Montreal Expos vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1979 at Busch Stadium II. The Montreal Expos defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 5 1 2 0
Cash 2b 4 1 1 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 0
Perez 1b 3 1 1 3
Carter c 4 2 2 2
Valentine rf 4 0 2 1
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 1
Scott ss 4 0 0 0
Lee p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 4 0 0 0
  O'Brien p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 1
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 3 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 2 1
Oberkfell 2b 4 0 2 0
Fulgham p 1 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Lentine ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Montreal 000 104 0207110
St. Louis 000 000 002290
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (15-10) 9.0 9 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham  L (8-5) 5.2 6 5 5 1 5
  Thomas   2.0 4 2 2 0 3
  Frazier   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
1
9

  E–None.  2B–Montreal Cromartie (39,off Fulgham); Perez (25,off Fulgham); Valentine (22,off Fulgham), St. Louis Hendrick (25,off Lee).  HR–St. Louis Hernandez (10,9th inning off Lee 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dawson (8,off Fulgham); Fulgham (10,off Lee).  SF–Perez (6,off Fulgham).  SB–Dawson (28,2nd base off Thomas/Simmons).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:24.  A–28,434.
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