The Expos scored three runs in the first inning and proceeded to beat the Braves, 4-1, behind the three-hit hurling of Scott Sanderson. In the Expos' opening burst, Rodney Scott tripled, Andre Dawson doubled and Warren Cromartie homered. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Friday, August    1, 1980 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Expos        3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            2   1   0   0     1   1   .230      LeFlore lf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .258
Asselstine cf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Scott 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .221
Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Dawson cf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .306
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   1     0   0   .296      Valentine rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .312
Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Cromartie 1b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .314
Hubbard 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .270      Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .247
Benedict c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Parrish 3b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     1   2   .228
  Blanks ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Sanderson p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .075
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .190
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .259

Totals               32   1   3   1     3  10             Totals               27   4   6   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 30,168
Left on Base: Braves 8, Expos 5
DP: Braves 2, Expos 0
Errors: Cromartie, Parrish
Doubles: Dawson (22), Parrish (18), Scott (8)
Triples: Scott (7)
Home Runs: Cromartie (10)
Caught Stealing: Carter (1)
GIDP: Cromartie (13)
Hit by Pitch: Royster (1,by Sanderson), Dawson (4,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(8-14)          6     6   4   4   4   5   1  26   4.12
Camp                    2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.69
Totals                  8     6   4   4   5   5   1  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(11-5)       9     3   1   0   3  10   0  36   2.76
Totals                  9     3   1   0   3  10   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (3), Sanderson (3)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Andy Olsen


BRAVES 1ST: Royster was called out on strikes; Asselstine
singled to left; Matthews popped to first in foul territory;
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Scott tripled to center;
Dawson doubled to left [Scott scored]; Valentine grounded out
(catcher to first) [Dawson to third]; Cromartie homered [Dawson
scored]; Carter popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Hubbard singled
to left; Benedict struck out; Gomez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish doubled to left; Speier struck out; Sanderson
struck out; LeFlore walked; Scott was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro struck out; Royster walked; Asselstine struck
out; Matthews forced Royster (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson flied out to center; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
flied out to right; Hubbard popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to left; Parrish singled to right;
Parrish was picked off first (pitcher to first); Speier walked;
Sanderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Expos 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict was called out on strikes; Gomez was called
out on strikes; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: LeFlore walked; Scott doubled to left [LeFlore
scored]; Dawson was hit by a pitch; Valentine flied out to left;
Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Dawson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Expos 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster reached on an error by Parrish [Royster to
first]; Asselstine popped to shortstop; Matthews singled to
right [Royster to third]; Chambliss reached on an error by
Cromartie [Royster scored (unearned) (RBI), Matthews to third,
Chambliss to first]; Burroughs struck out; Hubbard walked
[Chambliss to second]; Benedict forced Hubbard (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter walked; Parrish popped to shortstop; Speier
struck out while Carter was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Gomez grounded out (second to first); LUM BATTED FOR
NIEKRO; Lum walked; Royster was hit by a pitch [Lum to second];
Asselstine flied out to center [Lum to third]; Matthews flied to
right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos
4.

EXPOS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Sanderson grounded out
(third to first); LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
flied out to center; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson flied out to right; Valentine walked;
Cromartie flied out to left; Carter popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); BLANKS
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Blanks popped to shortstop; POCOROBA BATTED
FOR CAMP; Pocoroba struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 4.