Rodney Scott, who reported with a bad cold, sat out the start of the game for the Expos but then came off the bench and delivered a single in the 10th inning to beat the Reds, 8-7. A two-run homer by Andre Dawson helped the Expos take a 4-3 lead, but the Reds came back with two runs in the sixth and another pair in the seventh. Warren Cromartie homered in the Expos' half of the seventh. The Expos then rallied to tie the score in the ninth when Dave Cash doubled, Dawson tripled and Gary Carter hit a sacrifice fly.

In the 10th, Larry Parrish doubled. Jim Mason bunted but was called out for running outside the base line, forcing Parrish to return to second. Scott then batted for Woodie Fryman and hit his single to put a stop to the Reds' eight-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, Cincinnati Reds 7
Game Played on Friday, August    31, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         1  1  0    0  1  2    2  0  0    0  -   7 10  0
Expos        1  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  2    1  -   8 14  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .330      Cromartie lf          5   2   2   1     0   0   .276
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Cash 2b               4   3   3   1     1   0   .383
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   2     1   0   .254      Dawson cf             5   2   2   4     0   1   .273
Concepcion ss         5   1   0   0     1   0   .291      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Foster lf             4   1   1   2     2   1   .310      Carter c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .262
Bench c               6   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Valentine rf          5   0   0   0     0   3   .274
Knight 3b             5   0   0   0     0   3   .307      Parrish 3b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .306
Driessen 1b           5   0   1   1     0   2   .239      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .217
Cruz cf,rf            4   2   1   0     1   2   .238        Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Norman p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .170        Mason ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .164
  Auerbach ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Schatzeder p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Soto p              1   1   1   1     0   0   .500        Bahnsen p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .163        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
                                                            May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Tamargo ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .242
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .234

Totals               42   7  10   6     7   9             Totals               41   8  14   8     3   6

Time of Game: 3:32   Attendance: 34,820
Left on Base: Reds 13, Expos 9
DP: Reds 1, Expos 0
Errors: Parrish, Speier, Schatzeder
Doubles: Foster (14), Cruz (7), Cash 2 (5), Parrish (29)
Triples: Cash (1), Dawson (10)
Home Runs: Dawson (19), Cromartie (8)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (23), Parrish (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (5), Carter (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  5     6   4   4   1   4   1  23   3.56
Soto                    1     2   1   1   2   1   1   6   5.87
Hume L(9-7)             3.1   6   3   3   0   1   0  16   2.85
Totals                  9.1  14   8   8   3   6   2  45

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder              1.2   2   2   0   3   2   0  12   2.98
Bahnsen                 3.1   3   1   1   1   4   0  14   3.26
May                     1     1   2   0   1   0   0   6   2.27
Sosa                    2     4   2   2   0   2   0  10   2.00
Fryman W(3-5)           2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.98
Totals                 10    10   7   3   7   9   0  50

Passed Balls: Bench (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Morgan singled to right
[Collins to second]; Concepcion reached on an error by Speier
[Collins scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan to second,
Concepcion to first]; Foster flied out to center; Bench flied
out to center; Knight struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (third to first); Cash tripled
to right; Dawson reached on a fielder's choice [Cash scored];
Perez popped to third; Carter singled to left [Dawson to third];
Valentine struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Cruz walked; On a bunt Norman
reached on an error by Schatzeder [Cruz to second, Norman to
first]; Collins walked [Cruz to third, Norman to second]; Morgan
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored (unearned)];
Concepcion walked [Norman to third, Collins to second]; BAHNSEN
REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Foster struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish flied out to center; Speier struck out;
Bahnsen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 1.

REDS 3RD: Bench popped to first; Knight struck out; Driessen
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Cash lined
to left; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos
1.

REDS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Norman singled to left; Collins
forced Norman (third to shortstop); Morgan grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez walked; Carter flied out to right; Valentine
flied out to right; Parrish singled to shortstop [Perez to
second]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Foster
walked; Bench singled to third [Foster to second]; Knight flied
out to center; Driessen singled to right [Foster scored, Bench
to third]; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos
1.

EXPOS 5TH: WHITE BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; White flied out to left;
Cromartie singled to left; Bench allowed a passed ball
[Cromartie to second]; Cash doubled to left [Cromartie scored];
Dawson homered [Cash scored]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carter popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Expos 4.

REDS 6TH: MAY REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); AUERBACH BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Auerbach walked; Collins grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Auerbach to second]; Morgan flied out to right; Concepcion
reached on an error by Parrish [Auerbach to third, Concepcion to
first]; Foster doubled to center [Auerbach scored (unearned),
Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: SOTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Valentine struck
out; Parrish singled; Parrish stole second; Speier walked; STAUB
BATTED FOR MAY; Staub hit into a double play (right to
shortstop) [Parrish out at third]; Larry Parrish out on
appeal at 3B; he had passed 3B and did not retouch on the way
back to 2B; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 4.

REDS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Knight struck out;
Driessen struck out; Cruz doubled to left; Soto singled to
center [Cruz scored]; Collins singled [Soto to second]; Morgan
singled to right [Soto scored, Collins to third]; Concepcion
flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie homered; Cash walked; HUME REPLACED SOTO
(PITCHING); Dawson forced Cash (shortstop to second); Perez
popped to second; Carter singled to center [Dawson to third];
Valentine struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 7, Expos 5.

REDS 8TH: Foster popped to first in foul territory; Bench flied
out to center; Knight popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 7, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); HUTTON
BATTED FOR SPEIER; Hutton flied out to left; TAMARGO BATTED FOR
SOSA; Tamargo singled to center; Cromartie flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Expos 5.

REDS 9TH: FRYMAN REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); MASON REPLACED
HUTTON (PLAYING SS); Driessen flied out to center; Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hume struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 7, Expos 5.

EXPOS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cash doubled to right; Dawson tripled to
right [Cash scored]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carter hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dawson scored]; Valentine
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Expos 7.

REDS 10TH: Blair flied out to center; Morgan walked; Morgan
stole second; Concepcion lined to right; Foster walked; Bench
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Expos 7.

EXPOS 10TH: Parrish doubled to center; On a bunt Mason grounded
out (first to second) [Parrish stayed at second]; Jim Mason
called for interference when the throw hit him in fair
territory; SCOTT BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Scott singled to right
[Parrish scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Expos 8.