Larry Christenson hit a homer and two doubles, scored twice and pitched the first six innings as the Phillies defeated the Expos, 5-2, for the first time this season after eight straight losses. The Phils took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a double by Christenson and RBI singles by Pete Rose and Greg Luzinski. Christenson belted his round-tripper in the fourth frame. The Phils added insurance markers in the eighth on run-scoring singles by Bob Boone and Bake McBride. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      24, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  0  2    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 14  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   3   1     0   0   .264      Cromartie lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .303
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Scott 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Rose 1b               5   1   2   1     0   0   .338      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .272
Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     3   0   .252      Perez 1b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .288
Luzinski lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .256      Carter c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .299
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .500      Hutton rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .313
Maddox cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .290      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .296
Trillo 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Speier ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .241
Boone c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .269      Lee p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Christenson p         3   2   3   1     0   0   .500        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .462
  Anderson ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  14   5     4   3             Totals               32   2   9   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 41,593
Left on Base: Phillies 11, Expos 6
DP: Phillies 0, Expos 0
Errors: Cromartie
Doubles: Christenson 2 (3), Carter (12), Parrish (20)
Triples: McBride (8)
Home Runs: Christenson (1)
Stolen Bases: McBride (16)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (2), Cromartie (4), Scott (6)
Sacrifice Hits: McBride (2), Lee (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(2-5)      6     8   2   2   2   2   0  26   4.25
McGraw SV(5)            3     1   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.61
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(7-4)              6.2  11   3   3   2   0   1  31   3.69
Sosa                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.70
Palmer                  0.1   2   2   1   0   1   0   3   3.96
Fryman                  1.2   1   0   0   2   2   0   8   1.38
Totals                  9    14   5   4   4   3   1  43

Wild Pitches: Fryman (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; Bowa grounded out
(pitcher to first) [McBride to second]; Rose lined to second;
Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to right; Cromartie was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Scott grounded out (catcher
unassisted); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to left; Maddox forced Luzinski
(third to second); Trillo singled to center [Maddox to third];
Trillo was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Boone
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez lined to shortstop; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hutton singled to right; Parrish struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Christenson doubled to left; McBride out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Christenson to third]; Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to pitcher
[Christenson scored]; Schmidt walked [Rose to second]; Luzinski
singled to left [Rose scored, Schmidt to second]; Maddox popped
to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to center; Lee out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Speier to second]; Cromartie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo flied out to left; Boone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Christenson homered; McBride tripled to
right; Bowa lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson popped to second; Perez walked; Carter singled
to center [Perez to second]; Hutton singled to left [Perez
scored, Carter to second]; Parrish grounded out (catcher to
first) [Carter to third, Hutton to second]; Speier flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose flied out to center; Schmidt popped to
catcher in foul territory; Luzinski popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Lee grounded out (second to first); Cromartie walked;
Scott flied out to center; Dawson forced Cromartie (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox popped to shortstop; Trillo grounded out
(second to first); Boone singled to center; Christenson doubled
to left [Boone out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez flied out to right; Carter doubled to left;
Hutton flied out to right [Carter to third]; Parrish doubled to
center [Carter scored]; Speier singled to center [Parrish to
third, Speier out at second (center to first)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: McBride flied out to right; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rose singled to left; Schmidt walked [Rose
to second]; SOSA REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Luzinski grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); GROSS REPLACED
CHRISTENSON (PLAYING LF); CASH BATTED FOR SOSA; Cash grounded
out (third to first); Cromartie flied out to center; Scott
singled to center; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: PALMER REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Maddox singled to
left [Maddox to second (error by Cromartie)]; Trillo struck out;
Boone singled to center [Maddox scored (unearned), Boone to
second (on throw to home)]; FRYMAN REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING);
ANDERSON BATTED FOR GROSS; Anderson struck out; McBride singled
to center [Boone scored]; McBride stole second; Bowa walked;
Rose flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Dawson struck
out; Perez struck out; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt walked; Fryman threw a wild pitch [Schmidt
to second]; McGraw struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Trillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Hutton struck out; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to
first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 2.