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.

Tony Perez started the Expos' slugging with a two-run homer in the first inning. Ellis Valentine smacked a two-run double in the third and Larry Parrish followed with a homer. The Expos turned on the full power in the fourth with consecutive circuit clouts by Perez, Gary Carter and Valentine. Tommy Hutton added a two-run triple in the seventh. The Expos' 19 runs equaled the club record. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 19, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      17, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Astros       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.