Clutch pitching by Woodie Fryman and two relievers, who choked off every Cardinal scoring opportunity, enabled the Expos to emerge with a 2-0 victory. The Cardinals twice failed to break through with runners on first and third and less than two outs. Fryman's victory was his first with the Expos in his second start since being obtained from the Cubs.

Ellis Valentine singled Warren Cromartie home with the Expos' initial run in the third inning. Larry Parrish tripled and Dave Cash singled for their other counter in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      24, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   1   1     0   2   .284      Templeton ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .225
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Morales cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .246
Speier ss             5   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Cromartie lf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .268      Simmons lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .278        Mumphrey pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Valentine rf          3   0   2   1     1   0   .287      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .229
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Tyson 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Parrish 3b            2   1   2   0     2   0   .279        Phillips ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .050      Martinez p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Unser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .202

Totals               34   2   9   2     5   8             Totals               32   0   6   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 19,122
Left on Base: Expos 11, Cardinals 9
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Reitz
Doubles: Perez (23), Morales (12)
Triples: Parrish (2)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (13), Valentine (4), Cash (6)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Fryman (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(3-5)           7     5   0   0   3   3   0  28   4.20
Knowles                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.69
Garman SV(5)            1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.17
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   4   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(2-3)         7     7   1   1   4   5   0  31   3.26
Littell                 2     2   1   1   1   3   0   9   2.63
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   8   0  40

Wild Pitches: Fryman (4)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash struck out; Speier flied out to center;
Cromartie singled to right; Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton walked; Morales singled to right
[Templeton to third]; Hernandez lined into a double play (second
to first) [Morales out at first]; Simmons walked; Hendrick
forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine singled to third [Valentine to second
(error by Reitz)]; Dawson singled to left [Valentine to third];
Dawson stole second; Carter struck out; Parrish was walked
intentionally; Valentine was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted); Fryman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied out to left; Swisher struck out;
Tyson singled to left; Martinez struck out (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cromartie singled to center; Perez
walked [Cromartie to second]; Valentine singled to right
[Cromartie scored, Perez to third]; Valentine stole second;
Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morales flied out to left; Hernandez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to left; Parrish singled to left;
Fryman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Parrish to
second]; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
flied out to center; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
flied out to center; Perez doubled to left; Valentine walked;
Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Swisher struck out; Tyson lined to center;
Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter flied out to right; Parrish walked; Fryman
popped to pitcher; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (catcher to first);
Morales doubled to right; Fryman threw a wild pitch [Morales to
third]; Hernandez walked; Simmons popped to second; Hendrick
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Cromartie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied out to right; Swisher popped to
catcher in foul territory; Tyson singled to right; FREED BATTED
FOR MARTINEZ; Freed grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Valentine flied
out to right; Dawson struck out; Carter grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton singled to right; KNOWLES REPLACED
FRYMAN (PITCHING); Morales singled to left [Templeton to third];
Hernandez popped to second; Simmons reached on a fielder's
choice [Templeton out at home (third to catcher), Morales to
second]; MUMPHREY RAN FOR SIMMONS; GARMAN REPLACED PEREZ
(PITCHING); UNSER REPLACED KNOWLES (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick popped
to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 9TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Parrish tripled
to left; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Cash singled to
right [Parrish scored]; Cash stole second; Speier struck out;
Cromartie was walked intentionally; Garman was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Reitz struck
out; Swisher grounded out (first unassisted); PHILLIPS BATTED
FOR TYSON; Phillips walked; BROCK BATTED FOR LITTELL; Brock
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 0.