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Tuesday July 4, 1978
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The Pirates swept a doubleheader from the Expos, 3-1 and 4-3. Bert Blyleven scattered five hits over eight innings in the opener and drove in all the Buc runs with a bases-loaded double. His two-base hit came with two out in the second and followed singles by Bill Robinson and Manny Sanguillen and an intentional walk to Steve Brye.

Home runs by Robinson, Willie Stargell and Omar Moreno accounted for the Pirates' scoring in the second game. Moreno's was an inside-the-park affair in the third inning and tied the score. In that same inning, John Milner singled and Robinson smashed his circuit clout. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, July 4, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Pirates      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Stennett 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .169        Mendoza 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .267      B. Robinson lf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Valentine rf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .291      Sanguillen 1b         3   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Stargell 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Garner 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Brye rf               2   1   0   0     1   0   .247
Schatzeder p          2   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Blyleven p            2   0   1   3     0   0   .136
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .302
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   1   6   1     0   2             Totals               26   3   5   3     1   1

Time of Game: 1:54
Left on Base: Expos 4, Pirates 2
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Garner
Doubles: Blyleven (1)
Home Runs: Valentine (12)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (15)
Caught Stealing: B. Robinson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (1)
GIDP: Parrish (10), Schatzeder (1)
Hit by Pitch: B. Robinson (1,by Schatzeder)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(2-1)       7     4   3   3   1   1   0  25   2.47
Garman                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.65
Totals                  8     5   3   3   1   1   0  29

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(8-5)         8     5   1   1   0   0   1  28   3.35
Tekulve SV(10)          1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.51
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   2   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Schatzeder (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to right; Cash forced Cromartie
(shortstop unassisted); Parrish grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno flied out to
left; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez popped to shortstop; Valentine homered; Dawson
flied out to right; Carter flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson singled to left; Sanguillen singled to
center [B. Robinson to second]; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [B. Robinson to third, Sanguillen to second];
Brye was walked intentionally; Dyer flied out to right; Blyleven
doubled to left [B. Robinson scored, Sanguillen scored, Brye
scored]; Taveras singled to left [Blyleven out at home (left to
catcher)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to center; Schatzeder singled to
right; Cromartie forced Schatzeder (first to shortstop); Cash
forced Cromartie (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded
out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish popped to third in foul territory; Perez
singled to center; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Perez to second]; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to center; Garner flied out to
left; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 3.

EXPOS 5TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Carter flied
out to right; Speier singled to second; Schatzeder grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer flied out to center; Blyleven grounded out
(shortstop to first); Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash popped
to first in foul territory; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno flied out to center; Mendoza popped to
first; B. Robinson was hit by a pitch; B. Robinson was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Valentine
grounded out (second to first); Dawson reached on an error by
Garner [Dawson to first]; Dawson stole second; Carter grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Garner popped to
first; Brye flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 3.

EXPOS 8TH: STARGELL REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING 1B); Speier
grounded out (second to first); UNSER BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER;
Unser lined to shortstop; Cromartie grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Dyer grounded out
(second to first); MILNER BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Milner singled to
center; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first) [Milner to
second]; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Cash struck out;
GARRETT BATTED FOR PARRISH; Garrett grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez singled to center; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.



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