The Phillies got only two hits but one was a home run by Greg Luzinski in the seventh inning and that was all that was necessary to edge the Expos, 1-0. Dick Ruthven fired a seven-hitter to beat luckless loser Hal Dues. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 1, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  2  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Martin rf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .246      Valentine rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .293
  Cardenal lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Carter c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .225
Maddox cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Parrish 3b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .289
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Dues p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .133
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .164        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Ruthven p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .097        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   2   1     2   5             Totals               32   0   7   0     1   5

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 36,885
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Expos 7
DP: Phillies 2, Expos 0
Doubles: Perez (24), Carter (9)
Home Runs: Luzinski (17)
GIDP: Parrish (9), Cash (11)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (7,by Ruthven)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(4-7)          9     7   0   0   1   5   0  34   3.56
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   5   0  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dues L(1-4)             7     2   1   1   1   5   1  24   2.77
Garman                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.86
Totals                  9     2   1   1   2   5   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Ruthven (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa struck out; Schmidt flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(catcher to first); Cromartie popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hebner flied out to right; Maddox walked; Boone flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez doubled to center; Valentine struck out; Dawson
was hit by a pitch; Carter walked [Perez to third, Dawson to
second]; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Carter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore popped to third; Ruthven struck out;
McBride singled to right; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Dues struck out; Cash flied out to center; Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Luzinski struck out;
Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Perez
popped to first; Valentine singled to left; Dawson forced
Valentine (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter doubled to left; Parrish singled to left
[Carter to third]; Dues struck out; Cash grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Ruthven grounded out (first unassisted); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Bowa lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier lined to center; Cromartie flied out to
center; Perez singled to third; Valentine singled to third
[Perez to second]; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski homered; Hebner
popped to first in foul territory; Maddox popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); Carter flied
out to left; Parrish singled to right; GARRETT BATTED FOR DUES;
Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Cash flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Boone grounded
out (third to first); Sizemore popped to shortstop; Ruthven
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
popped to third in foul territory; Perez flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Martin walked; Bowa grounded out (second to first)
[Martin to second]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first);
Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: CARDENAL REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Valentine
grounded out (third to first); Dawson popped to catcher in foul
territory; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Expos 0.