Ellis Valentine went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to pace the Expos to a 6-4 triumph over the Reds. The Expos scored twice in their first turn at bat on a run-scoring single by Valentine and a throwing error by Reds third baseman Ray Knight.

Larry Parrish drilled a bases-empty homer in the second inning and the Expos took a 5-0 lead in the sixth on a two-run single by Gary Carter. Valentine capped Montreal's scoring with an RBI double in the eighth. Winning pitcher Steve Rogers gave up solo homers in the seventh to Knight, Joe Nolan and Sam Mejias, but Stan Bahnsen came on to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      16, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        2  1  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   6  9  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  0  -   4  9  3


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .255      Mejias cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Scott 2b              4   2   1   0     1   3   .228        Bench ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .291      Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Valentine rf          4   2   3   2     0   1   .324      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .311
Cromartie 1b          2   1   1   0     2   0   .322      Foster lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .252
Carter c              4   0   1   2     0   1   .247      Driessen 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .283
Parrish 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .266      Knight 3b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .284
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Nolan c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .281
Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Bahnsen p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Soto p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spilman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .273

Totals               35   6   9   5     3  10             Totals               35   4   9   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 20,023
Left on Base: Expos 5, Reds 7
DP: Expos 1, Reds 1
Errors: Mejias, Griffey, Knight
Doubles: Valentine 2 (16), Knight (27)
Triples: LeFlore (7)
Home Runs: Parrish (9), Knight (10), Nolan (2), Mejias (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (51), Scott (32)
GIDP: Dawson (6), Bench (6)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(11-6)          6.2   5   3   3   3   2   3  28   3.03
Bahnsen SV(2)           2.1   4   1   1   0   0   0  10   2.29
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   2   3  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto L(2-4)             7     6   5   4   2   8   1  28   4.23
Bair                    2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   5.12
Totals                  9     9   6   5   3  10   1  38

Balks: Soto (2)

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


EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second; Scott
walked; Dawson grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Scott to second, LeFlore out at third]; Scott stole third;
Valentine singled to left [Scott scored]; Cromartie singled to
right [Valentine scored (error by Knight) (unearned) (no RBI),
Cromartie to third (error by Griffey)]; Carter struck out; 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Mejias flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to
center; Griffey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish homered; Speier grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rogers lined to first; LeFlore grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to left; Driessen walked [Foster to
second]; Knight forced Foster (third unassisted) [Driessen to
second, Knight to first]; Nolan walked [Driessen to third,
Knight to second]; Kennedy struck out; Soto grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Scott struck out; Dawson struck out; Valentine struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Mejias grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Concepcion
flied out to center; Griffey walked; Foster singled to left
[Griffey to second]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Carter
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kennedy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier popped to shortstop; Rogers grounded out
(second to first); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Soto flied out to left; Mejias flied out to center;
Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Reds 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Scott struck out; Dawson struck out; Valentine
doubled to left; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Soto balked
[Valentine to third, Cromartie to second]; Carter singled to
center [Valentine scored, Cromartie scored, Carter to second
(error by Mejias)]; Parrish popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Foster struck
out; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Reds 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Rogers
grounded out (first unassisted); LeFlore grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Knight homered; Nolan homered; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); GERONIMO BATTED FOR SOTO; Geronimo flied
out to center; Mejias homered; BAHNSEN REPLACED ROGERS
(PITCHING); Concepcion singled to right; Griffey lined to
second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 3.

EXPOS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Scott singled to
center; Dawson flied out to left; Valentine doubled to center
[Scott scored]; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Carter
forced Valentine (third unassisted) [Cromartie to second, Carter
to first]; Parrish popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Foster flied out to right; Driessen singled to center;
Knight doubled to left [Driessen scored]; Nolan flied out to
center; Kennedy popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
6, Reds 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Bahnsen struck
out; LeFlore tripled to right; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: SPILMAN BATTED FOR BAIR; Spilman singled to center;
BENCH BATTED FOR MEJIAS; Bench grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Spilman out at second];
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 4.