A single to right field by Dave Rader with two out in the eighth inning was all that staved off complete humiliation for the Phillies as the defending N. L. East champions lost for 23rd time in 34 games and for the eighth straight time to the Expos, 3-0. The one-hitter was the fourth of Steve Rogers' career.

A throwing error by Rader gave the Expos the only run they needed. With two out in the first, Andre Dawson singled, stole second and scored on the catcher's errant peg. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      23, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
Expos        1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Scott 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .227
Rose 1b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .337      Dawson cf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .276
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Perez 1b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Luzinski lf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      White rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Trillo 2b             1   0   0   0     1   1   .304      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .236
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Espinosa p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .121
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Harrelson 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .275

Totals               26   0   1   0     4   5             Totals               29   3   8   1     0   2

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 24,439
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Expos 3
DP: Phillies 2, Expos 2
Errors: Rader
Stolen Bases: Dawson (14), Scott 2 (21)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (3)
GIDP: Rose (12), Schmidt (5), Carter (4), Parrish (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(6-7)         7     7   3   2   0   1   0  26   3.09
Reed                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.96
Totals                  8     8   3   2   0   2   0  30

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(7-4)           9     1   0   0   4   5   0  30   2.47
Totals                  9     1   0   0   4   5   0  30

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Steve Fields


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (third to first); Bowa
walked; Rose grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bowa out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
lined to center; Dawson singled to center; Dawson stole second
[Dawson scored (error by Rader) (unearned)]; Perez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt flied out to left; Luzinski struck out;
Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (second to first); Parrish popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo walked; Rader grounded out (second to
first) [Trillo to second]; Espinosa struck out; McBride lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to shortstop; Rogers popped to first
in foul territory; Cromartie flied out to center; Scott grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos
1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Rose walked;
Schmidt grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Rose out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled to center; Perez singled to center
[Dawson to third]; Carter grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Dawson scored (no RBI), Perez out at
second]; White flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Maddox
lined to center; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish popped to shortstop; Speier grounded out
(third to first); Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rader flied out to left; Espinosa grounded out
(third to first); McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to center; Scott forced Cromartie
(second unassisted); Scott stole second; Dawson singled to third
[Scott to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott
scored]; Carter grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa popped to second; Rose popped to third in
foul territory; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: White singled to third; Parrish grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [White out at second];
Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski walked; Maddox lined to right; UNSER
BATTED FOR TRILLO; Unser flied out to left; Rader singled to
right [Luzinski to second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR ESPINOSA;
McCarver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: REED REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); HARRELSON REPLACED
MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B); Rogers struck out; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted); Scott singled to left; Scott stole second;
Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: McBride grounded out (third to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Rose lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 3.