After pitching perfect ball for 6 2/3 innings, Bert Blyleven settled for a two-hitter in a 5-0 victory to expand the Pirates' lead to two games over the Expos in the East Division race. Rowland Office singled to spoil Blyleven's bid for the second no-hitter of his career. The veteran righthander hurled a gem while with the Rangers against the Angels in 1977.

Rodney Scott accounted for the Expos' other hit with a two-out single in the ninth. In the first inning, when the Pirates scored four times, Tim Foli drove in a run with a groundout and Bill Madlock drove in two runs with a single. Foli homered in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    16, 1980 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Pirates      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .263      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Scott 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Foli ss               4   1   1   2     0   0   .281
Dawson cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Parker rf             3   1   2   0     0   1   .294
  Office cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .258        Lacy lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .342
Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Stargell 1b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .261
Cromartie 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .296        Milner 1b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Easler lf,rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .362
White rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Madlock 3b            2   0   1   2     1   0   .254
Speier ss             2   0   0   0     0   2   .231        Berra ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Bernazard ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Sanderson p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .067      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Blyleven p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .043
  Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .191

Totals               29   0   2   0     1  12             Totals               31   5   9   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 32,390
Left on Base: Expos 3, Pirates 4
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Office
Doubles: Easler (16)
Triples: Moreno (8)
Home Runs: Foli (3)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (5), Easler (7)
GIDP: Berra (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson L(12-7)       7.1   9   5   5   2   4   1  32   3.27
Bahnsen                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.22
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   4   1  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(7-8)         9     2   0   0   1  12   0  30   3.65
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1  12   0  30

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Montague


EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Scott was called
out on strikes; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno tripled to left; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Moreno scored]; Parker singled to center;
Stargell singled to right [Parker to second]; Easler doubled to
center [Parker scored, Stargell to third]; Madlock singled to
center [Stargell scored, Easler scored]; Ott flied out to
center; Madlock was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out
(second to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 2ND: OFFICE REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); Garner flied
out to center; Blyleven grounded out (second to first); Moreno
reached on an error by Office [Moreno to second]; Foli grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 3RD: White struck out; Speier was called out on strikes;
Sanderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker singled to shortstop; Stargell popped to
third; Easler forced Parker (pitcher to shortstop); Easler was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 4TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out
(second to first); Office flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Ott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garner singled to center; Blyleven
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter lined to shortstop; Cromartie struck out;
Parrish grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli
grounded out (third to first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 6TH: LACY REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING LF); EASLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); White flied out to right; Speier was
called out on strikes; Sanderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell was called out on strikes; Easler flied
out to center; Madlock walked; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 7TH: MILNER REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore struck
out; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Office singled to
right; Carter forced Office (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Blyleven
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Parrish
popped to second; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Foli homered; Lacy grounded out (third to first);
Milner walked; Easler singled to center [Milner to second];
BERRA BATTED FOR MADLOCK; BAHNSEN REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING);
Berra grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Easler out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates
5.

EXPOS 9TH: BERRA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BERNAZARD BATTED
FOR SPEIER; Bernazard struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR BAHNSEN;
Hutton walked; LeFlore flied out to center; Scott singled to
center [Hutton to second]; Office struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 5.