Increasing their first-place margin in the East division to two games, the Phillies downed the Expos, 4-2. The Phils got on the board in the fifth inning when Jose Cardenal doubled, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Ted Sizemore.

In the sixth, Garry Maddox drilled a one-out double and Greg Luzinski followed with a home run. The next batter, Mike Schmidt, also clouted a round-tripper. Tony Perez had a two-run homer for the Expos in the bottom of the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martin rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .293      Mejias rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .283      Dawson cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .263      Perez 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .291
  Smith lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .300
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .254      Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Cardenal 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .259      Parrish 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .277
  Morrison pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schatzeder p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .285        Papi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .231        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lerch p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .239
  Gonzalez pr,1b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .105

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   2             Totals               33   2   8   2     1   1

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  9,298
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Expos 6
DP: Phillies 1, Expos 0
Doubles: Cardenal (12), Maddox (32)
Triples: Cromartie (6)
Home Runs: Luzinski (32), Schmidt (21), Perez (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Boone (5), Schatzeder (2)
GIDP: Parrish (20)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch W(10-8)           8     8   2   2   1   1   1  32   3.95
Reed SV(14)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.29
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   1   1  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(7-6)       7     6   4   4   1   2   2  28   2.99
Garman                  2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.36
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   2   2  37

Wild Pitches: Schatzeder (3)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Martin struck out; Bowa flied out to center;
Maddox walked; Luzinski forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Mejias singled to
first; Dawson grounded out (second to first) [Mejias to second];
Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
popped to shortstop; Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to right; Carter walked; Parrish
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos
0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lerch flied out to left; Martin popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to left; Schatzeder out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; Cash grounded out
(catcher to first) [Speier to third]; Mejias lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa singled to center; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bowa to second]; Luzinski
grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to right; Perez flied out to right;
Cromartie tripled to center; Carter grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cardenal doubled to left; Schatzeder threw a wild
pitch [Cardenal to third]; Boone grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); Sizemore singled to center [Cardenal scored]; Lerch
forced Sizemore (third to shortstop); Martin flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish singled to center; Speier forced Parrish
(second to shortstop); On a bunt Schatzeder forced Speier
(catcher to shortstop); Cash popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa lined to left; Maddox doubled to right;
Luzinski homered [Maddox scored]; Schmidt homered; Cardenal
struck out; Boone flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Mejias flied out to center; Dawson singled to left;
Perez homered [Dawson scored]; Cromartie popped to shortstop;
Carter flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Expos 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Lerch grounded out
(third to first); Martin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish singled to center; Speier popped to second;
PAPI BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Papi popped to second; Cash popped
to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); Bowa walked;
Maddox flied out to left; Luzinski flied out to left; Schmidt
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Mejias grounded
out (third to first); Dawson flied out to right; Perez singled
to left; Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
4, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Cardenal singled to center; MORRISON RAN FOR
CARDENAL; Boone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Morrison to second]; Sizemore popped to third; MCCARVER BATTED
FOR LERCH; McCarver was walked intentionally; GONZALEZ RAN FOR
MCCARVER; Martin popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: REED REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); GONZALEZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Carter flied out to left; Parrish grounded
out (third to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 2.