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Saturday August 5, 1978
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Gary Carter drove in four runs with a single and a bases-loaded double to lead the Expos to a 7-4 victory over the Cubs. After Carter's single accounted for the initial run in the second inning, the Expos exploded for their remaining tallies in the fifth. A double by Andre Dawson, sacrifice fly by Tony Perez and single by Warren Cromartie each accounted for one run before Carter came up with the bases loaded and cleared the sacks with his double. Ross Grimsley gained his 13th victory with the assistance of Stan Bahnsen. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Expos        0  1  0    0  6  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .261      De Jesus ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .279
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Scott 3b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .287
Dawson cf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Buckner 1b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .323
Valentine rf          4   1   0   0     1   1   .299      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .297      Kingman lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .236
  Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Vail rf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Parrish 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .279        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Cromartie lf          4   1   3   1     0   0   .297        Putman ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Carter c              4   0   2   4     0   1   .247        Burris pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Speier ss             2   0   0   0     2   0   .249        Rader c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Grimsley p            3   1   1   0     0   0   .180      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Bahnsen p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Blackwell c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .265
                                                            McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .325
                                                            Clines rf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .269

Totals               35   7  10   7     4   4             Totals               35   4   9   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 31,219
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cubs 7
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Cromartie, Trillo
Doubles: Dawson (11), Carter (20), Clines (9), Biittner (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (4)
GIDP: Cash (14)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(13-8)        5     8   4   3   1   1   0  24   3.48
Bahnsen SV(6)           4     1   0   0   1   2   0  14   3.55
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2   3   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(4-7)          4.2   6   7   7   4   2   0  24   5.02
Moore                   1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.82
McGlothen               2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.99
Hernandez               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.63
Totals                  9    10   7   7   4   4   0  40

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Frank Pulli


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

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (catcher unassisted); Scott
flied out to left; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Parrish struck out; Cromartie
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Perez to second]; Carter
singled to left [Perez scored, Carter to second (error by
Trillo; assist by Kingman)]; Speier was walked intentionally;
Grimsley grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Kingman flied out to left;
Vail forced Murcer (third to second); Trillo forced Vail
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

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

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell singled; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Blackwell to second]; De Jesus grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez lined to third; Parrish flied out to center;
Cromartie singled to center; Carter forced Cromartie (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner singled to center; Murcer forced Buckner
(shortstop to second); Kingman struck out; Vail forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier walked; Grimsley forced Speier (pitcher to
shortstop); Cash singled to left [Grimsley to second]; Dawson
doubled to left [Grimsley scored, Cash to third]; Valentine was
walked intentionally; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cash
scored, Dawson to third, Valentine to second]; Parrish was
walked intentionally; Cromartie singled to second [Dawson
scored, Valentine to third, Parrish to second]; MOORE REPLACED
VAIL (PITCHING); CLINES REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING RF); Carter
doubled to right [Valentine scored, Parrish scored, Cromartie
scored]; Speier grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo flied out to right; Blackwell flied out to
center; Clines doubled to right; De Jesus singled to left
[Clines scored, De Jesus to second (on throw to home)]; Scott
walked; Buckner singled to left [De Jesus scored, Scott scored
(error by Cromartie) (unearned)]; Murcer popped to third; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Grimsley singled to shortstop; Cash flied out to
right; Dawson flied out to left; Valentine flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman singled to left; PUTMAN BATTED FOR MOORE;
Putman singled to right [Kingman to second]; BURRIS RAN FOR
PUTMAN; BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Trillo flied out
to right; BIITTNER BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Biittner doubled to
left [Kingman scored, Burris to third]; Clines grounded out
(pitcher to first); De Jesus popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 7TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); RADER
REPLACED BURRIS (PLAYING C ); Perez was called out on strikes;
Parrish popped to second; Cromartie singled to center; Carter
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Scott lined to shortstop; Buckner grounded out (first
to pitcher); Murcer popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 7, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Bahnsen
singled to center; Cash grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Bahnsen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Kingman popped to
catcher; Rader walked; Trillo grounded out (first unassisted)
[Rader to second]; GROSS BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Gross grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Dawson grounded
out (third to first); Valentine popped to first; Perez grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Clines struck out;
De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 4.



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