Pinch-hitting, Bake McBride ended an 0-for-15 slump with a grand-slam to power the Phillies to a 6-3 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before the Expos came back to win the second game, 8-1. In the opener, the Phillies erupted in the sixth inning after the Expos had taken a 2-1 lead. Greg Luzinski was hit by a pitch and Davey Johnson walked. Wayne Twitchell relieved Woodie Fryman and gave up a bases-loading single by Bob Boone and a pass to Richie Hebner that forced in the tying run. When McBride came up to hit for Larry Christenson, the Expos brought southpaw Rudy May to the mound. Going against the percentages, manager Danny Ozark let McBride bat and the lefthanded swinger came through with his grand slam.

In the nightcap, consecutive homers by Larry Parrish and Warren Cromartie in the third inning highlighted the Expos' victory. Richie Hebner saved the Phillies from being shut out with a circuit clout in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      8, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Expos        0  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  1
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Martin rf,cf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .304
Dawson cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .305
Valentine rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .301      Maddox cf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .302
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .269        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Cromartie lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Cardenal 1b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .295
Carter c              2   1   1   1     1   0   .227      Johnson 3b,2b         2   1   0   0     2   0   .202
Speier ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .256      Boone c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .042      Sizemore 2b           1   0   1   0     1   0   .231
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Hebner ph,3b        0   1   0   1     2   0   .255
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Pirtle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McBride ph,rf       2   1   1   4     0   1   .276
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .221
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               32   3   6   3     1   6             Totals               29   6   9   6     5   5

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Expos 3, Phillies 7
DP: Expos 2, Phillies 0
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Cromartie (17), Valentine (19), Parrish (19)
Home Runs: Carter (8), McBride (3)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (1)
GIDP: Boone (6)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (2,by Fryman), Martin (1,by May)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(3-7)           5.1   6   3   3   2   1   0  24   4.54
Twitchell               0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   5.89
May                     0.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   4   4.56
Pirtle                  1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   1   2   0   3   2.13
Totals                  8     9   6   6   5   5   1  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(6-8)      6     4   2   2   1   4   0  22   3.59
Reed SV(7)              3     2   1   1   0   2   1  11   2.35
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   6   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Fryman (1), May (5)
Balks: May (5)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash struck out; Dawson grounded out (second to
first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Martin singled to left; Bowa singled to right
[Martin to third]; Maddox singled to shortstop [Martin scored,
Bowa to second]; Luzinski flied out to left; Cardenal lined into
a double play (shortstop to second) [Bowa out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez struck out; Parrish popped to shortstop;
Cromartie doubled to left; Carter walked; Speier singled to
right [Cromartie scored, Carter out at third (right to third)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore singled to third;
Christenson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies
1.

EXPOS 3RD: Fryman popped to second; Cash flied out to center;
Dawson singled to pitcher; Dawson stole second; Valentine
doubled to left [Dawson scored]; Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox singled to center;
Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Phillies 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Cromartie grounded out (shortstop
to first); Carter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier flied out to center; Fryman lined to first;
Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore walked; Christenson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Sizemore to second]; Martin reached on
an error by Speier [Sizemore stayed at second, Martin to first];
Bowa singled to left [Sizemore out at home (left to catcher),
Martin to second]; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson flied out to center; Valentine popped to
second; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Cardenal forced
Luzinski (third to second); Johnson walked [Cardenal to second];
TWITCHELL REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Boone singled to left
[Cardenal to third, Johnson to second]; HEBNER BATTED FOR
SIZEMORE; Hebner walked [Cardenal scored, Johnson to third,
Boone to second]; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; MAY REPLACED
TWITCHELL (PITCHING); McBride homered [Johnson scored, Boone
scored, Hebner scored]; Martin was hit by a pitch; May balked
[Martin to second]; Bowa was called out on strikes; Maddox
singled to shortstop [Martin stayed at second]; PIRTLE REPLACED
MAY (PITCHING); Luzinski struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 2, Phillies 6.

EXPOS 7TH: MCBRIDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MARTIN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); REED REPLACED MADDOX
(PITCHING); Parrish flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carter homered; Speier flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson walked; Boone grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Phillies 6.

EXPOS 8TH: UNSER BATTED FOR PIRTLE; Unser struck out; Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Hebner walked;
Hebner was picked off first (pitcher to first); McBride struck
out; Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Phillies
6.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
was called out on strikes; Parrish doubled to left; Cromartie
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Phillies 6.