Driving in three runs, rookie Broderick Perkins led the Padres over the Expos, 5-4. Perkins had a two-run double in the first inning and picked up the game-winning RBI in the eighth on a sacrifice fly after a triple by Dave Winfield. [The Sporting News]
San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 4

Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Padres       2  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  2  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Cash 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Thomas cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .240      Mejias rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .147
Reynolds lf           2   1   1   1     1   0   .240        Unser ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Dawson cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .251
  Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .283
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cromartie lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .298
Winfield rf           4   2   2   0     0   2   .293      Carter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .239      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Perkins 1b            3   0   1   3     0   1   .250      Speier ss             3   1   1   0     0   1   .255
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Fryman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .068
Almon 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .256        Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Owchinko p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .179        Valentine ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .295
  Gamble ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Schatzeder pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Richards pr,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .289        Dues p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .207

Totals               33   5   9   5     3   5             Totals               34   4   8   4     0   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 20,094
Left on Base: Padres 7, Expos 3
DP: Padres 1, Expos 1
Doubles: Perkins (9), Gonzalez (10), Speier (14)
Triples: Winfield (3)
Home Runs: Dawson (21), Perez (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Owchinko (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Perkins (2)
GIDP: Smith (9), Mejias (3)
Hit by Pitch: Gamble (5,by Dues)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko                6     7   4   4   0   3   2  24   2.93
Lee W(4-1)              2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.00
Fingers SV(29)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.91
Totals                  9     8   4   4   0   4   2  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  4.2   6   4   4   2   2   0  21   3.55
Twitchell               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.65
Dues L(5-5)             4     3   1   1   1   2   0  17   2.10
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   5   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Dues (4)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


PADRES 1ST: Smith flied out to left; Thomas grounded out
(pitcher to first); Reynolds walked; Winfield singled to third
[Reynolds to second]; Tenace walked [Reynolds to third, Winfield
to second]; Perkins doubled to left [Reynolds scored, Winfield
scored, Tenace to third]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Expos 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Owchinko
singled to right; Smith grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Owchinko out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Cromartie singled to left;
Carter flied out to left; Parrish forced Cromartie (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Expos 0.

PADRES 3RD: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
flied out to right; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier made an out to shortstop; Fryman popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Expos 0.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Perkins
grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Mejias grounded out (second to first); Dawson
homered; Perez struck out; Cromartie grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Expos 1.

PADRES 5TH: Almon singled to first; Owchinko reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Almon to second]; Smith
struck out; Thomas singled to left [Almon scored, Owchinko out
at third (left to third), Thomas to second (on throw to 3b)];
Reynolds singled to left [Thomas scored, Reynolds to second (on
throw to home)]; TWITCHELL REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Winfield
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter singled to right; Parrish struck out; Speier
doubled to center [Carter to third]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR
TWITCHELL; Valentine singled to center [Carter scored, Speier to
third]; SCHATZEDER RAN FOR VALENTINE; Cash singled to shortstop
[Speier scored, Schatzeder to second]; Mejias grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cash out at second];
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Expos 3.

PADRES 6TH: DUES REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Tenace flied
out to center; Perkins was called out on strikes; Gonzalez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson flied out to right; Perez homered; Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); Carter made an out to second; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Expos 4.

PADRES 7TH: Almon grounded out (second to first); GAMBLE BATTED
FOR OWCHINKO; Gamble was hit by a pitch; RICHARDS RAN FOR
GAMBLE; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Thomas walked
[Richards to second]; TURNER BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Turner
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: RICHARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LEE REPLACED
TURNER (PITCHING); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first);
Speier was called out on strikes; Dues grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Expos 4.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield tripled to center; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perkins hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Winfield scored]; Gonzalez doubled to right; Almon flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); UNSER BATTED
FOR MEJIAS; Unser flied out to center; Dawson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Expos 4.

PADRES 9TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Richards grounded
out (second to first); Smith grounded out (second to first);
Thomas singled to right; Lee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 5, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Cromartie
singled to center; Carter grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Cromartie to second]; FINGERS REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Parrish
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
5, Expos 4.
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