In their first game since Jack Krol became interim manager, replacing Vern Rapp, the Cardinals jumped on five pitchers for 19 hits and stampeded to a 12-2 drubbing of the Expos. Ken Reitz drove home three runs, including two with a homer. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 12, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     26, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Cardinals    2  0  0    2  2  4    1  0  1  -  12 19  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .326      Cromartie lf          5   1   3   0     0   0   .208
  Dwyer lf            1   1   1   1     0   0   .222      Cash 2b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .313
Templeton ss          6   1   1   0     0   0   .185      Dawson cf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .258
Hernandez 1b          6   3   4   2     0   0   .348      Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Simmons c             3   1   1   2     1   1   .313        Papi ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Swisher c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Perez 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Morales cf            4   1   2   2     1   1   .286        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Reitz 3b              5   1   2   3     0   1   .297        Garrett ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .154
Mumphrey rf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .162        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tyson 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .255      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .327
Denny p               5   2   2   1     0   2   .308      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
                                                          Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .315
                                                            Reece c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Twitchell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Unser 1b            2   0   1   0     0   1   .290

Totals               46  12  19  11     3   6             Totals               35   2   9   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 10,999
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Expos 8
DP: Cardinals 2, Expos 0
Errors: Morales, Valentine
Doubles: Simmons (8), Tyson (3), Morales (4), Hernandez (7), Cromartie (4)
Triples: Denny (1), Cromartie (1)
Home Runs: Reitz (2), Dwyer (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (4)
GIDP: Parrish (3), Cromartie (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(2-0)            9     9   2   2   2   5   0  37   2.45
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(1-2)        4     7   6   6   2   3   0  22   5.31
Atkinson                1     3   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.29
Holdsworth              1     4   4   4   0   1   1   7   9.00
Knowles                 2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.52
Bahnsen                 1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   4.38
Totals                  9    19  12  12   3   6   2  49

Wild Pitches: Denny (5), Twitchell 2 (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: First game with Jack Kroll interim Cardinals
manager; Brock singled to left; Templeton grounded out
(first unassisted) [Brock to second]; Hernandez singled to right
[Brock scored]; Simmons doubled to right [Hernandez scored];
Morales struck out; Reitz popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to center; Cash struck out; Dawson
walked [Cromartie to second]; Carter flied out to left; Perez
forced Dawson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Mumphrey flied out to center; Tyson flied to
right in foul territory; Denny grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine singled to left; Parrish grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Valentine out at
second]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second;
Templeton grounded out (third to first); Hernandez reached on an
error by Valentine [Brock to third, Hernandez to first]; Simmons
struck out; Morales walked [Hernandez to second]; Reitz struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Twitchell was called out on strikes; Cromartie flied
out to center; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey made an out to first; Tyson doubled to
right; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Tyson to third]; Denny
tripled to right [Tyson scored]; Twitchell threw a wild pitch
[Denny scored]; Brock made an out to first; Templeton flied out
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled to left; Carter flied out to left;
Perez walked [Dawson to second]; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Dawson to third, Perez to second]; Parrish
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez singled to right; Simmons walked
[Hernandez to second]; ATKINSON REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING);
Morales singled to left [Hernandez scored, Simmons to second];
Reitz singled to left [Simmons scored, Morales to second];
Mumphrey singled to right [Morales out at home (right to
catcher), Reitz to third, Mumphrey to second (on throw to
home)]; Tyson was walked intentionally; Denny struck out; Brock
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); WHITE
BATTED FOR ATKINSON; White grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cromartie tripled to left; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: HOLDSWORTH REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Templeton
singled to center; Hernandez singled to center [Templeton to
third]; Simmons grounded out (second to first) [Templeton
scored, Hernandez to second]; Morales doubled to left [Hernandez
scored]; Reitz homered [Morales scored]; Mumphrey struck out;
Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 10, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: SWISHER REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Dawson struck
out; Carter grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); UNSER REPLACED
HOLDSWORTH (PLAYING 1B); Denny singled to center; Brock singled
to left [Denny to second]; Templeton grounded out (second to
first) [Denny to third, Brock stayed at first]; Hernandez forced
Brock (second to shortstop) [Denny scored]; Swisher singled to
left [Hernandez to second]; Morales made an out to first; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Valentine flied
out to center; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
reached on an error by Morales [Speier to first]; Unser struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: PAPI REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING SS); REECE REPLACED
SPEIER (PLAYING C ); Reitz flied out to center; Mumphrey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie doubled to right; Cash singled to center
[Cromartie scored]; Denny threw a wild pitch [Cash to second];
Dawson struck out; Papi grounded out (shortstop to first);
GARRETT BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Garrett singled to left [Cash
scored]; Valentine forced Garrett (second to third); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Denny was
called out on strikes; Dwyer homered; Templeton made an out to
first; Hernandez doubled to right; Swisher flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 12, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Parrish singled to right; Reece popped to second;
Unser singled to center [Parrish to second]; Cromartie grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Unser out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 12, Expos 2.