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Friday August 10, 1979
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Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 10, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Expos        0  1  1    1  2  1    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   5 11  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Youngblood lf         5   1   2   0     0   1   .286
Scott 2b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .245      Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Cash 2b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .415        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dawson cf             5   1   3   2     0   1   .275        Stearns ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Staub 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Mazzilli cf           5   1   2   3     0   0   .313
  Hutton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .259
Valentine rf          5   0   0   1     0   1   .285      Kranepool 1b          4   0   4   2     0   0   .246
Parrish 3b            4   3   4   1     0   0   .305      Norman rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Mason ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .177      Hodges c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .170
Dyer c                3   0   1   1     1   1   .259      Flynn 2b,ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Palmer p              3   0   1   0     1   1   .071      Bernard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Flores ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Trevino ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .324

Totals               38   6  12   6     3   5             Totals               37   5  11   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance:  9,161
Left on Base: Expos 8, Mets 8
DP: Expos 0, Mets 0
Doubles: Parrish 2 (27), Youngblood (28), Kranepool (2)
Home Runs: Parrish (17), Dawson (18), Mazzilli (11)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (33)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (9), Mason (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bernard (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(4-2)           8.2  11   5   5   2   3   1  39   3.32
Sosa SV(13)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.84
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   4   1  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bernard L(0-3)          4     6   3   3   2   3   1  18   5.29
Twitchell               3     3   3   3   1   0   1  14   5.26
Allen                   2     3   0   0   0   2   0   9   3.90
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   5   2  41

Wild Pitches: Allen (3)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Jim Quick


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie lined to third; Scott grounded out (second
to first); Dawson singled to right; Staub flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras
singled to right; Taveras stole second; Taveras stole third;
Mazzilli popped to second; Hebner walked; Kranepool singled to
center [Taveras scored, Hebner to second]; Norman popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied out to center; Parrish homered; Mason
struck out; Dyer walked; Palmer walked [Dyer to second];
Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Hodges walked; Flynn forced Hodges (shortstop to
second); Bernard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Flynn to second]; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Scott singled to right; Dawson singled to center
[Scott to third]; Staub popped to second; Valentine forced
Dawson (third to second) [Scott scored]; Valentine was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Mazzilli singled; Hebner struck out; Kranepool singled to right
[Mazzilli to second]; Norman made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish doubled to left; Mason singled to right
[Parrish scored]; Mason was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Dyer struck out; Palmer was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Hodges struck out; Flynn flied out to center; FLORES
BATTED FOR BERNARD; Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

EXPOS 5TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); Scott walked; Dawson homered
[Scott scored]; Staub flied out to right; Valentine lined to
second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish doubled to left; Mason reached on a fielder's
choice [Parrish stayed at second]; Dyer singled to left [Parrish
scored, Mason to second]; Palmer forced Mason (pitcher to third)
[Dyer to second]; Cromartie popped to third in foul territory;
Scott flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets
1.

METS 6TH: Hebner popped to shortstop; Kranepool singled to
right; Norman grounded out (first unassisted) [Kranepool to
second]; Hodges made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 6, Mets 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Valentine made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: HUTTON REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING 1B); CASH REPLACED
SCOTT (PLAYING 2B); Flynn grounded out (third to first); TREVINO
BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Trevino flied out to center; Youngblood
doubled to left; Taveras popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 1.

EXPOS 8TH: TREVINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ALLEN REPLACED TAVERAS (PITCHING);
Parrish singled to center; Mason popped to third in foul
territory; Dyer popped to first; Palmer singled to center
[Parrish to second]; Cromartie lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Hebner
singled to right; Kranepool doubled to left [Hebner scored];
Norman grounded out (third to first); Hodges grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Cash singled to center; Allen threw a wild pitch
[Cash to second]; Dawson struck out; Hutton flied out to right;
Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Trevino grounded
out (shortstop to first); Youngblood singled to center; STEARNS
BATTED FOR ALLEN; Stearns singled to left [Youngblood to
second]; Mazzilli homered [Youngblood scored, Stearns scored];
SOSA REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Hebner struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 5.



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