Larry Parrish and Gary Carter hit homers and Bill Lee and Elias Sosa combined on a shutout to give the Expos a 2-0 victory over the Braves. Parrish connected in the second inning and Carter in the ninth to beat Phil Niekro. Sosa replaced Lee with a runner on second and two out in the eighth. After passing Gary Matthews, Sosa struck out Jeff Burroughs to end the Braves' threat. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Friday, August    24, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Royster 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .230      Matthews rf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .317
Dawson cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .281      Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .245      Murphy 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .293
  White rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Bonnell cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .263        Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Parrish 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .302      Frias ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   2   .218      Benedict c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Lee p                 3   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .177
  Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               33   2   7   2     3  10             Totals               32   0   7   0     1   1

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  6,757
Left on Base: Expos 7, Braves 6
DP: Expos 2, Braves 1
Doubles: Matthews (30)
Home Runs: Parrish (20), Carter (18)
Stolen Bases: Scott (31), Bonnell (3)
GIDP: Perez (13), Burroughs (14), Office (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(12-10)            7.2   6   0   0   0   0   0  28   3.09
Sosa SV(14)             1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.76
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   1   0  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(16-17)         9     7   2   2   3  10   2  36   3.64
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3  10   2  36

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie popped to second; Scott struck out; Dawson
singled; Perez walked [Dawson to second]; Staub walked [Dawson
to third, Perez to second]; Carter forced Staub (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
doubled; Burroughs reached on a fielder's choice [Matthews out
at third (shortstop to third)]; Horner singled [Burroughs to
second]; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish homered; Speier singled; Lee forced Speier
(pitcher to shortstop); Cromartie flied out to left; Scott
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell popped to second; Frias grounded out
(shortstop to first); Benedict flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson flied out to center; Perez struck out; Staub
singled; Carter forced Staub (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Royster flied
out to right; Matthews popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Speier grounded out (third to
first); Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); Horner
flied out to left; Murphy singled; Bonnell flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie walked; Scott forced Cromartie (shortstop
to second); Scott stole second; Dawson flied out to center;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias grounded out (second to first); Benedict
grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro popped to catcher; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Staub struck out; Carter flied out to left; Parrish
made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
singled; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier struck out; Lee singled; Cromartie flied out
to right; Scott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner grounded out (second to first); Murphy
singled; Bonnell forced Murphy (second unassisted); Bonnell
stole second; Frias grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson singled; Perez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dawson out at second]; Staub
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: WHITE REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING RF); Benedict singled;
Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first) [Benedict to second];
Royster flied out to center; SOSA REPLACED LEE (PITCHING);
Matthews walked; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Carter homered; Parrish flied out to center; Speier
struck out; Sosa popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner popped to second; Murphy singled; OFFICE
BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.