Andre Dawson went 5-for-5 and drove in two runs and Rowland Office and Warren Cromartie had two RBIs apiece, enabling the Expos to extend their winning streak to six games with a 9-4 victory over the Cardinals in the nightcap. The Expos also won the first game of the doubleheader, 6-4. Cardinals Manager Ken Boyer was fired between games of the twin bill with the worst record (18-33) in baseball. Coach Jack Krol ran the club in the second game.

In the opener, Gary Carter slammed a two-run homer as the Expos erupted for three runs in the first inning. Ron LeFlore made it 4-0 with a single in the second and Cromartie made it 5-0 in the third with a round-tripper. In the nightcap. the Expos erased a 3-1 Cardinals lead with an RBI single by Cromartie in the third and a run-scoring single by LeFlore and two-run double by Dawson in the fourth. Office drove in two more runs with a double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      8, 1980 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   4  6  1
Expos        3  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   6  9  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds lf              1   2   0   0     4   0   .229      LeFlore lf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .237
Templeton ss          5   1   2   2     0   0   .290        White lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .342
Durham cf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .182      Scott 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .195
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     2   0   .342      Dawson cf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .272
Iorg rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .373      Carter c              4   1   1   2     0   1   .258
  Hendrick ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Cromartie 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .276
Kennedy c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Office rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .257
  Simmons ph,c        0   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Macha 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .333
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .337      Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Herr 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Rogers p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Fulgham p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littlefield p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ramsey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .327
  Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .217

Totals               30   4   6   4     8   0             Totals               29   6   9   5     4   1

Time of Game: 2:19
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Expos 4
DP: Cardinals 3, Expos 1
Errors: Fulgham, LeFlore, Scott
Doubles: Templeton (7)
Triples: Herr (3)
Home Runs: Carter (12), Cromartie (6)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (29), Dawson (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Durham 2 (2)
GIDP: Kennedy (3), Speier (4), Macha (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fulgham L(2-3)          3     5   5   5   3   0   2  16   3.04
Littlefield             3     2   0   0   0   1   0  10   0.00
Otten                   1.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   5  18.00
Hood                    0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.34
Frazier                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.76
Totals                  8     9   6   6   4   1   2  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(7-5)           7     5   2   2   5   0   0  30   3.20
Fryman SV(8)            2     1   2   2   3   0   0  10   0.95
Totals                  9     6   4   4   8   0   0  40

Wild Pitches: Fulgham (1), Hood (4)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Ken Boyer fired as Cardinal manager after
game; Bonds lined to shortstop; Templeton lined to first;
Durham flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Scott singled to first;
Scott was picked off first but was safe on an error by Fulgham
[Scott to third]; Dawson walked; Fulgham threw a wild pitch
[Scott scored, Dawson to second]; Carter homered [Dawson
scored]; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Office
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Expos 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez walked; Iorg singled to right
[Hernandez to second]; Kennedy grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Hernandez to third, Iorg out at second];
Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Macha walked; Speier singled to right [Macha to
second]; Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Macha to third, Speier to second]; LeFlore singled to right
[Macha scored, Speier to third]; LeFlore stole second; Scott
reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play
[Speier out at home (pitcher to third), LeFlore out at third
(third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Herr grounded out (first to pitcher); Fulgham
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds walked; Templeton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson popped to first in foul territory; Carter
grounded out (third to first); Cromartie homered; Office lined
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Durham flied out to left; Hernandez walked; Iorg
grounded out (third to first) [Hernandez to second]; Kennedy
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Macha walked; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED FULGHAM
(PITCHING); Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Macha out at second]; Debut game for John
Littlefield; Rogers singled to third; LeFlore singled to
right [Rogers to second]; Scott lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr
flied out to left; Littlefield grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson lined to first; Carter was called out on
strikes; Cromartie lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Bonds walked; Templeton doubled to left [Bonds
scored, Templeton to third (error by LeFlore)]; Durham hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Templeton scored]; Hernandez singled to
right; Iorg flied out to center; Kennedy flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Macha flied
out to right; Speier popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied out to center; Herr tripled to left;
RAMSEY BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Ramsey popped to shortstop; Bonds
walked; Templeton popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: OTTEN REPLACED RAMSEY (PITCHING); Rogers grounded out
(second to first); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Expos 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Durham singled to right [Durham to second (error
by Scott)]; FRYMAN REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Hernandez flied
out to center [Durham to third]; HENDRICK BATTED FOR IORG;
Hendrick flied out to right; SIMMONS BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Simmons
walked; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIMMONS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Dawson singled to left; Dawson stole
second; Carter flied out to left; HOOD REPLACED OTTEN
(PITCHING); Hood threw a wild pitch [Dawson to third]; Cromartie
walked; Office singled to center [Dawson scored, Cromartie to
second]; FRAZIER REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Macha grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: WHITE REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING LF); Herr
grounded out (shortstop to first); SCOTT BATTED FOR FRAZIER;
Scott walked; Bonds walked [Scott to second]; Templeton singled
to left [Scott scored, Bonds to third]; Durham hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Bonds scored]; Hernandez popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 6.