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Sunday August 5, 1979
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Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Mets         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  1
Expos        0  3  2    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Flores rf             4   1   2   2     1   0   .196      Cromartie lf          3   0   0   0     2   0   .281
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Cash 2b               5   0   1   1     0   1   .410
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dawson cf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .269
  Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Staub 1b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .244
Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   0     2   2   .312        Hutton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Montanez 1b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .238        Perez 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Hebner 3b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .258      Valentine rf          3   1   3   2     1   0   .292
Youngblood lf         5   0   0   0     0   0   .283        White rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Hodges c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .190      Parrish 3b            3   1   1   1     2   0   .304
Flynn 2b,ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Twitchell p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Dyer c                3   1   2   2     1   0   .244
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Norman ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250        May p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Trevino ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .344

Totals               36   3   9   3     5   7             Totals               33   7  10   7     9   3

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 46,613
Left on Base: Mets 12, Expos 11
DP: Mets 1, Expos 0
Errors: Hodges
Doubles: Flores (1), Flynn (14), Montanez (17), Dyer 2 (6), Parrish (25), Valentine 2 (18)
Home Runs: Staub (1)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (8), Dawson (25)
GIDP: Cash (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (4,by Palmer)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(5-3)        1     1   3   3   3   0   1   6   5.01
Hassler                 2     5   2   2   2   2   0  13   4.90
Murray                  2     1   1   1   3   0   0  10   4.69
Bernard                 3     3   1   1   1   1   0  13   5.27
Totals                  8    10   7   7   9   3   1  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  3.1   5   2   2   4   1   0  20   3.02
May W(7-0)              5.2   4   1   1   1   6   0  22   2.35
Totals                  9     9   3   3   5   7   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (2)
Wild Pitches: May (1)

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


METS 1ST: Flores grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli walked; Montanez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie walked; Cash grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cromartie out at second]; Dawson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Hebner walked; Youngblood flied out to center; Hodges
walked [Hebner to second]; Flynn flied out to right; Twitchell
singled to shortstop [Hebner to third, Hodges to second]; Flores
doubled to right [Hebner scored, Hodges scored, Twitchell to
third]; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Staub homered; Valentine walked; Parrish walked
[Valentine to second]; HASSLER REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING);
Valentine stole third; Speier walked [Parrish to second]; Dyer
doubled to right [Valentine scored, Parrish scored, Speier to
third]; Palmer popped to second; Cromartie grounded out (third
to first); Cash struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos
3.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli singled to center; Montanez struck out;
Hebner was hit by a pitch [Mazzilli to second]; Youngblood flied
out to center; Hodges grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson singled to right; Staub singled to right
[Dawson to third]; Valentine singled to left [Dawson scored,
Staub to second]; Parrish doubled to left [Staub scored,
Valentine to third]; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first);
Dyer was walked intentionally; Palmer struck out; Cromartie
flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 5.

METS 4TH: Flynn grounded out (first unassisted); NORMAN BATTED
FOR HASSLER; Norman singled to center; Flores walked [Norman to
second]; Taveras singled to third [Norman to third, Flores to
second]; MAY REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Mazzilli struck out;
Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 5.

EXPOS 4TH: MURRAY REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Cash popped to
second; Dawson walked; Dawson stole second [Dawson to third
(error by Hodges)]; Staub was walked intentionally; Valentine
doubled to right [Dawson scored, Staub to third]; Parrish was
walked intentionally; Speier flied out to center; Dyer popped to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

METS 5TH: Hebner struck out; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hodges struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 6.

EXPOS 5TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
flied out to center; Cash popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

METS 6TH: Flynn doubled to right; TREVINO BATTED FOR MURRAY;
Trevino struck out; Flores flied out to center; Taveras flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: TREVINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BERNARD REPLACED TAVERAS (PITCHING);
Dawson flied out to center; Staub popped to catcher in foul
territory; Valentine doubled to left; Parrish flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

METS 7TH: HUTTON REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING 1B); Mazzilli walked;
Montanez flied out to left; Hebner flied out to left; Youngblood
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier flied out to center; Dyer doubled to right;
May struck out; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Cash singled
to right [Dyer scored, Cromartie to second]; Dawson flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 7.

METS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Hodges was
called out on strikes; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); Trevino flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Expos 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Hutton popped to second; White grounded out (first
unassisted); Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 7.

METS 9TH: PEREZ REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING 1B); Flores singled to
center; STEARNS BATTED FOR BERNARD; May threw a wild pitch
[Flores to third]; Stearns flied out to right; Mazzilli was
called out on strikes; Montanez doubled to left [Flores scored];
Hebner singled to right [Montanez to third]; Youngblood flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 7.



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