The Expos extended their winning streak to a club-record-tying eight games by defeating the Mets, 5-1. The Expos scored three times in the fifth inning. After Gary Carter doubled and Ellis Valentine singled, Larry Parrish and Chris Speier hit run-scoring singles and Dave Cash added a sacrifice fly. A pinch-hit single by Rusty Staub drove home two more runs in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 4, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 x - 5 9 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Cromartie lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .287 Maddox rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .284 Cash 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .354 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Dawson cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274 Stearns 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Hebner 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .254 Carter c 3 2 2 0 1 0 .267 Youngblood lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Valentine rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Trevino c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Parrish 3b 3 1 3 1 0 0 .310 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Speier ss 2 1 1 1 1 0 .222 Ellis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .077 May p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145 Staub ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .252 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 3 2 Totals 28 5 9 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 14,064 Left on Base: Mets 7, Expos 4 DP: Mets 1, Expos 1 Doubles: Carter (21), Parrish (33) Caught Stealing: Taveras (18), Cash (1), Dawson (9) Sacrifice Flies: Cash (1) GIDP: Trevino (6), Valentine (16) Hit by Pitch: Hebner (6,by May) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis L(2-7) 5.2 8 5 5 3 3 0 26 6.25 Reardon 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.36 Hassler 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 4.60 Totals 8 9 5 5 4 4 0 33 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May W(8-2) 5.1 6 1 1 2 1 0 23 2.23 Murray 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.79 Atkinson SV(1) 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 2 0 35 Hit by Pitch: May (4) Wild Pitches: Ellis 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello METS 1ST: Taveras walked; Maddox singled to left [Taveras to third]; Mazzilli popped to catcher in foul territory; Stearns made an out to shortstop; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie made an out to third; Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 2ND: Youngblood walked; Trevino singled to right [Youngblood to third, Trevino to second (on throw to 3b)]; Flynn flied out to left; Ellis reached on a fielder's choice [Youngblood out at home (pitcher to catcher), Trevino to third]; Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez struck out; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish singled to center; Speier grounded out (second to first) [Parrish to second]; May lined to third; Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 4TH: Hebner was hit by a pitch; Youngblood flied out to right; Trevino grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Cash singled to center; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Dawson walked; Dawson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to center; Ellis flied out to right; Taveras singled to right; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Carter doubled to left; Valentine singled to right [Carter to third]; Parrish doubled to left [Carter scored, Valentine to third]; Speier singled to left [Valentine scored, Parrish to third]; May reached on a fielder's choice [Parrish out at home (pitcher unassisted), Speier to second]; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Speier to third, May to second]; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Cash hit a sacrifice fly to center [Speier scored]; Ellis threw a wild pitch [May to third, Cromartie to second]; Dawson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 3. METS 6TH: Maddox singled to left; Mazzilli singled to left [Maddox to second]; Stearns popped to second; Hebner singled to right [Maddox scored, Mazzilli to second]; MURRAY REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Youngblood popped to first in foul territory; Trevino grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3. EXPOS 6TH: Perez grounded out (first to pitcher); Carter singled to right; Valentine flied out to center; Parrish singled to left [Carter to second]; Speier walked [Carter to third, Parrish to second]; STAUB BATTED FOR MURRAY; REARDON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Staub singled to right [Carter scored, Parrish scored, Speier out at third (right to third to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 5. METS 7TH: ATKINSON REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); HODGES BATTED FOR REARDON; Hodges walked; Taveras made an out to second; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 5. EXPOS 7TH: HASSLER REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Cromartie flied out to left; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 5. METS 8TH: Mazzilli struck out; Stearns flied out to left; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 5. EXPOS 8TH: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter walked; Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 5. METS 9TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Trevino popped to second in foul territory; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 5.

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