Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
August 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dilone cf 4 3 3 1
Dillard 2b 4 0 1 1
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0
Kingman lf 5 0 2 1
Vail rf 3 0 1 0
  Henderson ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 5 0 1 0
Blackwell c 3 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 4 1 1 0
Caudill p 2 0 0 0
  Foote c 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 13 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0
Scott 2b 4 1 2 0
Staub 1b 3 0 1 0
  Hutton 1b 1 0 0 0
Valentine rf 3 0 2 1
  Bernazard pr 0 1 0 0
  White rf 1 1 1 0
Carter c 4 1 1 1
Dawson cf 4 1 1 0
Parrish 3b 3 1 2 2
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
Schatzeder p 1 0 0 1
  Bahnsen p 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 5
Chicago 100 000 2014131
Montreal 000 023 01x6102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Caudill  L (0-3) 5.1 7 5 5 0 7
  Moore   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
1
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Schatzeder  W (6-4) 6.2 9 3 2 1 5
  Bahnsen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sosa  SV (12) 2.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
4
3
1
7

  E–DeJesus (19), Cromartie (7), Parrish (13).  2B–Chicago DeJesus (16,off Schatzeder), Montreal Dawson (18,off Caudill); Parrish (24,off Caudill); Carter (19,off Caudill); White (6,off Hernandez).  3B–Chicago Thompson (4,off Sosa), Montreal Valentine (2,off Caudill).  SF–Schatzeder (1,off Caudill).  SB–Dilone 2 (6,3rd base off Schatzeder/Carter,2nd base off Schatzeder/Carter).  WP–Caudill (3).  BK–Caudill (1).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:55.  A–27,287.
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