Scattering eight hits, Rick Reuschel pitched the Cubs to a 2-1 triumph over the Expos. A solo homer by Dave Kingman in the sixth inning snapped a 1-1 deadlock. The Cubs scored in the third inning on an error by Expo pitcher Scott Sanderson. The Expos' run came in the fifth on a single by Chris Speier, a sacrifice bunt and a single by Andre Dawson. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    13, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
White cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Dawson cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .251
Biittner 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .267        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Pirtle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
  Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .288
Kingman lf            1   1   1   1     3   0   .228      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Cromartie lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .249
Blackwell c           4   1   2   0     0   1   .133      Speier ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .253
R. Reuschel p         3   0   0   0     0   3   .118      Sanderson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Unser ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               32   2   5   1     4   8             Totals               32   1   8   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 24,394
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Expos 7
DP: Cubs 2, Expos 0
Errors: Johnson, Sanderson
Doubles: Blackwell (1), Cromartie (25)
Home Runs: Kingman (18)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (8), Sanderson (1), Parrish (4)
GIDP: Parrish (12), Cash (15)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(11-10)    9     8   1   1   1   6   0  35   2.98
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   6   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson L(0-1)        7     4   2   2   2   6   1  28   2.19
Knowles                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.48
Pirtle                  1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   4.98
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   8   1  37

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to right; Johnson struck out; Kingman
walked; Trillo popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez reached on an error by Johnson [Perez to
first]; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Perez out at second]; Cromartie doubled to center;
Carter popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell doubled to left; R. Reuschel reached on an
error by Sanderson on a sacrifice bunt [Blackwell scored (no
RBI), R. Reuschel to second]; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop
to first); White flied out to center; Biittner singled to center
[R. Reuschel to third]; Murcer forced Biittner (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to left; Sanderson struck out; Cash
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Speier
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Kingman
walked; Trillo was called out on strikes; Blackwell singled to
left [Kingman to second]; R. Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Valentine
singled to center; Perez singled to right [Valentine to third];
Parrish grounded out (first unassisted) [Perez to second];
Cromartie was walked intentionally; Carter lined to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 0.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); White
lined to right; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to left; Sanderson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Speier to second]; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dawson singled to right [Speier scored];
Valentine flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Expos 1.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to right; Johnson lined to center;
Kingman homered; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez singled to center; Parrish out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Perez to second]; Cromartie grounded
out (first unassisted) [Perez to third]; Carter struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 1.

CUBS 7TH: Blackwell was called out on strikes; R. Reuschel
struck out; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier popped to shortstop; UNSER BATTED FOR
SANDERSON; Unser flied out to left; Cash singled to center;
Dawson forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Expos 1.

CUBS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED DAWSON (PITCHING); UNSER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); White walked; Biittner singled to left [White
to second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [White to
third, Biittner to second]; PIRTLE REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING);
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman was walked
intentionally; Trillo forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); KELLEHER
REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); Valentine struck out; Perez
struck out; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Expos 1.

CUBS 9TH: Blackwell flied out to left; R. Reuschel struck out;
De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
struck out; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 1.