The Expos' defense cracked with two errors on one play in the 11th inning, resulting in a 3-2 loss to the Phillies that dropped the Canadian club two games behind the Pirates in the East vivision race. The Expos scored in the fourth inning on a double by Andre Dawson and single by John Tamargo, who filled in for injured catcher Gary Carter. In the fifth, Larry Parrish and Warren Cromartie doubled to make it 2-0, but the Phillies tied the score in the sixth when Pete Rose singled and Mike Schmidt homered, completing the cycle of hitting for the circuit in every park in the league.

The deadlock persisted until the 11th when Greg Gross hit a grounder that went through Parrish's legs at third base for an error. Cromartie retrieved the ball in left field and threw wildly to second, enabling Gross to advance to third. After an intentional pass to pinch-hitter Greg Luzinski, Phillies' rookie catcher Keith Moreland came to the plate and singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  -   3 10  1
Expos        0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  6  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .330      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   1     1   1   .275
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .236
McBride rf            4   0   2   0     1   0   .280      Dawson cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .276
Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   2     0   0   .256      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .274
Gross cf,lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .329      Tamargo c             5   0   2   1     0   0   .257
Poff lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .105      Valentine rf          5   0   0   0     0   2   .278
  Luzinski ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Parrish 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .309
  Anderson pr,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Moreland c            4   0   1   1     1   0   .364      Palmer p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .032
Harrelson 2b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .282        Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Noles p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .100        Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
  Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               40   3  10   3     3   4             Totals               39   2   6   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 40,303
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Expos 8
DP: Phillies 0, Expos 2
Errors: Noles, Cromartie, Scott, Parrish
Doubles: Harrelson 2 (6), Dawson (24), Parrish (39), Cromartie (44)
Home Runs: Schmidt (45)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (12)
GIDP: Schmidt 2 (13)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Noles                   9     6   2   2   2   4   0  35   3.80
Saucier                 0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   4.19
Reed W(13-8)            1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.15
Totals                 11     6   2   2   4   5   0  43

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                 10     9   2   2   2   4   1  38   2.64
Fryman L(3-6)           1     1   1   0   1   0   0   6   2.79
Totals                 11    10   3   2   3   4   1  44

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Bowa grounded
out (first unassisted); McBride singled to shortstop; Schmidt
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie struck out; Scott flied to left in foul
territory; Dawson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Gross lined to pitcher; Poff flied out to left;
Moreland grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Tamargo popped to second in
foul territory; Valentine forced Perez (pitcher to second);
Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Harrelson doubled to left; Noles struck out; Rose
grounded out (third to first); Bowa grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (second to first); Palmer
grounded out (second to first); Cromartie lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride singled to left; Schmidt grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [McBride out at
second]; Gross singled to second [Gross to second (error by
Scott)]; Poff struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson doubled
to right; Dawson stole third; Perez grounded out (second to
first); Tamargo singled to right [Dawson scored]; Valentine
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Moreland grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
flied out to left; Noles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish doubled to right; Speier grounded out (third
to first); Palmer flied out to right [Parrish to third];
Cromartie doubled to left [Parrish scored]; Scott grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose singled to center; Bowa struck out; McBride
flied out to left; Schmidt homered [Rose scored]; Gross grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos
2.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson struck out; Perez walked; Tamargo singled to
pitcher [Perez to third (error by Noles), Tamargo to second];
Valentine struck out; Parrish was walked intentionally; Speier
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Poff grounded out (first unassisted); Moreland
walked; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Moreland to second]; Noles lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Palmer popped to second; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted); Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose singled to center; Bowa out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rose to second]; McBride walked;
Schmidt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [McBride out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tamargo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Poff popped
to second; Moreland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine popped to first in foul territory; Parrish
popped to third in foul territory; Speier lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 10TH: Harrelson doubled to right; MADDOX BATTED FOR
NOLES; Maddox struck out; Rose singled to center [Harrelson out
at home (center to catcher), Rose to second]; Bowa grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 10TH: SAUCIER REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); CASH BATTED FOR
PALMER; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie walked;
Scott walked [Cromartie to second]; REED REPLACED SAUCIER
(PITCHING); Dawson flied out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 11TH: FRYMAN REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); McBride popped
to first in foul territory; Schmidt grounded out (third to
first); Gross reached on an error by Parrish [Gross to third
(error by Cromartie)]; LUZINSKI BATTED FOR POFF; Luzinski was
walked intentionally; ANDERSON RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Moreland
singled to center [Gross scored (unearned), Anderson to second];
Harrelson flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 11TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Tamargo grounded out (second to first);
Valentine lined to center; Parrish lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 2.