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Retrosheet Boxscore: Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 1

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Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 1

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Game Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1979 (D) at Wrigley Field

MON N    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1

BATTING
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cromartie lf                  3   1   1   1       1   1       2   0
Scott 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       2   4
Dawson cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Perez 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   0      14   0
Carter c                      4   0   0   0       0   3       4   0
Valentine rf                  3   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Parrish 3b                    2   0   0   0       1   0       1   7
Speier ss                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   5
Lee p                         3   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Sosa p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   2   3   2       2   7      27  16

BATTING - 
HR: Cromartie (6,1st inning off Caudill 0 on 0 out); Valentine (9,5th inning
off Caudill 0 on 0 out).
SH: Scott (6,off Caudill).
Team LOB: 3.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
De Jesus ss                   3   0   0   0       1   0       0   3
Sizemore 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Buckner 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       8   2
Kingman lf                    4   0   2   0       0   1       2   0
Martin cf                     3   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
Vail rf                       4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Ontiveros 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   3       0   2
Foote c                       4   0   1   1       0   0       8   0
Caudill p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Henderson ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tidrow p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       33   1   6   1       2   4      27  10

FIELDING - 
E: Ontiveros (8).

BATTING - 
2B: Kingman (9,off Lee).
Team LOB: 7.

PITCHING
Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lee W(8-5)                    7.2   6   1   1   2   3   0  31
Sosa SV(8)                    1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     6   1   1   2   4   0  35

Inherited Runners - Scored: Sosa 2-0.
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Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Caudill L(0-2)                7     2   2   1   2   7   2  25
Tidrow                        2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7
Totals                        9     3   2   1   2   7   2  32



Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bruce Froemming

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 29705



Starting Lineups:

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs             
1. Cromartie           lf        De Jesus            ss
2. Scott               2b        Sizemore            2b
3. Dawson              cf        Buckner             1b
4. Perez               1b        Kingman             lf
5. Carter              c         Martin              cf
6. Valentine           rf        Vail                rf
7. Parrish             3b        Ontiveros           3b
8. Speier              ss        Foote               c
9. Lee                 p         Caudill             p

EXPOS 1ST: Ontiveros dropped a foul fly hit by Cromartie for an
error; Cromartie homered to right (unearned); Scott struck out;
Dawson flied out to center; Perez flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter struck out; Valentine grounded out (second to
first); Parrish walked; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Martin walked; Vail singled
[Martin to second]; Ontiveros was called out on strikes; Foote
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Lee struck out; Cromartie struck out; Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Caudill grounded out (second to first); De Jesus
walked; Sizemore forced De Jesus (third to second); Buckner
forced Sizemore (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to left; Perez flied out to center;
Carter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Martin flied
out to center; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine homered; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to
first); Speier flied out to left; Lee struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros struck out; Foote grounded out (third to
first); Caudill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson popped to
second; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
popped to third; Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter struck out; Valentine grounded out (third to
first); Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: On a bunt Kingman singled; Martin forced Kingman
(shortstop to second); Vail singled [Martin to second];
Ontiveros flied out to right; Foote singled [Martin scored, Vail
to second]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Henderson flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Speier flied
out to right; Lee grounded out (first to pitcher); Cromartie
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Buckner singled; Kingman doubled
[Buckner to third]; SOSA REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Martin
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 1.

EXPOS 9TH: On a bunt Scott made an out to catcher; Dawson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez singled; Carter forced
Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Vail grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros was
called out on strikes; Foote grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Expos            2   3   0    3
 Cubs             1   6   1    7

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