The Cubs handed the Expos their fourth straight loss, 6-3, as Bobby Murcer went 5-for-5 and Mick Kelleher drove in two runs. The Cubs took a 3-0 lead in the third inning, with runs scoring on a single by Murcer and doubles by Mike Vail and Manny Trillo.

Kelleher, inserted into the lineup after Rodney Scott was thrown out of the game for arguing on a play at home, accounted for two RBIs with singles in the sixth and eighth. Ellis Valentine hit a two-run homer for the Expos. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Cubs         0  0  3    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   6 15  1
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   2   0   0     2   0   .266      Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Scott 3b              1   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Dawson cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .249
  Kelleher 3b         4   0   2   2     0   0   .254      Valentine rf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .292
Murcer cf,rf          5   2   5   1     0   0   .290      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Vail rf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .294      Cromartie lf          3   1   3   0     1   0   .300
  White cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Parrish 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .262      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .255
Clines lf             4   0   3   1     1   0   .269      Reece c               3   0   0   1     0   2   .100
Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .255        Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Blackwell c           4   1   0   0     1   2   .235      Fryman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .060
R. Reuschel p         4   0   0   0     0   2   .134        Unser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .196
                                                            Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .087
                                                            Papi ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
                                                            Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Carter ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .253

Totals               38   6  15   6     6   4             Totals               35   3   8   3     3  10

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 14,772
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Expos 8
DP: Cubs 1, Expos 2
Errors: De Jesus, Valentine, Palmer
Doubles: Vail (3), Trillo (16), Murcer 2 (20), Cash (23)
Home Runs: Valentine (23)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (32), Cromartie (8)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (10)
GIDP: Blackwell (4), Parrish (18)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(14-12)    9     8   3   1   3  10   1  38   3.09
Totals                  9     8   3   1   3  10   1  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(7-10)          4     7   3   3   3   2   0  19   4.01
Twitchell               3     4   2   2   2   0   0  15   5.37
Palmer                  0.2   2   1   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Bahnsen                 1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.99
Totals                  9    15   6   5   6   4   0  45

Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (10), Twitchell (11)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
singled to right; Murcer singled to center [Scott to second];
Vail singled to shortstop [Scott to third, Murcer to second];
Trillo hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Scott out at
home]; Rodney Scott ejected by HP umpire Harry
Wendelstedt; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: KELLEHER REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 3B); Cash lined to
center; Dawson struck out; Valentine singled to center; Perez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Clines singled to right [Clines out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Biittner walked; Blackwell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie singled to second; Cromartie stole second;
Parrish singled to shortstop [Cromartie to third]; Speier struck
out; Reece was called out on strikes; Fryman struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus walked; Kelleher
popped to shortstop; De Jesus stole second; Murcer singled to
right [De Jesus scored, Murcer to third (error by Valentine)];
Vail doubled to center [Murcer scored]; Trillo doubled to center
[Vail scored]; Clines was walked intentionally; Biittner
grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash doubled to center; R. Reuschel threw a wild
pitch [Cash to third]; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); R.
Reuschel struck out; De Jesus popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie singled to right; Parrish singled to left
[Cromartie to second]; Speier grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Cromartie to third, Parrish to second]; Reece
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cromartie scored, Parrish to
third]; UNSER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Unser walked; Cash grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

CUBS 5TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Kelleher flied
out to center; Murcer doubled to center; Twitchell threw a wild
pitch [Murcer to third]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first);
Trillo walked; Clines singled to second [Murcer scored, Trillo
to second]; Biittner forced Clines (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson flied out to center; Valentine struck out;
Perez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 1.

CUBS 6TH: Blackwell walked; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Blackwell to second]; De Jesus grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Blackwell to third]; Kelleher singled to
center [Blackwell scored]; Murcer doubled to right [Kelleher to
third]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to left; Parrish lined to first;
Speier struck out; Reece was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 1.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo grounded out (second to first); Clines grounded
out (shortstop to first); Biittner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: PAPI BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Papi was called out on
strikes; Cash reached on an error by De Jesus [Cash to first];
Dawson grounded out (third to first) [Cash to second]; Valentine
homered (unearned) [Cash scored (unearned)]; Perez grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 3.

CUBS 8TH: PALMER REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); Blackwell struck out;
R. Reuschel grounded out (second to first); De Jesus walked; De
Jesus was picked off first but was safe on an error by Palmer
[De Jesus to second]; Kelleher singled to center [De Jesus
scored (unearned)]; Murcer singled to shortstop [Kelleher to
second]; BAHNSEN REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Vail flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING CF); MURCER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cromartie walked; Parrish grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cromartie out at
second]; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 3.

CUBS 9TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
singled to center; Biittner singled to right [Clines to third];
Blackwell struck out; R. Reuschel forced Biittner (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR REECE; Hutton walked; CARTER BATTED
FOR BAHNSEN; Carter was called out on strikes; Cash lined to
center; Dawson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 3.