Taking sole possession of first place in the East division, the Pirates edged the Expos, 2-1, behind the six-hit pitching of Don Robinson. The first Buc run came in the third inning when Omar Moreno singled, stole second, advanced to third on a sacrifice and came home on a single by Dave Parker. In the fifth frame, Robinson stroked a one-out single, reached second on a single by Tim Foli and raced home on a single by Parker. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .290      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .350
Parker rf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .295      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .300      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Milner lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  B. Robinson lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Parrish 3b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .308
Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Scott ss              2   0   2   0     1   0   .231
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .149
D. Robinson p         4   1   1   0     0   1   .191        Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .266
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  11   2     2   5             Totals               31   1   6   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 54,609
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Expos 5
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 2
Errors: Moreno
Doubles: Moreno 2 (20), Parrish 2 (35)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (70)
Caught Stealing: Scott (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Madlock (3), Foli 2 (16)
GIDP: Ott (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson W(8-6)      9     6   1   1   2   4   0  33   3.93
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   4   0  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(13-10)         7     9   2   2   2   4   0  31   2.80
Fryman                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.98
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   5   0  38

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (third to first); Foli flied
out to right; Parker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to left; Cash singled to right;
Dawson struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to right; Milner singled to right
[Stargell to second]; Madlock out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Stargell to third, Milner to second]; Ott popped to
shortstop; Garner was walked intentionally; D. Robinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter popped to catcher; Valentine flied out to
center; Parrish doubled to center; Scott was walked
intentionally; Rogers forced Scott (shortstop unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Foli
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Moreno to third];
Parker singled to right [Moreno scored]; Dave Parker stole 2B
but was returned to 1B when HP umpire Doug Harvey ruled that
Willie Stargell unintentionally interfered with Gary Carter;
Stargell hit into a double play (center to first) [Parker out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash
grounded out (third to first); Dawson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Milner flied out to left; Madlock struck out; Ott
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez walked; Carter lined into a double play (second
to first) [Perez out at first]; Valentine flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); D. Robinson
singled to center; Moreno popped to second; Foli singled to
center [D. Robinson to second]; Parker singled to right [D.
Robinson scored, Foli to third, Parker to second (on throw)];
Stargell was walked intentionally; Milner grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish doubled to center; Scott singled to center
[Parrish scored (error by Moreno) (no RBI), Scott to second];
Rogers reached on a fielder's choice [Scott out at third (first
to third)]; Cromartie singled to center [Rogers to second]; Cash
flied out to right [Rogers to third]; Dawson forced Cromartie
(third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Madlock flied out to center; Ott singled to left;
Garner flied out to center; D. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez struck out; Carter flied out to center;
Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Expos 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno doubled to right; Foli out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Moreno to third]; Parker grounded out
(first unassisted); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott
singled to pitcher; HUTTON BATTED FOR ROGERS; Scott was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hutton struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

PIRATES 8TH: FRYMAN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Milner grounded
out (first to pitcher); Madlock singled to shortstop; Ott
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos
1.

EXPOS 8TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Cromartie
struck out; Cash popped to second; Dawson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Garner struck out; D. Robinson popped to first in
foul territory; Moreno doubled to left; Foli grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Perez flied out to right; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.