For the second time in 16 days, Steve Rogers flirted with a no-hitter before the Expos' ace righthander finally gave up four hits en route to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. Rogers went 7 2/3 hitless innings against the Phillies June 23. This time, Rogers stymied the Dodgers for 7 1/3 innings before Davey Lopes and Bill Russell singled. Montreal Expos 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1Game Played on Saturday, July 7, 1979 (Night game) at Stade OlympiqueDodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 2 5 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .262 Cromartie lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .291 Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Scott 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .224 Smith rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Dawson cf 3 0 2 2 0 0 .273 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Cey 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .275 Carter c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Valentine rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Joshua cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Macha 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Ferguson c 2 0 0 0 2 2 .217 Mason ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Rogers p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .170 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Patterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 31 1 4 1 5 5 Totals 28 2 5 2 0 5 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 46,502 Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Expos 2 DP: Dodgers 1, Expos 1 Errors: Mason Doubles: Dawson (12) Home Runs: Cey (17) GIDP: Smith (4), Macha (3) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(7-6) 7 5 2 2 0 4 0 25 3.06 Patterson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.71 Totals 8 5 2 2 0 5 0 28 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers W(9-5) 9 4 1 1 5 5 1 36 2.39 Totals 9 4 1 1 5 5 1 36 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell made an out to second; Smith lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to center; Scott struck out; Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Cey made an out to third; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter flied out to center; Valentine made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. DODGERS 3RD: Joshua reached on an error by Mason [Joshua to second]; Ferguson struck out; Hooton made an out to third; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Macha grounded out (first unassisted); Mason struck out; Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. DODGERS 4TH: Russell flied out to left; Smith grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson singled to left; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker walked; Joshua forced Baker (second to shortstop); Ferguson walked [Joshua to second]; Hooton forced Joshua (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Carter singled to second; Valentine flied out to left; Macha grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes flied out to center; Russell out on an unknown play; Smith walked; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Mason flied out to right; Rogers struck out; Cromartie singled to right; Scott singled to second [Cromartie to second]; Dawson doubled to left [Cromartie scored, Scott scored]; Perez was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 2. DODGERS 7TH: Cey walked; Baker struck out; Joshua forced Cey (second to shortstop); Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: Carter flied out to left; Valentine flied out to center; Macha flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 2. DODGERS 8TH: THOMAS BATTED FOR HOOTON; Thomas flied out to center; Lopes singled to center; Russell singled to left [Lopes to second]; Smith grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: PATTERSON REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Mason made an out to second; Rogers grounded out (first unassisted); Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 2. DODGERS 9TH: Garvey flied out to center; Cey homered; Baker grounded out (third to first); Joshua singled to right; Ferguson walked [Joshua to second]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR FERGUSON; THOMASSON BATTED FOR PATTERSON; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Expos 2. |
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