Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
August 10, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1979 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 1, New York Mets 7

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0
Scott 2b 4 0 1 0
Dawson cf 4 0 2 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 1 0
Speier ss 3 1 2 1
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
Trevino 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 2 2 1
  Flores pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 2 2
Cardenal rf 3 1 1 0
Youngblood lf 4 1 2 2
Flynn 2b 4 0 2 2
Swan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 11 7
Montreal 001 000 000171
New York 600 010 00x7110
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (8-8) 0.1 5 6 6 1 0
  Sanderson   4.2 4 1 1 0 2
  Bahnsen   2.0 0 0 0 3 0
  Fryman   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
4
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (11-9) 9.0 7 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
4

  E–Perez (10).  DP–Montreal 2, New York 1.  2B–New York Mazzilli (27,off Grimsley); Youngblood (27,off Grimsley); Montanez (19,off Sanderson).  HR–Montreal Speier (4,3rd inning off Swan 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Swan 2 (3,off Sanderson,off Fryman).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:07.
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