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Expos
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 4, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos, played on May 4, 1979 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John D'Acquisto |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 20,309 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Fields 1B: Frank Campagna 2B: Frank Fisher 3B: John Stewart |
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 |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Barry Evans | Third Baseman |
| Fernando Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| John D'Acquisto | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 4, 1979
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. D'Acquisto
Dawson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. D'Acquisto
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. D'Acquisto
Cromartie takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. D'Acquisto
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. Cromartie moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. D'Acquisto
Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Lee
Mark Lee now pitching.
Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Lee
Parrish is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Lee
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimsley vs. Lee
Grimsley bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Parrish scores. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Lee
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Grimsley
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grimsley
Smith 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 -
Expos, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Grimsley
Turner hits a line drive towards first. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lee
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Lee
Cromartie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Lee
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cromartie moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Lee
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. Cromartie scores. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Lee
Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Lolich
Mickey Lolich now pitching.
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Richards. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Carter scores. Valentine goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Lolich
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Grimsley
Winfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Grimsley
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Grimsley
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Lolich
Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Lolich
Dawson hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lolich
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans 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 -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Grimsley
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Grimsley
Lolich strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Grimsley
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Lolich
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Lolich
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Lolich
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grimsley
Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Grimsley
Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Grimsley
Winfield takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Grimsley
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. Turner moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. Grimsley
Hargrove 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, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Lolich
Valentine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Lolich
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Valentine goes all the way around to score. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 10 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Lolich
Speier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner. Speier reaches second base with a double. Parrish scores. View Play -
Expos, 11 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimsley vs. Lolich
Grimsley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier scores. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Shirley
Bob Shirley now pitching. Broderick Perkins now playing first base.
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Shirley
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shirley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Grimsley
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards third. Parrish reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Grimsley
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perkins for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Shirley
Bill Almon now playing second base. Fred Kendall now catching.
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Shirley
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Shirley
Carter hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Grimsley
Jerry White now playing center field. Dave Cash now playing second base. Ken Macha now playing first base. Jim Mason now playing shortstop.
Richards 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, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grimsley
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Grimsley
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Macha scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Turner for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Shirley
Don Reynolds now playing center field.
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Shirley
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Shirley
Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 12 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Grimsley
Tom Hutton now playing right field.
Winfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Grimsley
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Grimsley
Shirley hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Shirley
Grimsley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Shirley
White hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Shirley
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Shirley
Cromartie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Grimsley
Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Grimsley
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Macha scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perkins for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Grimsley
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grimsley
Smith 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
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Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macha vs. Shirley
Macha hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Shirley
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Shirley
Hutton hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Shirley
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Grimsley
Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Grimsley
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 12 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Grimsley
Kendall hits a popup towards first. Macha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1979 -- Montreal at San Diego (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Dawson A, cf 4 1 1 1 Richards G, cf 3 0 0 0
White J, cf 1 0 0 0 Reynolds D, cf 1 0 1 0
Scott R, 2b 3 1 0 0 Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0
Cash D, 2b 1 0 1 0 Turner J, lf 4 0 1 0
Cromartie W, lf 4 2 2 0 Winfield D, rf 3 1 1 1
Perez T, 1b 4 1 2 1 Tenace G, c 2 0 0 0
Macha K, 1b 1 0 0 0 Kendall F, c 2 0 0 0
Carter G, c 5 2 2 4 Hargrove M, 1b 2 0 0 0
Valentine E, rf 4 2 2 0 Shirley B, p 1 0 0 0
Hutton T, rf 1 0 0 0 Evans B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, 3b 4 2 2 3 Gonzalez F, 2b 1 0 0 0
Speier C, ss 3 1 2 1 Almon B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Mason J, ss 1 0 0 0 D'Acquisto J, p 0 0 0 0
Grimsley R, p 3 0 1 2 Lee M, p 0 0 0 0
Lolich M, p 1 0 0 0
Perkins B, 1b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 12 15 12 30 1 3 1
Montreal 630 030 000 -- 12
San Diego 000 000 100 -- 1
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
D'Acquisto J (L)* 0.0 3 5 5 2 0
Lee M 1.2 4 4 4 0 1
Lolich M+ 2.1 5 3 3 0 0
Shirley B 5.0 3 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
DP -- San Diego 2
LOB -- Montreal 4, San Diego 4
2B -- Parrish L 2, Speier C
HR -- Dawson A, Carter G, Winfield D
SH -- Grimsley R
HBP -- by Lee M (Parrish L)
T -- 2:03
A -- 20309
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