The Expos swept a twi-night doubleheader from the Mets, 6-3 and 2-0, and moved into the lead in the East division by one-half game over the Pirates, who lost to the Phillies. In the opener, Ellis Valentine doubled in the second inning and scored the Expos' first run on a single by Rodney Scott. A double by Gary Carter and single by Valentine added a run in the fourth before the Mets rallied to tie the score in the seventh. Jerry White, replacing Valentine in the Expos' outfield, came to bat in the eighth and smashed a homer to break the tie. The Expos then iced the decision with three unearned runs. Carter doubled and Scott was safe on an error by Mets' shortstop Frank Taveras. After Scott stole second, Warren Cromartie was passed intentionally with one out to load the bases. Dave Cash followed with a long fly to right fielder Gil Flores, who held the ball, thinking his catch made it three out, and both Carter and Scott scored on the mental error.

Scott Sanderson for the Expos and Mike Scott for the Mets matched ciphers through the first eight innings of the nightcap before the Expos broke away to score their runs in the ninth. Andre Dawson singled with one out and took third on a single by Rusty Staub. Dawson scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Carter and Scott came across with an insurance run on a single by White. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, September 20, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  1  0    1  0  0    0  4  0  -   6 14  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3 11  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   1   0   0     1   1   .276      Flores rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .191
  Hutton rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     1   3   .260
Cash 2b               4   0   0   1     0   1   .338      Mazzilli 1b           5   0   2   1     0   2   .314
Dawson cf             4   0   4   1     1   0   .274      Stearns c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Carter c              5   1   2   0     0   2   .277      Youngblood lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Valentine rf          3   1   2   1     0   0   .280      Trevino 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .265
  White rf,lf         2   1   1   1     0   0   .289        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parrish 3b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .307      Flynn 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .240
Scott ss              3   1   2   1     2   0   .232      Kobel p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .178
Schatzeder p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murray p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Norman ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .239
                                                            Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hebner 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .249

Totals               39   6  14   5     5   5             Totals               38   3  11   3     2  10

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: Expos 12, Mets 10
DP: Expos 0, Mets 2
Errors: Schatzeder, Flores, Taveras
Doubles: Valentine (26), Carter (24), Dawson (23), Parrish 2 (37), Mazzilli (34)
Home Runs: White (3)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (32), Scott (35)
Sacrifice Flies: Cash (2)
GIDP: Parrish (8), Murray (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder              6.2   6   2   2   2   9   0  28   2.81
Murray W(5-9)           2.1   5   1   1   0   1   0  12   4.66
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2  10   0  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel                   6.2   9   2   2   3   3   0  31   3.47
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Reardon L(1-2)          0.2   3   4   1   1   1   1   7   3.00
Bernard                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.66
Hassler                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.45
Totals                  9    14   6   3   5   5   1  45

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Satch Davidson


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

METS 1ST: Flores struck out; Taveras struck out; Mazzilli struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter was called out on strikes; Valentine doubled
to left; Parrish flied out to right; Scott singled to left
[Valentine scored, Scott to second (on throw to home)];
Schatzeder grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns flied out to right; Maddox flied out to
center; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie flied out to left; Cash struck out; Dawson
singled to shortstop; Dawson stole second; Perez made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Trevino flied out to right; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kobel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter doubled to right; Valentine singled to center
[Carter scored]; Parrish grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Valentine out at second]; Scott singled to
center; Schatzeder popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Flores singled to center; Taveras was called out on
strikes; Mazzilli singled to center [Flores to second]; Stearns
forced Mazzilli (pitcher to second) [Flores to third]; Maddox
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie flied out to right; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dawson doubled to center; Perez made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Youngblood flied out to left; Trevino singled to
right; Flynn forced Trevino (shortstop to second); Kobel struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter flied out to left; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish doubled to center; Scott was
walked intentionally; Schatzeder flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Flores flied out to right; Taveras walked; Taveras was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Schatzeder [Taveras
to third]; Mazzilli struck out; Stearns flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie lined to first; Cash flied out to right;
Dawson walked; Perez walked [Dawson to second]; JACKSON REPLACED
KOBEL (PITCHING); Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: WHITE REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Maddox struck
out; Youngblood flied out to center; Trevino walked; Flynn
singled to left [Trevino to second]; NORMAN BATTED FOR JACKSON;
Norman singled to left [Trevino scored, Flynn to second]; Flores
singled to center [Flynn scored, Norman to second]; MURRAY
REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Taveras made an out to second; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

EXPOS 8TH: REARDON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); White homered;
Parrish doubled to right; Scott reached on an error by Taveras
[Parrish to third, Scott to first]; Scott stole second; Murray
struck out; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Cash hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Parrish scored (unearned), Scott scored
(error by Flores) (unearned) (no RBI), Cromartie to second];
Gil Flores thought fly was third out so he held ball allowing
extra run; Dawson singled to center [Cromartie scored
(unearned)]; BERNARD REPLACED REARDON (PITCHING); Perez flied
out to right; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING RF); WHITE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
singled to right; Youngblood singled to left [Maddox to second];
Trevino forced Youngblood (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Carter singled to center; HEBNER REPLACED BERNARD
(PLAYING 3B); HASSLER REPLACED TREVINO (PITCHING); White forced
Carter (third to second); Parrish singled to center [White to
second]; Scott walked [White to third, Parrish to second];
Murray grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6,
Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Flynn singled to right; Hebner singled to center
[Flynn to second]; Flores forced Hebner (second to shortstop)
[Flynn to third]; Taveras struck out; Mazzilli doubled to left
[Flynn scored, Flores to third]; Stearns popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 3.