New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
September 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1979 at Stade Olympique. 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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New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Flores rf 3 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 1 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 1
Stearns 1b 3 0 0 0
Youngblood lf 4 0 1 1
Maddox 3b 4 0 0 0
Trevino c 4 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0
Burris p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Hausman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 2 0
Cash 2b 5 1 2 0
Dawson cf 4 2 2 2
Perez 1b 4 1 1 1
Carter c 4 1 1 2
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 2 2 0
Speier ss 3 0 2 1
Lee p 1 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 13 6
New York 200 000 000261
Montreal 310 000 21x7131
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (0-2) 6.0 9 4 4 1 4
  Hausman   2.0 4 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
2
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (14-10) 5.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Bahnsen  SV (5) 4.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
8

  E–Burris (1), Cash (1).  DP–Montreal 1.  PB–Trevino (6).  2B–New York Mazzilli (28,off Lee); Trevino (10,off Lee), Montreal Parrish 2 (32,off Burris,off Hausman); Cash (6,off Burris); Speier (13,off Hausman).  HR–Montreal Carter (19,1st inning off Burris 1 on, 2 out); Dawson (21,7th inning off Hausman 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Burris (1,off Lee).  IBB–Speier (10,by Burris); Cromartie (14,by Hausman).  SB–Mazzilli (29,3rd base off Lee/Carter).  IBB–Burris (4,Speier); Hausman (1,Cromartie).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:23.
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