Inserted into the lineup because of a three-game suspension to Ellis Valentine, Jerry White slugged a three-run homer to climax a five-run first inning that propelled the Expos to a 9-6 decision over the Padres.

The Expos' first run came on a double by Rodney Scott and triple by Warren Cromartie. A single by Tony Perez plated Cromartie and, after a single by Gary Carter, White socked the ball over the left field fence. The Expos picked up three runs in the seventh on two balks by Padre reliever Rollie Fingers and a sacrifice fly by White. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 9, San Diego Padres 6
Game Played on Wednesday, April     25, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  2    0  3  0  -   6 11  2
Expos        5  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   9 14  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           2   1   0   0     1   0   .225      Dawson cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .292
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Scott 2b              3   2   2   1     2   0   .293
  Tenace ph,1b        1   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Cromartie lf          5   2   3   1     0   0   .328
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .151      Perez 1b              5   1   2   1     0   2   .200
Turner lf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .315      Carter c              4   2   3   0     0   0   .292
Winfield rf           5   1   2   1     0   2   .416      White rf              3   1   1   4     0   1   .455
Briggs 1b,cf          5   1   2   2     0   0   .286      Parrish 3b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Evans 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Macha 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Bevacqua ph,3b      1   1   1   1     1   0   .429      Speier ss             3   1   1   0     1   1   .280
Fahey c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .279        Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Shirley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schatzeder p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mura p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hargrove ph,1b      1   0   1   0     1   0   .232
  Almon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     5   4             Totals               35   9  14   7     3   8

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance:  5,812
Left on Base: Padres 8, Expos 7
DP: Padres 1, Expos 2
Errors: Turner, Evans
Doubles: Hargrove (4), Turner (3), Briggs (1), Bevacqua (1), Winfield (8), Scott (4), Parrish (4)
Triples: Cromartie (1)
Home Runs: White (1)
Caught Stealing: Almon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (3), Schatzeder (1)
Sacrifice Flies: White (1)
GIDP: Perkins (2), Sosa (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(0-3)          0.1   6   5   5   0   1   1   7   7.56
Mura                    3.2   0   0   0   1   5   0  13   2.40
D'Acquisto              2     3   0   0   1   1   0   8   7.82
Fingers                 1     2   3   3   1   1   0   6   3.77
Lee                     0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   6.97
Owchinko                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.75
Totals                  8    14   9   9   3   8   1  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(1-1)           5.1   6   3   3   2   2   0  24   4.85
Sosa                    2     4   3   3   2   1   0  11   1.84
Schatzeder              1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.38
Palmer SV(2)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.89
Totals                  9    11   6   6   5   4   0  41

Balks: Fingers 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Mike Spinelli, 2B - John Baird, 3B - Emilien Cote


PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Richards to second]; Turner walked; Winfield
struck out; Briggs singled [Richards scored, Turner to third];
Evans forced Briggs (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Dawson struck out; Scott doubled; Cromartie tripled
[Scott scored]; Perez singled [Cromartie scored]; Carter singled
[Perez to second]; White homered [Perez scored, Carter scored];
Parrish doubled; MURA REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Speier flied
out to right; Rogers struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Expos 5.

PADRES 2ND: MACHA REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING 3B); Fahey flied out
to right; Gonzalez flied out to left; Mura struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Expos 5.

EXPOS 2ND: Dawson flied out to right; Scott walked; Cromartie
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Scott to second]; Perez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Expos 5.

PADRES 3RD: Richards flied out to center; Smith grounded out
(catcher to first); Turner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Expos 5.

EXPOS 3RD: Carter grounded out (second to first); White struck
out; Macha struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Expos 5.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield singled; Briggs flied out to left; Evans
flied out to center; Fahey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Expos 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier struck out; Rogers grounded out (first
unassisted); Dawson reached on an error by Evans [Dawson to
first]; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Expos 5.

PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); HARGROVE
BATTED FOR MURA; Hargrove doubled; Richards grounded out (second
to first) [Hargrove to third]; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Expos 5.

EXPOS 5TH: HARGROVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); D'ACQUISTO
REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); BRIGGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Cromartie made an out to third; Perez singled; Carter
singled [Perez to second]; White forced Carter (shortstop to
second); Macha struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Expos 5.

PADRES 6TH: Turner doubled; Winfield made an out to first;
Briggs doubled [Turner scored]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR EVANS;
Bevacqua doubled [Briggs scored]; SOSA REPLACED ROGERS
(PITCHING); Fahey grounded out (first unassisted) [Bevacqua to
third]; Gonzalez made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 3, Expos 5.

EXPOS 6TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Speier walked;
On a bunt Sosa grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to second) [Speier out at second]; Dawson singled to left
[Dawson out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Expos 5.

PADRES 7TH: Hargrove walked; TENACE BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; ALMON
RAN FOR HARGROVE; Tenace struck out while Almon was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Smith made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FINGERS REPLACED
ALMON (PITCHING); Scott walked; On a bunt Cromartie singled
[Scott to second]; Perez struck out; Carter singled [Scott to
third, Cromartie to second]; Fingers balked [Scott scored,
Cromartie to third, Carter to second]; Fingers balked [Cromartie
scored, Carter to third]; White hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Carter scored]; Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Expos 8.

PADRES 8TH: Turner singled; Winfield doubled [Turner scored];
Briggs flied out to center; Bevacqua walked; Fahey singled
[Winfield scored, Bevacqua to second]; Gonzalez singled
[Bevacqua scored, Fahey to second]; PERKINS BATTED FOR FINGERS;
SCHATZEDER REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Perkins grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out at
second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Expos 8.

EXPOS 8TH: LEE REPLACED PERKINS (PITCHING); Speier singled;
Schatzeder out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Speier
to second]; Dawson made an out to catcher; Scott singled [Speier
scored, Scott to second (error by Turner)]; OWCHINKO REPLACED
LEE (PITCHING); Cromartie singled [Scott to third]; Perez forced
Cromartie (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
6, Expos 9.

PADRES 9TH: Tenace walked; Smith singled [Tenace to second];
Turner made an out to shortstop; PALMER REPLACED SCHATZEDER
(PITCHING); Winfield struck out; Briggs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Expos 9.