Jolting Chicago's hopes for the divisional championship, the Expos won both ends of a twin bill from the Cubs, 5-3 and 6-5, in 10 innings. The Expos trailed, 3-1, entering the fifth frame of the lidlifter but scored three times on a single by Dave Cash, a hit batsman, a double by Tony Perez and two-run single by Warren Cromartie. Perez added an insurance with an eighth-inning home run.

A suicide squeeze bunt by Gary Carter in the 10th inning produced the margin of victory in the nightcap. Larry Parrish drew a one-out walk and moved to third on a single by pinch-hitter Ellis Valentine. Carter, batting for winning pitcher Mike Garman, then laid down a bunt which pitcher Bruce Sutter fielded but threw too late to the plate to catch Parrish. The Cubs had tied the contest in the bottom of the ninth on an error by Parrish and RBI single by Bill Buckner. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  0    1  3  0    0  1  0  -   5 11  1
Cubs         2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .250      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   1     1   0   .266
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Scott 3b              4   1   2   0     0   2   .281
Dawson cf             2   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .312
  Unser cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Kingman lf            3   1   1   2     1   0   .246
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .262
  Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Murcer rf,cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .281
Perez 1b              4   3   3   2     0   0   .284      White cf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Vail ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   2     0   1   .295        Gross ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Carter c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .249        Clines ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .264      Cox c                 1   1   0   0     1   0   .271
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .253        Rader ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Schatzeder p          3   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Putman ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .313
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burris p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .120
  Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214

Totals               35   5  11   4     1   4             Totals               31   3   7   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:54
Left on Base: Expos 5, Cubs 7
DP: Expos 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Cromartie, Scott
Doubles: Valentine (30), Perez (37)
Home Runs: Perez (11), Kingman (24)
Stolen Bases: Scott (23)
Caught Stealing: Cromartie (7), De Jesus (9)
GIDP: Cox (4)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (12,by Burris)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder W(7-4)       5.2   5   3   3   5   4   1  24   2.36
Garman                  1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.59
Knowles SV(6)           1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.42
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   6   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(5-11)          7    10   4   4   1   3   0  30   5.02
McGlothen               2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.52
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   4   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Burris (8)
Balks: Schatzeder (3)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to center; Dawson forced Cash (shortstop
to second); Dawson was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Valentine doubled to right; Perez grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: On a bunt De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first);
Scott singled to left; Schatzeder balked [Scott to second];
Buckner flied out to center; Scott stole third; Kingman homered
[Scott scored]; Trillo was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie grounded out (third to first); Carter
walked; Parrish struck out; Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; White lined into a double
play (third to first) [Murcer out at first]; Cox walked; Burris
walked [Cox to second]; De Jesus singled to left [Cox scored,
Burris to third (error by Cromartie), De Jesus to second]; Scott
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Schatzeder grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
singled to right; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cash
to second]; Valentine lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman popped
to third in foul territory; Trillo grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez singled to right; Cromartie struck out; Carter
singled to right [Perez scored (error by Scott), Carter to
second]; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first) [Carter to
third]; On a bunt Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer walked; White struck out; Cox grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 5TH: On a bunt Schatzeder singled to third; Cash singled
to right [Schatzeder out at third (right to third)]; Dawson was
hit by a pitch [Cash to second]; Valentine popped to first in
foul territory; Perez doubled to right [Cash scored, Dawson to
third]; Cromartie singled to shortstop [Dawson scored, Perez
scored]; Cromartie was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
walked; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter popped to first; Parrish flied out to right;
Speier singled to center; Schatzeder forced Speier (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: UNSER REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); Buckner popped to
second; Kingman walked; Trillo singled to right [Kingman to
second]; Murcer flied out to center [Kingman to third]; VAIL
BATTED FOR WHITE; GARMAN REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); GROSS
BATTED FOR VAIL; Gross lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 4, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 7TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Unser grounded out (second to pitcher);
Valentine grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: RADER BATTED FOR COX; Rader lined to left; THOMPSON
BATTED FOR BURRIS; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); De
Jesus popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 8TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); RADER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Perez homered; Cromartie grounded out
(second to first); Carter grounded out (second to first);
Parrish was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Scott singled
to second; Buckner singled to right [Scott to second]; Kingman
popped to shortstop; Trillo walked [Scott to third, Buckner to
second]; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Murcer flied out to
center; CLINES BATTED FOR GROSS; Clines forced Trillo (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 9TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MURCER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first); Knowles flied out to center; Cash flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); HUTTON REPLACED
PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); PUTMAN BATTED FOR RADER; Putman was called
out on strikes; JOHNSON BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Johnson struck
out; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 3.