A bases-loaded pass in the ninth inning was decisive as the Expos edged the Astros, 7-6. Larry Parrish led off the inning with a walk and went to second on a wild pitch. Jerry White then walked and Joe Sambito replaced Pete Ladd on the mound for the Astros. A walk to pinch-hitter Chris Speier loaded the bases and two outs later, Warren Cromartie walked on a 3-2 pitch to force home the winning tally. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Houston Astros 6
Game Played on Tuesday, August    28, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Astros       0  4  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  0
Expos        0  0  4    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   7 10  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .270      Scott ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .232
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Cash 2b               5   0   1   1     0   0   .365
Puhl cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .287      Cromartie lf          4   1   1   4     1   0   .273
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .279
Cabell 3b             3   2   1   0     0   1   .266      Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Walling rf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .304      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .278
Ashby c               4   1   0   1     0   1   .201      Parrish 3b            3   3   2   1     1   0   .302
Landestoy 2b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .211      White cf              3   2   3   0     1   0   .295
Andujar p             3   1   1   2     0   2   .091      Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Niemann p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .254        Palmer p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Ladd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Speier ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .217

Totals               34   6   7   5     0  10             Totals               35   7  10   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 30,513
Left on Base: Astros 3, Expos 6
DP: Astros 1, Expos 0
Errors: Scott
Doubles: Walling (3), Cromartie (36)
Home Runs: Andujar (2), Parrish (21)
Caught Stealing: Landestoy (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (30)
GIDP: Cromartie (9)
Hit by Pitch: Cabell (3,by Rogers)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar                 6.2   9   6   6   1   2   1  29   3.12
Niemann                 1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.64
Ladd L(1-1)             0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   1.35
Sambito                 0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   1.45
Totals                  8.2  10   7   7   4   4   1  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  4     4   6   3   0   2   1  18   2.86
Palmer W(6-2)           5     3   0   0   0   8   0  18   2.77
Totals                  9     7   6   3   0  10   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Rogers (4)
Wild Pitches: Ladd (2)

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


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

EXPOS 1ST: Scott grounded out (second to first); Cash flied out
to center; Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell was
hit by a pitch; Walling singled [Cabell to third]; Ashby reached
on an error by Scott [Cabell scored (RBI), Walling scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Ashby to first]; Landestoy lined to left;
Andujar homered (unearned) [Ashby scored (unearned)]; Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter flied
out to center; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds flied out to center; Puhl grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish walked; White singled [Parrish to second]; On
a bunt Rogers struck out; Scott singled [Parrish to third, White
to second]; Cash made an out to third; Cromartie doubled
[Parrish scored, White scored, Scott scored]; Perez singled
[Cromartie scored]; Carter forced Perez (shortstop to second); 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled; Walling doubled [Cabell scored];
Ashby flied out to center [Walling to third]; Landestoy reached
on a fielder's choice [Walling scored]; Landestoy was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Andujar struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine struck out; Parrish lined to shortstop;
White singled; TAMARGO BATTED FOR ROGERS; Tamargo lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 4.

ASTROS 5TH: PALMER REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Cedeno singled;
Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno to
second]; Puhl struck out; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
singled; Cromartie grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 6, Expos 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling
flied out to center; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter
grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Andujar
struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish homered; White singled; On a bunt Palmer made
an out to catcher; Scott singled [White to third]; Cash grounded
out (second to first) [White scored, Scott to second]; NIEMANN
REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Cromartie grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 6.

ASTROS 8TH: On a bunt Reynolds struck out; Puhl struck out; Cruz
singled; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez struck out; Carter grounded out (second to
first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Expos 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Walling flied out to left; Ashby struck out;
Landestoy singled; HOWE BATTED FOR NIEMANN; Howe forced
Landestoy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
6, Expos 6.

EXPOS 9TH: LADD REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Parrish singled; Ladd
threw a wild pitch [Parrish to second]; White walked; HUTTON
BATTED FOR PALMER; SAMBITO REPLACED LADD (PITCHING); SPEIER
BATTED FOR HUTTON; Speier walked [Parrish to third, White to
second]; Scott flied out to right; Cash flied out to right;
Cromartie walked [Parrish scored, White to third, Speier to
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 7.