Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
September 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 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 3, Montreal Expos 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 3 0
Thompson rf 5 1 2 0
Kingman lf 4 1 1 1
Biittner 1b 4 0 2 1
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 1
Martin cf 4 0 0 0
Blackwell c 3 0 0 0
Kelleher 2b 3 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
Lamp p 3 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Dawson cf 4 1 0 0
Perez 1b 4 1 1 2
Carter c 3 1 1 1
Valentine rf 4 1 2 1
Parrish 3b 3 1 1 1
Scott ss 3 0 0 0
Rogers p 2 1 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 5
Chicago 300 000 0003101
Montreal 001 000 23x660
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp   6.2 3 3 2 1 1
  Sutter  L (4-6) 1.1 3 3 3 1 3
Totals
8.0
6
6
5
2
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (13-9) 9.0 10 3 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
7

  E–Ontiveros (20).  2B–Chicago DeJesus (24,off Rogers), Montreal Valentine (24,off Lamp); Perez (26,off Sutter).  3B–Montreal Carter (4,off Sutter).  HR–Montreal Parrish (25,3rd inning off Lamp 0 on, 0 out).  WP–Rogers (8).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:25.  A–15,121.
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