New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
August 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Flores rf 4 1 2 2
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
  Stearns ph 1 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 5 0 1 1
Hebner 3b 3 1 1 0
Youngblood lf 5 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 1 0 0
Flynn 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Twitchell p 1 0 1 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Norman ph 1 0 1 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 3 0 0 0
Cash 2b 5 0 1 1
Dawson cf 4 2 1 0
Staub 1b 3 2 2 1
  Hutton 1b 1 0 0 0
  Perez 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 3 1 3 2
  White rf 1 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 3 1 1 1
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 1 2 2
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  May p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
New York 020 000 001391
Montreal 032 100 10x7100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Twitchell  L (5-3) 1.0 1 3 3 3 0
  Hassler   2.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Murray   2.0 1 1 1 3 0
  Bernard   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
9
3
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   3.1 5 2 2 4 1
  May  W (7-0) 5.2 4 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
7

  E–Hodges (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Flores (1,off Palmer); Flynn (14,off May); Montanez (17,off May), Montreal Dyer 2 (6,off Hassler,off Bernard); Parrish (25,off Hassler); Valentine 2 (18,off Murray,off Bernard).  HR–Montreal Staub (1,2nd inning off Twitchell 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hebner (4,by Palmer).  IBB–Dyer (4,by Hassler); Staub (2,by Murray); Parrish (7,by Murray); Cromartie (11,by Bernard).  SB–Valentine (8,3rd base off Hassler/Hodges); Dawson (25,2nd base off Murray/Hodges).  WP–May (1).  HBP–Palmer (2,Hebner).  IBB–Hassler (7,Dyer); Murray 2 (12,Staub,Parrish); Bernard (4,Cromartie).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:58.  A–46,613.
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