New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
April 18, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 3 2
Foli ss 5 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 0 0
Stearns c 4 1 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 1 0 0
Youngblood rf 2 0 1 1
Flynn 2b 4 2 2 0
Zachry p 1 0 0 0
  Flores ph 1 0 1 2
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 1 0
  Chapman pr 0 0 0 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 1 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Dawson cf 3 1 1 0
Scott 2b 4 0 2 2
Cromartie lf 5 1 2 0
Valentine rf 4 0 2 1
Perez 1b 4 1 2 2
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0
Speier ss 2 1 0 0
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
  Mason ss 0 0 0 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 2 0 0 0
  Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 6 11 5
New York 000 301 010590
Montreal 030 010 0026111
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry   3.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Scott   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Bernard   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Murray  L (0-2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.2
11
6
6
4
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley   3.1 4 3 3 4 2
  Bahnsen   4.2 5 2 2 2 2
  Palmer  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
6
5

  E–Speier (1).  DP–New York 2, Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Cromartie (2,off Bernard); White (1,off Murray).  HR–Montreal Perez (2,2nd inning off Zachry 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Youngblood (1,off Grimsley).  SH–Grimsley (1,off Zachry).  HBP–Speier (2,by Zachry).  IBB–Dawson (2,by Zachry).  SB–Mazzilli (3,2nd base off Bahnsen/Carter); Dawson (2,2nd base off Zachry/Stearns).  CS–Montanez (1,2nd base by Palmer/Carter).  HBP–Zachry (1,Speier).  IBB–Zachry (1,Dawson).  U-HP–Dick Tremblay, 1B–Michel Spinelli, 2B–John Baird, 3B–Emilien Cote.  T–2:56.  A–10,059.
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