St. Louis Cardinals vs Montreal Expos
July 31, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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 0, Montreal Expos 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 2 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 3 0 0 0
Scott cf 2 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Brock ph 1 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0
Scott 2b 4 1 1 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 1
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 2 3 1
Valentine rf 4 0 1 1
Parrish 3b 2 1 2 2
  Mason 3b 1 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
May p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
St. Louis 000 000 000033
Montreal 120 002 00x5111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (9-4) 7.0 9 5 4 1 4
  Frazier   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
5
4
1
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
May  W (6-0) 9.0 3 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
8

  E–Mumphrey 2 (3), Martinez (3), Parrish (12).  DP–St. Louis 1, Montreal 1.  PB–Simmons (8).  2B–Montreal Scott (9,off Martinez); Carter 2 (18,off Martinez 2); Valentine (16,off Martinez).  HR–Montreal Parrish (15,2nd inning off Martinez 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Mumphrey (4,off May).  HBP–Scott (4,by May).  IBB–Parrish (6,by Martinez).  SB–Dawson 2 (23,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons 2).  HBP–May (3,Scott).  IBB–Martinez (2,Parrish).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:03.  A–21,486.
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