Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
April 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 2 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 0 0
Buckner 1b 3 1 1 2
Kingman lf 4 1 1 2
  Mejias lf 0 0 0 0
Murcer rf 2 1 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0
Martin cf 4 0 1 0
Foote c 3 0 0 0
McGlothen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Dawson cf 4 0 0 0
Scott 2b 4 0 0 0
Cromartie lf 4 1 1 0
Valentine rf 4 0 2 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter c 2 0 0 1
Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0
Speier ss 3 0 1 0
Rogers p 1 0 1 0
  White ph 1 0 1 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Chicago 110 003 000570
Montreal 000 000 100161
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  W (1-1) 9.0 6 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
2
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  L (0-1) 6.0 6 5 4 2 4
  May   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Schatzeder   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
2
5

  E–Dawson (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Montreal 1.  2B–Chicago DeJesus 2 (4,off Rogers 2); Buckner (2,off Rogers).  HR–Chicago Kingman (2,6th inning off Rogers 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Sizemore (1,off Rogers).  SF–Buckner (1,off Rogers); Carter (2,off McGlothen).  CS–Murcer (1,2nd base by Rogers/Carter).  WP–Rogers (3).  U-HP–Emilien Cote, 1B–Dick Tremblay, 2B–John Baird, 3B–Michel Spinelli.  T–2:18.  A–13,014.
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