Posting his fifth straight victory, J.R. Richard hurled the Astros to a 4-1 triumph over the Expos. The Astros scored twice in the fourth inning on a single by Terry Puhl, an infield out, single by Jeff Leonard and double by Art Howe. They added another pair in the fifth with a walk, an error, a single by Puhl and sacrifice fly by Jose Cruz. Richard retired 11 straight batters at one stage of the game. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Monday, August    13, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1
Astros       0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .275      Landestoy 2b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .206
Scott 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Reynolds ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .273
Dawson cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Puhl cf               4   1   3   1     0   0   .289
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Cruz lf               2   0   0   1     1   1   .300
Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Cabell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .268
Valentine rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Leonard rf            3   1   3   1     0   0   .307
Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Howe 3b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Speier ss             2   0   0   0     0   2   .220      Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .211
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .177
Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .153
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .405

Totals               30   1   5   1     1   7             Totals               27   4   8   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 21,011
Left on Base: Expos 3, Astros 4
DP: Expos 0, Astros 2
Errors: Rogers
Doubles: Cromartie (33), Leonard (11), Howe (15)
Stolen Bases: Landestoy (6)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (11), Leonard (6), Puhl (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (24)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (4)
GIDP: Perez (11), Hutton (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(10-7)          4.1   6   4   3   3   1   0  21   2.79
May                     0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.32
Bahnsen                 3     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.19
Totals                  8     8   4   3   3   3   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(12-11)        9     5   1   1   1   7   0  31   3.43
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   7   0  31

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dave Pallone


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie doubled to right; Scott walked; Dawson made
an out to first; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds
flied out to right; Puhl grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to center; Valentine struck out;
Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Cabell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Leonard doubled to left; Howe flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier struck out; Rogers grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard
grounded out (third to first); Landestoy singled to center;
Landestoy stole second; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Dawson grounded
out (second to first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl singled to center; Cruz grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Puhl to second]; Cabell struck out; Leonard singled
to left [Puhl scored]; Howe doubled to left [Leonard scored];
Ashby was walked intentionally; Richard grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter struck out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop
to first); Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy walked; Reynolds reached on an error by
Rogers on a sacrifice bunt [Landestoy to second, Reynolds to
first]; Puhl singled to center [Landestoy scored, Reynolds to
third, Puhl out at second (center to shortstop to second)]; MAY
REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Reynolds scored (unearned)]; Cabell was called out on strikes;
2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier struck out; WHITE BATTED FOR MAY; White
grounded out (third to first); Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Leonard singled
to left; Leonard was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Dawson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to center; Carter
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Richard made an out to second; Landestoy grounded
out (pitcher to first); Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish
singled to left; HUTTON BATTED FOR SPEIER; Hutton grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Parrish out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: MASON REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING SS); Puhl singled to
third; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cruz
struck out; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 9TH: CASH BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Cash grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cromartie singled to center; Scott grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson singled to left
[Cromartie scored]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Astros 4.