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Mets
@ Expos
Stade Olympique
August 5, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets, played on August 5, 1979 at Stade Olympique.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Montreal Expos |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wayne Twitchell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Palmer |
| Ballpark | Stade Olympique |
| City | Montreal |
| State | QUE |
| Attendance | 46,613 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Eric Gregg |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil Flores | Right Fielder |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Twitchell | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
| David Palmer | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Expos
Stade Olympique
August 5, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Palmer
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Palmer
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Palmer
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Palmer
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Twitchell
Cromartie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Twitchell
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Twitchell
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Palmer
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Palmer
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Palmer
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Palmer
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Twitchell vs. Palmer
Twitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hebner moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flores vs. Palmer
Flores hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Flores reaches second base with a double. Hebner scores. Hodges scores. Twitchell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taveras vs. Palmer
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Twitchell
Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Twitchell
Valentine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Twitchell
Parrish takes first base on ball four. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. Hassler
Andy Hassler now pitching.
There goes Valentine. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Valentine steals third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Speier vs. Hassler
Speier takes first base on ball four. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dyer vs. Hassler
Dyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flores. Dyer reaches second base with a double. Valentine scores. Parrish scores. Speier moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Hassler
Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cromartie vs. Hassler
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Hassler
Cash strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Palmer
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Palmer
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Palmer
Hebner is hit by the pitch. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Palmer
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Palmer
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Hassler
Dawson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Hassler
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dawson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Hassler
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dawson scores. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Hassler
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Staub scores. Valentine moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Speier vs. Hassler
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hassler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dyer vs. Hassler
Dyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Hassler
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cromartie vs. Hassler
Cromartie hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Palmer
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flynn for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Palmer
Dan Norman pinch hits for Andy Hassler.
Norman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flores vs. Palmer
Flores takes first base on ball four. Norman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Palmer
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Norman moves to third. Flores moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazzilli vs. May
Rudy May now pitching.
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Montanez vs. May
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Murray
Dawson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Murray
There goes Dawson. The throw from Hodges and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Murray
Staub is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Murray
Valentine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flores. Valentine reaches second base with a double. Dawson scores. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parrish vs. Murray
Parrish is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speier vs. Murray
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dyer vs. Murray
Dyer hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. May
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. May
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. May
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Murray
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Murray
Cromartie hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Murray
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. May
Flynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Flynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trevino vs. May
Alex Trevino pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Trevino strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flores vs. May
Flores hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. May
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Bernard
Alex Trevino now playing second base. Doug Flynn now playing shortstop. Dwight Bernard now pitching.
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bernard
Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Bernard
Valentine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Valentine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Bernard
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. May
Tom Hutton now playing first base.
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. May
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. May
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. May
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Bernard
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Bernard
Dyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flores. Dyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Bernard
May strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Bernard
Cromartie is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Bernard
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dyer scores. Cromartie moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dawson vs. Bernard
Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Flores settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. May
Jerry White now playing right field.
Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. May
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off May, and towards Speier, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. May
Trevino hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Bernard
Hutton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bernard
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Bernard
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. May
Tom Hutton now playing right field. Tony Perez now playing first base.
Flores hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. May
John Stearns pinch hits for Dwight Bernard.
There's a wild pitch. Flores moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stearns vs. May
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazzilli vs. May
Mazzilli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Expos, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. May
Montanez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Flores scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Expos, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. May
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Montanez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Expos, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngblood vs. May
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1979, game 2 -- New York at Montreal (D)
New York AB R H RBI Montreal AB R H RBI
Flores G, rf 4 1 2 2 Cromartie W, lf 3 0 0 0
Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0 Cash D, 2b 5 0 1 1
Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0 Dawson A, cf 4 2 1 0
Stearns J, ph 1 0 0 0 Staub R, 1b 3 2 2 1
Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 1 0 Hutton T, 1b-rf 1 0 0 0
Montanez W, 1b 5 0 1 1 Valentine E, rf 3 1 3 2
Hebner R, 3b 3 1 1 0 White J, rf 1 0 0 0
Youngblood J, lf 5 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 0 0 0 0
Hodges R, c 3 1 0 0 Parrish L, 3b 3 1 1 1
Flynn D, 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 Speier C, ss 3 0 0 0
Twitchell W, p 1 0 1 0 Dyer D, c 3 1 2 2
Hassler A, p 0 0 0 0 Palmer D, p 2 0 0 0
Norman D, ph 1 0 1 0 May R, p 2 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Trevino A, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 3 33 7 10 7
New York 020 000 001 -- 3
Montreal 032 100 10x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Twitchell W (L)* 1.0 1 3 3 3 0
Hassler A 2.0 5 2 2 2 2
Murray D 2.0 1 1 1 3 0
Bernard D 3.0 3 1 1 1 1
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer D 3.1 5 2 2 4 1
May R (W) 5.2 4 1 1 1 6
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
E -- Hodges R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 12, Montreal 11
2B -- Flores G, Dyer D 2, Parrish L, Valentine E 2, Flynn D, Montanez W
HR -- Staub R
SB -- Valentine E, Dawson A
HBP -- by Palmer D (Hebner R)
WP -- May R
T -- 2:58
A -- 46613
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