St. Louis Cardinals vs Montreal Expos
May 27, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Montreal Expos 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 0
Simmons c 3 1 1 2
  Swisher c 1 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 4 0 2 1
Denny p 1 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Sykes p 0 0 0 0
  Bruno p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Dawson cf 4 0 0 0
Scott 2b 4 2 2 0
Cromartie lf 4 2 2 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
Carter c 3 2 1 0
Valentine rf 4 2 2 6
Mason 3b 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 1
Sanderson p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 8 10 8
St. Louis 000 012 000381
Montreal 103 040 00x8101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  L (3-4) 4.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Sykes   0.1 1 3 2 1 0
  Bruno   2.2 2 1 1 0 1
  McEnaney   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
7
1
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (3-3) 9.0 8 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
6

  E–Hernandez (2), Scott (5).  2B–St. Louis Scott (6,off Sanderson); Oberkfell (2,off Sanderson), Montreal Sanderson (1,off Denny); Valentine (4,off Bruno).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (9,6th inning off Sanderson 1 on, 2 out), Montreal Valentine (4,3rd inning off Denny 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Carter (1,by Sykes).  IBB–Sykes (1,Carter).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:18.
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