A homer by Gary Carter with two men on base was the big blow when the Expos rallied for five runs in the fifth inning to defeat the Phillies, 7-5, in their home opener before 41,222. The Expos, who were trailing, 4-2, scored one run on a hit batsman, walk and single by Larry Parrish before Carter cracked his homer. Warren Cromartie followed with a single and pinch-runner Tony Bernazard scored the fifth run of the frame on a stolen base and a single by Chris Speier. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Game Played on Friday, April     18, 1980 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  0  1    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   5 10  3
Expos        0  0  0    2  5  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .154      LeFlore lf            3   1   0   0     0   0   .400
McBride rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .259        White lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Scott 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .150
Schmidt 3b            4   1   4   3     1   0   .360      Dawson cf             3   1   1   0     1   2   .208
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .292      Valentine rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .240
Boone c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .375      Parrish 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .227
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .087      Carter c              4   2   2   4     0   0   .320
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .391      Cromartie 1b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .435
Ruthven p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Bernazard pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hutton 1b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  G. Vukovich ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Speier ss             4   0   2   2     0   0   .286
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sanderson p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Unser ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Moreland ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fryman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  10   4     2   1             Totals               33   7  10   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 41,222
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Expos 5
DP: Phillies 1, Expos 0
Errors: Boone 3, Scott, Parrish, Palmer
Doubles: Ruthven (1), McBride (5)
Triples: Speier (1)
Home Runs: Schmidt (1), Luzinski (2), Carter (2)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (1), Scott (3), Valentine (1), LeFlore (3), Bernazard (1)
GIDP: Speier (1)
Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (1,by Ruthven)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(1-1)          4.2   7   6   6   2   2   1  24   5.40
Saucier                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   6.75
LaGrow                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.00
Reed                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3  10.13
Totals                  8    10   7   7   2   3   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(1-0)        5     6   4   4   2   0   2  24   5.00
Palmer                  2.1   3   1   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
Fryman SV(1)            1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   4   2   1   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Ruthven (1)
Wild Pitches: Ruthven (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); McBride
reached on an error by Parrish; Maddox flied out to left;
Schmidt walked [McBride to second]; Luzinski popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dawson singled to center;
Dawson stole second [Dawson to third (error by Boone)];
Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied
out to center; Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
lined to second; Cromartie singled to center; Speier popped to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Ruthven doubled to center; Rose singled to right
[Ruthven to third]; McBride popped to shortstop; Maddox reached
on a fielder's choice [Ruthven out at home (third unassisted),
Rose to second]; Schmidt singled to left [Rose scored, Maddox to
second]; Luzinski walked [Maddox to third, Schmidt to second];
Boone flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Sanderson struck out; LeFlore popped to second; Scott
walked; Scott stole second [Scott to third (error by Boone)];
Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (catcher to first); Trillo
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ruthven grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine singled to right; Valentine stole second
[Valentine to third (error by Boone)]; Parrish popped to catcher
in foul territory; Carter singled to center [Valentine scored];
Cromartie flied out to center; Speier tripled to right [Carter
scored]; Sanderson popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); McBride
doubled to right; Maddox grounded out (third to first); Schmidt
homered [McBride scored]; Luzinski homered; Boone flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: LeFlore was hit by a pitch; LeFlore stole second;
Ruthven threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to third]; Scott lined to
center; Dawson walked; Valentine popped to second; Parrish
singled to center [LeFlore scored, Dawson to second]; Carter
homered [Dawson scored, Parrish scored]; SAUCIER REPLACED
RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Cromartie singled to right; BERNAZARD RAN
FOR CROMARTIE; Bernazard stole second; Speier singled to left
[Bernazard scored]; MACHA BATTED FOR SANDERSON; Macha lined to
second; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 7.

PHILLIES 6TH: HUTTON REPLACED BERNAZARD (PLAYING 1B); PALMER
REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Bowa struck out; Trillo grounded out
(pitcher to first); G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR SAUCIER; G. Vukovich
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
4, Expos 7.

EXPOS 6TH: LAGROW REPLACED G. VUKOVICH (PITCHING); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (second to
first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Expos 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: WHITE REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING LF); Rose flied
out to left; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
singled to shortstop; Schmidt singled to left [Maddox to
second]; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 7.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
popped to third in foul territory; Carter flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone singled to center; Bowa reached on an error
by Palmer [Boone to second]; Trillo forced Bowa (shortstop to
second) [Boone scored (error by Scott) (unearned)]; UNSER BATTED
FOR LAGROW; FRYMAN REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); MORELAND BATTED
FOR UNSER; Moreland flied out to right; Rose forced Trillo
(shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Expos 7.

EXPOS 8TH: REED REPLACED MORELAND (PITCHING); Hutton singled to
third; Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Hutton out at second]; Fryman flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox
lined to first; Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Expos 7.