Montreal Expos vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 13, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Dawson cf 5 1 1 0
Scott 2b 3 0 2 1
Cromartie lf 3 0 0 1
Perez 1b 3 0 1 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Grimsley p 1 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 1 1 0
  May p 1 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 2 2
Russell ss 5 1 2 0
Baker lf 4 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 1
Cey 3b 4 1 2 1
Ferguson rf 4 1 2 3
Thomas cf 4 1 2 0
Yeager c 3 1 1 1
Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuss p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
Montreal 000 020 000263
Los Angeles 400 310 00x8130
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (3-2) 4.0 9 7 7 0 0
  May   4.0 4 1 0 1 7
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
1
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (4-2) 5.0 5 2 2 4 1
  Reuss  SV (3) 4.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
3

  E–Cromartie (2), Parrish (5), Dyer (1).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Scott (5,off Sutcliffe), Los Angeles Baker (8,off Grimsley); Cey (7,off Grimsley); Yeager (2,off Grimsley); Ferguson (3,off May).  HR–Los Angeles Ferguson (5,1st inning off Grimsley 1 on, 2 out); Lopes (4,4th inning off Grimsley 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Cromartie (2,off Sutcliffe).  SB–Dawson (5,2nd base off Sutcliffe/Yeager).  U-HP–Jim Scott, 1B–Bill Lawson, 2B–Charlie Lupo, 3B–Boyd Mauer.  T–2:10.  A–47,596.
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