Taking advantage of four Montreal errors, the Dodgers prevailed over the Expos, 4-2, behind the pitching of Burt Hooton and Charlie Hough. In the second inning, Ron Cey doubled, Dusty Baker walked and Rick Monday lashed a single that scored Cey.

The ball got past left fielder Warren Cromartie and Baker also scored when the relay throw by shortstop Chris Speier got by catcher Gary Carter. In the sixth stanza, Baker singled, went to second on an error by second baseman Dave Cash and scored on an errant throw by right fielder Ellis Valentine. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    23, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Dodgers      0  2  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  8  1
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  4


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   1   0     0   2   .262      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Smith rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .305      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .298      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .282
Cey 3b                3   1   1   0     1   1   .261      Cromartie lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .300
Baker lf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .265      Carter c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .245
Monday cf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .261      Parrish 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .267
  North pr,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Rogers p              1   1   0   0     1   0   .116
  Grote c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .304        Unser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .206
Hooton p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .160        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .240

Totals               32   4   8   2     3   5             Totals               33   2   9   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 31,696
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Expos 7
DP: Dodgers 3, Expos 0
Errors: Oates, Cash, Valentine, Cromartie, Speier
Doubles: Cey (26), Smith (25), Russell (23), Parrish (30), Carter (22)
Stolen Bases: Parrish (1)
Caught Stealing: North (6), Garvey (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (15), Russell (9)
GIDP: Parrish (14), Cromartie (9)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(14-8)          8     9   2   2   3   3   0  33   2.93
Hough SV(6)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.42
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   5   0  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(13-9)          7     8   4   3   3   5   0  31   2.47
Bahnsen                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.84
Totals                  9     8   4   3   3   5   0  37

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smith walked; Garvey grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to left; Dawson struck out; Valentine
singled to center; Perez forced Valentine (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to left; Baker walked; Monday singled
to left [Cey scored, Baker to third, Monday to second (error by
Cromartie)]; Oates reached on an error by Speier [Baker scored
(no RBI), Monday out at home (shortstop to catcher), Oates to
first]; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Oates to second]; Lopes was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie singled to right; Carter walked [Cromartie
to second]; Parrish grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cromartie to third, Carter out at second];
Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Expos 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to left; Smith doubled to left;
Garvey flied out to right; Cey walked; Baker flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers walked; Cash singled to left [Rogers to
second]; Dawson singled to left [Rogers to third, Cash to
second]; Valentine popped to second; Perez forced Dawson (third
to second) [Rogers scored, Cash to third]; Cromartie popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday struck out; Oates grounded out (second to
first); Hooton singled to left; Lopes forced Hooton (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to left; Parrish singled to center;
Parrish stole second [Parrish to third (error by Oates)]; Speier
hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Parrish out at home];
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell doubled to left; Smith flied out to center;
Garvey flied out to right; Cey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Rogers grounded out (third to first); Cash flied out
to center; Dawson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker singled to left; Monday reached on an error
by Cash [Baker scored (error by Valentine) (unearned) (no RBI),
Monday to third]; NORTH RAN FOR MONDAY; North was caught
stealing home (catcher unassisted); Oates grounded out (pitcher
to first); Hooton was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GROTE REPLACED
OATES (PLAYING C ); Valentine popped to shortstop; Perez singled
to center; Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Expos 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes singled to left; Russell out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Lopes to second]; Smith flied out to
left; Garvey singled to center [Lopes scored]; Garvey was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter struck out; Parrish doubled to left; Speier
grounded out (third to first) [Parrish to third]; UNSER BATTED
FOR ROGERS; Unser walked; Cash lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Expos 1.

DODGERS 8TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Cey flied out to
left; Baker flied out to center; North flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Dawson lined to shortstop; Valentine flied out to
left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Expos
1.

DODGERS 9TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton
grounded out (catcher to first); Lopes grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie singled to center; Carter doubled to right
[Cromartie to third]; HOUGH REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Parrish
grounded out (third to first) [Cromartie scored]; Speier struck
out; HUTTON BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Hutton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Expos 2.