Monday July 28, 1980
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The Reds and Expos split a doubleheader, the Reds winning the opener, 3-2, and the Expos capturing the nightcap, 5-4. In the first game, the Reds were behind, 2-1, when Dan Driessen and Joe Nolan opened the ninth inning with singles. Elias Sosa relieved Charlie Lea on the hill for Montreal and fumbled Ron Oester's bunt to load the bases. After Dave Concepcion struck out and Johnny Bench hit into a forceout at the plate, Dave Collins delivered a double that plated two runs.

Cincinnati errors contributed to the Expos' second-game victory. Montreal scored twice in the first inning on an RBI single by Ellis Valentine and a throwing error by Oester, and twice more in the second on an error by Hector Cruz and run-scoring single by Rodney Scott. The final Montreal tally came in the sixth on a triple by Warren Cromartie and RBI sacrifice bunt by Chris Speier. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Montreal Expos 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, July 28, 1980 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Reds 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 0 Expos 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins cf 4 0 2 3 1 0 .296 LeFlore lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .261 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Scott ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Knight 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Dawson cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .302 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .324 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Cromartie 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .311 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Carter c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Nolan c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .300 Parrish 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .263 Mejias pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 Raines 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Oester ss,2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 .299 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Lea p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Concepcion ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 LaCoss p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .075 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bench ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Totals 33 3 7 3 3 7 Totals 33 2 7 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:34 Left on Base: Reds 8, Expos 6 DP: Reds 1, Expos 0 Errors: Sosa Doubles: Collins (10), Cromartie (19) Triples: Parrish (1) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (61) Sacrifice Hits: Oester 2 (4) GIDP: Parrish (8) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss 6 6 2 2 2 2 0 25 5.19 Bair W(1-4) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 5.08 Hume SV(18) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.02 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 5 0 35 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lea L(2-5) 8 6 3 1 3 6 0 33 2.83 Sosa 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.62 Totals 9 7 3 1 3 7 0 38 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lanny Harris REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Knight popped to first in foul territory; Griffey singled to right; Foster forced Griffey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore popped to second; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Oester struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Cromartie doubled; Carter flied out to right; Parrish tripled [Cromartie scored]; Raines grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 1. REDS 3RD: Kennedy flied out to center; LaCoss struck out; Collins flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Lea grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson singled to left [LeFlore scored]; Valentine struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 2. REDS 4TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Carter flied out to center; Parrish walked; Raines grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 2. REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Nolan walked; Oester singled to right [Nolan to second]; Kennedy walked [Nolan to third, Oester to second]; LaCoss struck out; Collins walked [Nolan scored, Oester to third, Kennedy to second]; Knight flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Lea struck out; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 2. REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Dawson singled to center; Valentine singled to left [Dawson to second]; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dawson to third, Valentine to second]; Carter was walked intentionally; Parrish grounded into a double play (second to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 2. REDS 7TH: Nolan singled to right; Oester out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Nolan to second]; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); SPILMAN BATTED FOR LACOSS; Spilman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Raines flied out to center; Lea struck out; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 2. REDS 8TH: Collins singled to center; Knight popped to third in foul territory; Griffey forced Collins (second to shortstop); Foster popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); Dawson struck out; Valentine popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 2. REDS 9TH: Driessen singled to right; Nolan singled to right [Driessen to second]; SOSA REPLACED LEA (PITCHING); MEJIAS RAN FOR NOLAN; Oester reached on an error by Sosa on a sacrifice bunt [Driessen to third, Mejias to second, Oester to first]; CONCEPCION BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Concepcion struck out; BENCH BATTED FOR BAIR; Bench forced Driessen (first to catcher) [Mejias to third, Oester to second]; Collins doubled to left [Mejias scored (unearned), Oester scored (unearned), Bench to third]; Knight flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Expos 2. EXPOS 9TH: BENCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HUME REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); OESTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Carter popped to third in foul territory; Parrish singled to left; OFFICE BATTED FOR RAINES; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Expos 2.

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