Working effectively both on the mound and at the plate, Dan Schatzeder was the star as the Expos beat the Astros, 6-1. The rookie southpaw went the route for the first time and drove in the first Expo run in the second inning with a single after singles by Warren Cromartie and Gary Carter.

The Astros tied the contest, 1-1, in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Art Howe, but the Expos scored the go-ahead run in the fifth on singles by Dave Cash, Andre Dawson and Tony Perez. The Expos broke the game open with a four-run sixth that featured run scoring doubles by Cash and Ellis Valentine and RBI singles by Larry Parrish and Cromartie. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Expos        0  1  0    0  1  4    0  0  x  -   6 17  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Cash 2b               5   2   4   1     0   0   .272
Puhl cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .301        Frias pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Dawson cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .241
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Valentine rf          5   1   1   1     0   2   .311
Howe 2b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .280        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Alou lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .322      Perez 1b              4   0   2   1     1   1   .288
Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276        Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Pujols c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .155      Parrish 3b            4   0   2   1     1   1   .266
Bannister p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .130      Cromartie lf          5   1   3   1     0   1   .270
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
  Baldwin ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Schatzeder p          4   1   2   1     0   1   .286
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sexton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .160

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   4             Totals               40   6  17   6     2  10

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 21,440
Left on Base: Astros 8, Expos 12
DP: Astros 1, Expos 0
Doubles: Howe (25), Bannister (1), Cash 2 (18), Schatzeder (1), Valentine (22)
Stolen Bases: Schatzeder (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Howe (3)
GIDP: Valentine (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(3-5)        5.1  12   4   4   1   5   0  28   3.65
Zamora                  0     3   2   2   1   0   0   4  11.00
Williams                0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.57
McLaughlin              2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.50
Totals                  8    17   6   6   2  10   0  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder W(3-1)       9     7   1   1   2   4   0  36   2.65
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   4   0  36

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


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to right; Puhl struck out;
Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash doubled; Dawson struck out; Valentine struck
out; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe
doubled; Alou flied out to right; Cruz lined to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Cromartie singled; Carter singled
[Cromartie to second]; Speier made an out to second; Schatzeder
singled [Cromartie scored, Carter to third]; Cash made an out to
third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols struck out; Bannister struck out; Landestoy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson lined to third; Valentine flied out to center;
Perez singled; Parrish singled [Perez to second]; Cromartie
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl walked; Cabell singled [Puhl to second]; Watson
lined to left [Puhl to third]; Howe hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Puhl scored, Cabell to second]; Alou flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter made an out to third; Speier struck out;
Schatzeder grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz lined to left; Pujols grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bannister doubled; Landestoy made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: On a bunt Cash singled; Dawson singled [Cash to
second]; Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Cash to third, Dawson out at second]; Perez singled
[Cash scored]; Parrish walked [Perez to second]; Cromartie
singled [Perez to third, Parrish to second]; Carter forced
Parrish (third unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1,
Expos 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded
out (third to first); Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier flied out to left; Schatzeder doubled;
Schatzeder stole third; Cash doubled [Schatzeder scored]; ZAMORA
REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Dawson singled [Cash to third];
Valentine doubled [Cash scored, Dawson to third]; Perez was
walked intentionally; Parrish singled [Dawson scored, Valentine
to third, Perez to second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING);
Cromartie singled [Valentine scored, Perez to third, Parrish to
second]; Carter struck out; Speier struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
singled; Cruz singled [Alou to second]; Pujols flied out to
left; BALDWIN BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Baldwin walked [Alou to
third, Cruz to second]; Landestoy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 6.

EXPOS 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Schatzeder
struck out; Cash singled; FRIAS RAN FOR CASH; Dawson flied out
to center [Frias to second]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 6.

ASTROS 8TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Puhl flied out to
center; Cabell flied out to center; Watson singled; Howe flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez struck out; Parrish grounded out (first
unassisted); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 6.

ASTROS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); UNSER
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Alou singled; Cruz made an out to
shortstop; Pujols flied out to center; SEXTON BATTED FOR
MCLAUGHLIN; Sexton forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 6.