Firing a two-hitter and striking out 12 batters, J.R. Richard pitched the Astros to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Expos. The Astros scored a run in the third inning when Rafael Landestoy walked, moved to second on a sacrifice by Richard and came home on a double by Cesar Cedeno -- his seventh hit in as many at-bats over the last two games. Craig Reynolds led off the Astro sixth with a single and Terry Puhl walked before a passed ball advanced both runners. Enos Cabell singled to center to give the Astros two more tallies. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Monday, August    27, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .270      Cromartie lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Reynolds ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .383
Puhl cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .290      Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   3   .272
Leonard rf            4   0   2   0     0   2   .300      Perez 1b              2   0   0   0     2   2   .280
Cabell 3b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .265      Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .289      Valentine rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .280
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .204      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Landestoy 2b          2   1   0   0     1   0   .210      Speier ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .122        Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
                                                            Mason ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          May p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
                                                            Sanderson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Tamargo ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .234
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   7   3     2   9             Totals               27   0   2   0     6  12

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 30,410
Left on Base: Astros 4, Expos 8
DP: Astros 0, Expos 1
Doubles: Cedeno (23)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (33), Cash (2)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (15), Leonard (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (29), Richard (8), Parrish (6)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (4,by Richard)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(14-12)        9     2   0   0   6  12   0  35   3.07
Totals                  9     2   0   0   6  12   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(7-2)              5     4   1   1   1   4   0  19   2.31
Sanderson               2     2   2   1   1   2   0   9   3.43
Fryman                  2     1   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.12
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   9   0  34

Passed Balls: Carter (2)
Hit by Pitch: Richard (2)
Balks: May (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno singled to right; May balked [Cedeno to
second]; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Cedeno to third]; Puhl made an out to third; Leonard struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie walked; Cromartie was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Cash walked; Dawson struck out while Cash
stole second; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cruz struck
out; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

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

ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy walked; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Landestoy to second]; Cedeno doubled to left
[Landestoy scored]; Reynolds flied out to right; Puhl grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (second to first); May was called
out on strikes; Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Expos 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Leonard singled to right; Cabell singled to right
[Leonard to third]; Cruz struck out while Cabell was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Ashby flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson struck
out; Perez walked; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Expos 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy flied out to left; Richard was called out
on strikes; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine singled to left; Parrish out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Valentine to second]; HUTTON BATTED FOR
SPEIER; Hutton was called out on strikes; STAUB BATTED FOR MAY;
Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 0.

ASTROS 6TH: MASON REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING SS); SANDERSON
REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Reynolds singled to left; Puhl walked
[Reynolds to second]; Carter allowed a passed ball [Reynolds to
third, Puhl to second]; Leonard was called out on strikes;
Cabell singled to center [Reynolds scored, Puhl scored
(unearned)]; Cabell stole second; Cruz flied out to left; Ashby
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Cash
grounded out (second to first); Dawson was hit by a pitch; Perez
walked [Dawson to second]; Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy flied out to center; Richard lined to
first; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine walked; Parrish flied out to center; Mason
flied out to right; TAMARGO BATTED FOR SANDERSON; Tamargo walked
[Valentine to second]; Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Reynolds popped
to third in foul territory; Puhl was called out on strikes;
Leonard singled to center; Leonard was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson struck
out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos
0.

EXPOS 9TH: Carter singled to left; Valentine grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Carter to second]; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mason made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.