Atlanta Braves vs Montreal Expos
August 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 0, Montreal Expos 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 0 2 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0
Office cf 4 0 1 0
Frias ss 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
Solomon p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0
Scott 2b 2 0 0 1
Dawson cf 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0
Speier ss 4 0 2 0
Palmer p 1 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
Atlanta 000 000 000062
Montreal 000 000 001193
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon  L (4-10) 8.1 9 1 1 3 3
Totals
8.1
9
1
1
3
3
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (5-2) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
5

  E–Horner (17), Solomon (3), Parrish 3 (18).  DP–Atlanta 1, Montreal 1.  2B–Atlanta Solomon (3,off Palmer).  SH–Palmer 2 (3,off Solomon 2).  HBP–Scott (1,by Solomon).  IBB–Cromartie (13,by Solomon).  CS–Office (3,2nd base by Palmer/Carter).  SB–Cromartie (6,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict).  HBP–Solomon (6,Scott).  IBB–Solomon (4,Cromartie).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Terry Tata.
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