Cincinnati Reds vs Montreal Expos
September 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Montreal Expos 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf 4 0 1 0
Kennedy 2b 4 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 2 1
Bench c 4 1 2 1
Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 3 0 2 0
Seaver p 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0
  Auerbach ph 1 0 1 0
  Soto p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 2 4 0
Cash 2b 4 1 1 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 3
Staub 1b 3 1 2 1
Carter c 3 1 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 2 3
Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0
Mason ss 4 0 2 0
Palmer p 3 1 0 0
Totals 32 7 12 7
Cincinnati 100 001 000290
Montreal 340 000 00x7121
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (13-6) 1.1 7 7 7 1 1
  Sarmiento   2.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Soto   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Tomlin   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
2
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (7-2) 9.0 9 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
4

  E–Palmer (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Montreal 2.  2B–Cincinnati Foster 2 (16,off Palmer 2), Montreal Mason 2 (5,off Seaver,off Soto); Staub (1,off Soto); Valentine (20,off Tomlin).  3B–Montreal Valentine (3,off Seaver); Dawson (11,off Seaver).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (18,6th inning off Palmer 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Staub (1,off Sarmiento).  IBB–Parrish (8,by Tomlin).  WP–Seaver (4).  IBB–Tomlin (5,Parrish).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:15.  A–42,752.
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