Scattering six hits, Larry Christenson pitched the Phillies to a 4-2 triumph over the Expos. Manny Trillo homered for the Phils in the first inning and Garry Maddox in the sixth. The Phillies added the deciding pair in the seventh on singles by Pete Rose and Trillo, a pass to Mike Schmidt, sacrifice fly by Greg Gross batting for Greg Luzinski, and a single by Bob Boone. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    7, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   4  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .283      Rose 1b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .319
Scott 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Trillo 2b             5   2   3   1     0   1   .259
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Perez 1b              2   0   1   2     1   1   .280      Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .280        Gross ph,lf         0   0   0   1     0   0   .338
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Boone c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .308
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   3   .301      Maddox cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .289
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Anderson rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Schatzeder p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Bowa ss               2   0   0   0     2   0   .246
  Sanderson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Christenson p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .409
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     1  10             Totals               31   4   8   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 38,237
Left on Base: Expos 4, Phillies 10
DP: Expos 0, Phillies 1
Doubles: Cromartie (32), Scott (10), Boone (20), Trillo (12)
Triples: Cromartie (5)
Home Runs: Trillo (3), Maddox (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (5), Gross (2)
GIDP: Speier (10)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder              4     4   1   1   1   2   1  19   3.23
Sanderson L(7-7)        3     4   3   3   1   2   1  14   3.68
Bahnsen                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.43
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   4   2  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(3-7)      9     6   2   2   1  10   0  33   4.66
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1  10   0  33

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie tripled to center; Scott grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dawson made an out to second; Perez singled
to right [Cromartie scored]; Carter was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Trillo
homered; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (second to first); Parrish was
called out on strikes; Speier popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone doubled to center; Maddox reached on a
fielder's choice [Boone stayed at second]; Anderson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bowa popped to shortstop; Christenson
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Schatzeder grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cromartie struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
doubled to left; Schmidt popped to shortstop; Luzinski struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson made an out to shortstop; Perez was called out
on strikes; Carter made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Anderson flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine singled to left; Parrish struck out; Speier
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa walked; Christenson reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Bowa to second]; Rose singled to
left [Bowa to third, Christenson to second]; SANDERSON REPLACED
SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Trillo struck out; Schmidt made an out to
second; Luzinski made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 1, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Sanderson struck out; Cromartie doubled to right;
Scott grounded out (third to first); Dawson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone made an out to second; Maddox homered;
Anderson struck out; Bowa flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez walked; Carter flied out to left; Valentine
struck out; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Christenson flied out to right; Rose singled to
left; Trillo singled to center [Rose to third, Trillo to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Schmidt was walked intentionally; GROSS
BATTED FOR LUZINSKI; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose
scored]; Boone singled to left [Trillo scored, Schmidt to
second]; Maddox made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Phillies 4.

EXPOS 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Speier flied out
to center; HUTTON BATTED FOR SANDERSON; Hutton grounded out
(catcher to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Anderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa walked; Christenson out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bowa to second]; Rose
was walked intentionally; Trillo made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Scott doubled to left; Dawson singled to left [Scott
to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Scott scored];
Carter was called out on strikes; Valentine flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 4.