After making an error that allowed Montreal to score the tying run, Garry Templeton doubled home the tie-breaking tally with two out in the seventh inning, then stole third and scored on a throwing error by catcher Ed Herrmann to give the Cardinals a 7-5 victory over the Expos. The Cards earlier blew leads of 2-0 and 5-2.

Bob Forsch hit a homer in the third with Mike Tyson aboard to give the Redbirds a 2-0 lead and Steve Swisher capped a three-run outburst in the fourth with a homer to produce a 5-2 margin. The Expos tied the struggle at 5-5 in the seventh on RBI singles by Chris Speier and Ellis Valentine and Templeton's error. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    2  0  0    3  0  0  -   5  6  1
Cardinals    0  0  2    3  0  0    2  0  x  -   7 11  3


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .229
Speier ss             5   1   1   1     0   2   .264      Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Cromartie lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .266
Valentine rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .287      Simmons lf            4   0   3   1     0   1   .311
Unser 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .221        Mumphrey pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Perez ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Dawson cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .251      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .241
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .275      Swisher c             3   2   2   2     0   0   .263
Herrmann c            3   1   2   0     0   0   .125      Tyson 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .257
  Carter ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Forsch p              2   1   1   2     0   0   .273
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .122        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .189
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Papi ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .299

Totals               34   5   6   4     2   4             Totals               32   7  11   6     0   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 22,671
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cardinals 2
DP: Expos 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Herrmann, Templeton 2, Tyson
Doubles: Cash (13), Hernandez (14), Reitz (10), Templeton (11), Simmons (25)
Home Runs: Forsch (1), Swisher (1)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Schultz (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Parrish (1)
GIDP: Morales (6), Hendrick (5)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (6,by Forsch)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                6     8   5   5   0   1   2  24   2.95
May L(6-8)              2     3   2   1   0   2   0   9   4.44
Totals                  8    11   7   6   0   3   2  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6.2   6   5   2   2   1   0  31   3.35
Schultz W(1-2)          2.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.83
Totals                  9     6   5   2   2   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (3)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash doubled to left; Speier grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cromartie lined to right; Valentine flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Morales grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out
at second]; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Hendrick grounded out (second
to first); Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Herrmann singled to left; Grimsley forced Herrmann
(third to shortstop) [Grimsley to second (error by Templeton)];
Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Speier struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Swisher popped to first in foul territory; Tyson
singled to center; Forsch homered [Tyson scored]; Templeton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales popped to third; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie singled to center; Valentine reached on an
error by Tyson [Cromartie to second, Valentine to first]; Unser
walked [Cromartie to third, Valentine to second]; Dawson was hit
by a pitch [Cromartie scored, Valentine to third, Unser to
second]; Parrish hit a sacrifice fly to center [Valentine scored
(unearned)]; Herrmann popped to second; Grimsley grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez doubled to right; Simmons singled to
right [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; Reitz
doubled to left; Swisher homered [Reitz scored]; Tyson lined to
center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded
out (third to first); On a bunt Cromartie grounded out (catcher
to first); Warren Cromartie called for interference for
running out of base line; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine flied out to left; Unser grounded out
(second to first); Dawson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons singled to left; Hendrick popped to first; Reitz
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann
singled to center; GARRETT BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Garrett walked
[Herrmann to second]; Cash forced Garrett (second to shortstop)
[Herrmann to third]; Speier singled to left [Herrmann scored,
Cash to third]; Cromartie reached on an error by Templeton [Cash
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Speier to third, Cromartie to
first]; Valentine singled to center [Speier scored (unearned),
Cromartie to third]; SCHULTZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); PEREZ
BATTED FOR UNSER; Perez popped to first in foul territory; 3 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MAY REPLACED
GARRETT (PITCHING); Swisher singled to center; Tyson lined to
left; Schultz out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Swisher
to second]; Templeton doubled to left [Swisher scored];
Templeton stole third [Templeton scored (error by Herrmann)
(unearned)]; Morales flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson flied out to center; Parrish popped to
shortstop; CARTER BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: CARTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hernandez was
called out on strikes; Simmons doubled to right; MUMPHREY RAN
FOR SIMMONS; Hendrick grounded out (third to first) [Mumphrey to
third]; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5,
Cardinals 7.

EXPOS 9TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PAPI BATTED FOR
MAY; Papi struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first);
Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 7.