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. Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 4Game Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumExpos 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. |
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