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.

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