Steve Garvey saved the Dodgers from defeat with a two-run homer in the 10th inning before Bill Russell hit another two-run homer in the 11th to beat the Expos, 6-5. The Expos took a 4-2 lead in the first overtime stanza on run-scoring singles by Gary Carter and Larry Parrish, but Derrel Thomas walked in the Dodgers' half and Garvey tied the score with his homer.

The Expos went ahead again in the 11th when Rodney Scott knocked in a run with his fifth consecutive single. In the Dodgers' half, Manny Mota delivered a single for the 139th pinch-hit of his career. Ted Martinez ran for Mota. After a sacrifice by Davey Lopes, Russell hit his homer to pin the defeat on Woodie Fryman. Russell's blow also enabled Dave Patterson to gain credit for his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Friday, July      20, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    2  1  -   5 15  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0    2  2  -   6  5  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Lopes 2b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .258
Scott ss              5   1   5   2     0   0   .231      Russell ss            5   1   1   2     0   1   .273
Dawson cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Smith cf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .276        Thomasson cf        1   0   0   0     3   0   .241
Carter c              5   0   2   1     0   1   .279        Thomas pr,cf        0   2   0   0     1   0   .264
Valentine rf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Garvey 1b             4   1   3   3     1   0   .318
Parrish 3b            5   0   3   1     0   1   .294      Cey 3b                3   0   0   1     2   2   .268
Bernazard 2b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .214      Baker lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Rogers p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .176      Ferguson rf           3   0   0   0     2   2   .218
  Cash ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .500      Yeager c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .210
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Sutcliffe p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .245
  Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .219        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .309
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .276        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .292
                                                            Martinez pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .313

Totals               41   5  15   5     3   7             Totals               34   6   5   6    11  10

Time of Game: 3:43   Attendance: 48,825
Left on Base: Expos 11, Dodgers 10
DP: Expos 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Russell
Home Runs: Garvey (15), Russell (6)
Caught Stealing: Scott 2 (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (7), Cromartie 2 (4), Dawson (6), Russell (5), Lopes (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  7     2   2   2   9   7   0  32   2.52
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.03
Bahnsen                 2     1   2   2   2   2   1   9   3.28
Fryman L(2-5)           0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   2.55
Totals                 10.1   5   6   6  11  10   2  47

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe               8.1  11   2   2   1   4   0  35   3.66
Forster                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.05
LaGrow                  1     3   3   3   2   1   0   8   5.88
Patterson W(1-0)        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   6.20
Totals                 11    15   5   5   3   7   0  49

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to center; THOMASSON REPLACED
SMITH (PLAYING CF); Scott singled to shortstop; Scott was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Dawson flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Russell struck out;
Thomasson walked; Garvey singled to right [Thomasson to second];
Cey walked [Thomasson to third, Garvey to second]; Baker popped
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez made an out to first; Carter singled to third;
Valentine made an out to shortstop; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson walked; Yeager flied out to right;
Sutcliffe popped to catcher in foul territory; Lopes flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Bernazard singled to right; Rogers hit into a double
play (catcher to second) [Bernazard out at second]; Cromartie
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thomasson flied out to left; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Scott was caught stealing
second (pitcher to second to first); Dawson struck out; Perez
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey walked; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Cey to second]; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Yeager was
walked intentionally; Sutcliffe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter flied out to center; Valentine flied out to
center; Parrish singled to left; Bernazard grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes walked; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lopes to second]; Thomasson walked; Garvey
walked [Lopes to third, Thomasson to second]; Cey grounded out
(third to first) [Lopes scored, Thomasson to third, Garvey to
second]; Baker struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Rogers singled to center; Cromartie singled to center
[Rogers to second]; Scott reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Rogers to third, Cromartie to second]; Dawson
popped to second; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rogers
scored, Cromartie to third]; Carter popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Yeager popped
to second; Sutcliffe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Dodgers 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine flied out to center; Parrish flied out to
left; Bernazard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell
popped to first in foul territory; Thomasson walked; THOMAS RAN
FOR THOMASSON; Garvey singled to left [Thomas scored, Garvey to
second (on throw to home)]; Cey was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 8TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CASH BATTED FOR
ROGERS; Cash singled to shortstop [Cash to second (error by
Russell)]; Cromartie out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Cash to third]; Scott singled to center [Cash scored]; Dawson
popped to third; Perez singled to left [Scott to second]; Carter
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Baker flied out to
left; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Yeager struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine flied out to right; Parrish singled to
left; Bernazard walked [Parrish to second]; HUTTON BATTED FOR
SOSA; FORSTER REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PITCHING); MACHA BATTED FOR
HUTTON; Macha struck out; Cromartie grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); JOSHUA BATTED
FOR FORSTER; Joshua struck out; Lopes grounded out (third to
first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 10TH: LAGROW REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Scott singled to
pitcher; Dawson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Scott
to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; Carter singled to
left [Scott scored, Perez to second]; Valentine struck out;
Parrish singled to left [Perez scored, Carter to second];
Bernazard grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 10TH: Thomas walked; Garvey homered [Thomas scored]; Cey
struck out; Baker grounded out (third to first); Ferguson
walked; Yeager flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
4, Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 11TH: WHITE BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; White walked; PATTERSON
REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Cromartie out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [White to second]; Scott singled to center
[White scored, Scott to second (on throw to home)]; Dawson
struck out; Perez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 11TH: FRYMAN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR
PATTERSON; Mota singled to center; MARTINEZ RAN FOR MOTA; Lopes
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Martinez to
second]; Russell homered [Martinez scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 5, Dodgers 6.