Los Angeles Dodgers vs Montreal Expos
July 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1979 at Stade Olympique. 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 1 1
Russell ss 5 2 2 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 3 1
Cey 3b 4 1 1 0
Baker lf 4 1 1 0
Ferguson rf 4 1 0 0
Thomas cf 4 1 2 1
Yeager c 3 1 1 1
Sutcliffe p 3 0 1 3
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 5 0 0 0
Scott 2b 3 1 0 0
Dawson cf 5 0 2 0
Perez 1b 3 1 1 1
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 1 2 2
Macha 3b 4 2 2 0
Mason ss 4 0 1 1
Grimsley p 2 1 1 1
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Solaita ph 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 5
Los Angeles 011 004 1018122
Montreal 020 000 031691
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (8-7) 7.1 5 3 1 4 4
  Patterson   0.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Forster   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
  LaGrow  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
4
5
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (8-5) 6.0 10 7 7 2 0
  Bahnsen   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Palmer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sosa   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
3
3

  E–Lopes (6), Yeager (4), Mason (3).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Los Angeles Thomas (9,off Grimsley); Sutcliffe (2,off Grimsley); Russell (17,off Sosa); Garvey (18,off Sosa), Montreal Grimsley (2,off Sutcliffe); Perez (16,off Forster).  3B–Los Angeles Garvey (1,off Grimsley), Montreal Mason (1,off Patterson).  HR–Los Angeles Lopes (19,3rd inning off Grimsley 0 on, 0 out); Russell (5,7th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 0 out), Montreal Valentine (10,8th inning off Patterson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Sutcliffe (4,off Grimsley); Baker (1,off Grimsley).  IBB–Yeager (5,by Grimsley).  SB–Scott (23,3rd base off Sutcliffe/Yeager); Dawson (16,2nd base off Sutcliffe/Yeager).  BK–Sutcliffe 2 (5).  IBB–Grimsley (1,Yeager).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:48.  A–46,601.
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