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Friday June 30, 1978
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Although held to only three hits, all doubles, by Ross Grimsley, the Cardinals were able to defeat the Expos, 2-1, in 10 innings for their fourth straight victory. After Keith Hernandez walked with one out in seventh inning, Ted Simmons doubled for the first hit off Grimsley.

Following an intentional pass to George Hendrick, Ken Reitz hit a sacrifice fly. Ellis Valentine tied the score with a homer off Bob Forsch in the seventh. Mike Tyson doubled in the eighth and was stranded, but his second two-bagger won the game in the 10th. It came on a hit-and-run after Steve Swisher walked and drove in Jerry Mumphrey, who ran for the slower-footed catcher. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Friday, June 30, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  -   2  3  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   1  7  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Speier ss             5   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hernandez 1b          2   1   0   0     2   1   .268      Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Simmons lf,c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Perez 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Hendrick rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Valentine rf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .297
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .237      Dawson cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .249
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Carter c              4   0   3   0     0   0   .234
  Mumphrey pr,lf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .197      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Tyson 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .264      Grimsley p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .140
Forsch p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Unser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .221
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   3   2     4   3             Totals               33   1   7   1     5   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 22,829
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Expos 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 0
Doubles: Simmons (28), Tyson 2 (10)
Home Runs: Valentine (11)
Caught Stealing: Dawson (4), Carter (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley (7), Cash (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(9-6)           9     6   1   1   5   3   1  36   3.18
Thomas SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                 10     7   1   1   5   3   1  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(11-5)       10     3   2   2   4   3   0  37   2.87
Totals                 10     3   2   2   4   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hernandez walked; Simmons forced Hernandez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos
0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz
flied out to center; Swisher popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Valentine flied
out to left; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Forsch
flied out to right; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Carter singled to center; Parrish struck out;
Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Carter to
second]; Cash walked; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos
0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie walked; Perez flied out to center;
Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cromartie to second];
Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick popped to shortstop; Reitz popped to
third; Swisher popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Parrish
grounded out (third to first); Grimsley grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch
lined to first; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash flied out to left; Speier grounded out (third to
first); Cromartie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
walked; Simmons doubled to left [Hernandez to third]; Hendrick
was walked intentionally; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Hernandez scored]; Swisher flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez lined to shortstop; Valentine homered; Dawson
walked; Dawson was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Carter singled to center; Carter
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson doubled to center; Forsch reached on a
fielder's choice [Tyson out at third (catcher to third)];
Templeton forced Forsch (shortstop to second); Morales lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Parrish struck out; Grimsley singled to center; Cash
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Grimsley to second];
Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Expos 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez struck out; Simmons popped to catcher;
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine walked; Dawson
singled to left [Valentine to second]; Carter singled to third
[Valentine to third, Dawson to second]; Parrish popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: Reitz flied out to left; Swisher walked;
MUMPHREY RAN FOR SWISHER; Tyson doubled to right [Mumphrey
scored]; Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 10TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); UNSER BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Unser
walked; THOMAS REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Cash singled to right
[Unser to second]; Speier forced Unser (pitcher to third) [Cash
to second]; Cromartie popped to shortstop; Perez grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.



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