Monday May 5, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Teeing off early on Houston ace J.R. Richard, the Expos thumped the Astros, 10-1. Ron LeFlore opened the Expos' first inning with a single, reached second on an error by center fielder Cesar Cedeno, went to third on a single by Rodney Scott and scored on a double by Rowland Office.

After a walk to Gary Carter loaded the bases, Warren Cromartie singled home a pair of runs and Ken Macha followed with an RBI single. LeFlore singled home runs in the fourth and sixth and drove in the final marker a with triple in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 10, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Monday, May 5, 1980 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 2 Expos 4 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 x - 10 16 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 LeFlore lf 5 2 4 3 0 1 .293 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Scott ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .192 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speier ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Leonard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Office cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .375 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valentine rf 4 0 3 2 0 0 .259 Walling 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 Hutton pr,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Carter c 2 1 0 0 2 1 .247 Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .325 Lee ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Bergman lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Cromartie 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .293 Howe 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .205 White rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .329 Macha 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .471 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Bernazard 2b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .320 Bochy c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Palmer p 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 Richard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Tamargo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Andujar p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Landestoy ph,ss,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 7 Totals 36 10 16 9 4 5 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 5,477 Left on Base: Astros 6, Expos 7 DP: Astros 3, Expos 0 Errors: Cedeno 2 Doubles: Cruz (3), Office (3) Triples: LeFlore (3) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (10), Bernazard (5) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (5) Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (1) GIDP: Macha (1), Hutton (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(4-1) 0.1 5 4 4 1 0 0 7 2.61 Andujar 4.2 6 2 1 0 4 0 18 3.09 Niemann 2 5 4 4 2 0 0 13 15.43 Smith 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2.13 Totals 8 16 10 9 4 5 0 41 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(1-0) 6.2 3 1 1 1 7 0 24 1.69 Fryman 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.69 Murray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.68 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 7 0 34 Passed Balls: Bochy (1), Tamargo (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds struck out; Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore singled to center [LeFlore to second (error by Cedeno)]; Scott singled [LeFlore to third]; Office doubled [LeFlore scored, Scott to third]; Valentine made an out to second; Carter walked; Cromartie singled [Scott scored, Office scored, Carter to second]; Macha singled [Carter scored, Cromartie to third]; ANDUJAR REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Bernazard struck out; Palmer grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. ASTROS 2ND: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz doubled; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to third]; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 2ND: LeFlore struck out; Scott grounded out (second to first); Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Andujar singled; Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds forced Andujar (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 3RD: Valentine singled; Carter struck out; Cromartie singled [Valentine to second]; Macha grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cromartie out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. ASTROS 4TH: Walling struck out; Morgan grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 4TH: Bernazard singled; Palmer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bernazard to second]; LeFlore singled [Bernazard scored]; LeFlore stole second; Scott struck out while LeFlore was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 5. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 5. EXPOS 5TH: BOCHY REPLACED ASHBY (PLAYING C ); Office singled; Valentine singled to center [Office scored (error by Cedeno) (unearned), Valentine to second]; Carter grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie flied out to center; Macha lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 6. ASTROS 6TH: LANDESTOY BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Landestoy struck out; Puhl struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 6. EXPOS 6TH: NIEMANN REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Bernazard singled; Bernazard stole second; Bochy allowed a passed ball [Bernazard to third]; Palmer walked; LeFlore singled [Bernazard scored, Palmer to second]; Scott grounded out (catcher to first) [Palmer to third, LeFlore to second]; Office grounded out (second to first); Valentine singled [Palmer scored, LeFlore scored]; HUTTON RAN FOR VALENTINE; Carter walked [Hutton to second]; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 9. ASTROS 7TH: SPEIER REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING SS); HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WHITE REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING RF); Walling flied out to center; Morgan singled; Cruz walked [Morgan to second]; Cabell flied out to center; FRYMAN REPLACED CARTER (PITCHING); TAMARGO REPLACED PALMER (PLAYING C ); Cedeno singled [Morgan scored, Cruz to second]; Tamargo allowed a passed ball [Cruz to third, Cedeno to second]; Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 9. EXPOS 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS); BERGMAN REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING LF); HOWE REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Macha singled; Bernazard grounded out (third to first) [Macha to second]; Tamargo flied out to right; LeFlore tripled to right [Macha scored]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 10. ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); LEONARD BATTED FOR NIEMANN; Leonard singled; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 10. EXPOS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Office walked; Hutton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Office out at second]; LEE BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 10. ASTROS 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Bergman flied out to left; Howe singled; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 10.

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