A four-run outburst in the eighth inning carried the Expos to a 10-8 triumph over the Cubs. The Expos trailed, 8-6, going into the eighth when Warren Cromartie opened with a double off Dave Roberts and scored on a double by Gary Carter off reliever Manny Seoane.

Larry Parrish then reached first safely on Manny Trillo's error. Chris Speier stroked a single off reliever Bruce Sutter to tie the score at 8-8 as Parrish was out attempting to go to third. A double by Dave Cash plated Speier and a single by Sam Mejias drove home Cash. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 10, Chicago Cubs 8
Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  0    1  3  2    0  4  0  -  10 13  4
Cubs         0  3  0    0  5  0    0  0  0  -   8 12  3


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .250      De Jesus ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Kelleher ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Unser rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .196        Murcer ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Mejias ph,rf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .213        Roberts p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Dawson cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .251        Seoane p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez 1b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .283        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Cromartie lf          4   2   2   0     1   0   .297        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carter c              5   2   3   1     0   0   .253        Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Parrish 3b            4   2   2   3     0   0   .269      Scott 3b,ss           2   0   0   1     2   1   .273
Speier ss             4   1   1   1     0   1   .253        Meoli 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .061        Putman ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .294
  Pirtle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Biittner 1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .264
  Herrmann ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .139      Kingman lf            5   2   3   1     0   1   .248
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trillo 2b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .263
  Valentine ph        1   1   1   2     0   0   .285      Clines rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .265
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      White cf              3   1   2   1     2   1   .243
  Twitchell p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .087      Cox c                 2   0   1   0     0   0   .279
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Rader ph,c          2   1   2   0     0   0   .207
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Vail ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .297
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Moore p               1   0   0   1     1   0   .267
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Thompson ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .500
                                                            Sember 3b,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Gross ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .272

Totals               39  10  13  10     3   3             Totals               37   8  12   6     7   6

Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance:  7,579
Left on Base: Expos 5, Cubs 11
DP: Expos 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Unser, Perez, Speier 2, Scott, Trillo, Cox
Doubles: Carter 2 (25), Cromartie (28), Cash (21), Trillo (15)
Home Runs: Valentine (22), Parrish (15), Kingman (25)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher (3), Clines (2)
GIDP: Cromartie (11), Carter (6), Roberts (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  1     5   3   3   0   1   0   8   3.94
Pirtle                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.50
Miller                  2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   0.00
Atkinson                0.1   4   4   3   0   0   1   5   4.42
Twitchell W(4-12)       2.2   1   1   0   2   1   0  11   5.40
Knowles                 1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.45
Bahnsen                 0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.25
Garman SV(11)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.52
Totals                  9    12   8   6   7   6   1  46

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore                   4.1   6   4   3   0   0   1  18   4.17
McGlothen               0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   3.49
Roberts                 2     2   3   3   1   2   1  10   5.27
Seoane                  0     1   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.50
Sutter L(7-7)           1     3   2   2   0   1   0   5   2.99
Hernandez               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  9    13  10   9   3   3   2  42

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Unser grounded out (second
to first); Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled to center; Cromartie grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; Carter
singled to left; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman singled to center; Trillo doubled to left
[Kingman scored]; Clines singled to center [Trillo scored];
White singled to center [Clines to second]; Cox singled to left
[Clines to third, White to second]; PIRTLE REPLACED FRYMAN
(PITCHING); Moore forced White (left to shortstop) [Clines
scored, Cox to second]; De Jesus forced Moore (shortstop to
second) [Cox to third]; Scott walked [De Jesus to second];
Biittner flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 3.

EXPOS 3RD: KELLEHER REPLACED DE JESUS (PLAYING SS); Speier
grounded out (second to first); HERRMANN BATTED FOR PIRTLE;
Herrmann flied out to center; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: MILLER REPLACED HERRMANN (PITCHING); Kingman singled
to shortstop [Kingman to second (error by Speier)]; Trillo
struck out; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); White was
walked intentionally; Cox reached on an error by Speier [Kingman
out at home (shortstop to catcher), Cox to first, White to
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Dawson singled
to left; Dawson stole second [Dawson to third (error by Cox)];
Perez grounded out (third to first) [Dawson scored (unearned)];
Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Moore walked; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Moore to second]; Scott struck out;
Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter doubled to left; Parrish singled to right
[Carter scored]; Speier popped to first in foul territory;
VALENTINE BATTED FOR MILLER; Valentine homered [Parrish scored];
MCGLOTHEN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Cash grounded out (first
unassisted); Unser walked; Dawson walked [Unser to second];
Perez forced Dawson (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: ATKINSON REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Kingman
homered; Trillo singled to right [Trillo to second (error by
Unser)]; Clines out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Trillo to third]; White singled to right [Trillo scored]; RADER
BATTED FOR COX; Rader singled to right [White to second];
THOMPSON BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; TWITCHELL REPLACED ATKINSON
(PITCHING); Thompson walked [White to third, Rader to second];
MURCER BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Murcer popped to shortstop; Scott
walked [White scored, Rader to third, Thompson to second];
Biittner reached on an error by Perez [Rader scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Thompson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Scott to second,
Biittner to first]; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 5
R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 6TH: ROBERTS REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); RADER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); SEMBER REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 3B); SCOTT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Cromartie walked; Carter lined
to center; Parrish homered [Cromartie scored]; Speier struck
out; Twitchell struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs
8.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo lined to second; Clines grounded out (pitcher
to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6,
Cubs 8.

EXPOS 7TH: Cash reached on an error by Scott [Cash to first];
MEJIAS BATTED FOR UNSER; Mejias grounded out (third to first)
[Cash to second]; Dawson lined to second; Perez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rader singled to
right; Sember forced Rader (first to shortstop); Roberts
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Sember out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 8TH: MEOLI REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 3B); SEMBER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Cromartie doubled to right; SEOANE
REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Carter doubled to left [Cromartie
scored]; Parrish reached on an error by Trillo [Carter to third,
Parrish to first]; SUTTER REPLACED SEOANE (PITCHING); Speier
singled to left [Carter scored, Parrish out at third (left to
third)]; HUTTON BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Hutton grounded out (first
unassisted) [Speier to second]; Cash doubled to center [Speier
scored]; Mejias singled to center [Cash scored]; Dawson struck
out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 10, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); FRIAS REPLACED
CASH (PLAYING 2B); PUTMAN BATTED FOR MEOLI; Putman was called
out on strikes; Biittner flied out to center; Kingman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 10, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 9TH: PUTMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HERNANDEZ
REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); Perez lined to center; On a bunt
Cromartie singled to second; Carter grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cromartie out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 10, Cubs 8.

CUBS 9TH: Trillo popped to shortstop; Clines flied out to
center; White walked; VAIL BATTED FOR RADER; BAHNSEN REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Vail singled to center [White to second];
GROSS BATTED FOR SEMBER; Gross walked [White to third, Vail to
second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; GARMAN REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Expos 10, Cubs 8.