Oozing incompetence at every pore, the Cardinals reeled to their 11th consecutive defeat, 4-1, at the hands of the Expos. The first Expo run came in the third inning when Card second baseman Mike Tyson booted a two-out grounder with a runner on third.

In the Expos' two-run sixth inning, one tally was driven in on a fielder's choice grounder by Ellis Valentine and the other on a sacrifice fly by Warren Cromartie. The RBI fly was made possible by Card shortstop Garry Templeton's throwing error. The Redbirds' only run was driven in by pitcher Bob Forsch. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       23, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  9  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .227
Speier ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Carter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .226      Simmons c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .319
Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .241      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
Valentine rf          4   0   0   1     0   0   .277      Mumphrey cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .185
Cromartie lf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .277      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Dawson cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .258        Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Forsch p              2   0   2   1     0   0   .250
May p                 2   0   1   0     1   1   .176        Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   3     1   3             Totals               33   1   8   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 11,128
Left on Base: Expos 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Expos 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Cash, Templeton, Tyson
Doubles: Perez (9), Cromartie (9), Dawson (2), Forsch (3)
Caught Stealing: Cash (2), Simmons (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (2)
GIDP: Cash (7), Mumphrey (5)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(3-5)              6.1   7   1   1   1   2   0  26   4.19
Garman SV(1)            2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.79
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   3   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(6-3)           7     7   3   1   1   2   0  28   2.28
Vuckovich               2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.83
Totals                  9     9   4   2   1   3   0  36

Wild Pitches: Forsch (3)
Balks: May (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Speier grounded
out (second to first); Carter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (third to first); Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Morales struck out while Simmons
was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Reitz
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson singled to left; Forsch threw a wild pitch
[Dawson to second]; Parrish flied out to right [Dawson to
third]; May was called out on strikes; Cash reached on an error
by Tyson [Dawson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cash to first];
Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey reached on an error by Cash [Mumphrey to
first]; Tyson popped to first in foul territory; May balked
[Mumphrey to second]; Forsch was credited with a single when a
runner was hit by the batted ball [Mumphrey out at third
(shortstop unassisted)]; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier singled to left; Carter popped to catcher in
foul territory; Perez flied out to center; Valentine flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez singled to right; Simmons lined to left; Morales
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie grounded out (third to first); Dawson
struck out; Parrish singled to shortstop; May singled to right
[Parrish to third]; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to left; Mumphrey forced Reitz
(shortstop to second); Tyson flied out to left; Forsch doubled
to left [Mumphrey scored]; Brock grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier singled to center; Carter singled to right
[Speier to third]; Perez reached on a fielder's choice [Speier
out at home (third to catcher to third to catcher to shortstop
to first), Carter to third, Perez to second]; Valentine reached
on an error by Templeton [Carter scored (RBI), Perez to third,
Valentine to second]; Cromartie hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Perez scored (unearned), Valentine to third]; Dawson grounded
out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton struck out; Hernandez popped to third
in foul territory; Simmons singled to right; Morales flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); May walked;
Cash grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [May
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
singled to left; Tyson singled to left [Mumphrey to second];
FREED BATTED FOR FORSCH; GARMAN REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Freed
popped to shortstop; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 8TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Speier flied out
to center; Carter grounded out (third to first); Perez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 8TH: FRIAS REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 2B); UNSER REPLACED
CASH (PLAYING 1B); Templeton was called out on strikes;
Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons singled to
right; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cromartie doubled to right; Dawson doubled to left [Cromartie
scored]; Parrish flied out to left; Garman grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz walked; Mumphrey grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Reitz out at second]; PHILLIPS
BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 4, Cardinals 1.