Singles by Ellis Valentine and Larry Parrish combined with two errors to give the Expos four unearned runs in the ninth inning and an 8-6 decision over the Cubs. With one out, Dave Cash walked and when third baseman Steve Ontiveros threw away a grounder by Andre Dawson, Cash reached third and Dawson second.

Gary Carter drew an intentional walk and Tony Perez grounded to pitcher Bruce Sutter, who threw Cash out at the plate. But Valentine singled in two runs and when left fielder Gene Clines bobbled the ball, Perez reached third and Valentine second. Parrish then hit a single to score both runners. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Wednesday, April     19, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  2  1    0  0  1    0  0  4  -   8 12  3
Cubs         2  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   6  9  3


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .115      De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Mejias lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clines cf,lf          5   1   2   3     0   0   .259
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .341      Biittner 1b           5   1   1   1     0   4   .276
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Kingman lf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .222
Dawson cf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .250        Wallis cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Carter c              4   1   1   0     1   0   .256      Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Perez 1b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .179      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .143
  Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Valentine rf          5   2   3   3     0   0   .385      Rader c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Parrish 3b            5   1   2   2     0   0   .394      Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Speier ss             4   1   1   1     1   0   .297        Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May p                 2   0   1   2     0   0   .286        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Papi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .300
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  12   8     4   2             Totals               39   6   9   6     0   8

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  2,227
Left on Base: Expos 9, Cubs 6
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Parrish, Speier 2, Clines, Ontiveros, Trillo
Doubles: Parrish (6), Valentine (1), Clines (1), Rader (3), Ontiveros (1), Cruz (2)
Triples: Dawson (1)
Home Runs: Speier (2), Biittner (2)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (1), Clines (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     5     7   5   4   0   4   1  25   3.18
Bahnsen                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.70
Knowles W(1-0)          2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   6.75
Totals                  9     9   6   5   0   8   1  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  6     9   4   3   2   2   1  29   4.26
Moore                   2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.29
Sutter L(0-2)           1     2   4   0   2   0   0   8   3.60
Totals                  9    12   8   3   4   2   1  44

Wild Pitches: Moore (2)
Balks: May (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash flied
out to center; Dawson tripled to center; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus stole second;
Clines doubled to center [De Jesus scored]; May balked [Clines
to third]; Biittner struck out; On a bunt Kingman singled to
third [Clines scored]; Murcer reached on a fielder's choice
[Kingman to second (error by Speier; assist by Perez)];
Ontiveros flied out to center [Kingman to third]; Trillo was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez struck out; Valentine singled to center;
Parrish doubled to left [Valentine to third]; Speier walked; May
singled to center [Valentine scored, Parrish scored, Speier to
second]; Cromartie struck out; Cash popped to second; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Rader doubled to right; Fryman struck out; De Jesus
reached on an error by Speier [Rader to third, De Jesus to
first]; Clines forced De Jesus (second to shortstop) [Rader
scored (unearned)]; Clines stole second; Biittner struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson walked; Dawson was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Trillo [Dawson to second]; Carter flied out
to left; Perez popped to first in foul territory; Valentine
doubled to center [Dawson scored (unearned)]; Parrish popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Kingman singled to shortstop; Murcer popped to
shortstop; Ontiveros doubled to right [Kingman scored]; Trillo
reached on an error by Parrish [Ontiveros stayed at second,
Trillo to first]; Rader forced Trillo (second to shortstop)
[Ontiveros to third]; Fryman grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); May popped to
center; Cromartie singled to center; Cash singled to left
[Cromartie to second]; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
popped to second; Biittner homered; Kingman popped to shortstop;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter popped to third in foul territory; Perez
singled to center; Valentine flied out to right; Parrish flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Ontiveros
flied out to left; Trillo lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier homered; PAPI BATTED FOR MAY; Papi popped to
second; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Cash grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); Rader grounded out
(pitcher to first); MEOLI BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Meoli grounded out
(second to pitcher); De Jesus popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Dawson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carter singled to center; Perez grounded
out (second to first) [Carter to second]; Moore threw a wild
pitch [Carter to third]; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Clines flied out to center; Biittner was called out on
strikes; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cubs 5.

EXPOS 8TH: WALLIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); CLINES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Parrish flied out to center; Speier
grounded out (second to first); GARRETT BATTED FOR BAHNSEN;
Garrett lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Murcer grounded
out (third to first); Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first);
Trillo lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Cromartie grounded
out (first unassisted); Cash walked; Dawson reached on an error
by Ontiveros [Cash to third, Dawson to second]; Carter was
walked intentionally; Perez forced Cash (pitcher to catcher)
[Dawson to third, Carter to second]; Valentine singled to left
[Dawson scored (unearned), Carter scored (unearned), Perez to
third, Valentine to second (error by Clines)]; Parrish singled
to right [Perez scored (unearned), Valentine scored (unearned)];
Speier flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
8, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: Rader struck out; MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING
LF); FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); UNSER REPLACED PEREZ
(PLAYING 1B); CRUZ BATTED FOR SUTTER; Cruz doubled to left; De
Jesus flied out to center; Clines singled to right [Cruz
scored]; Biittner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 8,
Cubs 6.