After coming from behind twice to tie the score, the Expos erupted for four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Mets, 10-6, for their fifth straight victory. The Mets, who had a triple by Lee Mazzilli and doubles by Joel Youngblood and Doug Flynn, scored five runs in the first inning. The Expos retaliated with four in their half, including a homer by Warren Cromartie, triple by Andre Dawson and two-run homer by Tony Perez.

Perez tied the score with a double in the third, but the Mets regained the lead in the sixth before Dawson knotted the count again with his second triple of the game in the seventh. The Expos began their eighth with a single by Ellis Valentine, pass to pinch-hitter Tommy Hutton and tie-breaking single by Cromartie. After Rodney Scott walked, Dawson knocked in two runs with a single and Gary Carter added the final tally with another single. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 10, New York Mets 6
Game Played on Friday, August    3, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         5  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 14  0
Expos        4  0  1    0  0  0    1  4  x  -  10 14  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   3   0     0   0   .263      Cromartie lf          5   2   2   2     0   0   .283
Stearns c             5   0   1   1     0   0   .248      Scott 2b              3   3   1   0     2   2   .246
Mazzilli cf           3   1   1   1     1   1   .315      Dawson cf             5   2   4   4     0   0   .270
Montanez 1b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .233      Perez 1b              4   1   3   3     1   0   .283
Hebner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .261      Carter c              5   0   1   1     0   0   .283
Kranepool rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Valentine rf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .289
  Flores ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   2   .174      Parrish 3b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .298
Youngblood lf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .290      Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Flynn 2b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .237        Hutton ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .315
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Kobel p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .161
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        May p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Trevino 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .356        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                            Sanderson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  14   5     2   5             Totals               35  10  14  10     6   4

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 28,734
Left on Base: Mets 5, Expos 8
DP: Mets 0, Expos 1
Errors: Cromartie
Doubles: Youngblood (24), Flynn (12), Perez (20)
Triples: Mazzilli (3), Dawson 2 (9)
Home Runs: Cromartie (7), Perez (10)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (31), Valentine (7)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (14), Stearns (11), Youngblood (12), Trevino (1), Perez (1), Valentine (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Kobel (5), Parrish (4)
GIDP: Stearns (15)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel                   6     9   5   5   2   4   2  27   3.42
Murray L(4-6)           1.2   3   5   5   3   0   0  11   4.70
Bernard                 0.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.55
Totals                  8    14  10  10   6   4   2  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  3     8   5   5   0   2   0  16   2.66
May                     3     4   1   1   2   2   0  13   2.44
Sanderson               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.61
Bahnsen W(3-1)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.51
Fryman                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.52
Totals                  9    14   6   6   2   5   0  38

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Lanny Harris


METS 1ST: Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras stole second;
Stearns lined to second; Mazzilli tripled to left [Taveras
scored]; Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli scored]; Hebner
singled to center [Montanez to second]; Kranepool flied out to
center; Youngblood doubled to left [Montanez scored, Hebner
scored (error by Cromartie)]; Flynn doubled to left [Youngblood
scored]; Kobel struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos
0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie homered; Scott singled to left; Dawson
tripled to right [Scott scored]; Perez homered [Dawson scored];
Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to
center; Parrish walked; Speier struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 5, Expos 4.

METS 2ND: Taveras singled to right; Taveras was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Stearns popped to catcher in foul
territory; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 2ND: Rogers struck out; Cromartie flied out to right;
Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 4.

METS 3RD: Montanez singled to left; Hebner flied out to left;
Kranepool forced Montanez (shortstop to second); Youngblood
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson singled to center; Perez doubled to left
[Dawson scored]; Carter flied out to center [Perez to third];
Valentine reached on a fielder's choice [Perez out at home
(shortstop to catcher)]; Valentine stole second; Parrish walked;
Speier forced Parrish (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 5.

METS 4TH: MAY REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Flynn walked; Kobel
popped to pitcher; Taveras singled to left [Flynn to second];
Stearns grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Expos 5.

EXPOS 4TH: May flied out to center; Cromartie flied out to
center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 5.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli walked; Montanez singled to right [Mazzilli
to second]; Hebner struck out; FLORES BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL;
Flores struck out; Youngblood forced Montanez (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 5.

EXPOS 5TH: FLORES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Dawson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to left; Perez was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); Carter popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Expos 5.

METS 6TH: Flynn singled to pitcher; Kobel out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Taveras grounded out
(first unassisted) [Flynn to third]; Stearns singled to left
[Flynn scored]; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine singled to left; Valentine was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Parrish
flied out to right; Speier singled to left; WHITE BATTED FOR
MAY; White flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6,
Expos 5.

METS 7TH: SANDERSON REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Mazzilli popped
to shortstop; Montanez flied out to left; Hebner made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Cromartie flied out
to center; Scott walked; Dawson tripled to right [Scott scored];
Perez flied out to right; Carter grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 6.

METS 8TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Flores was
called out on strikes; Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Flynn flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Valentine singled to left; Parrish out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Valentine to second]; HUTTON BATTED
FOR SPEIER; Hutton walked; STAUB BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Staub flied
out to left; Cromartie singled to right [Valentine scored,
Hutton to third]; Scott walked [Cromartie to second]; BERNARD
REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); TREVINO REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING 2B);
Dawson singled to center [Hutton scored, Cromartie scored, Scott
to second]; Perez walked [Scott to third, Dawson to second];
Carter singled to left [Scott scored, Dawson to third, Perez to
second]; Valentine flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 6, Expos 10.

METS 9TH: MASON REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING SS); FRYMAN REPLACED
STAUB (PITCHING); Trevino singled to right; Trevino was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Taveras grounded out (third
to first); Stearns made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Expos 10.