Apparently recovered from his lower back sprain, Tom Seaver won for the first time since April 19, allowing only four hits and pitching the Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Expos. After the Expos scored an unearned run in the second inning on singles by Gary Carter and Larry Parrish around an error by Ray Knight, Seaver retired the last 24 batters.

The Reds swung into action in the fourth when Dave Concepcion homered and Paul Blair tripled with the bases loaded. Other runs followed in the fifth on a double by Concepcion and homers by George Foster and Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      9, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Reds         0  0  0    4  3  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .268      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Scott 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   1     0   0   .298
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Foster lf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .339
Carter c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Bench c               3   2   1   1     1   1   .260
Valentine rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .285
Parrish 3b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Knight 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .315
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Blair cf              4   0   2   3     0   2   .182
Lee p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Seaver p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   3   1     0   5             Totals               35   7  10   7     1   6

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 36,207
Left on Base: Expos 3, Reds 5
DP: Expos 0, Reds 0
Errors: Speier, Knight
Doubles: Foster (9), Blair (1), Concepcion (9)
Triples: Blair (1)
Home Runs: Concepcion (7), Foster (12), Bench (4)
Stolen Bases: Scott (15)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(6-3)              4.1   7   6   5   1   0   2  22   3.88
Bahnsen                 2.2   3   1   1   0   3   1  11   3.26
Palmer                  1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3   3.97
Totals                  8    10   7   6   1   6   3  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(3-5)           9     3   1   0   0   5   0  31   4.62
Totals                  9     3   1   0   0   5   0  31

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Lee Weyer


EXPOS 1ST: Dawson struck out; Scott singled to center; Scott
stole second; Cromartie popped to catcher in foul territory;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey flied out to center; Kennedy grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter singled to left; Valentine reached on an error
by Knight [Carter to third, Valentine to first]; Parrish singled
to left [Carter scored (unearned), Valentine to second]; Speier
forced Parrish (first to shortstop) [Valentine to third]; On a
bunt Lee reached on a fielder's choice [Valentine out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Speier to second]; Dawson struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster doubled to left; Bench flied out to center;
Driessen flied out to left; Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Scott flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Perez grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Blair doubled to left; On a bunt Seaver reached on a
fielder's choice [Blair out at third (catcher to third)];
Griffey lined to first; Kennedy forced Seaver (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter popped to third; Valentine popped to center;
Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion homered; Foster flied out to right; Bench
walked; Driessen reached on an error by Speier [Bench to second,
Driessen to first]; Knight singled to left [Bench to third,
Driessen to second]; Blair tripled to center [Bench scored
(unearned), Driessen scored, Knight scored]; Seaver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier flied out to right; Lee flied out to left;
Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy flied out to center; Concepcion doubled to
left; Foster homered [Concepcion scored]; BAHNSEN REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); Bench homered; Driessen singled to right; Knight
flied out to center; Blair struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 7.

EXPOS 6TH: Scott flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted); Perez lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 7.

REDS 6TH: Seaver grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 7.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Valentine
popped to second; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
singled to center; Bench struck out; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); WHITE BATTED
FOR BAHNSEN; White flied out to right; Dawson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: PALMER REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Knight struck out;
Blair struck out; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 7.

EXPOS 9TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 7.