The Expos lost the first game of a twi-night doubleheader to the Phillies, 9-8, in 10 innings but came back behind the slugging of Larry Parrish to win the second game, 8-2. The split enabled the Expos to hang on to first place in the East division by one-half game over the Pirates. In the opener, Mike Schmidt hit his 44th homer for the Phillies, breaking the club mark of 43 by Chuck Klein in 1929. Parrish had a homer for the Expos, who took an 8-7 lead with four runs in the eighth. The Phillies tied the score in the ninth with singles by Manny Trillo, Bake McBride and pinch-hitter Garry Maddox, with pinch-runner Lonnie Smith crossing the plate. In the 10th, Ron Reed and Pete Rose both walked and Smith, who stayed in the game, singled to load the bases. Pete Mackanin ran for Reed and, after McBride struck out, Schmidt singled to drive in the winning run.

In the nightcap, Parrish hit two solo homers and drove in two other runs with a double. Andre Dawson and Duffy Dyer also homered. David Palmer, with relief aid from Elias Sosa and Stan Bahnsen, gained his seventh straight victory, setting a record for Expos' starting pitchers. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 8 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 22, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  3    0  4  0    0  -   8  9  0
Phillies     0  0  0    2  1  4    0  0  1    1  -   9 16  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          5   1   1   0     0   2   .276      Rose 1b               5   1   1   1     1   1   .333
Cash 2b               3   2   1   0     2   0   .329      Trillo 2b             4   0   3   2     1   0   .256
Dawson cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .274        Smith pr,lf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .111
Perez 1b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .274      McBride rf            6   0   2   1     0   1   .275
Carter c              3   1   2   2     1   0   .281      Schmidt 3b            3   2   2   2     2   1   .259
Valentine rf          4   1   1   2     1   1   .280      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   2   .254
Parrish 3b            3   1   1   3     0   1   .307        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Scott ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .230        Maddox ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .285
Rogers p              1   1   0   0     1   1   .147        Harrelson 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Gross cf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .346
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      McCarver c            4   1   1   0     1   0   .228
  White ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     1   0   .246
  Atkinson p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .207
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Unser ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .305
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Poff ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Reed p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Mackanin pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8   9   8     5   9             Totals               40   9  16   9     8   8

Time of Game: 3:22
Left on Base: Expos 4, Phillies 11
DP: Expos 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Harrelson
Doubles: Carter (26), Luzinski (23), Trillo (21)
Home Runs: Parrish (27), Schmidt (44)
Caught Stealing: Cash (2), McBride 2 (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Schmidt (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Parrish (1), Carter (7)
GIDP: Cromartie (10)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  5.1   7   6   6   6   5   1  27   2.97
Grimsley                0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   5.30
Bahnsen                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.12
Atkinson                2     1   1   1   0   1   0   7   0.73
Fryman                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.78
Murray L(5-10)          1.1   3   1   1   2   0   0   8   4.68
Sosa                    0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.83
Totals                  9.2  16   9   9   8   8   1  49

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 6     3   4   4   4   7   0  25   3.83
Eastwick                2     5   4   4   0   1   1  10   4.71
Reed W(12-8)            2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.90
Totals                 10     9   8   8   5   9   1  42

Wild Pitches: Carlton (10)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie struck out; Cash grounded out (first
unassisted); Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Trillo singled to third;
McBride flied out to right; Schmidt walked [Trillo to second];
Luzinski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
0, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez struck out; Carter made an out to second;
Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Gross flied out to left; McCarver walked; Bowa
singled to center [McCarver out at third (center to third)];
Carlton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish struck out (catcher to first); Scott flied
out to center; Rogers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo
walked; McBride forced Trillo (pitcher to shortstop); McBride
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie struck out; Cash popped to first in foul
territory; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski doubled to center
[Schmidt scored]; Gross singled to center [Luzinski scored];
McCarver made an out to third; Bowa singled to left [Gross to
second]; Carlton struck out; Rose was called out on strikes; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Perez flied out to right; Carter doubled to left;
Valentine walked; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Carter to third,
Valentine to second]; Parrish hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Carter scored]; Scott struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); McBride
grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt homered; Luzinski was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies
3.

EXPOS 6TH: Rogers walked; Cromartie singled to catcher [Rogers
to second]; Cash walked [Rogers to third, Cromartie to second];
Dawson popped to second; Perez flied out to right; Carter walked
[Rogers scored, Cromartie to third, Cash to second]; Valentine
singled to center [Cromartie scored, Cash scored, Carter to
second]; Parrish popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); McCarver
singled to center; Bowa walked [McCarver to second]; UNSER
BATTED FOR CARLTON; Unser walked [McCarver to third, Bowa to
second]; GRIMSLEY REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Rose singled
[McCarver scored, Bowa to third, Unser to second]; Trillo
doubled to center [Bowa scored, Unser scored, Rose to third];
McBride singled to center [Rose scored, Trillo to third];
BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Schmidt struck out while
McBride was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Phillies 7.

EXPOS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Scott grounded
out (pitcher to first); WHITE BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; White singled
to right; Cromartie grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: ATKINSON REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Luzinski
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied out to right;
McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Phillies 7.

EXPOS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Cash singled
to center; Dawson singled to third [Cash to second]; Perez
singled to center [Cash scored, Dawson to third]; Carter hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Dawson scored]; Valentine forced Perez
(third to second); Parrish homered [Valentine scored]; Scott
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); POFF BATTED
FOR EASTWICK; Poff was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Phillies 7.

EXPOS 9TH: REED REPLACED POFF (PITCHING); Atkinson grounded out
(second to first); Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cash walked; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: Trillo singled to left; SMITH RAN FOR TRILLO;
FRYMAN REPLACED ATKINSON (PITCHING); McBride singled to third
[Smith to second]; MURRAY REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Schmidt
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Smith to third,
McBride to second]; MADDOX BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Maddox singled
to right [Smith scored, McBride out at home (right to catcher)];
Gross was walked intentionally [Maddox to second]; McCarver
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 8, Phillies 8.

EXPOS 10TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HARRELSON
REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING 2B); Dawson flied out to center; Perez
grounded out (second to first); Carter singled to center [Carter
to second (error by Harrelson)]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 8, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 10TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Reed singled
to left; MACKANIN RAN FOR REED; Rose walked [Mackanin to
second]; Smith singled to center [Mackanin to third, Rose to
second]; SOSA REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); McBride struck out;
Schmidt singled to left [Mackanin scored, Rose to third, Smith
to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 8, Phillies 9.