Montreal Expos vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0
Scott 2b 4 0 0 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 0
Staub 1b 3 1 0 0
Valentine rf 4 1 1 2
Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0
Dyer c 3 0 1 0
  Perez ph 1 0 1 2
Speier ss 2 0 0 0
  Carter ph 1 0 0 0
Lee p 2 0 1 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 1 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 3 1 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 1 1 2
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 1
  Harrelson 3b 0 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0
  Gross lf 0 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 1 2
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Anderson rf 4 2 1 1
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Espinosa p 2 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 6 6
Montreal 020 000 002483
Philadelphia 000 051 00x660
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L (10-9) 4.2 3 5 0 1 2
  Bahnsen   2.1 3 1 1 3 0
  Fryman   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
6
1
4
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (12-9) 8.2 8 4 4 2 2
  Eastwick  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
2

  E–Staub (1), Parrish (15), Speier (14).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Montreal Perez (21,off Espinosa), Philadelphia Schmidt (18,off Lee).  HR–Montreal Valentine (18,2nd inning off Espinosa 1 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Anderson (1,6th inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Espinosa (3,off Bahnsen).  IBB–Luzinski (3,by Bahnsen).  CS–Bowa (6,Home by Bahnsen/Dyer); Harrelson (2,2nd base by Bahnsen/Dyer).  IBB–Bahnsen (3,Luzinski).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:18.  A–46,233.
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