Breaking a 1-1 tie, the Expos erupted for three runs in the third inning and snapped the Braves' four-game winning streak, 4-3. Chris Speier homered for the tie-breaking tally and, after a single by Ron LeFlore and pass to Andre Dawson, Ellis Valentine drove in two runs with a double, enabling the Expos to shrug off a homer by Chris Chambliss with a man on base in the Braves' half of the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     26, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Expos        1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Braves       0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 16  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   2   1   0     1   3   .292      Royster 2b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .207
  White lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Blanks 3b,ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .188
Bernazard 2b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Murphy rf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .264
Dawson cf             1   1   0   1     2   0   .262      Chambliss 1b          5   1   3   2     0   0   .316
Valentine rf          4   0   1   2     0   0   .241      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .391
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .327      Asselstine cf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .231        Miller pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Cromartie 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .367      Benedict c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .385
Speier ss             4   1   2   1     0   1   .200      Gomez ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Palmer p            1   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Ruiz 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Niekro p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                            Matthews ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
                                                            Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     5   7             Totals               40   3  16   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 13,705
Left on Base: Expos 7, Braves 10
DP: Expos 2, Braves 1
Errors: Speier, Chambliss
Doubles: Valentine (2), Niekro (1), Blanks (1), Murphy (2)
Home Runs: Speier (1), Chambliss (4)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (6)
Caught Stealing: Miller (2), Royster (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Dawson (2)
GIDP: Bernazard (1), Asselstine (2), Chambliss (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(1-1)         5    11   3   3   0   1   1  25   4.91
Palmer                  3.2   5   0   0   0   1   0  14   1.86
Fryman SV(2)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    16   3   3   0   2   1  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(0-4)           8     5   4   4   3   6   1  33   5.29
Hanna                   1     1   0   0   2   1   0   5   2.25
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   7   1  38

Passed Balls: Carter (1)
Balks: Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Bernazard
grounded out (first unassisted) [LeFlore to third]; Dawson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored]; Valentine flied out to
right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster was called out on strikes; Blanks singled to
left; Murphy flied out to left; Chambliss singled to left
[Blanks to second]; Burroughs forced Chambliss (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish flied out to left; Carter was called out on
strikes; Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Asselstine flied out to center; Benedict singled to
left; Gomez singled to right [Benedict to second]; Niekro
doubled to center [Gomez to third, Benedict scored]; Royster
reached on a fielder's choice [Gomez out at home (first to
catcher)]; Blanks forced Royster (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier homered; Grimsley grounded out (second to
first); LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second;
Bernazard flied out to left; Dawson walked; Valentine doubled to
center [LeFlore scored, Dawson scored]; Parrish grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Murphy singled to left; Chambliss homered [Murphy
scored]; Burroughs singled to center; Asselstine grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second];
Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter was called out on strikes; Cromartie reached
on an error by Chambliss [Cromartie to second]; Speier was
called out on strikes; Grimsley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Niekro flied
out to right; Royster singled to left; Blanks doubled to left
[Royster to third]; Murphy popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

EXPOS 5TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Bernazard singled
to shortstop; Dawson walked [Bernazard to second]; Valentine
flied out to left; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss singled to center; Burroughs flied out to
center; Asselstine popped to shortstop; Benedict forced
Chambliss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Braves 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Cromartie
grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: PALMER REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Gomez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Niekro popped to first in foul
territory; Royster singled to right; Blanks forced Royster
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Palmer flied out to left; LeFlore was called out on
strikes; Bernazard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy singled to shortstop; Chambliss grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second];
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Braves 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson flied out to center; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish singled to left; Niekro balked
[Parrish to second]; Carter popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Asselstine singled to center; MILLER RAN FOR
ASSELSTINE; Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Benedict singled to center; LUM BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Lum
flied out to right; MATTHEWS BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Matthews was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

EXPOS 9TH: BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MILLER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RUIZ REPLACED LUM (PLAYING 3B); HANNA
REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); Cromartie walked; Speier singled
to right [Cromartie to second]; Palmer walked [Cromartie to
third, Speier to second]; LeFlore was called out on strikes;
Bernazard grounded into a double play (second to first) [Palmer
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: WHITE REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING LF); Royster reached
on an error by Speier; Royster was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to
first); Murphy doubled to right; FRYMAN REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); Carter allowed a passed ball [Murphy to third];
Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Braves 3.