Ron LeFlore collected three hits, stole three bases, scored three runs and knocked in another to pace the Expos to a 6-1 triumph over the Reds. The Expos jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. LeFlore walked, stole second and scored on a double by Andre Dawson, who came home on a double by Warren Cromartie.

In the fifth, LeFlore batted in a run with a triple and scored on a single by Rodney Scott. Gary Carter blasted a homer in the sixth and Scott doubled home LeFlore in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      17, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        2  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  0  -   6  9  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   3   3   1     1   0   .260      Mejias cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Scott 2b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .232      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .245
  Bernazard ph,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .308
Dawson cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Valentine rf          2   1   0   0     2   0   .320      Driessen 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .281
Cromartie 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .321      Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .247      Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Oester 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      LaCoss p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Sanderson p           4   1   1   0     0   3   .094        Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .269
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                            Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               35   6   9   6     3   7             Totals               30   1   4   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 20,290
Left on Base: Expos 5, Reds 5
DP: Expos 1, Reds 0
Errors: Bench
Doubles: Dawson (18), Cromartie (16), Sanderson (3), Scott (7), Geronimo (4)
Triples: LeFlore (8)
Home Runs: Carter (16)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 3 (54)
GIDP: Bench (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(9-5)        9     4   1   1   3   3   0  33   3.12
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   3   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(5-9)           3     3   2   2   1   3   0  13   5.36
Price                   3     4   3   3   1   2   1  14   5.77
Bair                    2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   5.09
Hume                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.39
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   7   1  38

Wild Pitches: LaCoss (2)

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


EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Scott grounded
out (third to first); Dawson doubled to left [LeFlore scored];
LaCoss threw a wild pitch [Dawson to third]; Valentine reached
on a fielder's choice [Dawson out at home (third to catcher)];
Cromartie doubled [Valentine scored]; Carter struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Mejias flied out to left; Concepcion struck out;
Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds
0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Speier grounded out (first
unassisted); Sanderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (second to first); Knight grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Scott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson flied out to right;
Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Bench struck out; Oester struck out; LaCoss lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: PRICE REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Cromartie struck
out; Carter popped to first; Bench dropped a foul fly hit by
Parrish for an error; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Mejias flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out
(pitcher to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier flied out to center; Sanderson doubled to
center; LeFlore tripled to right [Sanderson scored]; Scott
singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Dawson flied out to left;
Valentine walked [Scott to second]; Cromartie grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Foster flied to right in foul territory; Driessen
flied out to center; Knight singled to center; Bench forced
Knight (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Reds 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter homered; Parrish flied out to left; Speier
popped to first in foul territory; Sanderson struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Oester flied out to center; GERONIMO BATTED FOR PRICE;
Geronimo doubled to left; Mejias popped to catcher in foul
territory; Concepcion singled to center [Geronimo scored];
Griffey walked [Concepcion to second]; Foster flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Reds 1.

EXPOS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); LeFlore singled to
right; LeFlore stole second; Scott doubled to center [LeFlore
scored, Scott out at third (center to third)]; Dawson struck
out; Valentine walked; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen walked; Knight flied out to center; Bench
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Parrish flied
out to right; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Oester grounded out (second to first); SPILMAN BATTED
FOR BAIR; Spilman popped to shortstop; Mejias grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 1.

EXPOS 9TH: HUME REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Sanderson struck
out; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); BERNAZARD BATTED FOR
SCOTT; Bernazard grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: BERNAZARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Concepcion
flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (second to first);
Foster singled to center; Driessen walked [Foster to second];
Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds
1.