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. Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3Game Played on Tuesday, June 26, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIExpos 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. |
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