Swinging at David Palmer's first pitch in the ninth inning, Bake McBride smashed a homer to lift the Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Expos. The Phillies' first run of the game also came on a homer. Garry Maddox hit it in the second inning. The Expos tied the score with a double by Jerry White and single by Rodney Scott in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1980 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Rose 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Scott 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .225      McBride rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .308
Office rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Luzinski lf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .231
Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Cromartie 1b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .297      Maddox cf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .260
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Palmer p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Ruthven p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .227
                                                            McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               29   1   4   1     2   3             Totals               28   2   5   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 50,887
Left on Base: Expos 3, Phillies 3
DP: Expos 1, Phillies 1
Doubles: White (7), Dawson (37)
Home Runs: Maddox (11), McBride (9)
Stolen Bases: Ruthven (1)
Caught Stealing: Scott (12)
GIDP: Scott (10), Schmidt (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(7-6)           8     5   2   2   1   3   2  29   3.21
Totals                  8     5   2   2   1   3   2  29

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven                 7     4   1   1   2   2   0  25   3.60
McGraw W(4-4)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.63
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   3   0  31

Balks: Palmer (2)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Eric Gregg


EXPOS 1ST: White walked; Scott grounded into a double play
(second to first) [White out at second]; Office grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); McBride flied
out to center; Schmidt made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Carter flied
out to center; Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Trillo made an out to
shortstop; Maddox homered; Bowa singled to center; Palmer balked
[Bowa to second]; Boone flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; Speier
flied out to right; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Ruthven singled to right; Ruthven stole second;
Rose struck out; McBride flied out to center; Schmidt lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 4TH: White flied out to center; Scott flied out to right;
Office singled to center; Dawson forced Office (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski walked; Trillo grounded out (first
unassisted) [Luzinski to second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Cromartie flied
out to left; Parrish made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to center; Ruthven struck out;
Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Phillies 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Palmer
grounded out (third to first); White doubled to left; Scott
singled to shortstop [White scored]; Scott was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride singled to left; Schmidt grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [McBride out at
second]; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Dawson doubled
to center; Carter flied out to center; Cromartie was walked
intentionally; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Trillo flied out to left; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Speier made an
out to shortstop; Palmer grounded out (pitcher to first); White
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); McGraw
grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Scott made an out to second; Office flied out to
left; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: McBride homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 2.