Extending their victory skein to six games, the Expos took both ends of a doubleheader from the Mets, 7-2 in the first game, and 6-5 in a 10-inning second game. The Expos scored three times in the first inning of the opener on an RBI single by Tony Perez and two-run homer by Gary Carter. Andre Dawson belted a two-run round-tripper in the seventh stanza.

The score was 5-5 in the nightcap when Rusty Staub cracked a one-out double in the 10th inning and was replaced by pinch-runner Rodney Scott. Ellis Valentine bounced a grounder to Met pitcher Neil Allen, who threw to third baseman Richie Hebner to catch Scott in a rundown. Scott eventually scored when Doug Flynn's throw to Hebner hit Scott on the helmet and caromed into left field, permitting Scott to race home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Expos        3  1  0    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   7 13  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Flores rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .184      Cromartie lf          4   0   2   0     1   1   .286
Taveras ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .261      Cash 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .365
Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .302      Dawson cf             4   2   2   2     0   1   .276
Stearns 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .246      Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .281
Youngblood lf         4   0   1   1     0   1   .282      Carter c              4   1   1   2     0   1   .264
Maddox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .273      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Trevino c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Parrish 3b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .308
Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Speier ss             3   0   2   1     1   0   .221
Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Lee p                 1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .237        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Bahnsen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   8             Totals               36   7  13   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Mets 6, Expos 7
DP: Mets 0, Expos 1
Errors: Burris, Cash
Doubles: Mazzilli (28), Trevino (10), Parrish 2 (32), Cash (6), Speier (13)
Home Runs: Carter (19), Dawson (21)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris (1)
GIDP: Taveras (11)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(0-2)           6     9   4   4   1   4   1  27   5.35
Hausman                 2     4   3   3   1   0   1  11   2.62
Totals                  8    13   7   7   2   4   2  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(14-10)            5     5   2   2   2   6   0  21   3.09
Bahnsen SV(5)           4     1   0   0   0   2   0  14   3.10
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   8   0  35

Passed Balls: Trevino (6)

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


METS 1ST: Flores struck out; Taveras singled to left; Mazzilli
doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Mazzilli stole third; Stearns
struck out; Youngblood singled to left [Mazzilli scored]; Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to right; Cash singled to center;
Dawson forced Cash (third to second); Trevino allowed a passed
ball [Dawson to second]; Perez singled to center [Dawson
scored]; Carter homered [Perez scored]; Valentine popped to
second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

METS 2ND: Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
singled to center; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Flynn to second]; Flores flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish doubled to right; Speier singled to pitcher
[Parrish scored (error by Burris) (no RBI), Speier to second];
Lee reached on a fielder's choice [Speier out at third (pitcher
to third)]; Cromartie struck out; Cash doubled to center [Lee
out at home (center to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 3RD: Taveras struck out; Mazzilli flied out to left;
Stearns walked; Youngblood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson struck out; Perez struck out; Carter struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 4TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; Trevino doubled to
center; Flynn flied out to center; Burris struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine flied out to left; Parrish grounded out
(third to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 5TH: Flores walked; Taveras grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Flores out at second]; Mazzilli
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: WHITE BATTED FOR LEE; White flied out to left;
Cromartie singled to right; Cash flied out to center; Dawson
singled to right [Cromartie to third]; Perez forced Dawson
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 6TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Stearns grounded
out (third to first); Youngblood grounded out (third to first);
Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter grounded out (second to first); Valentine
singled to shortstop; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Valentine to second]; Speier was walked intentionally; Bahnsen
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 4.

METS 7TH: Trevino was called out on strikes; Flynn flied out to
center; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR BURRIS; Kranepool flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Cromartie
singled to right; Cash forced Cromartie (first to shortstop);
Dawson homered [Cash scored]; Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

METS 8TH: Flores reached on an error by Cash [Flores to first];
On a bunt Taveras singled to first [Flores to second]; Mazzilli
flied out to center [Flores to third]; Stearns flied out to
left; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Valentine flied out to center; Parrish doubled to
center; Speier doubled to left [Parrish scored]; Bahnsen
grounded out (third to first); Cromartie was walked
intentionally; Cash popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 7.

METS 9TH: Maddox struck out; Trevino flied out to right; Flynn
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 7.