Consecutive singles by Andre Dawson, Tony Perez and Gary Carter in the sixth inning produced the winning run as the Expos edged the Reds, 3-2, and handed Mike LaCoss his first setback after eight victories. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      19, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1
Expos        1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3 10  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Cromartie lf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .303
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Scott 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .218
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .276      Dawson cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .265
Foster lf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .330      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Bench c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Carter c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .301
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Valentine rf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .270
Knight 3b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .313      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Blair cf              3   1   3   1     0   0   .230      Speier ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .238
LaCoss p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Lee p                 3   0   1   1     0   0   .188
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .367
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     2   3             Totals               30   3  10   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 35,222
Left on Base: Reds 4, Expos 5
DP: Reds 3, Expos 1
Errors: Knight
Doubles: Blair (3), Collins (2)
Triples: Speier (1)
Home Runs: Blair (2)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (5), Cromartie (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Knight (2)
GIDP: Driessen (3), Parrish (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(8-1)           5.1   9   3   3   2   1   0  24   2.39
Hume                    1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.53
Sarmiento               1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   9.00
Totals                  8    10   3   3   2   3   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(7-3)              7     6   2   2   2   2   1  27   3.66
Fryman SV(3)            2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.48
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   3   1  33

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Griffey popped to shortstop; Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to center; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson singled to
third [Cromartie scored (error by Knight) (no RBI), Dawson to
second]; Perez grounded out (first unassisted) [Dawson to
third]; Carter flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Expos 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Bench singled to left [Foster to
second]; Driessen flied out to right [Foster to third]; Knight
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Foster scored]; Blair doubled to
left [Bench to third]; LaCoss lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine singled to right; Parrish struck out while
Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Speier tripled to right; Lee singled to center [Speier scored];
Cromartie flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Expos 2.

REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Concepcion
flied out to center; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Scott walked; Dawson lined into a double play (second
to first) [Scott out at first]; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 2.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to center; On a bunt Bench singled;
Driessen grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to left; Valentine lined to right;
Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 2.

REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Blair singled to
center [Blair out at second (center to left to shortstop)];
LaCoss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos
2.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Lee
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie singled to left;
Cromartie was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 2.

REDS 6TH: Griffey flied out to right; Concepcion flied out to
right; Morgan walked; Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Scott flied out to left; On a bunt Dawson singled;
Perez singled to center [Dawson to second]; Carter singled to
left [Dawson scored, Perez to second]; Valentine walked [Perez
to third, Carter to second]; HUME REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING);
Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Valentine out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Expos 3.

REDS 7TH: Bench flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted); Knight flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier popped to third in foul territory; Lee
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie singled to right;
Scott forced Cromartie (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.

REDS 8TH: Blair homered; COLLINS BATTED FOR HUME; Collins
doubled to center; FRYMAN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Griffey
reached on a fielder's choice [Collins out at third (pitcher to
shortstop)]; Concepcion flied out to center; Morgan grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Dawson flied
out to right; Perez struck out; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 3.

REDS 9TH: Foster struck out (catcher to first); Bench flied out
to left; Driessen lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Expos 3.