The Expos tied their club records for most hits in one inning, nine, and most hits in succession, seven, while starting off with six runs en route to a 13-1 trouncing of the Reds. Mike LaCoss, pitching for the Reds, failed to retire a batter and retreated under fire after giving up consecutive singles by Warren Cromartie, Dave Cash, Andre Dawson, Tony Perez, Gary Carter, Ellis Valentine and Larry Parrish as the first four runs crossed the plate.

Paul Moskau relieved and induced Chris Speier to ground into a double play as the fifth run scored. Steve Rogers drove in the sixth run with a single and Cromartie, batting for the second time, also singled before Cash popped up to end the inning. The Expos added four more runs in the second on a homer by Dawson, single by Perez, triple by Carter, double by Parrish and single by Rogers.

Cromartie, who went into game with four straight hits to his credit, extended his streak to seven hits in a row, tying the Expos' record set by Parrish in 1977, before flying out in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 13, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Expos        6  4  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -  13 21  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   0   2   1     0   2   .331      Cromartie lf          5   1   3   0     0   0   .284
Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .362
Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Dawson cf             5   2   2   2     0   2   .275
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Perez 1b              5   3   3   1     0   0   .281
  Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Carter c              4   3   3   1     0   0   .265
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Valentine rf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .281
  Cruz lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .237        White pr,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Driessen 1b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .236      Parrish 3b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .306
  Spilman 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Macha 3b            1   1   1   2     0   0   .257
Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Speier ss             5   0   1   1     0   1   .217
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Rogers p              5   0   2   2     0   1   .162
Correll c             3   1   2   0     0   0   .246
LaCoss p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Moskau p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .081
  Sarmiento p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blair ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Oester ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     2   5             Totals               44  13  21  11     0   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 41,096
Left on Base: Reds 4, Expos 8
DP: Reds 1, Expos 1
Errors: Driessen
Doubles: Correll (11), Collins (14), Parrish (30), Perez (24), Macha (2)
Triples: Carter (3)
Home Runs: Dawson (20)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (17), Cromartie (8)
GIDP: Knight (18), Speier (12)
Hit by Pitch: Carter (5,by Sarmiento)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(14-6)          0     7   6   6   0   0   0   7   3.11
Moskau                  1     5   3   3   0   0   1   7   3.89
Sarmiento               4     4   1   1   0   2   0  17   6.00
Tomlin                  3     5   3   3   0   3   0  14   2.98
Totals                  8    21  13  13   0   5   1  45

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(12-8)          9     4   1   1   2   5   0  32   2.78
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   5   0  32

Passed Balls: Correll (2)
Hit by Pitch: Sarmiento (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Kennedy grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to center; Cromartie stole second;
Cash singled to left [Cromartie to third, Cash to second (on
throw to home)]; Dawson singled to first [Cromartie scored, Cash
scored (error by Driessen) (no RBI), Dawson to second]; Perez
singled to right [Dawson scored]; Carter singled to second
[Perez to second]; Valentine singled to third [Perez to third,
Carter to second]; Parrish singled to right [Perez scored,
Carter to third, Valentine to second]; MOSKAU REPLACED LACOSS
(PITCHING); Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Carter scored (no RBI), Valentine to third,
Parrish out at second]; Rogers singled to right [Valentine
scored]; Cromartie singled to right [Rogers to third]; Cash
popped to third; 6 R, 9 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 6.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
struck out; Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 6.

EXPOS 2ND: Dawson homered; Perez singled to left; Carter tripled
to center [Perez scored]; SARMIENTO REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING);
Valentine lined to third; Parrish doubled to left [Carter
scored]; Speier struck out; Rogers singled to center [Parrish
scored]; Cromartie singled to right [Rogers to second]; Correll
allowed a passed ball [Rogers to third, Cromartie to second];
Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 10.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo struck out (catcher to first); Correll out on
an unknown play; Sarmiento grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 10.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson struck out; Perez flied out to right; Carter
was hit by a pitch; Valentine singled to center [Carter to
second]; Parrish popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 10.

REDS 4TH: Collins struck out; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Foster
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 10.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Rogers popped
to second; Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 10.

REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Knight grounded out
(third to first); Geronimo out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 10.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson flied out
to right; Perez out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 10.

REDS 6TH: Correll doubled to left; BLAIR BATTED FOR SARMIENTO;
Blair grounded out (third to first); Collins doubled to center
[Correll scored]; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice [Collins out at third
(third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 10.

EXPOS 6TH: OESTER REPLACED BLAIR (PLAYING SS); TOMLIN REPLACED
CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Carter grounded out (shortstop to first);
Valentine singled to center; WHITE RAN FOR VALENTINE; Parrish
grounded out (catcher to first) [White to second]; Speier
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Expos 10.

REDS 7TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MACHA REPLACED
PARRISH (PLAYING 3B); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first);
Driessen walked; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 10.

EXPOS 7TH: SPILMAN REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 1B); Rogers
grounded out (second to first); Cromartie grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 10.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Correll singled to left;
Oester forced Correll (shortstop to second); Collins singled to
second [Oester to second]; Kennedy forced Collins (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 10.

EXPOS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Dawson struck out;
Perez doubled to center; Carter singled to center [Perez to
third]; White struck out; Macha doubled to right [Perez scored,
Carter scored]; Speier singled to left [Macha scored, Speier to
second (on throw to home)]; Rogers struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 13.

REDS 9TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Auerbach flied out to
left; Cruz popped to second; Spilman lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 13.