Maintaining their four-game lead in the East division, the Phillies outlasted the Expos, 3-2, in 12 innings. The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the 12th when Orlando Gonzalez beat out an infield hit on which Expo pitcher Stan Bahnsen was ejected for arguing the call at first base.

When Woodie Fryman relieved, Bake McBride laid down a bunt and both runners were safe when third baseman Stan Papi failed to handle the ball. A sacrifice by Bud Harrelson moved the runners along and Larry Bowa ended the contest with a single. The Phils had trailed, 2-0, entering the last of the ninth, but tied the game on an error by Dave Cash and an RBI triple by Mike Schmidt. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Monday, September 25, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Expos        0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  6  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Martin rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .264
Dawson cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .252        McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     1   2   .292        Harrelson 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Perez 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Bowa ss               6   0   1   1     0   0   .297
Cromartie lf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .286
Carter c              4   2   2   2     0   0   .256      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252        Smith pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Papi 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .233        Hebner ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Schatzeder p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Schmidt 3b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .254
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cardenal 1b,lf        1   0   0   0     4   0   .258
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Boone c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .283
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .060        Gonzalez ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Lerch p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .224
                                                            Mackanin ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            McBride ph,rf       1   0   0   0     1   0   .269

Totals               40   2   6   2     1  10             Totals               38   3   6   2     8   7

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 11,651
Left on Base: Expos 3, Phillies 10
DP: Expos 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Cash, Papi
Triples: Schmidt (2)
Home Runs: Carter 2 (20)
Caught Stealing: Dawson (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (5)
GIDP: Sizemore (12)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder              8     2   1   1   4   6   0  30   2.89
Garman                  0.2   2   1   1   3   0   0   6   4.44
Knowles                 1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.45
Bahnsen L(1-5)          1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   3.84
Fryman                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.22
Totals                 11.1   6   3   3   8   7   0  47

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   8     5   2   2   1   5   2  29   3.87
Brusstar                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.22
Reed W(3-3)             3     1   0   0   0   4   0   9   2.23
Totals                 12     6   2   2   1  10   2  41

Wild Pitches: Garman (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


EXPOS 1ST: Cash was called out on strikes; Dawson singled to
right; Valentine struck out; Dawson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Martin struck out; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to
first); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Phillies 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Cromartie struck out;
Carter homered; Speier singled to shortstop; Papi popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; Schmidt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cardenal walked; Boone flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Schatzeder flied out to right; Cash flied out to
left; Dawson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Lerch
walked; Martin struck out; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 0.

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

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox singled to second; Luzinski was called out
on strikes; Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first) [Maddox to
second]; Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter homered; Speier lined to second; Papi flied
out to right; Schatzeder grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone popped to second; Sizemore flied out to
center; Lerch grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson grounded
out (third to first); Valentine walked; Perez singled to center
[Valentine to third]; Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Martin struck out; Bowa popped to shortstop;
Maddox singled to center; Luzinski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier was
called out on strikes; Papi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt popped to shortstop; Cardenal walked;
Boone forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); Sizemore forced
Boone (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Phillies 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Schatzeder flied out to right; Cash flied out to
center; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: MACKANIN BATTED FOR LERCH; Mackanin was called out
on strikes; Martin popped to third; Bowa flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 0.

EXPOS 9TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MACKANIN (PITCHING); Valentine was
called out on strikes; Perez flied out to center; Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Maddox walked; GARMAN REPLACED SCHATZEDER
(PITCHING); Luzinski singled to center [Maddox scored (error by
Cash) (no RBI), Luzinski to second]; SMITH RAN FOR LUZINSKI;
Garman threw a wild pitch [Smith to third]; Schmidt tripled to
left [Smith scored]; Cardenal was walked intentionally; Boone
was walked intentionally [Cardenal to second]; Sizemore grounded
into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Cardenal to
third, Boone to second, Schmidt out at home]; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR
BRUSSTAR; McBride was walked intentionally; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
MARTIN; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); McBride was picked
off first (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Phillies 2.

EXPOS 10TH: MCBRIDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SMITH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); HARRELSON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B);
REED REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Carter popped to first;
Speier grounded out (first unassisted); Papi struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 10TH: Harrelson flied out to left; Bowa grounded out
(pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 2.

EXPOS 11TH: UNSER BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Unser struck out; Cash
grounded out (second to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 11TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); HEBNER BATTED
FOR SMITH; Hebner popped to first in foul territory; Schmidt
struck out; Cardenal walked; Boone popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Phillies 2.

EXPOS 12TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CARDENAL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Valentine singled to right; Perez struck
out; Cromartie lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Valentine out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 12TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR REED; Gonzalez singled to
second; Stan Bahnsen ejected by 1B umpire Jerry Crawford;
FRYMAN REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); On a bunt McBride reached on
an error by Papi [Gonzalez to second, McBride to first];
Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Gonzalez
to third, McBride to second]; Bowa singled to left [Gonzalez
scored, McBride to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Phillies 3.