Cincinnati Reds vs Montreal Expos
June 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey rf 2 0 1 0
  Collins rf 4 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 3
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 1 1 0
Auerbach 3b 3 0 1 1
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  DeFreitas ph 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
Seaver p 3 1 1 0
  Kennedy ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 40 4 9 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 5 1 1 0
Scott 2b 5 0 1 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 2
Carter c 5 0 0 0
Hutton 1b 5 1 1 0
Valentine rf 2 0 0 0
  White rf 2 1 2 0
Parrish 3b 4 1 2 2
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
  Mason ss 1 0 1 1
Sanderson p 3 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 9 5
Cincinnati 010 010 200 00490
Montreal 000 002 200 01591
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   7.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Bair   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Hume  L (5-5) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.2
9
5
5
3
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson   7.0 8 4 4 2 6
  Schatzeder   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bahnsen   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Sosa  W (5-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
9
4
4
3
9

  E–Scott (6).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Cincinnati Geronimo (15,off Sanderson); Auerbach (3,off Sanderson); Bench (8,off Sanderson), Montreal White (2,off Bair); Hutton (2,off Hume); Mason (3,off Hume).  3B–Cincinnati Collins (1,off Sanderson).  HR–Cincinnati Concepcion (8,7th inning off Sanderson 1 on, 2 out), Montreal Dawson (13,6th inning off Seaver 1 on, 1 out); Parrish (5,7th inning off Seaver 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Bench (2,off Bahnsen).  SF–Concepcion (3,off Sanderson).  HBP–Driessen (1,by Schatzeder).  IBB–Geronimo (7,by Bahnsen); Parrish (3,by Bair); White (1,by Hume).  SB–Scott (18,2nd base off Seaver/Bench).  HBP–Schatzeder (1,Driessen).  IBB–Bair (5,Parrish); Hume (4,White); Bahnsen (1,Geronimo).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:00.  A–25,233.
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