Mike Vail and Rodney Scott drove in two runs apiece to pace the Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the Expos. Vail singled to produce one of the Cubs' two runs in the first inning. Scott accounted for his RBIs with a single in the fourth. Vail capped the Cubs' scoring with a homer in the seventh.

The Expos chased Mike Krukow with two out in the ninth. Bruce Sutter relieved and issued a pass to load the bases before retiring pinch-hitter Ed Herrmann to gain his 25th save. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Cubs         2  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 10  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   2   2   0     2   0   .267      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Scott 3b              4   1   2   2     1   1   .286      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Murcer cf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .282      Valentine rf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .290
Vail rf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .290      Perez 1b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .288
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .263        Frias pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Clines lf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .259      Cromartie lf          3   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Biittner 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Mejias lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Blackwell c           1   1   0   0     3   0   .247      Parrish 3b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .273
Krukow p              4   1   1   1     0   0   .265      Speier ss             3   0   0   1     1   0   .257
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Fry c                 3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Carter ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .253
                                                          Schatzeder p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Unser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .196
                                                            Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Herrmann ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .133

Totals               35   6  10   6     8   5             Totals               32   3   7   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 15,217
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Expos 6
DP: Cubs 2, Expos 2
Doubles: Krukow (3)
Home Runs: Vail (3)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus 3 (31), Scott 2 (26)
GIDP: Biittner (8), Scott (4), Dawson (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(7-2)           8.2   7   3   3   3   5   0  34   4.11
Sutter SV(25)           0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.87
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   5   0  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(7-5)       3.2   7   5   5   4   2   0  20   2.66
Miller                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Atkinson                1.2   2   1   1   3   1   1  10   4.25
Garman                  1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.63
Palmer                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    10   6   6   8   5   1  43

Wild Pitches: Sutter (7), Schatzeder (2)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Scott singled
to center [De Jesus to third]; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted) [De Jesus scored, Scott to second]; Schatzeder threw
a wild pitch [Scott to third]; Vail singled to left [Scott
scored]; Trillo singled to pitcher [Vail to second]; Clines
walked [Vail to third, Trillo to second]; Biittner grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clines out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash popped to first in foul territory; Dawson struck
out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos
0.

CUBS 2ND: Blackwell walked; On a bunt Krukow forced Blackwell
(catcher to shortstop); De Jesus singled to center [Krukow to
second]; Scott grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Krukow out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (second to first); Cromartie flied
out to center; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Murcer struck out; Vail grounded out (pitcher to
first); Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos
0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (second to first); Fry lined to
center; Schatzeder grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to pitcher); Blackwell walked; Krukow
doubled to left [Blackwell scored]; De Jesus singled to
shortstop [Krukow to third]; De Jesus stole second; Scott
singled to center [Krukow scored, De Jesus scored]; MILLER
REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Murcer singled to right [Scott
to third]; Vail struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos
0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded
out (second to first); Valentine grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Clines flied
out to right; Biittner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Perez walked; Cromartie singled to right [Perez to
second]; Parrish singled to left [Perez scored, Cromartie to
third, Parrish to second (on throw)]; Speier grounded out
(second to first) [Cromartie scored, Parrish to third]; Fry
struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR MILLER; Hutton grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 2.

CUBS 6TH: ATKINSON REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Blackwell
grounded out (second to first); Krukow flied out to right; De
Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 2.

CUBS 7TH: Murcer lined to right; Vail homered; Trillo walked;
Clines singled to left [Trillo to second]; Biittner lined to
center; Blackwell walked [Trillo to third, Clines to second];
GARMAN REPLACED ATKINSON (PITCHING); Krukow flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez singled to third; Cromartie singled to second
[Perez to second]; Parrish flied out to center; Speier flied out
to left; Fry struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 2.

CUBS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); De Jesus
popped to second; Scott walked; Murcer popped to third in foul
territory; Scott stole second; Scott stole third; Vail popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: UNSER BATTED FOR GARMAN; Unser walked; Cash popped to
third; Dawson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Expos 2.

CUBS 9TH: PALMER REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Debut game for David Palmer; Clines
struck out; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine singled to center; Perez singled to center
[Valentine to third]; FRIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Mejias lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Frias out at first]; Parrish
singled to third [Valentine scored]; Speier walked [Parrish to
second]; CARTER BATTED FOR FRY; SUTTER REPLACED KRUKOW
(PITCHING); Sutter threw a wild pitch [Parrish to third, Speier
to second]; Carter walked; HERRMANN BATTED FOR PALMER; Herrmann
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Expos 3.