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Expos
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 8, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Montreal Expos, played on September 8, 1979 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Fulgham |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,434 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Pallone 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Joe West |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Rodney Scott | Shortstop |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| John Fulgham | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 8, 1979
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Fulgham
Cromartie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Fulgham
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Fulgham
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lee
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Lee
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lee
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lee
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Fulgham
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Fulgham
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Fulgham
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lee
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lee
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Lee
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oberkfell vs. Lee
Oberkfell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fulgham vs. Lee
Fulgham is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Fulgham
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Fulgham
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fulgham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Fulgham
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lee
Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cromartie throws the ball in to Cash who tags Templeton, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Lee
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lee
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Fulgham
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Cromartie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Fulgham
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dawson vs. Fulgham
Dawson bunts towards the mound. Fulgham fields it and throws to first for the out. Cromartie moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Fulgham
Perez hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cromartie tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Fulgham
Carter hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lee
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lee
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lee
Hendrick 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 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Fulgham
Valentine bunts towards the mound. Fulgham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Fulgham
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Fulgham
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lee
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Lee
Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fulgham vs. Lee
Fulgham bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Oberkfell moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Lee
Templeton hits a line drive towards first. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Fulgham
Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Fulgham
Cromartie hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Fulgham
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dawson vs. Fulgham
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Fulgham
Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Perez reaches second base with a double. Lee scores. Cash goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Fulgham
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez scores. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Fulgham
Valentine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Valentine reaches second base with a double. Carter scores. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Thomas
Roy Thomas now pitching.
Parrish hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Lee
Mumphrey 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 -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lee
Hernandez 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 -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lee
Simmons hits a line drive towards third. Parrish reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Thomas
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Thomas
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Thomas
Cromartie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lee
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lee
Hendrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lee
Reitz hits a popup towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Thomas
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Thomas
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Thomas
There goes Dawson. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Dawson steals second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Thomas
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Thomas
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dawson scores. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Thomas
Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Thomas
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carter scores. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching.
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Lee
Oberkfell 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 -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lentine vs. Lee
Jim Lentine pinch hits for George Frazier.
Lentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Lee
Templeton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Lee
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. O'Brien
Jim Lentine now playing left field. Dan O'Brien now pitching.
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. O'Brien
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. O'Brien
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. O'Brien
Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lee
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lee
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lee
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lee
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Lee
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Lee
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lentine vs. Lee
Lentine 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 9/8/1979 -- Montreal at St.Louis (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Cromartie W, lf 5 1 2 0 Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0
Cash D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Mumphrey J, lf 4 0 0 0
Dawson A, cf 4 1 1 0 O'Brien D, p 0 0 0 0
Perez T, 1b 3 1 1 3 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 2 1
Carter G, c 4 2 2 2 Simmons T, c 4 0 0 0
Valentine E, rf 4 0 2 1 Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0
Parrish L, 3b 4 0 1 1 Hendrick G, rf 3 1 1 0
Scott R, ss 4 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 2 1
Lee B, p 4 1 1 0 Oberkfell K, 2b 4 0 2 0
Fulgham J, p 1 0 0 0
Thomas R, p 0 0 0 0
Frazier G, p 0 0 0 0
Lentine J, ph-lf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 34 2 9 2
Montreal 000 104 020 -- 7
St.Louis 000 000 002 -- 2
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham J (L) 5.2 6 5 5 1 5
Thomas R 2.0 4 2 2 0 3
Frazier G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
O'Brien D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
LOB -- Montreal 5, St.Louis 7
2B -- Cromartie W, Perez T, Valentine E, Hendrick G
HR -- Hernandez K
SB -- Dawson A
SH -- Dawson A, Fulgham J
SF -- Perez T
T -- 2:24
A -- 28434
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