Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
September 11, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 2 0
Biittner 1b 5 1 1 1
Vail rf 4 0 1 0
  Thompson rf 0 0 0 0
Kingman lf 2 0 0 1
Foote c 4 0 1 0
  Dilone pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0
Martin cf 4 0 1 0
  Blackwell c 0 0 0 0
Dillard 2b 3 0 1 0
Caudill p 2 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Macko ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 1 1 0
Cash 2b 3 0 2 1
Dawson cf 3 0 0 0
Staub 1b 3 0 0 0
  Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Valentine rf 3 1 1 0
Parrish 3b 3 1 1 2
Scott ss 3 0 1 0
Schatzeder p 3 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 3
Chicago 200 000 000280
Montreal 020 010 00x371
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Caudill  L (0-7) 5.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Tidrow   3.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
2
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Schatzeder  W (10-4) 7.1 7 2 2 4 5
  Sosa  SV (17) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
6

  E–Schatzeder (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Biittner (11,off Schatzeder); DeJesus (23,off Schatzeder); Ontiveros (24,off Schatzeder), Montreal Cromartie (40,off Caudill).  HR–Montreal Parrish (24,2nd inning off Caudill 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Kingman (6,off Schatzeder).  IBB–Kingman (7,by Schatzeder).  SB–Dilone (12,2nd base off Schatzeder/Carter); Cash (4,2nd base off Caudill/Foote).  WP–Schatzeder (6).  IBB–Schatzeder (2,Kingman).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:22.  A–33,910.
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