Willie Stargell drove in three runs with two homers and Ed Ott also batted in three runs as the Pirates defeated the Expos, 10-4, to regain first place by a half-game in the East division. Stargell started the scoring with a homer following a single by Tim Foli in the first inning. After the Expos picked up a run on a sacrifice fly by Tony Perez in the third, Larry Parrish tied the score with a homer in the fourth, but Stargell put the Pirates ahead again with his second round-tripper of the game in their half of the inning.

The Expos came back to knot count on a run-scoring single by Ellis Valentine in the fifth. The Pirates struck back for three runs in their half. Stargell walked, John Milner singled and Bill Madlock walked to load the bases. Ott singled, driving in two runs to kayo Scott Sanderson. Phill Garner singled off reliever Bill Atkinson to add another run. The Pirates wrapped it up with four runs in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  1    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   4 11  2
Pirates      2  0  0    1  3  4    0  0  x  -  10 13  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          5   0   2   0     0   1   .275      Moreno cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Foli ss               5   2   2   0     0   0   .280
Dawson cf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .277      Parker rf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .298
Perez 1b              3   0   0   1     1   2   .274      Stargell 1b           4   3   2   3     1   2   .289
Valentine rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .282      Milner lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .282
Parrish 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .311        Lois pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .236        B. Robinson lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Dyer c                3   0   1   1     1   1   .254      Madlock 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .292
Sanderson p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .160      Ott c                 4   0   2   3     0   0   .272
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             2   0   2   1     2   0   .291
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .121
  Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Romo p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  James p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     2   9             Totals               37  10  13  10     4   5

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 31,348
Left on Base: Expos 9, Pirates 8
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Cash, Scott
Doubles: Scott (12), Garner (31)
Home Runs: Parrish (30), Stargell 2 (31)
Stolen Bases: Scott 2 (37), Lois (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (7), Madlock (6)
GIDP: Foli (8)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson L(9-8)        4.2   7   6   6   3   3   2  25   3.43
Atkinson                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.66
Grimsley                0.1   3   4   2   0   1   0   5   5.35
Murray                  1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.57
James                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    13  10   8   4   5   2  42

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(4-7)           5     9   4   4   2   2   1  26   4.60
Romo SV(5)              4     2   0   0   0   7   0  14   2.88
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   9   1  40

Wild Pitches: Sanderson (2), Rooker (6)

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


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

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno popped to shortstop; Foli singled to left;
Parker flied out to center [Foli to second]; Stargell homered
[Foli scored]; Milner struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied out to center; Parrish struck out;
Scott doubled to center; Scott stole third; Dyer walked;
Sanderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock popped to shortstop; Ott flied out to
right; Garner doubled to left; Rooker lined to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie singled to pitcher; Cash forced Cromartie
(shortstop to second); Dawson singled to left [Cash to third];
Perez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cash scored]; Valentine
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Foli
grounded out (second to first); Parker lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish homered; Scott flied out to right; Dyer
grounded out (second to first); Sanderson grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell homered; Milner grounded out (first
unassisted); Madlock singled to left; Ott reached on an error by
Cash [Madlock to second, Ott to first]; Sanderson threw a wild
pitch [Madlock to third, Ott to second]; Garner was walked
intentionally; Rooker struck out; Moreno grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson singled to center; Perez
walked [Dawson to second]; Valentine singled to center [Dawson
scored, Perez to third]; Parrish lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli flied out to center; Parker struck out;
Stargell walked; Milner singled to left [Stargell to second];
Madlock walked [Stargell to third, Milner to second]; Ott
singled to center [Stargell scored, Milner scored, Madlock to
second]; ATKINSON REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Garner singled
to center [Madlock scored, Ott to third, Garner to second (on
throw)]; Rooker grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Scott singled to center; Scott stole second; Rooker
threw a wild pitch [Scott to third]; Dyer singled to left [Scott
scored]; WHITE BATTED FOR ATKINSON; ROMO REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); White flied out to center; Cromartie singled to
right [Dyer to second]; Cash flied out to center; Dawson struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: GRIMSLEY REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Moreno singled
to left; Foli singled to center [Moreno to second]; Parker
singled to right [Moreno scored, Foli to third]; Stargell struck
out; Milner reached on an error by Scott [Foli scored (RBI),
Parker to third, Milner to first]; LOIS RAN FOR MILNER; MURRAY
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Lois stole second; Madlock hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Parker scored (unearned)]; Ott singled
to left [Lois scored (unearned), Ott to second (on throw to
home)]; Garner was walked intentionally; Romo forced Garner
(shortstop to second); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4,
Pirates 10.

EXPOS 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED LOIS (PLAYING LF); Perez struck
out; Valentine singled to center; Parrish forced Valentine
(shortstop to second); Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Pirates 10.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno singled to center; Foli grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Moreno out at
second]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 10.

EXPOS 8TH: Dyer struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR MURRAY; Hutton
grounded out (second to first); Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 10.

PIRATES 8TH: JAMES REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Stargell struck
out; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Madlock flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 10.

EXPOS 9TH: Cash flied out to center; Dawson struck out; Perez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 10.