The Expos shaded the Cubs, 1-0, for a club record 10th victory in a row when Gary Carter hit a home run with one out in the ninth inning. David Palmer, with late help from Woodie Fryman, outdueled Rick Reuschel to hand the Cubs their seventh loss in a row. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 1, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 6, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .290      De Jesus ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .272
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .344      Thompson cf,rf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Dawson cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Vail rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .278        Martin cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Carter c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .266      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .277        Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Parrish 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .314      Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Scott ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Palmer p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .043      Macko 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .310
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
                                                          Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .163
                                                          McGlothen p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .217

Totals               35   1   8   1     0   8             Totals               33   0   6   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 14,767
Left on Base: Expos 7, Cubs 7
DP: Expos 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Scott, Biittner, Ontiveros
Doubles: Thompson (13)
Home Runs: Carter (20)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (11)
GIDP: Thompson (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(8-2)           8     6   0   0   1   3   0  31   2.47
Fryman SV(8)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.30
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   4   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(11-11)      9     8   1   1   0   8   1  35   3.81
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   8   1  35

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie lined to left; Cash was called out on
strikes; Dawson singled; Perez singled [Dawson out at third
(right to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Thompson popped to second; Vail
singled; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter singled; Valentine struck out; Parrish singled
[Carter to second]; Scott lined to left; Palmer was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
walked; Macko singled [Ontiveros to second]; Blackwell flied out
to left; McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie struck out; Cash grounded out (third to
first); Dawson singled; Perez forced Dawson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled; Thompson grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; Vail
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine
struck out; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman flied out to center; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); Ontiveros lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Palmer was
called out on strikes; Cromartie singled [Cromartie to second
(error by Biittner)]; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Macko popped to shortstop; Blackwell reached on an
error by Scott [Blackwell to first]; McGlothen grounded out
(first unassisted) [Blackwell to second]; De Jesus grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson flied out to left; Perez reached on an error
by Ontiveros [Perez to first]; Carter popped to second;
Valentine forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Thompson flied out to right; Vail flied out to right;
Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (second to first); Scott flied
out to center; Palmer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
grounded out (first unassisted); Macko flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash
grounded out (second to first); Dawson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Blackwell popped to shortstop; McGlothen struck out;
De Jesus singled; Thompson doubled [De Jesus to third]; Vail
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mike Vail and Cubs coach
Cookie Rojas ejected by 1B umpire Lanny Harris; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING CF); THOMPSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Perez struck out; Carter homered;
Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish singled;
Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Kingman singled; DILONE RAN FOR KINGMAN; FRYMAN
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Dilone stole second; Biittner popped
to third in foul territory; Ontiveros grounded out (first
unassisted); HENDERSON BATTED FOR MACKO; Henderson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.