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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 20, 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 September 20, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Sanderson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Scott |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,229 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Paul Pryor |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Jerry White | Right Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Scott Sanderson | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kelvin Chapman | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Boisclair | Left Fielder |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
| Mike Scott | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 20, 1979
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Scott
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Scott
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Scott
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Sanderson
Chapman hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Sanderson
Boisclair strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Sanderson
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Scott
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Scott
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Scott
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Scott
There goes White. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sanderson
Hebner hits a line drive towards the mound. Sanderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Sanderson
Kranepool hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sanderson
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Sanderson
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Sanderson
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Scott
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Scott
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanderson vs. Scott
Sanderson bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Chapman covering, for the out. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Scott
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Sanderson
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Sanderson
Boisclair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazzilli vs. Sanderson
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Scott
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Scott
Dawson hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Scott
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Scott
Carter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. Carter reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Scott
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sanderson
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Sanderson
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Sanderson
Maddox hits a line drive into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Sanderson
Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Sanderson
Flynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Scott
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Scott
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanderson vs. Scott
Sanderson bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Chapman covering, for the out. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Scott
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Sanderson
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Sanderson
Boisclair strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Scott
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Scott
Dawson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Scott
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Sanderson
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sanderson
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Sanderson
Kranepool 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Sanderson
Maddox hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Scott
Carter hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Scott
White hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Scott
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sanderson
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Sanderson
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Scott
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanderson vs. Scott
Sanderson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Scott
Cromartie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Scott
There goes Cromartie. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Sanderson
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Sanderson
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boisclair for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Sanderson
Mazzilli 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
Top 9
-
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Scott
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Scott
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Scott
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dawson moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Scott
Rodney Scott pinch runs for Rusty Staub.
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dawson scores. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Scott
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Speier vs. Reardon
Speier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sanderson
Tom Hutton now playing first base.
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Sanderson
Kranepool hits a popup towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Sanderson
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Sanderson
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1979, game 2 -- Montreal at New York (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cromartie W, lf 4 0 1 0 Chapman K, 2b 4 0 1 0
Cash D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Boisclair B, lf 4 0 1 0
Dawson A, cf 4 1 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0
Staub R, 1b 4 0 2 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 3 0
Scott R, pr 0 1 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hutton T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Maddox E, rf 4 0 1 0
Carter G, c 4 0 2 1 Hodges R, c 3 0 0 0
White J, rf 4 0 2 1 Flynn D, ss 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, 3b 3 0 1 0 Scott M, p 3 0 0 0
Speier C, ss 4 0 0 0 Reardon J, p 0 0 0 0
Sanderson S, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 9 2 33 0 7 0
Montreal 000 000 002 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson S (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Scott M (L) 8.1 9 2 2 1 4
Reardon J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Montreal 1
LOB -- Montreal 6, New York 7
2B -- Carter G
CS -- White J, Cromartie W
SH -- Sanderson S 2
T -- 2:22
A -- 4229
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