After winning the opener of a twi-night doubleheader from the Cardinals, 2-1, in 11 innings, the Expos lost the nightcap, 4-1, and fell out of first place in the East division, one-half game behind the Pirates. Dan Schatzeder scored the Expos' initial run in the lidlifter, hitting a single in the sixth inning, taking second on a sacrifice by Warren Cromartie, stopping at third on a single by Dave Cash and crossing the plate on an infield out by Andre Dawson. Ken Reitz tied the score with a homer in the eighth, but the Expos put together singles by Gary Carter, Ellis Valentine and Larry Parrish to load the bases in the 11th and scored their winning run on a single by Rodney Scott.

In the second game, the Cardinals counted twice on singles by Jerry Mumphrey and Keith Hernandez, a sacrifice fly by Ted Simmons and single by George Hendrick in the fourth inning, and clinched the decision when Garry Templeton hit a two-run homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  -   1  6  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Mumphrey lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Cash 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .355
Hernandez 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .343      Dawson cf             5   0   0   1     0   1   .272
Simmons c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Hendrick rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292        Raines pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .263        Hutton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Reitz 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .273      Carter c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .276
  Herr pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Oberkfell 2b,3b       4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Parrish 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Vuckovich p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .162      Scott ss              5   0   1   1     0   0   .231
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Schatzeder p          1   1   1   0     2   0   .217
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               40   1   6   1     0   6             Totals               38   2   9   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Expos 11
DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 0
Errors: Sosa
Doubles: Hendrick (26), Reitz (36)
Triples: Perez (4)
Home Runs: Reitz (7)
Stolen Bases: Raines (1), Valentine (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Cromartie (6), Carter (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich               9     4   1   1   4   2   0  35   3.66
McEnaney L(0-3)         1.1   3   1   1   0   2   0   7   2.85
Littell                 0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.44
Totals                 10.1   9   2   2   4   4   0  44

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder             10     6   1   1   0   5   1  36   2.82
Sosa W(7-7)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.84
Totals                 11     6   1   1   0   6   1  40

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
popped to shortstop; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick doubled to
right; Scott struck out; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Carter struck out;
Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell flied out to left; Vuckovich popped to
shortstop; Templeton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish flied out to right; Scott flied out to
center; Schatzeder singled to right; Cromartie popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Hernandez
flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson flied
out to left; Perez tripled to right; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos
0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Scott
flied out to left; Reitz doubled to left; Oberkfell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
flied out to right; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Vuckovich struck out; Templeton flied out to
right; Mumphrey lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Schatzeder walked; Cromartie out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Schatzeder to second]; Cash singled to right
[Schatzeder to third]; Dawson grounded out (second to first)
[Schatzeder scored, Cash to second]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos
1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez struck out; Simmons flied out to
center; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter flied out to left; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Scott struck out; Reitz homered; Oberkfell flied
out to center; Vuckovich grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: On a bunt Scott grounded out (second to first);
Schatzeder walked; Cromartie singled to pitcher [Schatzeder to
second]; Cash flied out to right; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
singled to left; Hernandez popped to shortstop; Simmons lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Perez walked; RAINES RAN FOR PEREZ; Carter out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Raines to second]; Valentine
was walked intentionally; Raines stole third and Valentine stole
second; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Scott popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: HUTTON REPLACED RAINES (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick
flied out to center; Scott flied out to center; Reitz singled to
left; HERR RAN FOR REITZ; Oberkfell singled to left [Herr to
second]; FREED BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Freed made an out to third;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 10TH: HERR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); OBERKFELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MCENANEY REPLACED FREED (PITCHING);
WHITE BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; White made an out to first;
Cromartie struck out; Cash singled to right; Dawson forced Cash
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos
1.

CARDINALS 11TH: SOSA REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Templeton flied
out to center; Mumphrey reached on an error by Sosa (assist by
Hutton) [Mumphrey to first]; Hernandez flied out to left;
Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 11TH: Hutton was called out on strikes; Carter singled to
center; Valentine singled to right [Carter to second]; LITTELL
REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Parrish singled to center [Carter
to third, Valentine to second]; Scott singled to right [Carter
scored, Valentine to third, Parrish to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 2.