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Saturday September 2, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Scott Sanderson, who had lost two decisions since coming up from Denver (American Association), gained his first major league victory when the Expos defeated the Padres, 3-2. After each club picked up a run in the second inning, the Expos nicked Mickey Lolich for a pair in the third. One run scored on singles by Dave Cash and Sam Mejias and a double by Andre Dawson. The deciding tally followed as Warren Cromartie grounded into a double play with the bases loaded. Sanderson was lifted in the seventh during a Padre threat that ended with only one run scoring. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Expos        0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Padres       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Richards lf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .299
Mejias rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .205      Smith ss              3   0   2   0     1   0   .261
Dawson cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .251        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Turner cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Winfield rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .298
Cromartie lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .227
Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .249      Perkins 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .240
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .266      Thomas 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .228
Papi ss               2   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Champion 2b           4   1   2   0     0   2   .286
Sanderson p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Lolich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Beswick ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Gonzalez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Almon pr,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255

Totals               33   3   7   2     1   5             Totals               35   2  10   2     1  11

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 18,142
Left on Base: Expos 4, Padres 7
DP: Expos 0, Padres 2
Errors: Smith, Thomas
Doubles: Parrish (33), Dawson (17), Papi (10), Winfield 2 (26)
GIDP: Cromartie (10), Parrish (16)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(1-2)        6.2   9   2   2   0   9   0  27   3.12
Bahnsen                 0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.33
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.48
Garman SV(10)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.71
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1  11   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(2-1)           5     6   3   3   1   3   0  22   1.63
D'Acquisto              2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.47
Fingers                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.71
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Lolich (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


EXPOS 1ST: Oscar Gamble ejected by 1B umpire Bruce Froemming
for bench jockeying sometime in game; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mejias grounded out (second to first);
Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); Turner grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Cromartie singled to
center; Carter lined to shortstop [Cromartie to second (error by
Smith)]; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Cromartie to third]; Parrish
doubled to left [Cromartie scored]; Papi was walked
intentionally; Sanderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield doubled to left; Tenace flied out to left;
Perkins singled to right [Winfield scored, Perkins to second (on
throw to home)]; Thomas struck out; Champion singled to left
[Perkins out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Padres 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash singled to center; Mejias singled to left [Cash
to second]; Dawson doubled to right [Cash scored, Mejias to
third]; Perez reached on an error by Thomas [Mejias stayed at
third, Perez to first]; Cromartie grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mejias scored (no RBI), Dawson
to third, Perez out at second]; Carter struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Lolich struck out; Richards singled to center; Smith
singled to right [Richards out at third (right to third)];
Turner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3,
Padres 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Papi doubled
to left; Sanderson struck out; Cash grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Perkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Padres 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Mejias popped to catcher in foul territory; Dawson
lined to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Thomas struck out; Champion was called out on
strikes; BESWICK BATTED FOR LOLICH; Beswick made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 1.

EXPOS 6TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED BESWICK (PITCHING); Cromartie
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter singled to left; Parrish
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Carter out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
singled to right; Turner made an out to second; Winfield doubled
to left [Smith to third]; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Papi popped to first in foul territory; Sanderson
flied out to center; Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Perkins flied out to center; Thomas flied out to
center; Champion singled to center; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR
D'ACQUISTO; Gonzalez singled to center [Champion to second];
ALMON RAN FOR GONZALEZ; BAHNSEN REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING);
Richards singled to center [Champion scored, Almon to second];
Smith walked [Almon to third, Richards to second]; KNOWLES
REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Turner struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 2.

EXPOS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); ALMON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dawson made an out to second; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); HUTTON REPLACED
KNOWLES (PLAYING 1B); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to
first); Tenace made an out to shortstop; Perkins grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); Carter
struck out; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Champion was
called out on strikes; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 2.



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