Jose Cardenal drove in his first run in a Mets' uniform and John Stearns smashed a two-run homer to account for a 3-2 victory, snapping the Expos' five-game winning streak. Cardenal delivered his RBI with a double in the third inning after a two-bagger by Doug Flynn. Stearns' homer in the fourth followed a single by Willie Montanez.

The Expos counted their pair in the fifth on a triple by Larry Parrish, single by Chris Speier, sacrifice by Bill Lee and double by Warren Cromartie. Craig Swan, who started for the Mets, was hit on the right wrist by a batted ball and left the game after 5 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    4, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .231      Cromartie lf          3   0   1   1     0   1   .283
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260        White lf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .312      Scott 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Montanez 1b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .239      Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Stearns c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .251      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Youngblood lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Flynn 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .238      Parrish 3b            3   1   3   0     0   0   .304
Swan p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .119      Speier ss             3   1   1   1     0   0   .222
  Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   3   9   3     1   0             Totals               32   2   8   2     0   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 32,108
Left on Base: Mets 4, Expos 4
DP: Mets 2, Expos 4
Errors: Parrish
Doubles: Flynn (13), Cardenal 2 (5), Cromartie (31), Carter (20)
Triples: Parrish (1)
Home Runs: Stearns (8)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (2), Scott (29), Dawson (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Lee (5)
GIDP: Montanez (14), Taveras (8), Stearns (16), Hebner (6), Speier (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(10-9)            5.2   6   2   2   0   3   0  22   3.14
Allen SV(3)             3.1   2   0   0   0   2   0  11   4.06
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   5   0  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(10-8)             8     7   3   3   1   0   1  30   3.46
Fryman                  0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.46
Sosa                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.89
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   0   1  34

Passed Balls: Carter (1)
Wild Pitches: Fryman (2)

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


METS 1ST: Cardenal reached on an error by Parrish [Cardenal to
second]; Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Cardenal to
third]; Mazzilli walked; Montanez grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie struck out; Scott singled to left; Dawson
singled to center [Scott to second]; Scott stole third and
Dawson stole second; Perez flied out to right; Carter struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner made
an out to shortstop; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine lined to center; Parrish singled to center;
Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish to second];
Lee grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn doubled to right; Carter allowed a passed ball
[Flynn to third]; Swan grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cardenal doubled to left [Flynn scored]; Cardenal stole third;
Taveras reached on a fielder's choice [Cardenal out at home
(second to catcher)]; Mazzilli popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez singled to left; Stearns homered [Montanez
scored]; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Youngblood
flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Carter flied out to center;
Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Swan singled to center; Cardenal flied out to center;
Taveras grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Swan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish tripled to center; Speier singled to right
[Parrish scored]; Lee out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Speier to second]; Cromartie doubled to right [Speier scored];
Scott hit into a double play (second to first to catcher to
third to catcher) [Cromartie out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli lined to left; Montanez singled to right;
Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson flied out to right; Perez grounded out
(pitcher to first); ALLEN REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Carter flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

METS 7TH: Hebner flied out to center; Youngblood grounded out
(pitcher to first); Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine struck out; Parrish singled to third;
Speier grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

METS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); Allen grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cardenal doubled to left; Taveras lined
to right; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR LEE; Hutton grounded out (second to
first); White struck out; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

METS 9TH: FRYMAN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Montanez singled to
left; Fryman threw a wild pitch [Montanez to second]; Stearns
singled to right [Montanez to third]; Hebner grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Montanez stayed at
third, Stearns out at second]; SOSA REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING);
Youngblood flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Perez popped to
first in foul territory; Carter doubled to right; Valentine
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.