Los Angeles Dodgers vs Montreal Expos
May 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Montreal Expos 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 2 0
Russell ss 4 0 2 1
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
  Thomas cf 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 1
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Thomasson cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 1 2 1
Welch p 2 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
  Reuss p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Dawson cf 5 1 3 0
Scott 2b 4 2 1 1
Cromartie lf 3 1 2 1
Perez 1b 3 2 2 1
Carter c 3 1 1 1
Valentine rf 4 0 1 2
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
Lee p 3 0 0 0
  Sosa p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 6
Los Angeles 100 100 100392
Montreal 200 020 30x7110
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (2-1) 6.0 8 4 3 2 5
  Reuss   2.0 3 3 2 1 3
Totals
8.0
11
7
5
3
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (3-0) 6.2 9 3 3 0 2
  Sosa  SV (3) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
4

  E–Russell (5), Ferguson (3).  2B–Montreal Carter (4,off Welch); Dawson (7,off Welch); Parrish (8,off Welch).  3B–Los Angeles Lopes (2,off Lee).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (3,4th inning off Lee 0 on, 1 out); Ferguson (2,7th inning off Lee 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Russell (3,2nd base by Lee/Carter); Dawson (3,2nd base by Welch/Ferguson).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–John Baird, 2B–Jacques Lauzon, 3B–Michel Spinelli.  T–2:18.  A–11,621.
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