The Expos smashed five homers in a 24-hit attack and walloped the Astros, 19-3. Joe Niekro, who had won nine straight decisions for the Astros, was handed his first setback since April 29. Montreal Expos 19, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Sunday, June 17, 1979 (Day game) at Stade OlympiqueAstros 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 Expos 2 0 6 6 0 0 5 0 x - 19 24 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Cromartie lf 5 2 2 1 1 0 .300 Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Scott 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Sexton ph,ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .176 Cash 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 .545 Cedeno 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Dawson cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .257 Landestoy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .159 White cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Leonard rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Perez 1b 3 3 3 4 0 0 .295 Riccelli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Solaita 1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 .375 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .288 Carter c 3 2 2 1 0 0 .308 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Dyer c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Walling rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Valentine rf 3 2 2 3 0 0 .268 Howe 2b,1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .223 Hutton rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 .304 Cruz lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Parrish 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 .297 Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Macha 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .118 Gonzalez ph,3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .283 Speier ss 2 2 2 1 1 0 .239 Ashby c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Mason ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Bochy ph,c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Schatzeder p 2 1 2 2 1 0 .267 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Palmer ph,p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Throop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph,lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .056 Totals 34 3 8 3 3 0 Totals 44 19 24 19 3 5 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 30,245 Left on Base: Astros 7, Expos 5 DP: Astros 4, Expos 1 Errors: Leonard, Speier Doubles: Valentine (10), Schatzeder (1), Speier (11), Cromartie (17), Dyer (3) Triples: Hutton (1) Home Runs: Howe (4), Perez 2 (7), Parrish (4), Carter (11), Valentine (7) GIDP: Hutton (2), Palmer (1), Mason (1) Hit by Pitch: Carter (2,by Niekro) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(10-3) 2.2 6 8 8 3 2 2 18 3.00 Throop 0.1 5 4 4 0 1 3 6 8.38 Roberge 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5 2.84 Dixon 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.80 Niemann 2 7 5 5 0 0 0 11 2.48 Riccelli 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.09 Totals 8 24 19 19 3 5 5 48 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder W(2-1) 6 6 3 3 2 0 1 25 2.61 Palmer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.65 May 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.71 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 0 1 37 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (4) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Vargo ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to first; Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno walked; Leonard singled [Cedeno to second]; Cabell forced Leonard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie walked; Scott lined to center; Dawson grounded out (third to first) [Cromartie to third]; Perez homered [Cromartie scored]; Carter flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 2. ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to center; Cruz made an out to first; Ashby singled to shortstop [Ashby to second (error by Speier)]; Niekro made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier walked; Schatzeder walked [Speier to second]; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 2. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 3RD: Scott struck out; Dawson struck out; Perez singled; Carter was hit by a pitch [Perez to second]; Valentine doubled [Perez scored, Carter scored]; Parrish homered [Valentine scored]; Speier singled; Schatzeder doubled [Speier scored]; THROOP REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Cromartie singled to right [Schatzeder scored, Cromartie to second (error by Leonard)]; Scott struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 8. ASTROS 4TH: Leonard flied out to right; Cabell made an out to first; Howe homered; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 8. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled; Perez homered [Dawson scored]; Carter homered; Valentine homered; ROBERGE REPLACED THROOP (PITCHING); Parrish singled; Speier doubled [Parrish scored]; Schatzeder singled [Speier scored]; Cromartie hit into a double play (center to shortstop to first) [Schatzeder out at second]; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 14. ASTROS 5TH: MASON REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); SOLAITA REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); HUTTON REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); BOCHY BATTED FOR ASHBY; Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); ALOU BATTED FOR ROBERGE; Alou flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 14. EXPOS 5TH: BOCHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DIXON REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Dawson struck out; Solaita singled; Carter singled [Solaita to second]; Hutton grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 14. ASTROS 6TH: CASH REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 2B); WHITE REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); DYER REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); SEXTON BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Sexton singled; Cedeno flied out to center; Leonard singled [Sexton to second]; Cabell singled [Sexton scored, Leonard to second]; Howe walked [Leonard to third, Cabell to second]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR DIXON; Gonzalez hit into a double play (first to shortstop) [Leonard scored, Cabell out at home (pitcher to catcher), Howe out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 14. EXPOS 6TH: SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LANDESTOY REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 2B); NIEMANN REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Parrish singled; Mason forced Parrish (first to shortstop); PALMER BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Palmer grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Mason out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 14. ASTROS 7TH: MACHA REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING 3B); PALMER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Bochy flied out to center; Alou grounded out (second to first); Puhl lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 14. EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie doubled; Cash singled [Cromartie scored, Cash to second (on throw to home)]; White flied out to right; Solaita singled [Cash scored]; Dyer doubled [Solaita to third]; Hutton tripled [Solaita scored, Dyer scored]; Macha singled [Hutton scored]; Mason grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Macha out at second]; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 19. ASTROS 8TH: Sexton flied out to right; Landestoy grounded out (catcher to first); Leonard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 19. EXPOS 8TH: RICCELLI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); WALLING REPLACED NIEMANN (PLAYING RF); Palmer grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie flied out to center; Cash singled; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 19. ASTROS 9TH: MAY REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Walling grounded out (third to first); Howe flied out to left; Gonzalez singled; Bochy singled [Gonzalez to second]; Alou walked [Gonzalez to third, Bochy to second]; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 19. |
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