A two-out single in the eighth inning by Duffy Dyer spoiled Silvio Martinez' bid for a no-hitter as the Cards whitewashed the Expos, 5-0. The only other baserunner against Martinez was Andre Dawson, who reached first base on an error by Lou Brock in the opening inning.

The Cards scored in the first inning when Garry Templeton singled, stole second and scored on a single by Dane Iorg. The Redbirds added three runs in the second after loading the bases on singles by Ken Oberkfell, Mike Phillips and Templeton. Brock singled home two tallies and an infield hit by Tony Scott scored another. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      27, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Cardinals    1  3  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  8  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Templeton ss          4   2   2   0     0   0   .315
Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Brock lf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .351
Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Scott cf              4   0   1   1     0   3   .296
Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Iorg rf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .262
White rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .260        Hendrick ph,rf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .342
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Hernandez 1b          2   0   0   0     2   1   .318
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Kennedy c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Oberkfell 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .175        Reitz 3b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .429      Phillips 2b           4   1   1   0     0   3   .289
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .036
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294

Totals               29   0   1   0     0   7             Totals               32   5   8   5     2  10

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 14,864
Left on Base: Expos 2, Cardinals 6
DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Brock
Stolen Bases: Templeton (13), Brock (6)
Hit by Pitch: Brock (3,by May)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(7-5)           5     7   4   4   2   5   0  24   2.66
May                     3     1   1   1   0   5   0  11   3.60
Totals                  8     8   5   5   2  10   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(6-2)         9     1   0   0   0   7   0  29   2.62
Totals                  9     1   0   0   0   7   0  29

Passed Balls: Dyer (1)
Hit by Pitch: May (2)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Dawson reached on an error by
Brock [Dawson to second]; Solaita grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to left; Templeton stole
second; Brock flied out to left; Scott struck out; Iorg singled
to left [Templeton scored, Iorg to second (on throw to home)];
Hernandez walked; Kennedy lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 2ND: White struck out; Parrish grounded out (second to
first); Dyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell singled to second; Phillips singled to
center [Oberkfell to second]; Martinez popped to pitcher;
Templeton singled to second [Oberkfell to third, Phillips to
second]; Brock singled to right [Oberkfell scored, Phillips
scored, Templeton to third]; Scott singled to shortstop
[Templeton scored, Brock to second]; Iorg lined to right;
Hernandez walked [Brock to third, Scott to second]; Kennedy
lined to second; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to left; Rogers grounded out (second
to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first);
Phillips struck out; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Dawson flied out to
right; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
grounded out (second to first); Scott was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 5TH: White flied out to center; Parrish struck out; Dyer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg popped to third in foul territory; Hernandez
struck out; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier flied out to center; CASH BATTED FOR ROGERS;
Cash struck out; Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: MAY REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Oberkfell popped to
catcher in foul territory; Phillips struck out; Martinez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Scott lined to center; Dawson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Solaita grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton popped to shortstop; Brock was hit by a
pitch; Brock stole second; Dyer allowed a passed ball [Brock to
third]; Scott struck out; HENDRICK BATTED FOR IORG; Hendrick
singled to left [Brock scored]; Hernandez lined to shortstop; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 8TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); REITZ REPLACED
OBERKFELL (PLAYING 3B); White grounded out (second to first);
Parrish grounded out (third to first); Dyer singled to right;
Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Kennedy flied out to left; Reitz struck out;
Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 9TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR MAY; Hutton grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Scott lined
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 5.