A four-run outburst in the seventh inning snapped a scoreless tie and enabled the Cardinals to down the Expos, 7-2, snapping the Montreal winning streak at five games. Ted Simmons led off the seventh with a single and Jerry Morales reached first safely when his sacrifice bunt was thrown to second too late to catch Simmons. After Lou Brock walked, Bill Atkinson relieved Hal Dues on the mound.

Ken Reitz doubled to score two runs and another pair came home on a single by Mike Tyson. John Urrea got credit for his first victory of the season but lost the shutout in the ninth when the Expos scored twice on singles by Gary Carter and Chris Speier wrapped around an error and two infield outs. The game proved to be the swan song for Cardinal manager Vern Rapp, who was fired that evening. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     25, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  3  -   7 11  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   1   0   0     0   1   .187      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .163
Mumphrey rf           4   0   2   1     1   1   .156      Cash 2b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .317
Hernandez 1b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .317      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Simmons c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .311      Carter c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .293
Morales cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Perez 1b              4   1   0   0     0   2   .207
Brock lf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .289      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Dwyer lf            1   1   0   0     0   0   .176      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .327
Reitz 3b              4   2   3   2     0   0   .288      Speier ss             4   0   2   1     0   2   .333
Tyson 2b              3   0   2   3     1   0   .256      Dues p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Urrea p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .276

Totals               35   7  11   7     4   3             Totals               36   2   7   2     0  10

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 12,444
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Expos 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 2
Errors: Templeton 2, Perez, Dues
Doubles: Reitz (2), Hernandez (6), Carter (4)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (1), Urrea (1)
GIDP: Brock (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea W(1-2)            9     7   2   0   0  10   0  36   4.95
Totals                  9     7   2   0   0  10   0  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dues L(0-1)             6     5   3   3   3   1   0  24   5.40
Atkinson                2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   1.50
Holdsworth              1     4   3   0   1   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9    11   7   4   4   3   0  41

Passed Balls: Simmons (1)
Wild Pitches: Dues (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to pitcher);
Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash
singled to right; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cash
to second]; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to center; Morales singled to
left; Brock grounded into a double play (second to first to
shortstop) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz singled to center; Tyson lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Reitz out at first]; Urrea
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier was called out on strikes; Dues struck out;
Cromartie singled to right; Cash made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey singled to left; Mumphrey was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Dues [Mumphrey to third]; Hernandez reached
on a fielder's choice [Mumphrey out at home (second to
catcher)]; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson was called out on strikes; Carter doubled to
left; Perez struck out; Valentine reached on an error by
Templeton [Carter to third, Valentine to first]; Parrish forced
Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Morales singled to right; Brock grounded out
(first unassisted) [Morales to second]; Dues threw a wild pitch
[Morales to third]; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
was walked intentionally; Urrea made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to right; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Speier to second]; Dues struck out; Cromartie grounded out
(second to first) [Speier to third]; Cash was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hernandez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson flied out to right; Carter made an out to
first; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to center; Morales reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Simmons to second]; Brock
walked [Simmons to third, Morales to second]; ATKINSON REPLACED
DUES (PITCHING); Reitz doubled to right [Simmons scored, Morales
scored, Brock to third]; Tyson singled to center [Brock scored,
Reitz scored]; Urrea out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Tyson to second]; Templeton struck out; Mumphrey struck out; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Valentine grounded
out (shortstop to first); Parrish was called out on strikes;
Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Simmons grounded out (second to first); Morales grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR ATKINSON; Garrett made an out to
first; Cromartie was called out on strikes; Cash singled to
center; Dawson forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: HOLDSWORTH REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Dwyer
reached on an error by Perez [Dwyer to first]; Reitz singled to
right [Dwyer to third]; Tyson singled to right [Dwyer scored
(unearned), Reitz to second]; Urrea flied out to center;
Templeton forced Tyson (pitcher to shortstop) [Reitz to third];
Mumphrey singled to center [Reitz scored (unearned), Templeton
to third]; Hernandez doubled to right [Templeton scored
(unearned), Mumphrey to third]; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Morales forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 3 R
(0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Carter singled to left; Perez reached on an error by
Templeton [Carter to second, Perez to first]; Valentine grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Carter to third, Perez to second];
Parrish grounded out (second to first) [Carter scored
(unearned), Perez to third]; Speier singled to center [Perez
scored (unearned)]; UNSER BATTED FOR HOLDSWORTH; Unser flied out
to center; last game for Cardinals manager Vern Rapp; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 2.