Knocking in two runs with a sixth-inning single, Ross Grimsley sparked the Expos to a 5-3 victory over the Cardinals. The Montreal southpaw got credit for the win, getting effective relief help from Stan Bahnsen and Woodie Fryman.

The Expos were behind, 2-1, going into the sixth, when they loaded the bases on singles by Tony Perez and Gary Carter and an intentional walk to Larry Parrish. An infield out by pinch-hitter Tommy Hutton plated one run before Grimsley singled off John Denny's glove to cap the three-run uprising. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      26, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   5 10  0
Cardinals    0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          5   0   1   1     0   2   .303      Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .313
Scott 2b              3   1   2   0     2   0   .232      Brock lf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .351
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Perez 1b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .294      Hendrick rf           3   1   0   1     1   1   .339
Carter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .303      Scott cf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .296
White rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Parrish 3b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .294      Swisher c             1   0   0   1     0   0   .094
Speier ss             2   1   1   0     0   0   .239        Kennedy ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .303      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Mason ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Oberkfell ph,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Grimsley p            3   0   2   2     0   0   .229        Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Fryman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .158
                                                            McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               35   5  10   4     4   3             Totals               33   3   7   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 16,791
Left on Base: Expos 8, Cardinals 6
DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Swisher, Denny
Doubles: Perez (13), Scott (7), Scott (9)
Stolen Bases: Brock (5)
Caught Stealing: Scott (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Dawson (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Swisher (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(8-4)         5.1   6   3   3   1   1   0  23   4.69
Bahnsen                 1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.68
Fryman SV(4)            2.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.27
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   5   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(3-6)            7     8   5   4   4   3   0  32   4.80
McEnaney                1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.57
Frazier                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   4   4   3   0  40

Passed Balls: Kennedy (1)
Wild Pitches: Grimsley (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie was called out on strikes; Scott walked;
Scott was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error
by Denny); Dawson popped to first in foul territory; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton popped to first in foul territory;
Brock singled to right; Brock stole second; Hernandez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hendrick grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter popped to second; White lined to left; Parrish
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Scott singled to pitcher; Reitz singled to center
[Scott to third]; Swisher hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott
scored]; Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Reitz to second]; Tyson
flied out to left; Denny grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to center; Grimsley singled to catcher
[Speier to third (error by Swisher), Grimsley to second];
Cromartie singled to center [Speier scored, Grimsley out at home
(center to catcher), Cromartie to second (on throw to home)];
Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton singled to right; Brock singled to
third [Templeton to second]; Hernandez forced Brock (second to
shortstop) [Templeton to third]; Hendrick forced Hernandez
(second unassisted) [Templeton scored]; Scott lined to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez doubled to center; Carter grounded out (third
to first); White was called out on strikes; Parrish walked;
Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Swisher
popped to catcher in foul territory; Tyson lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Grimsley flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted); Scott walked; Dawson forced Scott (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Denny struck out; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez singled to left; Carter singled to center
[Perez to third]; White grounded out (first unassisted) [Carter
to second]; Parrish was walked intentionally; HUTTON BATTED FOR
SPEIER; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Perez scored,
Carter to third, Parrish to second]; Grimsley singled to pitcher
[Carter scored, Parrish scored]; Cromartie struck out; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: MASON REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING SS); Hernandez
flied out to center; Hendrick walked; Scott doubled to left
[Hendrick scored]; BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Reitz
flied out to center; KENNEDY BATTED FOR SWISHER; Kennedy
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 7TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Scott doubled to
right; Dawson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Scott
to third]; Kennedy allowed a passed ball [Scott scored
(unearned)]; Perez grounded out (second to first); Carter
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: OBERKFELL BATTED FOR TYSON; Oberkfell grounded
out (second to first); CARBO BATTED FOR DENNY; Carbo walked;
Templeton was called out on strikes; Brock singled to left
[Carbo to second]; FRYMAN REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Hernandez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 8TH: OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCENANEY
REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); White flied out to right; Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hendrick was called out on strikes; Scott was
called out on strikes; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Fryman grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Cromartie made an out to first; Scott singled to left; Dawson
singled to center [Scott to third]; FRAZIER REPLACED MCENANEY
(PITCHING); Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Kennedy flied out to right; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR
OBERKFELL; Mumphrey flied out to right; FREED BATTED FOR
FRAZIER; Freed lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
5, Cardinals 3.