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Phil Niekro ended the Expos' six-game winning streak by pitching the Braves to a 1-0 triumph. The lone run came in the seventh inning when Dale Murphy stroked a leadoff single, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Bruce Benedict and scored on a double by Chico Ruiz. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 1, Montreal Expos 0Game Played on Tuesday, May 20, 1980 (Day game) at Stade OlympiqueBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 2
Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Royster 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .215 LeFlore lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .284
Blanks ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .202 Scott ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Dawson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255
Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .302 Valentine rf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .286
Asselstine lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245
Murphy cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .265 Carter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Benedict c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Cromartie 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .278
Ruiz 3b 2 0 1 1 2 0 .385 Bernazard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Sanderson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100
White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 1 5 1 4 8 Totals 31 0 6 0 1 4
Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 11,071
Left on Base: Braves 8, Expos 5
DP: Braves 2, Expos 0
Errors: Benedict, Ruiz
Doubles: Asselstine (6), Ruiz (2), Valentine (8)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (2), LeFlore (13)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (6), Valentine (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (4), Benedict (4)
GIDP: Scott (2)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(3-5) 9 6 0 0 1 4 0 32 3.95
Totals 9 6 0 0 1 4 0 32
Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Sanderson L(3-3) 8 5 1 1 3 8 0 32 3.14
Sosa 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.04
Totals 9 5 1 1 4 8 0 36
Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Nick Colosi
BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Blanks singled to left; Matthews
struck out; Chambliss singled to center [Blanks to second];
Asselstine popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0,
Expos 0.
EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Scott grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at second]; Dawson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0,
Expos 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Murphy flied out to center; Benedict popped to
third; Ruiz walked; Niekro popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 2ND: Valentine doubled to center; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carter popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Royster struck out; Blanks flied out to center;
Matthews grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 3RD: Bernazard grounded out (first unassisted); Sanderson
flied out to left; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss struck out; Asselstine doubled to center;
Murphy struck out; Benedict flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 4TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Dawson flied
out to center; Valentine singled to third; Valentine stole
second; Parrish grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Ruiz walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Ruiz to second]; Royster flied out to center; Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Cromartie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bernazard was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss struck out; Asselstine was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 6TH: Sanderson flied out to center; LeFlore singled to
center; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to third (error by
Benedict)]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.
BRAVES 7TH: Murphy singled to center; Benedict out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Murphy to second]; Ruiz
doubled to left [Murphy scored]; Niekro was called out on
strikes; Royster flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.
EXPOS 7TH: Valentine struck out; Parrish reached on an error by
Ruiz; Carter flied out to center; Cromartie walked [Parrish to
second]; Bernazard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.
BRAVES 8TH: Blanks popped to first; Matthews popped to second;
Chambliss walked; Asselstine made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 0.
EXPOS 8TH: WHITE BATTED FOR SANDERSON; White flied out to
center; LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Scott grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 0.
BRAVES 9TH: SOSA REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Murphy flied out to
left; Benedict walked; Ruiz flied out to right; Niekro forced
Benedict (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
1, Expos 0.
EXPOS 9TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Valentine
singled to right; Parrish struck out while Valentine was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.
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