Piling up 19 hits in their best attack of the season, the Pirates trounced the Expos, 12-5. Dave Parker smacked three doubles and drove in four runs to raise his RBI total to a career high of 104. Frank Taveras had three singles and a triple, marking the third time this season that the Pirates' shortstop had collected four hits in one game. Tony Perez and Warren Cromartie produced homers for the Expos. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  2  -   5  8  4
Pirates      2  1  1    1  0  3    4  0  x  -  12 19  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .248      Taveras ss            5   3   4   0     0   0   .281
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Moreno cf             3   2   1   1     1   0   .231
Valentine rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .290      Parker rf             4   2   3   4     1   0   .320
Perez 1b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .289      B. Robinson lf        5   1   1   0     0   2   .245
Cromartie lf          4   1   1   1     0   2   .303      Stargell 1b           5   0   3   2     0   1   .298
Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Garner 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .271
  Reece c             1   1   1   0     0   0   .182      Berra 3b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .214
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .271      Ott c                 4   2   2   0     1   0   .277
Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      D. Robinson p         3   1   1   1     0   1   .221
Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .146        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .243
  James p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Papi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .256

Totals               34   5   8   5     1   4             Totals               38  12  19   9     3   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance:  8,079
Left on Base: Expos 4, Pirates 9
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Perez, Speier, Bahnsen, Miller
Doubles: Speier (18), Parrish (36), Parker 3 (29), Ott 2 (17), Moreno (13)
Triples: Taveras (8)
Home Runs: Perez (13), Cromartie (8)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (28), Taveras (40), Berra (3)
Caught Stealing: Garner (14), Parker (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (16), D. Robinson 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Cash (3), Garner (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(18-10)       2.1   8   4   4   0   1   0  15   3.14
Bahnsen                 2.2   3   1   0   2   0   0  12   3.77
Miller                  1     6   6   5   0   0   0  10  10.29
Atkinson                1     1   1   1   1   2   0   4   4.26
James                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4  12.00
Totals                  8    19  12  10   3   4   0  45

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson W(13-6)     8.1   8   5   5   1   4   2  34   3.58
Whitson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.60
Totals                  9     8   5   5   1   4   2  36

Wild Pitches: Grimsley (3), James (1), D. Robinson (9)
Balks: Grimsley (2)

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


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

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to second; Taveras stole second;
Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Taveras to
third]; Parker doubled to right [Taveras scored]; B. Robinson
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Parker to third]; Stargell
singled to left [Parker scored]; Garner forced Stargell (third
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie struck out; Carter flied out to center;
Parrish lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Berra singled to center; Berra stole second; Ott
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Berra to third]; D. Robinson
singled to left [Berra scored]; Taveras popped to catcher in
foul territory; Moreno flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to right; Grimsley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker doubled to right; Grimsley balked [Parker to
third]; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell singled to right
[Parker scored]; Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Stargell to
second]; Garner singled to shortstop [Stargell to third (error
by Speier)]; BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Garner was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Berra flied out
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
flied out to center; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott doubled to right; D. Robinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ott to third]; Taveras
singled to third [Ott stayed at third]; Taveras was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Bahnsen [Ott scored
(unearned), Taveras to second]; Moreno flied out to left; Parker
was walked intentionally; B. Robinson popped to shortstop; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Carter struck out;
Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell popped to shortstop; Garner flied out to
center; Berra singled to center; Ott walked [Berra to second];
D. Robinson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier popped to first in foul territory; UNSER
BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); Cash
singled to center; Dawson popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: MILLER REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Taveras tripled
to right; Moreno doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Parker
reached on an error by Perez [Moreno scored (no RBI), Parker to
first]; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
B. Robinson singled to center; Stargell singled to center [B.
Robinson to third]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to right [B.
Robinson scored]; Berra forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 3
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 8.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine singled to center; Perez homered [Valentine
scored]; Cromartie struck out; Carter popped to first in foul
territory; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 7TH: REECE REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Ott doubled to
left; D. Robinson reached on an error by Miller on a sacrifice
bunt [Ott scored (no RBI), D. Robinson to second]; Taveras
singled to right [D. Robinson to third]; ATKINSON REPLACED
MILLER (PITCHING); Moreno walked [Taveras to second]; Parker
doubled to center [D. Robinson scored (unearned), Taveras
scored, Moreno scored]; B. Robinson struck out; Parker was
picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Stargell struck out; 4
R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 12.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier doubled to center; HUTTON BATTED FOR ATKINSON;
D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Speier to third]; Hutton walked;
Cash hit a sacrifice fly to right [Speier scored]; Dawson popped
to shortstop; Valentine flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 12.

PIRATES 8TH: JAMES REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Garner popped to
first in foul territory; Berra singled to center; Ott flied out
to right; James threw a wild pitch [Berra to second]; D.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 12.

EXPOS 9TH: Perez flied out to right; Cromartie homered; Reece
singled to center; Parrish doubled to center [Reece scored];
WHITSON REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Speier flied out to
right; PAPI BATTED FOR JAMES; Papi flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 12.