Reducing the Phillies' margin in the East division race to one game, the Expos erupted for three runs in the seventh inning to capture a 5-2 decision over the division leaders. The Expos trailed, 2-1, when Tony Perez opened the seventh with a single, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Gary Carter.

A double by Larry Parrish plated Carter and Parrish reached third on the play when center fielder Garry Maddox booted the ball. A sacrifice fly by Chris Speier scored Parrish. A single by Sam Mejias drove in the Expos' final marker in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   5  8  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .267      Cash 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .250
Bowa ss               5   0   0   0     0   1   .293        Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Maddox cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .283      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Luzinski lf           2   0   0   0     2   2   .263      Valentine rf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Smith pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mejias rf           2   0   1   1     0   0   .216
Hebner 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .290      Perez 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .289
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .254        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Cromartie lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Sizemore 2b           3   1   0   1     0   0   .230      Carter c              3   1   1   1     0   0   .257
Ruthven p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Parrish 3b            3   2   2   1     0   0   .275
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Speier ss             2   0   0   1     0   0   .252
  Dineen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sanderson p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .133
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     4   6             Totals               29   5   8   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  9,429
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Expos 2
DP: Phillies 1, Expos 0
Errors: Maddox, Valentine
Doubles: Valentine (34), Parrish (38)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (4), McBride (3), Speier (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(14-11)        7.1   8   5   4   1   4   0  30   3.32
Reed                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.32
Totals                  8     8   5   4   1   4   0  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(3-2)        7     6   2   1   4   6   0  31   2.53
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.50
Garman SV(13)           1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.48
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Ruthven (6), Sanderson (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa struck out; Maddox
walked; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Dawson struck out;
Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner singled to right; Schmidt singled to right
[Hebner to third (error by Valentine)]; Boone popped to second;
Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hebner scored (unearned)];
Ruthven flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); Carter flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride popped to third in foul territory; Bowa
popped to shortstop; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish singled to center; Ruthven threw a wild pitch
[Parrish to second]; Speier grounded out (second to first)
[Parrish to third]; Sanderson struck out; Cash singled to right
[Parrish scored]; Dawson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski walked; Hebner walked [Luzinski to
second]; Schmidt popped to second; Boone struck out; Sizemore
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine doubled to center; Valentine was picked off
and caught stealing third (pitcher to second to third to
shortstop to second); Perez walked; Cromartie flied out to
center; Carter popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Ruthven
flied out to center; McBride flied out to right; Bowa grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sanderson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox singled to left; Sanderson threw a wild
pitch [Maddox to second]; Luzinski struck out; Hebner grounded
out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; Schmidt struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Dawson flied out
to center; Mejias grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone singled to left; Sizemore forced Boone
(first to shortstop); Ruthven singled to right [Sizemore to
third]; McBride hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sizemore scored];
Bowa lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos
1.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez singled to right; Cromartie grounded out (third
to first) [Perez to second]; Carter singled to left [Perez
scored]; Parrish doubled to center [Carter scored, Parrish to
third (error by Maddox)]; Speier hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Parrish scored (unearned)]; Sanderson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox singled to center; Luzinski walked [Maddox
to second]; SMITH RAN FOR LUZINSKI; KNOWLES REPLACED SANDERSON
(PITCHING); Hebner flied out to left; GARMAN REPLACED KNOWLES
(PITCHING); Schmidt flied out to center; Boone popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cash singled to
right; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cash to second];
Mejias singled to center [Cash scored]; REED REPLACED RUTHVEN
(PITCHING); Perez lined into a double play (second to first)
[Mejias out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos
5.

PHILLIES 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); HUTTON REPLACED
PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first);
DINEEN BATTED FOR REED; Dineen flied out to center; McBride
singled to right; Bowa popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Expos 5.