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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 10, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos, played on August 10, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 10, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 10, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Ed Vargo |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Alex Trevino | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Craig Swan | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 10, 1979
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Swan
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Swan
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Swan
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Grimsley
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Grimsley
Grimsley fires over to first and Perez drops the ball. That's an error on Perez. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trevino vs. Grimsley
Trevino hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Grimsley
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. Taveras scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Grimsley
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Grimsley
Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenal vs. Grimsley
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngblood vs. Grimsley
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Youngblood reaches second base with a double. Stearns scores. Montanez scores. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flynn vs. Sanderson
Scott Sanderson now pitching.
Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. Youngblood scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swan vs. Sanderson
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Sanderson
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Swan
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Swan
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Swan
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Sanderson
Trevino hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Sanderson
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Sanderson
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Swan
Dyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Swan
Speier hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanderson vs. Swan
Sanderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Swan
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Sanderson
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanderson covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Sanderson
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenal for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Sanderson
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Swan
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Swan
Dawson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Swan
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Trevino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valentine vs. Swan
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Sanderson
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swan vs. Sanderson
Swan bunts towards the mound. Sanderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Sanderson
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trevino vs. Sanderson
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Swan
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Swan
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Swan covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Swan
Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Sanderson
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Sanderson
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Sanderson
Montanez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Mazzilli goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Sanderson
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Sanderson
Youngblood strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Swan
Dave Cash pinch hits for Scott Sanderson.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Swan
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Swan
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Bahnsen
Stan Bahnsen now pitching.
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Bahnsen
Swan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Bahnsen
Taveras takes first base on ball four. Swan moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trevino vs. Bahnsen
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Swan moves to third. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Swan
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Swan
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Swan
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Bahnsen
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Bahnsen
Gil Flores pinch runs for Lee Mazzilli.
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Bahnsen
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Swan
Gil Flores now playing center field.
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Swan
Dyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Swan
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dyer moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hutton vs. Swan
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen.
Hutton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cromartie vs. Swan
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Fryman
Woodie Fryman now pitching.
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Fryman
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Fryman
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swan vs. Fryman
Swan bunts towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to third. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taveras vs. Fryman
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Swan
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Flores settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Swan
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Swan
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valentine vs. Swan
Valentine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Swan
Parrish hits a line drive towards third. Trevino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/10/1979, game 1 -- Montreal at New York (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cromartie W, lf 4 0 0 0 Taveras F, ss 4 1 1 0
Scott R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Trevino A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Dawson A, cf 4 0 2 0 Mazzilli L, cf 3 2 2 1
Perez T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Flores G, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Valentine E, rf 4 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 4 1 1 0
Parrish L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 1 2 2
Dyer D, c 3 0 1 0 Cardenal J, rf 3 1 1 0
Speier C, ss 3 1 2 1 Youngblood J, lf 4 1 2 2
Grimsley R, p 0 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 0 2 2
Sanderson S, p 1 0 0 0 Swan C, p 1 0 0 0
Cash D, ph 1 0 0 0
Bahnsen S, p 0 0 0 0
Hutton T, ph 1 0 0 0
Fryman W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 31 7 11 7
Montreal 001 000 000 -- 1
New York 600 010 00x -- 7
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (L) 0.1 5 6 6 1 0
Sanderson S 4.2 4 1 1 0 2
Bahnsen S 2.0 0 0 0 3 0
Fryman W 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Swan C (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 4
E -- Perez T
DP -- Montreal 2, New York 1
LOB -- Montreal 5, New York 6
2B -- Mazzilli L, Youngblood J, Montanez W
HR -- Speier C
SH -- Swan C 2
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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