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Expos 1 @ Braves 4
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 5, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Montreal Expos, played on June 5, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves beat the visiting Expos with a score of 4 to 1.

Game Summary

DateJune 5, 1979 
Visiting Team
Montreal Expos
R: 1 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 1
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 4 H: 6 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherRick Matula  
Losing PitcherScott Sanderson  
SaveGene Garber  
Game Winning RBIBob Horner 

Game Info

DateJune 5, 1979 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMontreal Expos 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherScott Sanderson  
Home Starting PitcherRick Matula  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance4,710 
Time of Game2 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lanny Harris
1B: Andy Olsen
2B: Frank Pulli
3B: Doug Harvey

Montreal Expos Lineup 

Name  Position 
Andre Dawson  Center Fielder 
Rodney Scott  Second Baseman 
Warren Cromartie  Left Fielder 
Tony Perez  First Baseman 
Gary Carter  Catcher 
Ellis Valentine  Right Fielder 
Larry Parrish  Third Baseman 
Chris Speier  Shortstop 
Scott Sanderson  Pitcher 
Dick Williams  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Third Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Bob Horner  First Baseman 
Charlie Spikes  Left Fielder 
Joe Nolan  Catcher 
Rowland Office  Center Fielder 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Pepe Frias  Shortstop 
Rick Matula  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

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Expos 1 @ Braves 4
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 5, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/5/1979 -- Montreal at Atlanta (N)

  Montreal           AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Dawson A, cf          4  0  1  0   Royster J, 3b         4  1  1  0   
Scott R, 2b           2  1  1  0   Matthews G, rf        3  2  2  0   
Cromartie W, lf       4  0  1  1   Horner B, 1b          4  1  2  3   
Perez T, 1b           4  0  0  0   Spikes C, lf          3  0  0  1   
Carter G, c           4  0  0  0   Bonnell B, lf         0  0  0  0   
Valentine E, rf       4  0  1  0   Nolan J, c            3  0  0  0   
Parrish L, 3b         3  0  1  0   Office R, cf          2  0  0  0   
Speier C, ss          3  0  1  0   Hubbard G, 2b         3  0  0  0   
Sanderson S, p        2  0  0  0   Frias P, ss           3  0  0  0   
Bahnsen S, p          0  0  0  0   Matula R, p           2  0  0  0   
Solaita T, ph         1  0  0  0   Lum M, ph             1  0  1  0   
Sosa E, p             0  0  0  0   Garber G, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  6  1                        28  4  6  4

Montreal         000 000 010 --  1
Atlanta          000 003 01x --  4

  Montreal             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sanderson S (L)*      5.0  3  3  3  4  4
Bahnsen S             1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Sosa E                2.0  3  1  1  1  0

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Matula R (W)          7.0  5  0  0  2  2
Garber G (S)          2.0  1  1  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

E -- Nolan J, Garber G
DP -- Montreal 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Montreal 6, Atlanta 6
2B -- Speier C
HR -- Horner B
SB -- Scott R, Royster J
SH -- Scott R
SF -- Spikes C
T -- 2:10
A -- 4710

    

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