Although needing relief help from Mark Lee, Eric Rasmussen got credit for his 14th win of the season as the Padres bested the Expos, 6-1. In the first inning, Gene Richards singled, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Jerry Turner. In the third frame, Ozzie Smith walked and scored on a double by Turner. The Padres picked up three runs in the seventh on RBI singles by Tucker Ashford, Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    31, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  0
Padres       1  0  1    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   6 13  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Richards lf           5   2   2   1     0   1   .296
Hutton 1b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Smith ss              2   2   1   0     2   0   .260
Dawson cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Turner cf             3   0   2   2     0   0   .282
Valentine rf          3   0   2   0     1   0   .286        Ashford 3b          2   1   1   1     0   0   .233
Cromartie lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .294      Winfield rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .295
Carter c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .252      Tenace 1b             4   0   2   1     0   2   .229
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Thomas 3b,cf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Fryman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .061      Roberts c             3   0   2   0     0   1   .237
  Pirtle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beswick pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Sweet c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .130
                                                            Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               36   1  10   1     3   4             Totals               34   6  13   6     2   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 11,810
Left on Base: Expos 11, Padres 9
DP: Expos 0, Padres 0
Doubles: Dawson (16), Turner (8)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (10)
Caught Stealing: Turner (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (26), Lee (1)
Hit by Pitch: Thomas (2,by Fryman)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(7-9)           6.2   9   5   5   2   5   0  31   3.78
Pirtle                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.70
Knowles                 1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.49
Totals                  8    13   6   6   2   5   0  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(14-10)      5.1   8   1   1   1   3   0  24   3.79
Lee SV(2)               3.2   2   0   0   2   1   0  15   3.03
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Fryman (3)
Wild Pitches: Pirtle (4)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


EXPOS 1ST: Cash lined to right; Hutton grounded out (first
unassisted); Dawson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Richards to second]; Turner singled to
center [Richards scored]; Turner was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Winfield singled to center; Tenace struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Cromartie
struck out; Carter singled to right; Parrish walked [Carter to
second]; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez made an out to second; Thomas was hit by a
pitch; Thomas stole second; Roberts struck out; Rasmussen
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Padres 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Fryman flied out to center; Cash grounded out (first
unassisted); Hutton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Smith walked; Turner doubled to
left [Smith scored]; Winfield grounded out (second to first)
[Turner to third]; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Padres 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
singled to left; Cromartie singled to left [Valentine to
second]; Carter flied out to right [Valentine to third]; Parrish
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Thomas
flied out to left; Roberts singled to left; Rasmussen grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Fryman struck
out; Cash singled to third; Hutton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (third to first); Turner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 2.

EXPOS 6TH: ASHFORD REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 3B); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Dawson doubled to center; Valentine
singled to third [Dawson stayed at second]; Cromartie singled to
left [Dawson to third, Valentine to second]; Carter singled to
center [Dawson scored, Valentine out at home (center to
catcher), Carter to second (on throw to home), Cromartie to
third]; LEE REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Parrish flied out to
right; Speier was walked intentionally; Fryman forced Speier
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Tenace
singled to center; Gonzalez flied out to center; Thomas flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Padres 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Cash singled to left; Hutton popped to first in foul
territory; Dawson lined to right; Valentine walked [Cash to
second]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Roberts singled to left; BESWICK RAN FOR ROBERTS;
Lee struck out; Richards forced Beswick (shortstop to second);
Smith walked [Richards to second]; Ashford singled to right
[Richards scored, Smith to third]; Winfield singled to left
[Smith scored, Ashford to second]; PIRTLE REPLACED FRYMAN
(PITCHING); Tenace singled to third [Ashford scored, Winfield to
second]; Pirtle threw a wild pitch [Winfield to third, Tenace to
second]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Padres 5.

EXPOS 8TH: SWEET REPLACED BESWICK (PLAYING C ); Carter flied out
to center; Parrish flied out to center; Speier singled to left;
UNSER BATTED FOR PIRTLE; Unser forced Speier (third to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Thomas singled to
right; Sweet made an out to second; Lee out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Thomas to second]; Richards singled to left
[Thomas scored, Richards to second (on throw to home)]; Smith
singled to shortstop [Richards to third]; Ashford lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Padres 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Hutton flied out
to center; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Padres 6.