Pete Rose beat out an infield chopper in the third inning and then singled sharply to left field in the fifth for the 3,000th hit of his career, bringing a five-minute standing ovation from the crowd of 37,823 fans, who were thrilled to be present at the historic occasion and less concerned over the Reds' loss of the game to the Expos, 4-3. Rose became the 13th player in major league history to reach the 3,000-hit plateau, but Mr. Hustle achieved that total faster than any of his predecessors, doing it in his 16th season.

The Expos got to Reds' starter Tom Hume for a run in the second inning and made it 3-0 with consecutive homers by Ellis Valentine and Larry Parrish in the fourth. After Johnny Bench hit for the circuit in the Reds' half, the Expos put over the deciding run in the eighth on a double by Valentine and single by Parrish. A homer by Dan Driessen with George Foster aboard in the bottom of the inning left the Reds one run short at the finish. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Friday, May       5, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  1  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  2
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  6  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Rose 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .324
  Frias 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .277
  Mejias lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Foster lf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .320
Dawson cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .323
Carter c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .260      Bench c               4   1   1   1     0   2   .299
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
  Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     2   2   .300
Valentine rf          4   2   2   1     0   0   .338      Hume p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Parrish 3b            4   1   2   2     0   1   .289        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Speier ss             3   0   2   1     1   0   .300        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rogers p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               36   4   9   4     3   6             Totals               33   3   6   3     2  10

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 37,823
Left on Base: Expos 8, Reds 6
DP: Expos 0, Reds 0
Errors: Cromartie 2
Doubles: Valentine (3), Morgan (10)
Home Runs: Valentine (2), Parrish (1), Bench (6), Driessen (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hume (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(3-3)           9     6   3   3   2  10   2  36   3.43
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2  10   2  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(2-4)             7     7   3   3   2   4   2  30   5.59
Murray                  2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   3.49
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   6   2  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash lined
to center; Dawson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Cromartie [Rose to second
(error by Cromartie)]; Griffey lined to left; Morgan lined to
right; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter walked; Perez singled to center [Carter to
second]; Valentine flied out to right [Carter to third]; Parrish
flied out to right; Speier singled to right [Carter scored,
Perez to second]; Rogers grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Bench struck out; Concepcion
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie flied out to center; Cash grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo walked; Hume out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to pitcher
[Geronimo to third]; Griffey reached on a fielder's choice
[Geronimo out at home (first to catcher), Rose to second];
Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
1, Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter popped to shortstop; Perez grounded out (third
to first); Valentine homered; Parrish homered; Speier singled to
left; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen popped
to catcher in foul territory; Bench homered; Concepcion grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash struck
out; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Hume was called
out on strikes; Rose singled to left; Pete Rose's 3000th hit;
5 minute standing ovation; Griffey lined to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter walked; Perez forced Carter (third to second);
Valentine flied out to right; Parrish was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan doubled to right; Foster struck out; Driessen
lined to left; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier flied out to center; Rogers singled to right;
Cromartie forced Rogers (second to shortstop); Cash singled to
right [Cromartie to second]; Dawson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: FRIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING 2B); MEJIAS REPLACED
CASH (PLAYING LF); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first);
Geronimo walked; LUM BATTED FOR HUME; Lum forced Geronimo (third
to second); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 1.

EXPOS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Carter popped to
first; Perez struck out; Valentine doubled; Parrish singled to
center [Valentine scored]; Speier walked [Parrish to second];
Rogers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 4, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Griffey was called
out on strikes; Morgan singled; Foster forced Morgan (second to
shortstop); Driessen homered [Foster scored]; Bench struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Frias grounded out (first to pitcher); Mejias was
called out on strikes; Dawson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo struck out;
COLLINS BATTED FOR MURRAY; Collins grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 3.