Pinch-hitter Dave Cash singled to score Jerry White in the ninth inning, giving the Expos a 2-1 victory and handing the Braves their fifth straight defeat. The Braves scored their run off Steve Rogers on an infield hit by Bob Homer with the bases loaded in the third.

Rusty Staub knotted the count with a homer in the fourth. The Expos then beat Joey McLaughlin in the ninth when Cash came through with his hit after a double by Ellis Valentine, who gave way on the base paths to White, and a sacrifice by Larry Parrish. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    18, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .264      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Scott 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Burroughs lf          3   0   1   0     1   2   .226      Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Horner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .325      Staub 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .237
Lum 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256        White pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .283
Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Parrish 3b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .309
Frias ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Hanna p               1   1   0   0     1   1   .000        Cash ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .419
  Chaney ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .129      Speier ss             2   0   1   0     1   1   .225
  J. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .145

Totals               30   1   5   1     5   6             Totals               29   2   6   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 23,115
Left on Base: Braves 7, Expos 7
DP: Braves 0, Expos 2
Doubles: Burroughs (12), Valentine (19)
Home Runs: Staub (2)
Stolen Bases: Royster (25), Cromartie (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Dawson (7), Parrish (5)
GIDP: Horner (5), Matthews (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna                   6     4   1   1   3   3   1  25   3.63
J. McLaughlin L(4-2)    2.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   9   1.99
Totals                  8.1   6   2   2   3   5   1  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(11-7)          9     5   1   1   5   6   0  35   2.70
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Rogers (7)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
flied out to right; Burroughs doubled; Rogers threw a wild pitch
[Burroughs to third]; Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled; Cromartie stole second; Scott
walked; Dawson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Cromartie to third, Scott to second]; Staub struck out;
Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); Office made an
out to second; Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish made an out to shortstop; Dyer lined to left;
Speier singled; Rogers lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Frias made an out to first; Hanna walked; Royster
walked [Hanna to second]; Matthews singled [Hanna to third,
Royster to second]; Burroughs struck out; Horner singled [Hanna
scored, Royster to third, Matthews to second]; Lum grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office struck out; Nolan flied out to center; Frias
singled; Hanna struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub homered; Valentine grounded out (second to
first); Parrish walked; Dyer struck out; Speier walked [Parrish
to second]; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Matthews
flied out to right; Burroughs walked; Horner grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Burroughs out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: On a bunt Cromartie grounded out (catcher to first);
Scott flied out to center; Dawson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum flied out to right; Office grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine
struck out; Parrish singled; Dyer forced Parrish (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Frias flied out to left; CHANEY BATTED FOR HANNA;
Chaney walked; Royster walked [Chaney to second]; Matthews
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Royster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos
1.

EXPOS 7TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Speier
struck out; Rogers grounded out (second to first); Cromartie
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs struck out; Horner struck out; Lum
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Scott flied out to left; Dawson made an out to first;
Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Office flied out to center; Nolan flied out to
center; Frias flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine doubled; WHITE RAN FOR VALENTINE; Parrish
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [White to third];
CASH BATTED FOR DYER; Cash singled [White scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 2.