Montreal Expos vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 30, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 5 0 1 0
Scott 2b 5 1 1 2
Dawson cf 5 1 3 1
Perez 1b 2 0 1 0
  Solaita 1b 1 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
White rf 2 1 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 1 1 2
Mason ss 3 0 0 0
Sanderson p 2 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 1 1 0
  Sosa p 1 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 1 2 0
Foli ss 5 1 2 2
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
Parker rf 5 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 2 0 1 1
Robinson lf 4 0 1 0
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 1 1 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Montreal 000 102 200590
Pittsburgh 200 000 001380
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (5-4) 6.0 4 2 2 4 3
  Sosa   2.2 4 1 1 0 1
  Fryman  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (5-3) 6.0 7 4 4 3 5
  Jackson   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Roberts   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
7

  E–None.  2B–Montreal White (4,off Blyleven); Cash (2,off Blyleven), Pittsburgh Foli (14,off Sanderson); Stargell (11,off Sanderson).  HR–Montreal Dawson (14,4th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 0 out); Parrish (7,6th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out); Scott (2,7th inning off Jackson 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Perez (1,by Blyleven).  IBB–Mason (1,by Blyleven); Carter (2,by Jackson); Moreno (3,by Sanderson).  SH–Blyleven (4,off Sanderson).  SF–Stargell (3,off Sanderson).  SB–White (5,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott); Dawson (15,2nd base off Jackson/Ott); Moreno (32,2nd base off Sanderson/Carter).  CS–Dawson (4,2nd base by Blyleven/Ott).  WP–Blyleven (7).  HBP–Blyleven (3,Perez).  IBB–Sanderson (2,Moreno); Blyleven (6,Mason); Jackson (3,Carter).  T–2:38.  A–13,865.
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