Dave Parker hit a two-run homer to reach the 500 mark in career RBIs as the Pirates moved into first place in the East division ahead of the Expos with a 5-3 victory. Omar Moreno singled in the first inning before Parker poked his homer. The Pirates added a run in the second on two walks and a single by Tim Foli.

Parker doubled in the fifth to set up the Pirates' fourth run on a sacrifice fly by Bill Madlock. Moreno hit an RBI single in the sixth to complete the Pirates' production. Larry Parrish hit a two-run homer for the Expos, who fell out of first place after leading the division since June 13. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      2  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   3  6  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   2   1     1   1   .294      Cromartie lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Foli ss               5   0   1   1     0   0   .276        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Parker rf             4   2   2   2     1   0   .296      Scott 2b,ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
B. Robinson 1b        5   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Dawson cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
  Milner 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Lacy lf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .278      Carter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .277
Madlock 3b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .282      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Parrish 3b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .297
Nicosia c             3   2   1   0     1   1   .254      Speier ss             1   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Bibby p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .105        Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .164
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .267        Cash ph,2b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .469
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Schatzeder p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Bernazard ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .308
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            White ph,lf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .278

Totals               35   5  10   5     3   7             Totals               33   3   6   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 38,661
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Expos 6
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 0
Errors: Garner, Dawson, Speier
Doubles: Lacy (7), Parker (26), Cromartie (28)
Home Runs: Parker (17), Parrish (13)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Bibby (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Madlock (3)
GIDP: Valentine (12)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(7-2)            6.1   5   3   3   2   6   1  25   3.06
Jackson                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.04
Tekulve SV(17)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.21
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   7   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(5-4)       6     8   5   4   3   3   1  29   3.30
Bahnsen                 1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.46
Sosa                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.89
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   7   1  40

Wild Pitches: Jackson (3), Schatzeder (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Foli made an out to
second; Parker homered [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lacy doubled to left; Madlock popped to
first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie struck out; Scott struck out; Dawson made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Garner lined to right; Nicosia walked; Bibby struck
out; Moreno walked [Nicosia to second]; Foli singled to center
[Nicosia scored, Moreno to second]; Parker walked [Moreno to
third, Foli to second]; B. Robinson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter
grounded out (third to first); Valentine flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Lacy singled to third; Madlock flied out to center;
Garner popped to catcher in foul territory; Nicosia grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish made an out to third; Speier struck out;
Schatzeder flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Bibby struck out; Moreno struck out; Foli lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Scott flied out to
center; Dawson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker reached on an error by Speier [Parker to
first]; B. Robinson singled to left [Parker to second];
Schatzeder threw a wild pitch [Parker to third, B. Robinson to
second]; Lacy made an out to first; Madlock hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Parker scored (unearned)]; Garner popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Perez singled to left; Carter singled to left [Perez
to second]; Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Perez to third, Carter out at second]; Parrish walked;
STAUB BATTED FOR SPEIER; Staub struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 4, Expos 0.

PIRATES 6TH: MASON REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING SS); Nicosia singled
to center; Bibby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Nicosia to second]; Moreno singled to center [Nicosia scored,
Moreno to second (error by Dawson)]; Moreno was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Foli grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: BERNAZARD BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Bernazard struck
out; Cromartie doubled to center; Scott grounded out (second to
first) [Cromartie to third]; Dawson singled to left [Cromartie
scored]; Perez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Expos 1.

PIRATES 7TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED BERNAZARD (PITCHING); Parker
doubled to center; B. Robinson struck out; Lacy singled to third
[Parker stayed at second]; Madlock struck out; Garner flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter walked; Valentine struck out; Parrish homered
[Carter scored]; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); CASH BATTED
FOR MASON; Cash popped to catcher in foul territory; WHITE
BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; White walked; Jackson threw a wild pitch
[White to second]; Cromartie flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.

PIRATES 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CASH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SOSA
REPLACED CROMARTIE (PITCHING); Nicosia struck out; EASLER BATTED
FOR JACKSON; Easler struck out; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dawson reached on an error by Garner
[Dawson to second]; Perez struck out; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
flied out to right; B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: MILNER REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING 1B); Valentine
flied out to right; Parrish flied out to center; Cash singled to
right; White forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.