Achieving his first complete game of the season while striking out 13 batters, Tom Seaver pitched the Reds to a 5-1 victory over the Expos. Joe Morgan drove in four runs with a homer and double. His round-tripper came in the fifth inning.

Seaver led off that frame with a walk and moved to third on a double by Pete Rose. A single by Ken Griffey scored Seaver, and Morgan then stroked the ball over the right field fence. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       16, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         1  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   2   3   0     0   0   .308      Cromartie lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .275
Griffey rf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .308      Cash 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
Morgan 2b             3   1   3   4     1   0   .281      Dawson cf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .283
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .312      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .221
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .306
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .291
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   2   .282
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .275      Twitchell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Seaver p              2   1   1   0     2   1   .077        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Schatzeder p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               34   5   9   5     4   7             Totals               33   1   7   1     1  13

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 10,725
Left on Base: Reds 6, Expos 6
DP: Reds 0, Expos 1
Errors: Rose
Doubles: Rose 2 (12), Morgan (11), Geronimo (7), Seaver (1), Parrish (12), Cash (9)
Home Runs: Morgan (6)
Caught Stealing: Dawson (3)
GIDP: Foster (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(2-4)           9     7   1   1   1  13   0  34   4.94
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1  13   0  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(2-3)        5     8   5   5   3   3   1  24   5.08
Schatzeder              2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Knowles                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.45
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   7   1  38

Passed Balls: Bench (3)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled; Griffey grounded out (third to first);
Morgan doubled to right [Rose scored]; Foster struck out;
Driessen was walked intentionally; Bench popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to center; Cash singled to right
[Cromartie to second]; Dawson singled to left [Cromartie scored,
Cash to third]; Dawson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Carter struck out; Perez popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; Geronimo
doubled to right [Geronimo out at third (right to shortstop to
third)]; Seaver walked; Rose singled to left [Seaver to second];
Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine struck out; Parrish doubled to right
[Parrish out at third (right to shortstop)]; Speier singled to
left; Twitchell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos
1.

REDS 3RD: Morgan singled to first; Foster grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at second];
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie singled to center; Cash grounded out (third
to first) [Cromartie to second]; Bench allowed a passed ball
[Cromartie to third]; Dawson flied out to right; Carter flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion lined to
shortstop; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez struck out; Valentine struck out; Parrish lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 5TH: Seaver walked; Rose doubled [Seaver to third]; Griffey
singled to right [Seaver scored, Rose to third]; Morgan homered
[Rose scored, Griffey scored]; Foster struck out; Driessen flied
out to left; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier struck out; WHITE BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; White
flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 1.

REDS 6TH: SCHATZEDER REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Concepcion flied
out to right; Geronimo lined to second; Seaver struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash doubled to right; Dawson struck out; Carter
struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Expos 1.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out
to left; Morgan walked; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine grounded out (second to first); Parrish
walked; Speier struck out; GARRETT BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER;
Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 1.

REDS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Driessen struck
out; Bench struck out; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Cromartie
struck out; Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 1.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo struck out; Seaver doubled to left; Rose
flied out to center; Griffey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Carter reached on an error by Rose [Carter to first];
Perez flied out to right [Carter to second]; Valentine grounded
out (first unassisted); Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 1.