Johnny Bench cracked a two-run homer to become the all-time leading slugger among catchers and George Foster contributed a three-run shot as the Reds defeated the Expos, 11-7. Foster's blast in the fifth inning broke a 4-4 tie and, after Ray Knight singled, Bench madethe  score 7-4 with his record-breaking smash. Bench raised his career homer total as a catcher to 314 to pass Yogi Berra. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 11, Montreal Expos 7
Game Played on Tuesday, July      15, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        2  0  1    1  0  0    2  0  1  -   7  9  3
Reds         2  0  2    0  5  0    0  2  x  -  11 13  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .252      Mejias cf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .288
Scott 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .227      Concepcion ss         5   2   2   0     0   1   .246
Dawson cf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .296      Griffey rf            5   2   4   3     0   0   .315
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Foster lf             4   1   1   3     1   0   .248
Cromartie 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Knight 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .281
Parrish 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   1   .282
Valentine rf          4   2   3   4     0   0   .313      Spilman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .247        Driessen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Bernazard ss        1   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Kennedy 2b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .282
Palmer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Moskau p              3   1   0   0     1   1   .087
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
  Gullickson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               35   7   9   7     1   3             Totals               37  11  13   8     3   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 21,589
Left on Base: Expos 2, Reds 5
DP: Expos 1, Reds 0
Errors: Cromartie, Parrish 2
Doubles: Griffey (14)
Home Runs: Dawson (11), Valentine 2 (6), Foster (14), Bench (15)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (50), Griffey (18)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (4)
GIDP: Foster (6)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(6-3)           4.2   9   9   7   0   2   2  24   2.83
Norman                  1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.95
Gullickson              1     2   2   2   3   2   0   8   5.35
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.66
Totals                  8    13  11   9   3   6   2  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(7-2)           9     9   7   7   1   3   3  36   3.96
Totals                  9     9   7   7   1   3   3  36

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Eric Gregg


EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore lined to second; Scott singled to second;
Dawson homered [Scott scored]; Carter popped to second;
Cromartie flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Mejias singled to third; Concepcion singled to left
[Mejias to third]; Griffey singled to right [Mejias scored,
Concepcion to third]; Foster grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion scored, Griffey out
at second]; Knight grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish flied out to center; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (second to first); Spilman grounded
out (second to first); Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Palmer grounded out (first to pitcher); LeFlore
walked; LeFlore stole second; Scott lined to third; Dawson
singled to left [LeFlore scored]; Carter popped to second; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Moskau struck out; Mejias reached on an error by
Parrish [Mejias to second (error by Cromartie)]; Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to second
[Mejias to third]; Griffey stole second; Foster reached on an
error by Parrish [Mejias scored (unearned) (no RBI), Griffey
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Knight forced Foster (second
unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie singled to right; Parrish grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Cromartie to second]; Valentine singled to
center [Cromartie scored]; Valentine was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Speier struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to center; Spilman grounded out (first
unassisted); Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Reds 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Palmer struck out; LeFlore lined to second; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Moskau grounded out (first unassisted); Mejias
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion singled to left;
Griffey singled to right [Concepcion to second]; Foster homered
[Concepcion scored, Griffey scored]; Knight singled to left;
Bench homered [Knight scored]; Johnny Bench's 314th HR as
catcher to break Yogi Berra's all-time record; NORMAN
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Spilman singled to right; Kennedy
popped to shortstop; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 9.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson flied out to right; Carter popped to third;
Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Reds 9.

REDS 6TH: Moskau flied out to right; Mejias struck out;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 9.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish singled to shortstop; Valentine homered
[Parrish scored]; Speier flied out to right; HUTTON BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Hutton grounded out (second to first); LeFlore grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 9.

REDS 7TH: GULLICKSON REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Griffey popped
to second; Foster walked; Knight singled to left [Foster to
second]; Bench struck out; Spilman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 9.

EXPOS 8TH: Scott struck out; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: BERNAZARD REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); Kennedy
walked; Moskau walked [Kennedy to second]; On a bunt Mejias
singled [Kennedy to third, Moskau to second]; SOSA REPLACED
GULLICKSON (PITCHING); Concepcion lined to shortstop; Griffey
doubled to center [Kennedy scored, Moskau scored, Mejias out at
home (center to first to catcher)]; Foster popped to catcher in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 11.

EXPOS 9TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED SPILMAN (PLAYING 1B); Cromartie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish flied out to left;
Valentine homered; Bernazard singled to center; TAMARGO BATTED
FOR SOSA; Tamargo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 7, Reds 11.