The Expos moved back within one game of the pace-setting Pirates in the East division's tense race when Dave Cash drove in a run with a pinch-single in the ninth inning to beat the Phillies, 3-2. The Expos scored their first two runs in the opening frame on a double by Warren Cromartie, single by Andre Dawson, a stolen base and a single by John Tamargo. The Phillies picked up a run off Bill Lee on a double by Mike Schmidt and single by Lonnie Smith in the eighth and tied the score against Elias Sosa in the ninth when Greg Gross walked, Pete Rose beat out an infield hit and Tim McCarver delivered a pinch-single.

In the Expos' half, Ellis Valentine singled and gave way on the paths to Tim Raines. Larry Parrish sacrificed. After a wild pitch by Rawly Eastwick moved Raines to third, Chris Speier drew a pass. When Rusty Staub was announced as a pinch-hitter, the Phillies brought Tug McGraw to the mound. The Expos then switched to Dave Cash, who came through with the winning single. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 29, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2 11  0
Expos        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 11  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               5   0   3   0     0   0   .332      Cromartie lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .276
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Scott 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .238
  McCarver ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Dawson cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .276
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Tamargo c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Raines pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Smith cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .167      Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Moreland c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .375      Speier ss             3   0   2   0     1   0   .226
Vukovich 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Bernazard pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  McBride ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Lee p                 3   0   0   0     0   2   .216
Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .298        Staub ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Trillo 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Cash ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .323
Lerch p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .153
  Gross ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .329
  Harrelson ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .282

Totals               38   2  11   2     1   2             Totals               34   3  11   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 50,332
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Expos 8
DP: Phillies 0, Expos 0
Doubles: Schmidt (25), Cromartie 2 (46)
Stolen Bases: Rose (20), Smith (2), Dawson (35), Scott (38)
Caught Stealing: Scott (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Parrish (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   8     9   2   2   0   3   0  32   3.74
Eastwick L(3-6)         0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   4.90
McGraw                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.16
Totals                  8.1  11   3   3   1   3   0  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     7.2   9   1   1   0   1   0  32   3.04
Sosa W(8-7)             1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   1.98
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   2   0  39

Passed Balls: Moreland (2)
Wild Pitches: Eastwick (5)
Balks: Lerch (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to right; Rose stole second; Bowa
singled to right [Rose to third]; Schmidt popped to third;
Luzinski flied out to right; Smith grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie doubled to left; Scott grounded out (second
to first); Dawson singled to center [Cromartie scored]; Dawson
stole second; Perez flied out to right [Dawson to third];
Tamargo singled to shortstop [Dawson scored]; Valentine flied
out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Moreland singled to right; Vukovich popped to
first in foul territory; Anderson flied out to center; Lerch
singled to right [Moreland to second]; Rose singled to left
[Moreland to third, Lerch to second]; Bowa forced Rose
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos
2.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish lined to third; Speier singled to third;
Lerch balked [Speier to second]; Lee struck out; Cromartie flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski flied out to
center; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Scott singled to second; Scott stole second; Dawson
flied out to center [Scott to third]; Scott was caught stealing
home (catcher unassisted); Perez grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Moreland singled to center; Vukovich singled to
center [Moreland to second]; Anderson flied out to center
[Moreland to third]; Lerch struck out; Rose forced Vukovich
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos
2.

EXPOS 4TH: Tamargo flied out to right; Valentine flied out to
right; Parrish singled to right; Speier singled to left [Parrish
to second]; Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to
left; Luzinski lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie popped to third in foul territory; Scott
singled to center; Moreland allowed a passed ball [Scott to
second]; Dawson grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Smith flied out to center; Moreland grounded out
(pitcher to first); Vukovich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Tamargo flied out to left; Valentine grounded out
(first unassisted); Parrish grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Anderson flied out to left; Lerch grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee struck
out; Cromartie doubled to center; Scott lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa lined to center; Schmidt doubled to left;
Luzinski flied out to center [Schmidt to third]; Smith singled
to shortstop [Schmidt scored]; SOSA REPLACED LEE (PITCHING);
Smith stole second; Moreland grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson flied out to center; Perez struck out; Tamargo
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: MCBRIDE BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; McBride popped to
second; UNSER BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Unser struck out; GROSS
BATTED FOR LERCH; Gross walked; Rose singled to second [Gross to
second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR BOWA; McCarver singled to center
[Gross scored, Rose to second]; Schmidt forced McCarver
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos
2.

EXPOS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); MCBRIDE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TRILLO REPLACED UNSER (PLAYING 2B);
HARRELSON REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING SS); Valentine singled to
right; RAINES RAN FOR VALENTINE; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Raines to second]; Eastwick threw a wild
pitch [Raines to third]; Speier walked; BERNAZARD RAN FOR
SPEIER; STAUB BATTED FOR SOSA; MCGRAW REPLACED EASTWICK
(PITCHING); CASH BATTED FOR STAUB; Cash singled to right [Raines
scored, Bernazard to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Expos 3.