Dealing a severe blow to the Pirates' pennant hopes, the Expos posted a 4-0 victory behind the three-hit hurling of Scott Sanderson. The Expos scored three runs in the first inning. Dave Cash singled, went to third on a double by Andre Dawson and scored by beating the throw home on a grounder by Ellis Valentine, who was safe at first. A wild pitch advanced the runners to second and third and they scored on a groundout by Tony Perez and a sacrifice fly by Warren Cromartie. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Expos        3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Dawson cf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .252
Parker rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .325      Valentine rf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .292
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .292      Perez 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .288
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Cromartie lf          1   0   0   1     1   0   .299
B. Robinson 3b        3   0   0   0     0   3   .248      Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Papi 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Sanderson p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
  Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .095

Totals               30   0   3   0     1   9             Totals               28   4   5   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 23,260
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Expos 3
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 0
Errors: Parker
Doubles: Dawson (23), Valentine (35)
Triples: Dawson (7)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (67)
Sacrifice Hits: Sanderson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (5)
Hit by Pitch: Garner (5,by Sanderson)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(6-6)            5     2   3   3   0   2   0  18   3.30
Bibby                   2     3   1   1   1   1   0  10   3.57
Tekulve                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.13
Totals                  8     5   4   4   1   5   0  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(4-2)        9     3   0   0   1   9   0  32   2.11
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   9   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Sanderson (1)
Wild Pitches: Kison (4), Sanderson (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Moreno popped to third in foul
territory; Parker walked; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to left; Dawson doubled to left [Cash to
third]; Valentine reached on a fielder's choice [Cash scored,
Dawson stayed at second]; Kison threw a wild pitch [Dawson to
third, Valentine to second]; Perez grounded out (second to
first) [Dawson scored, Valentine to third]; Cromartie hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Valentine scored]; Carter grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott popped to catcher in foul territory; B.
Robinson struck out; Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Speier flied out to right; Papi flied out to left;
Sanderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner grounded out (second to first); Kison
grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second;
Parker struck out; Stargell was called out on strikes; Ott flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carter popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson struck out; Milner grounded out (first
unassisted); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier struck out; Papi flied out to center;
Sanderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 6TH: MAY BATTED FOR KISON; May struck out; Taveras flied
out to left; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: BIBBY REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dawson tripled to left; Valentine doubled
to center [Dawson scored, Valentine to third (error by Parker)];
Perez popped to first in foul territory; Cromartie walked;
Carter forced Cromartie (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Stargell
singled to right; Ott struck out; B. Robinson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier singled to left; Papi struck out; Sanderson
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second];
Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Milner flied out to left; Garner was hit by a
pitch; STENNETT BATTED FOR BIBBY; Stennett forced Garner
(pitcher to shortstop); Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Dawson struck
out; Valentine struck out; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Moreno flied out to right; Parker singled to right;
Sanderson threw a wild pitch [Parker to second]; Stargell struck
out; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 4.