The Cardinals, who were not aware that club President Busch had issued a statement before the game, ripping into them for their poor performance, went out and had their biggest inning since April while defeating the Expos, 8-4. After Garry Templeton doubled and Jerry Morales singled for a run in the first, the Cards scored five times in the second on only two hits, one of them a bunt by Pete Vuckovich for his first major league hit.

Two runs scored on passes with the bases loaded, another on a sacrifice fly by Keith Hernandez and the final pair of the frame on a double by George Hendrick. Ted Simmons homered with a man on base in the seventh for his first RBIs since June 4. Ellis Valentine and Andre Dawson hit homers for the Expos. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Friday, June      23, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  1  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   4 10  1
Cardinals    1  5  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   8  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .285      Templeton ss          4   2   1   1     1   0   .224
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     1   2   .273      Morales cf            4   1   1   2     1   1   .238
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Hernandez 1b          2   1   0   1     1   0   .269
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Simmons lf            3   1   1   2     1   1   .308
Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .277      Hendrick rf           3   0   3   2     1   0   .239
Valentine rf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .283      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Dawson cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .254      Swisher c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Carter c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .232      Tyson 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Parrish 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .272      Vuckovich p           3   1   1   0     0   2   .067
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .194        Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Mejias ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Schatzeder p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Unser ph,lf         1   0   0   1     0   0   .229

Totals               35   4  10   4     2  10             Totals               30   8   8   8     6   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 13,732
Left on Base: Expos 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Perez (22), Templeton (10), Hendrick 2 (12)
Home Runs: Valentine (10), Dawson (10), Simmons (7)
Stolen Bases: Carter (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (1), Hernandez (2)
GIDP: Dawson (4), Hernandez (3)
Hit by Pitch: Swisher (1,by May)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(6-7)              1     4   5   5   3   0   0  10   4.44
Twitchell               1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   5.45
Schatzeder              4     1   0   0   0   3   0  13   2.64
Atkinson                2     2   2   2   2   0   1  10   3.89
Totals                  8     8   8   8   6   4   1  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(4-5)        6.2   8   3   3   1   5   1  28   2.65
Littell SV(3)           2.1   2   1   1   1   5   1  10   2.56
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2  10   2  38

Hit by Pitch: May (4)
Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (2)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


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

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to left; Morales singled to
right [Templeton scored]; Hernandez grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Morales out at second]; Simmons walked;
Hendrick singled to center [Simmons to second]; Reitz forced
Hendrick (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Valentine homered; Dawson
struck out; Carter walked; Carter stole second; Vuckovich threw
a wild pitch [Carter to third]; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Swisher was hit by a pitch; Tyson walked [Swisher
to second]; On a bunt Vuckovich singled to third [Swisher to
third, Tyson to second]; Templeton walked [Swisher scored, Tyson
to third, Vuckovich to second]; TWITCHELL REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); Morales walked [Tyson scored, Vuckovich to third,
Templeton to second]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Vuckovich scored, Templeton to third]; Simmons struck out;
Hendrick doubled to left [Templeton scored, Morales scored,
Hendrick to third (error by Speier)]; Reitz grounded out (third
to first); 5 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 6.

EXPOS 3RD: MEJIAS BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Mejias grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cash lined to left; Speier singled to
center; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 3RD: SCHATZEDER REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Swisher
flied out to center; Tyson popped to first in foul territory;
Vuckovich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals
6.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez doubled to left; Valentine singled to left
[Perez scored]; Dawson grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Valentine out at second]; Carter grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton flied out to right; Morales struck out;
Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cardinals 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish flied out to left; Schatzeder grounded out
(second to first); Cash singled to left; Speier struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendrick doubled to left; Reitz grounded out (third to first)
[Hendrick to third]; Swisher popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Perez struck out;
Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson popped to third; Vuckovich was called out
on strikes; Templeton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Cardinals 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
singled to third; Parrish singled to left [Carter to third];
UNSER BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Unser lined out on a sacrifice fly
to center [Carter scored]; Cash singled to third [Parrish to
second]; LITTELL REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Speier walked
[Parrish to third, Cash to second]; Cromartie struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: ATKINSON REPLACED CROMARTIE (PITCHING); UNSER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morales flied out to left;
Hernandez walked; Simmons homered [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick
walked; Reitz flied out to left; Swisher singled to left
[Hendrick to second]; Tyson flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 8.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez struck out; Valentine struck out; Dawson
homered; Carter struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: Littell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton grounded out (second to first); Morales flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 8.

EXPOS 9TH: Parrish singled to center; Unser flied out to center;
Cash flied out to center; Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 8.