .218
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Bonnell cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Carter c              5   1   3   3     0   1   .310      Hubbard 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .226
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Benedict c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Valentine rf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .256        Nolan ph,c          2   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Speier ss             5   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Brizzolara p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Lee p                 3   1   1   0     0   1   .160        R. Mahler p         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Macha ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
                                                            B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  10   7     6   5             Totals               32   1   4   0     3   1

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  3,480
Left on Base: Expos 10, Braves 7
DP: Expos 1, Braves 1
Errors: Valentine, Speier, Horner, Hubbard, Frias, B. McLaughlin
Doubles: Valentine (6), Scott (6)
Home Runs: Carter (10)
Stolen Bases: Scott 2 (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Lee (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (2), Perez (2)
GIDP: Perez (8), Spikes (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(6-2)              8     4   1   0   2   1   0  31   3.46
Palmer                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.58
Totals                  9     4   1   0   3   1   0  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brizzolara L(1-2)       6     7   5   3   5   5   0  32   5.11
R. Mahler               1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.80
B. McLaughlin           1     2   2   0   0   0   1   5   6.46
Skok                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.66
Totals                  9    10   8   4   6   5   1  45

Wild Pitches: Brizzolara (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Frank Pulli


EXPOS 1ST: Dawson struck out; Scott walked; Scott stole second;
Cromartie struck out; Perez walked; Carter singled [Scott
scored, Perez to second]; Valentine flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
singled; Horner flied out to left; Burroughs walked [Matthews to
second]; Bonnell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish walked; Speier popped to first in foul
territory; Lee out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Parrish to second]; Dawson reached on a fielder's choice
[Parrish out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Hubbard singled; Benedict flied out to left; Frias
flied out to left; Brizzolara walked [Hubbard to second];
Royster reached on an error by Valentine [Hubbard scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Brizzolara to third, Royster to first];
Matthews grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Scott flied out to center; Cromartie reached on an
error by Horner [Cromartie to first]; Brizzolara threw a wild
pitch [Cromartie to second]; Perez walked; Carter singled
[Cromartie scored (unearned), Perez to third]; Valentine hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Perez scored (unearned)]; Parrish
reached on an error by Hubbard [Carter to second, Parrish to
first]; Speier grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Horner flied out to left; Burroughs flied out to
left; Bonnell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Lee struck out; Dawson flied out to right; Scott
singled; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard reached on an error by Speier [Hubbard to
first]; NOLAN BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nolan grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hubbard to second]; Bruce Benedict left after
aggravating hand injury; Frias popped to second; Brizzolara
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
3, Braves 1.

EXPOS 5TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Perez struck out;
Carter struck out; Valentine doubled; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to right; Matthews grounded out
(first unassisted); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier lined to third; Lee singled; Dawson singled
[Lee to second]; Scott doubled [Lee scored, Dawson to third];
Cromartie was walked intentionally; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Dawson scored]; Carter flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs flied out to left; Bonnell flied out to
center; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Braves 1.

EXPOS 7TH: R. MAHLER REPLACED BRIZZOLARA (PITCHING); Valentine
walked; Parrish singled [Valentine to second]; Speier forced
Parrish (second to shortstop) [Valentine scored (error by Frias)
(no RBI), Speier to second]; Lee grounded out (second to first)
[Speier to third]; Dawson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Nolan singled; Frias flied out to center; SPIKES
BATTED FOR R. MAHLER; Spikes grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Nolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 1.

EXPOS 8TH: B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED SPIKES (PITCHING); Scott
reached on an error by B. McLaughlin [Scott to first]; Scott
stole second; Cromartie singled [Scott scored (unearned)]; Perez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cromartie out at second]; Carter homered (unearned); Valentine
lined to second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Royster grounded
out (shortstop to first); Matthews singled; Horner flied out to
center; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 8, Braves 1.

EXPOS 9TH: SKOK REPLACED B. MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Parrish
popped to second; Speier grounded out (third to first); MACHA
BATTED FOR LEE; Macha grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: MACHA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PALMER REPLACED
CARTER (PITCHING); Bonnell made an out to shortstop; Hubbard
flied out to left; Nolan walked; Frias grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 8, Braves 1.