Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
August 11, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1979 at Shea Stadium. 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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Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 2

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 3 0 0 1
Scott 2b 4 0 1 1
Dawson cf 5 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 2 2 2
Parrish 3b 3 2 1 0
Speier ss 4 1 2 0
Schatzeder p 4 0 2 1
Totals 35 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 1 1 0
Trevino c 4 0 0 1
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0
Stearns 3b 4 0 2 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0
Youngblood lf 2 1 1 1
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Falcone p 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Flores ph 1 0 0 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Montreal 010 301 0005101
New York 110 000 000260
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Schatzeder  W (7-4) 9.0 6 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (3-9) 3.1 8 4 4 0 3
  Murray   3.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Glynn   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
4

  E–Scott (16).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Montreal Perez (22,off Falcone).  HR–Montreal Valentine 2 (20,2nd inning off Falcone 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Falcone 0 on, 1 out), New York Youngblood (15,2nd inning off Schatzeder 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Cromartie (1,by Falcone).  IBB–Cromartie (12,by Murray).  SH–Murray (1,off Schatzeder).  SB–Taveras (34,2nd base off Schatzeder/Carter); Mazzilli (23,2nd base off Schatzeder/Carter).  CS–Stearns (12,2nd base by Schatzeder/Carter).  WP–Schatzeder (4).  HBP–Falcone (1,Cromartie).  IBB–Murray (13,Cromartie).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:21.  A–9,764.
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