After hitting the first grand slam of his major league career in the previous night's game against the Cardinals, Phil Garner smashed another to lead the Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Expos. The Pirates had Omar Moreno, Bill Robinson and Willie Stargell on base when Garner whacked his homer off Woodie Fryman.

The Pirates' second baseman became the only batter in modern N.L. history to hit grand slams in consecutive games since James Sheckard of the Brooklyn Dodgers did it in 1901. The feat had been accomplished five times in the A.L. The Pirates added their other two runs on a double by Dave Parker and a homer by Robinson in the third. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  0
Pirates      4  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  8  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .277
Dawson cf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .252      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .230
Valentine rf          5   0   1   0     0   2   .291      Parker rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .316
Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .290        Brye rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      B. Robinson lf        4   2   1   2     0   0   .246
Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Stargell 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .293
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Garner 2b             3   1   2   4     1   0   .271
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Berra 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .196
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .060      Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .215
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Kison p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .115
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .087        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Papi ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .259        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  James p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Herrmann ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .145
  Frias pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267

Totals               38   1   9   1     1   9             Totals               31   6   8   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 15,146
Left on Base: Expos 11, Pirates 4
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Berra 2
Doubles: Moreno (12), Parker (26)
Home Runs: Garner (9), B. Robinson (12)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (27), Cash (12), Taveras (39)
GIDP: Berra (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(7-11)          1     3   4   4   1   1   1   7   4.23
Twitchell               3     3   2   2   1   2   1  13   5.38
Palmer                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
James                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4  18.00
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.42
Totals                  8     8   6   6   3   4   2  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(6-5)            7.1   7   1   1   1   6   0  32   3.18
Whitson                 0.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.62
Tekulve                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.85
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   9   0  39

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson singled to
center; Dawson stole second; Valentine struck out; Perez popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Moreno doubled to left; Parker
singled to shortstop [Moreno to third]; B. Robinson forced
Parker (third to second); Stargell walked [B. Robinson to
second]; Garner homered [Moreno scored, B. Robinson scored,
Stargell scored]; Berra flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to left; Carter singled to
center; Parrish singled to left [Carter to second]; Speier
forced Carter (third unassisted) [Parrish to second]; UNSER
BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Unser struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 2ND: TWITCHELL REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Dyer flied to
right in foul territory; Kison struck out; Taveras grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash reached on an error by Berra [Cash to first];
Cash stole second; Dawson struck out; Valentine lined to third;
Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to left; Parker doubled to left;
B. Robinson homered [Parker scored]; Stargell flied out to
center; Garner walked; Berra singled to center [Garner to
second]; Dyer was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); Carter
popped to catcher in foul territory; Parrish flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 4TH: Kison grounded out (third to first); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier lined to second; PAPI BATTED FOR TWITCHELL;
Papi struck out; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: PALMER REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); Parker grounded
out (second to first); B. Robinson grounded out (third to
first); Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 6TH: BRYE REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF); Dawson walked;
Valentine reached on an error by Berra [Dawson to second,
Valentine to first]; Perez struck out; Cromartie struck out;
Carter forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner singled to third; Berra grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Garner out at
second]; Dyer singled to third; Kison forced Dyer (second
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); HUTTON BATTED FOR PALMER;
Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: JAMES REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Taveras walked;
Taveras stole second; Moreno struck out; Brye flied out to
right; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash flied out to center; Dawson singled to left;
Valentine singled to third [Dawson to second]; Perez singled to
center [Dawson scored, Valentine to second]; Cromartie singled
to right [Valentine to third, Perez to second]; WHITSON REPLACED
KISON (PITCHING); Carter struck out; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Stargell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (third to
first); Berra grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Speier singled to left; HERRMANN BATTED FOR KNOWLES;
Herrmann singled to right [Speier to second]; FRIAS RAN FOR
HERRMANN; TEKULVE REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Cash flied out to
right; Dawson popped to second; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 6.