A sacrifice fly by Pete Rose in the 14th inning lifted the Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Expos. Pinch-hitter Rick Auerbach opened the 14th with a walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and to third on a sacrifice bunt by Dave Concepcion. Ken Griffey hit an infield single with Auerbach holding third, but Rose then hit a fly bail to right to plate the winning tally.

The Reds had a 4-0 lead but the Expos came back to kayo Tom Seaver in the eighth and tie the score. Rose stroked a single in the sixth inning, extending his consecutive games hitting streak to 36, just one short of the modern N.L. record set by Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves in 1945. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4 13  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               6   0   2   1     0   0   .305      Cash 2b               7   1   1   0     0   0   .265
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Dawson cf             6   1   2   1     1   3   .254
Lum rf                3   0   1   1     0   0   .288      Valentine rf          6   0   2   1     1   1   .306
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .291
  Geronimo cf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     2   0   .258        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foster lf             3   1   1   0     3   1   .299        Schatzeder ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   3     1   1   .290        Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Bench c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Parrish 3b            7   1   2   0     0   0   .271
  Correll c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Cromartie lf,1b,lf    6   1   3   1     0   1   .278
Henderson cf,rf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Carter c,1b           6   0   1   0     1   1   .234
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Papi ph,ss          1   0   0   0     1   0   .275
  Auerbach ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .167        Frias ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .107
Concepcion ss         5   1   1   0     0   1   .298        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Seaver p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .146        Unser ph,1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .216
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Mejias ph,lf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .192
  Griffey rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .293        Herrmann ph,c       3   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               44   5   9   5     8   5             Totals               54   4  13   4     7   9

Time of Game: 4:22   Attendance: 28,391
Left on Base: Reds 9, Expos 17
DP: Reds 0, Expos 3
Doubles: Morgan (23), Rose (28), Parrish (25), Cromartie (19)
Triples: Perez (3), Dawson (5)
Home Runs: Driessen (12)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (20)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (7), Driessen (3), Concepcion (3), Cromartie (1), Bahnsen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (4)
GIDP: Rose (5), Driessen (7), Lum (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  7.1   8   4   4   3   7   0  34   3.22
Tomlin                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.52
Bair                    2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   1.48
Sarmiento W(8-6)        3     3   0   0   2   0   0  14   2.81
Borbon SV(4)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.96
Totals                 14    13   4   4   7   9   0  63

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  6     6   4   4   2   2   1  24   2.26
Garman                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.81
Knowles                 3.1   1   0   0   3   1   0  14   2.16
Bahnsen                 2.2   0   0   0   2   2   0   9   3.82
Twitchell L(3-9)        1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   5.75
Totals                 14     9   5   5   8   5   1  56

Passed Balls: Bench (7)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (2), Twitchell (9)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


REDS 1ST: Rose lined to second; Lum grounded out (second to
first); Morgan walked; Foster popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson struck out
but advanced to first on a passed ball; Dawson stole second;
Valentine struck out; Perez walked; Parrish forced Perez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Bench grounded out (third to
first); Henderson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie struck out; Carter grounded out (shortstop
to first); Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to right; Seaver reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Concepcion to second];
Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Concepcion to third, Seaver out at second]; Lum singled to
shortstop [Concepcion scored]; Morgan flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers lined to first; Cash grounded out (third to
first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos
0.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to center; Driessen grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Foster out at
second]; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Perez
tripled to right; Parrish grounded out (third to first);
Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 0.

REDS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
struck out; Seaver popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter struck out; Speier flied out to right; Rogers
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Lum grounded into a double
play (first unassisted) [Rose out at second]; Morgan doubled;
Foster walked; Driessen homered [Morgan scored, Foster scored];
Bench flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled to right; Dawson tripled to left [Cash
scored]; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dawson
scored]; Perez grounded out (second to first); Parrish doubled
to left; Cromartie doubled to left [Parrish scored]; Carter
popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 3.

REDS 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Henderson popped to
shortstop; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver
singled to right; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); UNSER BATTED
FOR GARMAN; Unser walked; Cash flied out to right; Dawson
singled to right [Unser to second]; Valentine walked [Unser to
third, Dawson to second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 3.

REDS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); UNSER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); COLLINS BATTED FOR LUM; Collins flied out to
right; Morgan flied out to center; Foster walked; Driessen
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); HENDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Parrish flied out to left;
Cromartie singled to center; Carter singled to center [Cromartie
to second]; HUTTON BATTED FOR SPEIER; TOMLIN REPLACED SEAVER
(PITCHING); PAPI BATTED FOR HUTTON; Papi flied out to right;
MEJIAS BATTED FOR UNSER; Mejias singled to first [Cromartie
scored, Carter to third]; Cash popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

REDS 9TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PAPI STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); CROMARTIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson struck out;
Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); GRIFFEY REPLACED
TOMLIN (PLAYING RF); Dawson struck out; Valentine grounded out
(second to first); Knowles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Expos 4.

REDS 10TH: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose
doubled; Geronimo popped to shortstop; Morgan flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 10TH: Parrish singled to third; Cromartie out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parrish to second]; Carter
was walked intentionally; Papi walked [Parrish to third, Carter
to second]; HERRMANN BATTED FOR MEJIAS; Herrmann forced Parrish
(first to catcher) [Carter to third, Papi to second]; Cash
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

REDS 11TH: FRIAS REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING SS); HERRMANN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); CARTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
CROMARTIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Foster walked;
Driessen out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Foster to
second]; Bench was walked intentionally; KENNEDY BATTED FOR
BAIR; BAHNSEN REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Bahnsen threw a wild
pitch [Foster to third, Bench to second]; Kennedy flied out to
center; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 11TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Dawson popped
to third in foul territory; Valentine singled to right; Bahnsen
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Valentine to
second]; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Expos 4.

REDS 12TH: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 12TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Cromartie
singled to left; Carter popped to shortstop; On a bunt Frias
made an out to pitcher; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

REDS 13TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Foster struck out; Driessen walked; Correll
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 13TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson walked;
Valentine singled to left [Dawson to third]; SCHATZEDER BATTED
FOR BAHNSEN; Schatzeder walked [Valentine to second]; Parrish
popped to shortstop; Cromartie lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

REDS 14TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); AUERBACH
BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Auerbach walked; Twitchell threw a wild
pitch [Auerbach to second]; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Auerbach to third]; Griffey singled to second
[Auerbach stayed at third]; Rose hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Auerbach scored]; Geronimo flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 4.

EXPOS 14TH: KNIGHT REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING 3B); BORBON
REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Carter flied out to center; Frias
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 4.