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Tuesday July 4, 1978
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 3 (Game 2)

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

Expos        2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Pirates      0  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Moreno cf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .210
Garrett 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .190      Milner lf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Perez 1b              4   2   3   3     0   1   .274        Brye rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .290      B. Robinson rf,lf     4   1   1   2     0   1   .245
Unser cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .223      Stargell 1b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .284
Papi ss               3   0   0   0     0   3   .274      Ott c                 2   0   0   0     2   0   .246
  Carter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .130      Macha 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Twitchell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Mendoza 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Parrish ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .274      D. Robinson p         3   0   1   0     0   1   .158
  Pirtle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Dawson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Speier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   7             Totals               31   4   8   4     6   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 15,001
Left on Base: Expos 6, Pirates 9
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Valentine (17), Stargell (10)
Home Runs: Perez 2 (7), Stargell (12), Moreno (2), B. Robinson (4)
Stolen Bases: Macha (2), Taveras (22)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(3-7)        4     6   4   4   3   2   3  20   5.65
Pirtle                  2     2   0   0   2   1   0  10   0.00
Knowles                 2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.00
Totals                  8     8   4   4   6   3   3  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson W(5-2)      7.1   8   3   3   1   6   2  30   3.35
Tekulve SV(11)          1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.44
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   7   2  36

Passed Balls: Ott (9)
Wild Pitches: Twitchell (7)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
grounded out (third to first); Garrett singled to left; Perez
homered [Garrett scored]; Valentine doubled to center; Unser
popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Moreno walked [Taveras to
second]; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Taveras to third, Moreno
to second]; Milner flied out to center; B. Robinson hit into a
double play (left to catcher) [Taveras out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Papi struck out; Herrmann grounded out (first to
pitcher); Twitchell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell homered; Ott grounded out (second to
first); Garner singled to center; Macha struck out; D. Robinson
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie struck out; Cash flied out to center;
Garrett popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to right; Moreno hit an inside
the park homer to left; Milner singled to right; B. Robinson
homered [Milner scored]; Stargell flied out to center; Ott
walked; Garner popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 4TH: BRYE REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING RF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Perez singled to left; Valentine
flied out to center; Unser popped to shortstop; Papi struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Macha walked; Macha stole second; D. Robinson
struck out; Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Herrmann singled to left; PARRISH BATTED FOR
TWITCHELL; Parrish singled to center [Herrmann to second];
Cromartie forced Parrish (first to shortstop) [Herrmann to
third]; Cash lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Cromartie out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: PIRTLE REPLACED PARRISH (PITCHING); Brye flied out
to center; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell doubled to left; Ott
was walked intentionally; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Perez
homered; Valentine struck out; Unser walked; Papi struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Robinson singled to left; Taveras forced D. Robinson (second to
shortstop); Taveras stole second; Moreno was walked
intentionally; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); Herrmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); DAWSON BATTED FOR PIRTLE;
Dawson grounded out (third to first); Cromartie grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED DAWSON (PITCHING); B. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Stargell walked; Ott grounded out
(second to first) [Stargell to second]; Garner flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Garrett singled
to center; TEKULVE REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Ott allowed
a passed ball [Garrett to second]; Perez struck out; Valentine
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Mendoza grounded out (second to first); Tekulve
grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Unser walked; CARTER BATTED FOR PAPI; Carter flied
out to right; Herrmann lined to left; SPEIER BATTED FOR KNOWLES;
Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 4.



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