Reds @ Expos
August 31, 1979

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Top 6	R	H	E
Reds	3	5	0
Expos	4	6	2

Top 6	R	H	E
Reds	3	5	0
Expos	4	6	2

Joe Morgan Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.253
OBP	.333	.398
At Bats	2	348
Hits	1	88
• Singles	1	57
• Doubles	0	22
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	87
RBI’s	1	29

Rudy May Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	2	0

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Stade Olympique - August 31, 1979

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Out

Rudy May

Gary Carter

Tony Perez

Dave Cash

Larry Parrish

Chris Speier

Warren Cromartie

Andre Dawson

Ellis Valentine

Joe Morgan

Rick Auerbach

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 6 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Auerbach moves to second.

Top 6 Rudy May now pitching. Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Fred Norman. Auerbach takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Dawson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 5 Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Cash reaches second base with a double. Cromartie scores.

Bottom 5 The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Cromartie moves to second.

Bottom 5 Cromartie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Jerry White pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen. White hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Cruz strikes out.

Top 5 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster scores. Bench moves to third.

Top 5 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster moves to second.

Top 5 Foster takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Perez moves to second.

Bottom 4 Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Perez takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Norman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Cruz strikes out.

Bottom 3 Dawson strikes out.

Bottom 3 Cash hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out.

Top 3 Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Knight strikes out.

Top 3 Bench hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Bahnsen strikes out.

Bottom 2 Speier strikes out.

Bottom 2 Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Stan Bahnsen now pitching. Foster strikes out.

Top 2 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Norman moves to third. Collins moves to second.

Top 2 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Collins takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to third. Norman moves to second.

Top 2 Norman bunts towards the mound. Schatzeder juggles the ball. That's an error on Schatzeder. Cruz moves to second.

Top 2 Cruz takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Driessen strikes out.

Bottom 1 Valentine strikes out.

Bottom 1 Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dawson moves to third.

Bottom 1 Perez hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cash scores. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins who is chasing the ball. Cash reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 1 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Knight strikes out.

Top 1 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier misplays the ball. That's an error on Speier. Collins scores. Morgan moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to second.

Top 1 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Reds @ Expos
August 31, 1979